University of Alicante
The University of Alicante (Valencian: Universitat d'Alacant, IPA: [univeɾsiˈtad dalaˈkant]; Spanish: Universidad de Alicante, IPA: [uniβeɾsiˈðað ðe aliˈkante]; also known by the acronym UA) was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968.
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- 1979.
- Headquarters
- San Vicente del Raspeig.
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The University of Alicante (Valencian: Universitat d'Alacant, IPA: [univeɾsiˈtad dalaˈkant]; Spanish: Universidad de Alicante, IPA: [uniβeɾsiˈðað ðe aliˈkante]; also known by the acronym UA) was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968.
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History
History
The university inherits the legacy of the University of Orihuela that was established by Papal Bull in 1545 and remained open for two centuries (1610–1808).
Studies
Studies
The University of Alicante offers courses in more than fifty degrees. It comprises over seventy departments and research groups in areas of Social Science and Law, Experimental science, Technology, Liberal Arts, Education and Health Sciences, and five research institutes. Almost all classes are taught in Spanish language, some are in English, in particular, in computer science and in business degrees, and a few are in Valencian language. Spanish language courses are offered for foreign students throughout the year and during the summer. The university offers English Language versions to PhD level including religion. Julian Havell was the first to graduate from this scheme. The Department of Economics runs, in Europe, a well-known Graduate Program in Economics which is an American-style full-time program taught entirely in English. The program provides students with a thorough theoretical and practical training in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, as well as specialization in applied fields. The aim of the program is to prepare students for professional careers in universities, public and private research organizations, international institutions, consultancy and business.
Campus
Campus
The university has a modern campus of one square kilometer. La Rabassa airfield was located on these lands until the opening of El Altet Airport in 1967. University of Alicante is part of several networks: European University Association, Compostela Group of Universities (Spanish: La Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas) and Catalan-speaking network Xarxa Vives d'Universitats. The university hosts Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. It is the largest open-access repository of digitised Spanish-language historical texts and literature from the Ibero-American world. Apertium, a free software for machine translation, is being developed at the university in cooperation with Spanish and Catalan governments. The software is distributed under GNU GPL license.
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Institutional history
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1979
University of Alicante established.
1979
University of Alicante is recorded from 1979.
Notable faculty
Francisco Mojica (born 1963) — microbiologist, discoverer of CRISPR
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- 1.Annual Report for academic year 2011-12. University of Alicante.
- 2.Historic background and development.
- 3.La Universidad de Alicante Heredera de la Universidad de Orihuela (1610–1808)
- 4.ARWU World University Rankings 2034. www.shanghairanking.com.
- 5.QS World University Rankings.
- 6.World University Rankings. timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023.
- 7.U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23.
- 8.University of Alicante. Visitor's guide.
- 9.Humbul Humanities Hub. Internet Resources for Modern Languages. Intute Subject Booklets. Intute. March 2006.
- 10."Interview with Francis Mojica, the Spanish Scientist Who Discovered CRISPR", by Clara Rodríguez Fernández, April 8, 2019
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