University of Oviedo

Recorded constituent parts are Department of Business Administration, Department of Biology of Organisms and Systems, Department of Functional Biology and Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Biology. It is associated with Spain. The record gives 1608 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Fernando de Valdés y Salas.

The University of Oviedo was established under the terms and conditions of the will of Archbishop Fernando de Valdés Salas (1483–1568), who was the General Inquisitor under Philip II of Spain, and funded by his estate. In 1574 Pope Gregory XIII granted the papal bull to create the university and in 1604 Philip III issued its charter. It first opened for the teaching of classes on September 21, 1608. The ancient university had three faculties: the Faculty of Arts, which every student had to graduate from in order to continue his training in one of the other; and the Faculties of Theology and Law, sometimes known as the higher faculties. After the French invasion of Spain the Historical Building of the university was occupied by invading troops and lectures were suspended until the War ended in 1812. During the 19th century, a group of liberal professors tried to bring the university closer to the working class with the Extensión Universitaria, a popular education programme sponsored by the institution. However, this goal was not fully achieved, and on October 13, 1934, during the leftist miners revolt in Asturias, the university (including its Library and the Art Gallery) was set fire either by the revolutionaries or the government bomber airplanes. It was rebuilt after the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). The number of faculties has multiplied in the modern university, both through subdivisions of the traditional four faculties, and through the absorption of academic disciplines which have developed within originally vocational schools, in areas such as engineering or nursing. Nowadays, the university has 31 faculties and professional schools, offering degrees and diplomas in over 150 fields of study.

School of Law (since 1608), Teaching and Education (1845), Chemistry (1848), Polytechnic School of Mieres (1855), Jovellanos Faculty of Commerce, Tourism and Social Sciences (1866), Gijón Polytechnic School of Engineering (1888), Philosophy and Letters (1892), Economy and Business (1908), Teaching and Geology (1958), Mining Engineering (1959), Biology (1961), Medicine and Health Sciences (1968), Merchant Marine (1979), School of Computer Engineering (1982), Sciences (1990), Psychology (1991).

Experimental Sciences: Analytic and Physical-Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment Technologies, Mathematics, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Physics, Statistics and Operations Research and Mathematics Education. Health Sciences: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology of Organisms and Systems, Functional Biology, Medicine, Morphology and Cellular Biology, Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities. Engineering: Telecommunication, Computer Sciences, Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical, Electronical, Computers and Systems Engineering, Energy, Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Working and Prospecting, Nautical Science and Technologies. Social Sciences and Law: Accounting, Applied Economy, Basic Legal Sciences, Business Administration, Education Sciences, Economy, Private and Companies Law, Psychology, Public Law, Quantitative Economy, Sociology. Humanities: Anglo-German and French Philology, Art and Music History, Classical and Romance Philology, Geography, History, Philosophy, Spanish Philology.

The school has a large number of places in different classrooms, total counted 6 classrooms in the building, with spaces ranging from the 171 seats in the classroom with greater capacity, up to 75 seats in the lower-capacity classroom. In addition to these classrooms, there is a room hold up to 112 places, which are usually done lectures and presentations both subjects, as final projects. Special mention also the different laboratories that school has a total of 15 laboratories. Included in this equipment of various kinds, both PC and MAC.

Rector: Ignacio Villaverde Menéndez General Secretary: Ángel Espiniella Menéndez General Manager: José Antonio Díaz Lago Vice-rectorates: Delegate for Coordination and University Strategy: Juan Carlos San Pedro Veledo Vice-rectorate for Academic Organization: Pedro Alonso Velázquez Vice-rectorate for Research: S. Irene Díaz Rodríguez Vice-rectorate for University Extension and International Development: María Pilar García Cuetos Vice-rectorate for Student Affairs: Alfonso Joaquín López Muñiz Vice-rectorate for Material and Technological Resources: Vice-rectorate for Crosscutting Actions and Enterprise Cooperation: Susana Luque Rodríguez Vice-rectorate for Susteinability and Digitalization: Inés Peñuelas Sánchez Vice-rectorate for Studies and Teaching: Juan Manuel Marchante Gayón Vice-rectorate for International Affairs: Ana Suárez Vázquez Social Council: Ladislao Azcona (President), representatives of political parties, trade-unions, employers, etc. Council of Government: Rectoral Council and Representatives from University Staff, Faculties, Schools and Departments University Staff: Representatives of Professors, Administration Staff and Students Rectoral Council: Rector together with the Vice-Chancellors

Ana Cano, philologist Antonio Arrúe Zarauz, Basque cultural activist and Carlist politician Antón de Marirreguera, Asturian-language writer Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull, viceroy of Peru Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Enlightenment statesman, author and philosopher Agustín Argüelles, politic Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro Díaz-Argüelles, Minister of Finance Rafael del Riego, general and liberal politician Leopoldo Alas Clarín, journalist and writer Armando Palacio Valdés, novelist and critic Melquíades Álvarez, politic Antonio Flores de Lemus, economist and politic Ramón Pérez de Ayala, novelist Alejandro Casona, poet and playwright Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, novelist Luis Suárez Fernández, historian Carlos Bousoño, poet Ángel González, poet José Manuel Castañón, writer Santiago Vera-Rivera, composer Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, former judge at the European Court of Justice Miguel Dongil y Sánchez, historian Olvido García Valdés, poet and essayist Luis Martínez Noval, Minister of Labour and Social Security (1990–1993) Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, minister of Education and Science (1993–1995) and Defence (1995–1996) Gaspar Llamazares, leader of United Left Coalition (Izquierda Unida) (2000–2008) Miguel Álvarez-Fernández, musician Ignacio Martinez Suarez, photographer Fernando Suárez González, Minister of Labour (1974–1975) Víctor García de la Concha, Director of Royal Spanish Academy Salvador Gutiérrez Ordóñez, linguist Alejandro Fernández Sordo, lawyer and politician Regino Olivares, lawyer Sara Torres (born 1991), poet and novelist Xaviel Vilareyo, author Celso Arango, physician (psychiatrist) Darin Paine, development officer