Complutense University of Madrid

This article describes the Complutense University of Madrid , the largest and oldest university in Madrid. For other universities in Madrid see List of Universities in Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid
founding	1499
Sponsorship	state
place	Madrid
country	Spain
Rector	Joaquín Goyache Goñi
Students	91,598
Employee	10,506
including professors	819 professors ( Catedráticos ) 5,385 other professors a. scientific staff
Annual budget	569.821 million euros (2007) Portions of this article appear since 2007 is out of date to be . Please help to research and insert the missing information .
Website	www.ucm.es

The University Complutense Madrid ( Spanish Universidad Complutense de Madrid ) is a university in the Spanish capital Madrid . It is the largest on-site university in Spain. Originally founded in Alcalá de Henares in 1499 as a historical university , it was moved to Madrid in 1836.

history

→ Main article : University of Alcalá (historical)

Central University (1847–1943)

The Universidad Complutense de Madrid sees itself as the successor to the university founded by Cardinal Cisneros in Alcalá de Henares, the Roman Complutum , in 1499. The Public Education Act of 1821 moved the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares to Madrid and named it “Universidad Central”. Due to the political vicissitudes, the university returned to its first location in 1823. It was not until 1836 that the final move to Madrid could be carried out. From 1850 it was called "Universidad Central". The name should indicate that this university should act as the norm and model for the other Spanish universities. This special status was confirmed by the Education Act of 1857, which was valid until 1943. From 1857 she had the monopoly on the award of doctorates in Spain. During the entire time the university was divided into five faculties: law, medicine, pharmacy, philosophy and philology. There was also a theology faculty, which was abolished in 1868. The educational reform of 1943 expanded the number of faculties to include veterinary medicine, political science and economics, which from 1953 included business administration. In 1943 the university lost its model character and was no longer known as "Universidad Central", but rather under the name of "Universidad de Madrid". The university and study reform of 1970 divided the University of Madrid into two parts: the natural , social , human , linguistic and medical courses remained at the university, which was now called Universidad Complutense de Madrid , while the centers for technical courses were combined with institutions of other previous institutions such as the army or the Ministry of Industry in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ( Polytechnic University of Madrid ). When a university was reopened in Alcalá in 1977, it was named University of Alcalá.

Todays situation

The university is located on two campuses: the Ciudad Universitaria in the Moncloa district, which shares the Complutense with the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National Distance University), and the campus in Somosaguas. The Ciudad Universitaria made in the Spanish Civil War for several months the front in the defense or conquest of Madrid by republican and nationalist forces (s. Siege of Madrid ). Not only were buildings destroyed, but also a significant part of the scientific preparations and the libraries, some of which still came from the old Complutense . Most of the professors were also no longer available due to exile and dismissal after 1939.

Among other things, the following courses can be taken in the 21 faculties: biology , environmental sciences , economics , business administration , law , tourism , sociology , journalism , documentation , pharmacy , philosophy , philology , psychology , medicine , nursing , dentistry , physiotherapy , teaching , mathematics , Physics , chemistry , computer science , geography , fine arts , geology , chemical engineering (not an exhaustive list).

The Estadio Nacional Universidad Complutense , which is mainly used for rugby games, is located on the university campus .

Affiliated Centers

There are the following affiliated centers:

• Cardenal Cisneros University Center
• University College for Public Finance (CUNEF)
• Center for Higher Education in the Humanities and Educational Sciences Don Bosco
• University Teaching Center (ESCUNI)
• Faculty for teaching staff at the university to promote teaching centers
• Institute for Exchange Research (IEB)
• Higher Institute for Law and Economics (ISDE)
• María Cristina de El Escorial Royal University Center
• University Center Villanueva

Bachelor programs

In the 2015–2016 academic year, the Universidad Complutense de Madrid offered 71 bachelor's degrees and 10 double degrees.

The basic course lasts four years and each academic year is divided into two semesters, the first from September or October to February and the second from February to May or June. The language of instruction in most subjects is Spanish, although some are taught in English.

Postgraduate Program

master

In the 2015–2016 academic year, 169 master’s courses were offered. 43% of the degrees are in the social and legal sciences, 22% in the humanities, 18% in the natural sciences, 14% in the health sciences and 4% in the engineering sciences.

The duration of the course differs depending on the course of study, with the master’s degrees generally lasting one year, one and a half years or two years.

doctorate

In the 2015–2016 academic year, 58 doctorates were offered. The doctoral program has a similar structure of branches of knowledge as the master’s degrees, but with a slightly lower proportion of the humanities and social sciences and a higher proportion of the natural and health sciences. 28% of the studies are in the social sciences and law, another 26% are in the humanities, 22% in the natural sciences, 19% in the health sciences and 5% in the engineering sciences. As in the master’s program, the language of instruction is Spanish, with the option of doing some studies in English.

Other teachings

Own title

In addition to the bachelor's and post-graduate degrees, numerous own degrees (UCM master's degree, specialist and expert) as well as further training courses are offered.

Complutense Latin American School

There is an academic relationship with the Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico) for postgraduate courses following the establishment of the Latin American Complutense School .

Summer courses

In the last weeks of June and July, the Complutense University of Madrid offers summer courses in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 50 kilometers from Madrid. Usually the courses last five days, although there are also courses of just two or three days. The program is general in nature and includes courses in various fields of knowledge. These are developed in the form of lectures and round tables that participants can attend and receive a certificate at the end of the course. In addition to the courses, the days include artistic activities such as theater performances, music concerts and film presentations.

The number of participants in each edition of the summer courses is around 4,000. Most participants are in their third or fourth year of undergraduate studies, but there is also a significant representation of graduates and active professionals. Around a third of the participants receive a scholarship that covers the cost of accommodation and meals.

Important teachers and graduates (selection)

Physicians and natural scientists

• Gregorio Marañón (1887–1960), doctor, researcher, historian, writer (since 1931 professor of endocrinology )
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), doctor, received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1906 (since 1892 Professor of Histology and Pathology )

Theologians and philosophers

• José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955), philosopher, sociologist and essayist (professor of metaphysics 1910–1936)
• Fernando Savater (* 1947), philosopher and writer, professor of philosophy
• Luis Ladaria (* 1944), since July 2, 2017 Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Artist

• Alejandro Amenábar (* 1972), Chilean film director (including the sea ​​in me )
• Javier Marías (* 1951), writer
• Erich Hackl (* 1954), Austrian writer
• Mario Vargas Llosa (* 1936), Peruvian writer and politician (graduated from Complutense in 1959 )
• Julio Iglesias (* 1943), Spanish singer, finished his law studies in 2001 after a 33-year break .
• Vicente Aleixandre , (1898–1994), poet and winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Jacinto Benavente , escritor (1866–1954), playwright, winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Camilo José Cela (1916–2002), writer, winner of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature
• José Echegaray (1832–1916), playwright, winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Pío Baroja (1872–1956), writer
• Federico García Lorca , (1898–1936), poet, playwright
• Antonio Machado (1875–1939), poet
• Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), poet, Romanist and Hispanicist
• Concepción Arenal (1820-1893), writer and feminist
• Francisco Ayala (1906–2009), writer and sociologist.
• Gerardo Diego (1896–1987), writer
• Torcuato Luca de Tena (1923–1999), writer
• Álvaro Pombo (* 1939), writer
• Luis Buñuel , (1900–1983), filmmaker
• Jaime de Armiñán (* 1927), film director
• César Rendueles (* 1975), sociologist, university lecturer, essayist

Politician

• José María Aznar (* 1953), Former Spanish Prime Minister (1996-2004)
• Manuel Azaña y Díaz (1880–1940), second and last President of the Second Republic (1936–1939), received his doctorate in 1900 from the Universidad Central.
• María Teresa Fernández de la Vega (* 1949), Spanish Vice Prime Minister since 2004
• Juan Negrín (1891–1956), politician, Prime Minister during the Spanish Civil War (1937–1939)
• Loyola de Palacio (1950–2006), Former Vice President of the EU Commission and Commissioner for Transport and Energy (1999–2004)
• Nicolás Salmerón (1838–1908), professor of philosophy and metaphysics, from July to September 1873 President of the First Republic in Spain
• Javier Solana (* 1942), former NATO Secretary General (1995–1999) and Secretary General of the European Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (since 1999); former professor of solid state physics
• Pedro Solbes , current Spanish Minister for Economic Affairs and EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs of the EU Commission Prodi
• Adolfo Suárez (1932–2014), First Prime Minister after the end of the Franco era (1976–1981)
• Pablo Iglesias Turrión (* 1978), general secretary of the left-wing socialist party Podemos

Other

• Letizia Ortiz (* 1972), wife of Felipe of Spain and former television presenter
• Javier Pradera (1934–2011), journalist and publisher, co-founder of the daily El País
• Pedro Paterno (1857–1911), lawyer, writer and Deputy Prime Minister of the First Republic of the Philippines
• José Rizal (1861–1896), doctor, writer and Filipino national hero
• José Luis Sampedro (1917–2013), economist and writer (1955–1969 professor of economic structure )
• Anselm Glücksmann (1913–1999), German economist and lawyer, specialist in copyright law
• Marianela Szymanowski (* 1990), Argentine soccer player

Illustrations

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  Faculty of Computer Science

See also

• List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
• List of universities in Spain

Web links

Commons : Complutense University of Madrid  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the university

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.ucm.es/directorio/?id=4883
2. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte: Censo-guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, 2012, accessed March 1, 2020 (Spanish).   Ministerio de Educación 2012
3. ↑ Vicerrectorado de Coordinación y Comunicación: Universidad de Alcalá manual de identidad corporativa - 2013 . Universidad de Alcalá, Rectorado, Alcalá de Henares 2013, p. 6 (Spanish, [1] [PDF; accessed March 16, 2020]).
4. ^ Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved April 17, 2019 . 
5. ^ Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved April 17, 2019 . 
6. ^ Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved April 17, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Cursos del Escorial. Retrieved April 17, 2019 . 

Coordinates: 40 ° 26 '57 "  N , 3 ° 43' 41"  W.