University of Granada

University of Granada
founding	1531
Sponsorship	state
place	Granada , Spain
Rectora Magnífica	Pilar Aranda
Students	52881 (2019)
Employee	3559 (2016)
Annual budget	€ 395,663,000
Networks	Coimbra Group , IAU
Website	www.ugr.es

The University of Granada ( Spanish Universidad de Granada , UGR) is a university in the Spanish city ​​of Granada . It was founded in 1531 and is divided into 17 faculties .

history

In 1526 a college for the study of logic , philosophy , theology and canon law was founded on the initiative of Emperor Charles V in Granada. The college was in 1531 by a papal decree Clement VII. To general studies collected. The new university comprised the faculties of theology, the arts ( artes ) and canon law.

In recent years, the university has experienced the most dynamic growth in its 480-year history. This was made possible by the University Reform Act (LRU) and the university's autonomy, which made a freer interpretation of moral and ethical principles possible. In this way, the area of ​​stem cell research could be expanded into a world-leading institute. Around 80,000 people work or study at the University of Granada.

facts and figures

The university library is housed in a late medieval hospital, the Hospital Real

Entrance to the Faculty of Law

Entrance to the Faculty of Translation

With around 1,500 students annually, the university is the most popular target university for students in the European Erasmus program .

Faculties

1. Faculty of Fine Arts
2. Faculty of Librarianship and Documentation
3. Faculty of Science
4. Faculty of Sports
5. Faculty of Education
6. Faculty of Labor Sciences
7. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
8. Faculty of Politics and Sociology
9. Faculty of Law
10. Faculty of Education and Humanities (in Ceuta )
11. Faculty of Education and Humanities (in Melilla )
12. Faculty of Pharmacy
13. Faculty of Philosophy and Literature
14. Faculty of Medicine
15. Faculty of Dentistry
16. Faculty of Psychology
17. Faculty of Translation

See also

• List of universities in Spain

Web links

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

• Website of the University of Granada (Spanish, English, French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.ugr.es/historia/cronologia
2. ↑ https://www.ugr.es/universidad/organizacion/gobierno/equipo-de-gobierno/rectora
3. ↑ http://transparente.ugr.es/pages/oferta_demanda_academica
4. ↑ https://www.ugr.university/pages/aboutugr/statistics_facts_figures
5. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 17, 2019 .  
6. ↑ ^{a b} Jubor Jílek (Ed.): Historical Compendium of European Universities / Répertoire Historique des Universités Européennes. Standing Conference of Rectors, Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of the European Universities (CRE), Geneva 1984, p. 160
7. ↑ Willem Frijhoff: Patterns. In: Hilde De Ridder-Symoens (Ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Volume 2: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500-1800). Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 0-521-36106-0 , pp. 43-113 (80-89)