University of Valencia

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University of Valencia
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founding April 30, 1499
Sponsorship state
place Valencia
country SpainSpain Spain
Rector Vicenta Mestre Escrivà
Students 59,390 (2019)
Employee 5,000, including 3,300 scientific staff
Networks CGU , IJLV , EUA .
Website www.uv.es

The University of Valencia ( Catalan and officially: Universitat de València ; Spanish : Universidad de Valencia ) is a large Spanish university based in the city of Valencia . The University of Valencia had a budget of 323 million euros in 2013 with a total of 58,500 students, 3,500 academic staff and 1,700 other employees.

The university is a member of the Network of Catalan-speaking Universities Institut Joan Lluís Vives and the EEA . The current Rector of the University is Vicenta Mestre Escrivà .

history

In 1245, the Spanish King James I initiated a higher education institution in Valencia, which brought together the city's municipal and ecclesiastical training centers, which were then decentralized. However, this only existed until 1416 and in 1498 the Valencian architect Pere Compte was commissioned to design today's Carrer de la Universitat as a university building, for which the topping-out ceremony was celebrated on April 30, 1499. This date is generally considered to be the founding date of the University of Valencia. The official opening of the university took place on October 13, 1502 after the ratification by Pope Alexander VI. and King Ferdinand II in 1501.

In 1808, some of the university buildings suffered considerable damage during the siege and bombing of the city by Napoleonic troops. The old Valencia University Library was almost completely destroyed (only the auditorium and chapel remained) and was rebuilt in the 19th century.

In 1844 the university became state sponsored. During this time, higher education institutions were gradually relocated from the Tarongers campus to the newly created Blasco Ibáñez campus ; In the second half of the 20th century, the Burjassot-Paterna campus was built on the north-western edge of the city.

Noteworthy among the university buildings is the Mare de Déu de la Sapiència chapel , originally built by Pere Compte in 1498 and reconstructed in Baroque style in 1736 , which also contains numerous wall paintings and recently underwent extensive restoration .

structure

The university is divided into 92 departments and 16 research institutes.

Tarongers campus

  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Law

Blasco Ibáñez campus

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Human Sciences
  • Faculty of Education

Burjassot-Paterna campus

(located on the northwestern outskirts of Valencia)

  • Natural sciences, technical and engineering faculties
  • Technical campus

The university also has an astronomical observatory ; a botanical garden of the University of Valencia is very well known.

Well-known lecturers

Famous Graduates

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b c History of the University. In: www.uv.es. Universidad de Valencia, accessed on September 16, 2019 .
  2. a b Mª Vicenta Mestre Escrivà. In: www.uv.es. Rectorado de la Universidad de Valencia, accessed September 16, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. General Information. In: www.uv.es. Universidad de Valencia, accessed on September 16, 2019 .
  4. Member universities. In: web.gcompostela.org. Compostela Group of Universities, 2019, accessed on September 16, 2019 .