| University of Girona | |
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| Universitat de Girona | |
| Established | 1991 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Anna Maria Geli |
| Undergraduates | 12067 |
| Postgraduates | 736 |
| Location | Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Website | www.udg.edu |
The University of Girona (Catalan: Universitat de Girona, UdG; IPA: [uniβərsiˈtad də ʒiˈɾonə]) is located in the city of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
It was founded in 1991, and as of 2010 consists of several campus and buildings across Girona: Barri Vell, Emili Grahit, Campus de Montilivi, Parc Científic i Tecnològic and Campus del Mercadal. A sixth one, Campus de Ciències de la Salut, will be built in the near future. Since its founding, there have been 3 rectors: Josep Maria Nadal i Farreras, from 1991 to 2002, Joan Batlle i Grabulosa from 2002 to 2005, and Anna Maria Geli from 2005, still in office.
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The UdG has partnered with other universities and research centers (including the University of the Balearic Islands and University of Perpignan Via Domitia) to create the Pol de Recherche et Enseignement Supérieur Pyrénées-Méditerranée (PRES-PM).
The UdG has joined forces with the University of the Balearic Islands, the Catalan Institute for Water Research and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas to create the Campus d'Excel.lència Pirineus-Mediterrània (CEI-PM).
It is a member of the Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery and the Vives Network.
The UdG is a public, multipurpose and interdisciplinary university, rooted in and shaped by a country rich in culture and knowledge that has been at the crossroads of civilisation. It has opened itself to Europe thanks to a first-rate commitment to economic and social development. It offers programmes in a variety of fields the sciences, technology, the humanities and the arts, the social sciences, education and health, with nine faculties and schools on three campuses.
The UdG is committed to quality in teaching, with a personalised approach, individualised attention for students, and a wide range of undergraduate, graduate and master’s programmes, based on the benchmarks of the European Higher Education Area. It is also committed to the greening of the university, solidarity and to cooperation for development, and is an integral part of a city that offers many possibilities for cultural and leisure activities.
The UdG has outstanding research capacity and the potential to have a practical impact on the local business fabric, with more than a hundred diverse research groups. Besides research conducted in its own facilities, increasing activity can be found at the UdG’s Science and Technology Park, which acts as a meeting point where the University, the economy, the environment and society join forces, to provide excellent opportunities for entrepreneurship and encourage the transfer of knowledge and technology.
The first reference of Universitat de Girona references to the Escola Normal de Mestres and, specially, the initiative during the 1960s decade to recover university level studies in Girona. During this decade, the Col·legi Universitari de Girona and the Escola Politècnica Superior are created, which depend on the already founded universities UAB and UPC, respectively. Later, the Estudi General is restarted, with the available studies of Humanities, Economics and Social science. Finally, on 1991, an autonomic government decree creates the new and current Universitat de Girona.
(From 2010 leaflet "UdG: a hub in the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Region")
Research at the UdG is mainly focussed on two strategic lines: (1) water science and management, and (2) tourism and sustainability. Furthermore, the UdG pursues research in a few important research and innovation programmes that have attained a prominent role at the university: scientific research, the dissemination of its results and its ensuing social influence are also focussed on computer simulation and applications, food and agriculture, biomedicine, the quality of life and cultural heritage.
The University of Girona joins its Science and Technology Park and several Catalan and Spanish research institutions in its pursuit of research excellence. For that purpose it has 10 research institutes and academic personnel in 21 departments and 112 research groups (62 in the humanities and social sciences, 50 in science, technology and health fields). Moreover, 20 chairs allow closer interaction with Girona’s environment.
(From leaflet "UdG: a hub in the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Region")
Faculty of Education and Psychology - Bachelor’s degree in Social Work - Bachelor’s degree in Social Education - Bachelor’s degree in Pre-School Education - Bachelor’s degree in Primary School Education - Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy - Bachelor’s degree in Psychology - Bachelor’s degree in Educational Psychology
Faculty of Arts - Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Communication - Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy - Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Town and Country Planning and Environmental Management - Bachelor’s degree in History - Bachelor’s degree in History of Art - Bachelor’s degree in Catalan Language and Literature - Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Language and Literature
Faculty of Science - Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology - Bachelor’s degree in Biology - Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry - Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Law - Bachelor’s degree in Political and Administration Sciences - Bachelor’s degree in Criminology - Bachelor’s degree in Law
Polytechnic School - Bachelor’s degree in Architecture - Bachelor’s degree in Agri-food Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Electronics and Automatic Control Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering - Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technologies Engineering
Faculty of Nursing - Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance - Bachelor’s degree in Economics
Faculty of Tourism - Bachelor’s degree in Tourism - Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Public Relations
Faculty of Medicine - Bachelor’s degree in Medicine
School of Audiovisual and Multimedia Production (ERAM) - Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual and Multimedia Production
Garbí School of Physiotherapy - Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy - Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
Sant Pol de Mar School of Tourism and Hotel and Catering Industry (Sant Pol de Mar) - Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management
CETA School of Tourism (Barcelona) - Bachelor’s degree in Tourism
Euroaula School of Tourism (Barcelona) - Bachelor’s degree in Tourism
Formatic Barna School of Tourism (Barcelona) - Bachelor’s degree in Tourism
Mediterrani School of Tourism (Barcelona) - Bachelor’s degree in Tourism
(From 2010 leaflet "UdG: a hub in the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Region") (Name and number of ECTS credits)
Area of Experimental Sciences and Sustainability
Area of Human and Cultural Sciences
Area of Educational and Health Social Sciences Master’s in Education in Diversity 90 Master’s in Compulsory Secondary Education, Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching 60 Master’s in Health Promotion 90 Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Health and Quality of Life 120 Master’s in Work, Labour Relations and Human Resources 90 Joint Master’s in Visual Arts and Education: a Constructionist Approach 60 Joint Master’s in Women, Gender and Citizenship Studies 120 Joint Master’s in Cultural Management 60 Joint Master’s in Psychosocial Intervention 90 Joint Master’s in Youth and Society 60 Joint Master’s in Cultural Management 60 Joint Master’s in Educational Psychology (MIPE) 90
Area of Technology (*) Erasmus Mundus European Master’s in Vision and Robotics (VIBOT) 120 Master’s in Food Biotechnology 60 Master’s in Industrial Computing, Automatic Control, Computer Science and Systems (MIIACS) 120 Master’s in Material and Structure Mechanics 60 Joint Master’s in Textile, Paper and Graphic Engineering 120 (*) Joint Master’s in Environmental Process Control Engineering (International) 120 Joint Master’s in Polymers and Biopolymers 120
Area of Tourism, Law and Business
(*) These Masters courses will be taught in English
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