Jaume I University

Jaume I University
Universitat Jaume I
Agora and Library of Jaume I University
Established1991 (1991)
AffiliationVives network
Compostela Group
RectorEva Alcón Soler
Studentsaround 14,000 (in 2021)
Address
Av. de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n
, ,
12071
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39°59′40″N 0°04′08″W / 39.99444°N 0.06889°W / 39.99444; -0.06889
LanguageValencian, Spanish, English
Websitewww.uji.es

Jaume I University (Spanish: Universidad Jaime I, Valencian: Universitat Jaume I, UJI; IPA: [univeɾsiˈtad ˈdʒawme pɾiˈmeɾ]) is a university in the city of Castelló de la Plana, Valencian Community, Spain. It was founded in 1991, and it has approximately 14,000 students. The campus, covering 176 000 m2, has 4 faculties and many research and management buildings located around a central 13,000 m2 garden, called the Jardí dels Sentits (the garden of the senses).

It is named after James I of Aragon (Jaume I in Valencian), who founded the Kingdom of Valencia.