Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | |
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| Motto | Non nova, sed nove ("Not new, but in a new way") |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 8 July 1996 |
| Rector | Javier Ramos |
Administrative staff | 1,904 |
| Students | 45,458 (2017)[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Móstoles, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Vicálvaro and Aranjuez |
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| Nickname | URJC |
| Affiliations | CRUE, TPC, CGU |
| Website | www |
Rey Juan Carlos University (Spanish: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, URJC) is a Spanish public research university located in the southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with five campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro, Aranjuez and Fuenlabrada.
It is named after former king Juan Carlos I of Spain and has the Latin motto Non nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way"). It was established in 1996 by the government of the Community of Madrid.
With 44.916 students, it is the second-biggest public university in the Community of Madrid, behind the historical Universidad Complutense.[2] URJC is one of eight universities in the Community of Madrid, and it is the second-newest university in the autonomous community.
- ^ "Anuario Estadistico de la Comunidad de Madrid. Educacion, formacion e investigacion". Instituto de Estadística. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "URJC – Universidad Rey Juan Carlos". Yoyster.com. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015.