University of Alicante

University of Alicante
Universitat d'Alacant
Universidad de Alicante
Motto"Iter facite eius quae ascendit super occasum"
TypePublic
Established1979
RectorManuel Palomar Sanz
Academic staff
2,514 (2011/12)[1]
Students27,542 (2011/12)[1]
Location, ,
CampusCampus de San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig
AffiliationsVives Network, CRUE, EUA, Compostela Group
Websitewww.ua.es

The University of Alicante (Valencian: Universitat d'Alacant, IPA: [univeɾsiˈtad dalaˈkant]; Spanish: Universidad de Alicante, IPA: [uniβeɾsiˈðað ðe aliˈkante]; also known by the acronym UA) was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968.[2] The university main campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig, bordering the city of Alicante to the north. As of 2011/12 academic year, there are approximately 27,500 students studying there.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Annual Report for academic year 2011-12. University of Alicante. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Historic background and development". Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-17.