University of Cantabria

University of Cantabria
Universidad de Cantabria
Latin: Cantabriae Universitas
TypePublic
Established1972
Endowment€ 112.77 million (2019)[1]
RectorÁngel Pazos Carro[2]
Academic staff
1,267
Administrative staff
1,088
Students14,205
Undergraduates11,668
Postgraduates2,537
635
Location
Santander, Torrelavega and Comillas
,
Cantabria
,
Spain
Websitewww.unican.es
University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[3]901–1000 (2023)
USNWR Global[4]=611 (2023)
University of Cantabria: Government Pavilion.
University of Cantabria: Interfaculty Building, Faculty of Humanities and School of Teacher Training .
University of Cantabria: Faculty of Sciences.
University of Cantabria: School of Civil Engineering.
University of Cantabria: School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications, from the Atlantic Park of Las Llamas.
University of Cantabria: Faculty of Economics and Business Studies and Faculty of Law.

University of Cantabria (UC) (Spanish: Universidad de Cantabria), is a public university located in Santander, Torrelavega and Comillas in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 15 schools and colleges.

It was selected as Campus of International Excellence by the Government of Spain in 2009.[5] The UC is part, as a founding member, of the Group 9 of Spanish Universities (G9), created in 1997 with the aim of promoting collaboration between academic institutions. It is also integrated into the European alliance of universities EUNICE (European University for Customized Education).

The University of Cantabria first appeared in the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2013 in the range of 151-200 best universities in the world in the field of Physics.[6] Since 2018, it has been present as an institution among the top 1,000 universities in the Shanghai Ranking, in addition to several of its specialized thematic categories.[7]

  1. ^ "El Consejo Social aprueba el presupuesto de la UC para 2019 y sus bases de ejecución". web.unican.es. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. ^ "Rector Inicio".
  3. ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2023". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ Ministerio de Educación del Gobierno de España Resuelta la Convocatoria Campus de Excelencia Internacional, Madrid, 2009, Retrieved on 2009-11-27.(in Spanish)
  6. ^ Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2013). "2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)" (in English and Chinese). Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  7. ^ ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking. Retrieved 2022-10-18.