The university was founded more than five centuries ago by the City’s governing body and has become a modern state university offering teaching in every area of knowledge: experimental sciences; engineering; health sciences; humanities; social, economic and legal sciences; and educational sciences.
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Bachelor's programmes
Business & Management (7)
- Bachelor Finance and Accounting
- Bachelor International Business
Medicine & Health (7)
- Bachelor Dentistry
- Bachelor Medicine
- Bachelor Optics and Optometry
- Bachelor Pharmacy
Social Sciences (7)
- Bachelor Criminology
- Bachelor Economics
- Bachelor Psychology
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (5)
- Bachelor Biotechnology
- Bachelor Chemistry
- Bachelor Mathematics
- Bachelor Physics
- Bachelor Podiatry
Engineering & Technology (4)
- Bachelor Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor Industrial Electronic Engineering
- Bachelor Telematics Engineering
Humanities (4)
- Bachelor Degree in HistoryDepartament of Contemporary History
- Bachelor English Studies
- Bachelor Modern Languages and Literature
- Bachelor PhilosophyFaculty of Philosophy and Teaching Sciences
Applied Sciences & Professions (3)
- Bachelor Food Science and Technology
- Bachelor Gastronomic Sciences
Computer Science & IT (3)
- Bachelor Computer Engineering
- Bachelor Information and Documentation
- Bachelor Multimedia Engineering
Journalism & Media (3)
Law (3)
- Bachelor Law
Education & Training (2)
- Bachelor Preschool Education
- Bachelor Primary School Education
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports (2)
- Bachelor Tourism
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)
- Bachelor Environmental Sciences
About
History
The University was founded in 1499. In 1501, Pope Alexander VI signed the bill of approval and one year later Ferdinand II the Catholic proclaimed the Royal Mandatory Concession.
Education
The widest offer of studies in all fields of knowledge.The university offers degrees in all fields of knowledge (basic and experimental sciences, engineering, health sciences, humanities, education, social, economic and legal sciences):
- 54 degree qualifications, 6 double degrees and 4 international double degrees
- 116 Master’s degree qualifications, two of them within the Erasmus Mundus
- 64 doctoral programmes, 24 of them with an excellence mention
Research
Research with an international impact
- 2,894 research papers published in the Web of Science Index
Career
Job Offers
The offers are organised in a system of forums and are catalogued according to their profile. New offers incorporated into the careers service are directly sent to all students by email, as it is possible to personalise which offers by email by simply activating or deactivating the announcements system in the forums that match the student's interest profile.
University Ranking
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2018
260
2017
-
2016
-
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2017
401
2016
401 -100
2015
301
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2018
501
2017
501 -100
2016
401
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2018
551
2017
551 -50
2016
501
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
Certificates, language tests and training offer
- Attendance certificate and free-elective credits
- Language tests
- Training Offer
Housing services
- Halls of Residence owned by the University
- Affiliated Halls of Residence
- Mixed Halls of Residence
La Asunción de Nuestra Señora" Hall of Residence"Saomar" Hall of Residence
Library services
All libraries (except the Deposit Library) have individual and/or group study areas.You can check the equipment of each library in its website.
- "Maria Moliner" Education Library
- "Joan Reglà" Humanities Library
- "Eduard Boscà" Sciences Library
- "Pelegri Casanova" Health Sciences Library
- "Gregori Maians"Social Sciences Library
- Pharmacy Library
- "Joan Lluís Vives" Psychology and Sport Library
ICT services
You can access to resources from outside the network, by setting up in the computer the VPN (Virtual Private Network), which allows you to work as if you were on the same computer network of the University.In order to use this service it is necessary to have an email account of the UV.
Medical services
International Medical Insurance
This insurance have to cover, at least:- Health and medical care, both for accident and sickness.
- Repatriation or sanitary transfer due to sickness or accident.
- Repatriation or sanitary transfer in the event of death.
- Travel for a family member in case of sickness or death.
- Civil Responsibility.
Student Life
Campus life
All the works undertaken always took into account its use rather than its monumentality. At present, it is the seat of the Historic Library, although with totally renewed infrastructures for studying and researching. It has also become a cultural venue, but its academic life is well rooted with the maintenance of the conference hall and other quarters. A space for culture in University of Valencia, La Nau offers exhibition facilities on a permanent basis. They are adapted to the features of the projects presented. The Matilde Salvador hall is a multi-purpose room for music events and shows. The Sapiència Chapel sometimes hosts concerts and exhibitions.
Sports facilities
- Outdoors activity: nordic walking, orientation, roller skating, canoeing, archery...
- Oriental martial arts: aikido, self defense for women, kendo, karate, judo, Shaolin kung-fu, taekwondo, wing tsung, kinomixi...
- Health and relaxation activities: Xikung, stretching, yoga, taichi, massage, relaxation and self-massaging, siatshu...
- Expressive, dance and rhythm: aerobics, aerolatin, aerobox, aero-GAC, sport dance, ballroom dance, batuka, bhangra, bolliwood, breakdance, cpoeira, African dance, contemporary dance, classical and neoclassical dance, Oriental dance, flamenco, funky, hip hop, funky-jazz, hip hop, lindy-hop, rock&roll, swing, sevillanes, step, tango.
Student clubs
- Aids for carrying out socio-cultural activities.
- Aids for carrying out socio-cultural activities in the framework “Marzo por la Igualdad” (“March for Equality”).
- Aids for student collectives and associations with representation in the Senate.
- Aids for the candidatures that present to the election of representatives of the students in the Senate.
- Aids for Projects of Cooperation, Education for the Development and Sensitivity for student associations and collectives of the Universitat de València.
The Global Study Awards
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