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Venue

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Carlos III University, Madrid

Carlos III University, Madrid is a publicly funded University located at four nice campus sites in Madrid. It is a fairly modern and dynamic university with a clear international vocation, which results in the offering of Bachelors´ Degrees and Masters´ Degrees in English, in the steady increase in the signing of agreements with top universities in the world in more than 52 countries, and in being part of the most prestigious world academic rankings.

Facts & Figures

Year of establishment: 1989.
Location: Madrid (4 campuses: Puerta de Toledo, Getafe, Leganés and Colmenarejo).
Numbers:

  • 18,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • 1,500 faculty members.
  • 700 administrative staff.

Global range of disciplines (offered to both local students and international students):
36 Bachelor´s Degrees, 75 Master´s programmes, and 18 PhDs. 3 Schools:

  • School of Social Sciences (Business Studies, Economics, Finance & Accountancy, Statistics, Law, Politics, Sociology, Human Resources, Librarianship and Tourism).
  • School of Humanities (Humanities, Journalism, Media Studies).
  • School of Engineering (Aerospatial Studies, Biomedical Studies, Electrical Engineering Energy Studies, IT Studies, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Relations).

Annual budget: 150 million Euros.

International figures:

  • International students: 20% of undergraduate and postgraduate students and 40% of PhD students. The average admissions score for incoming students is 8,2/12, making it one of the highest in Spain.
  • 450 exchange university partners from 60 countries.
  • 1,200 incoming exchange students and 1,100 outgoing exchange students.
  • 2 Erasmus Mundus programmes.
  • 16 English-taught Degree´s programmes.
  • 12 English-taught Master´s programmes.
  • Strategic networks: EUA, EAIE, HUMANE, IIE, EUCEN, etc.
  • Rankings 2013: since 2012 Carlos III is in the QS Top 50 under 50, but also in the QS Top 10 under 25, the QS Top 500, and the Shanghai Ranking.
  • Member of the “Alliance 4U”: the 4 best universities in Spain.
  • Permanent office in Brussels (OPERA), within the framework of the A4U.
  • Campus of International Excellence: In 2009 UC3M was one of five Spanish universities selected as a Campus of International Excellence, a four-year project which will enable us to compete with top European universities. The project is backed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Ministry of Education and an international commission of experts.
  • Bologna Process: UC3M was the first university in Spain to adapt all of its degree programs to the European Higher Education Area (the Bologna Process), it has the largest selection of bilingual Undergraduate Degrees in Spain and it was the first public university to offer dual undergraduate degrees.
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Other relevant profile information:

  • Faculty: The UC3M faculty is one of the youngest among Spanish universities and has one of the highest proportions of positive research evaluations (CNEAI – the national research evaluation agency); our faculty ranks first in the S index which measures relative success in professor evaluation processes at each university. UC3M also has various programs for visiting professors and researchers in cooperation with top European and North American universities. Thanks to the UC3M-Banco Santander Chairs of Excellence program, outstanding researchers from around the world form part of our university departments and research institutes each year.
  • Research: The University is organized into 26 departments and 23 University Research Institutes. It holds second place in participation in the EU Framework Program (standardized data by number of permanent researchers), second in average number of publications per professor and fifth in theses directed per professor.
  • Staff: Carlos III highly qualified Administrative Staff has received quality awards from the Community of Madrid. UC3M is one of only four public Spanish universities to have implemented an Internal Quality Assurance program for all its campuses.
  • Environment and sustainability: The University is committed to the promotion of the equality and social integration of all its students, faculty and staff, as well as to the environmental sustainability of its facilities.

Seminar Venue

Room 1.A.01

School of Graduate Studies - Puerta de Toledo Campus