University of Zaragoza Rankings and Quick Facts
Also known as Universidad de Zaragoza or Saragossa University
| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 403 to 510 |
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| European Rank (Jiaotong) | 173 to 208 |
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University of Zaragoza Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 33,430 |
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| Faculty / Staff | 3,160 |
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| Established | 1542 |
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University of Zaragoza Information
The University of Zaragoza (Spanish: Universidad de Zaragoza), also called as Saragossa University, is an institution located in the Aragon region of Spain. One of the oldest universities in the world, it was founded in 1542 and has over 40,000 students and 22 faculties, ranking among the top universities in Europe. It is located in the heart of Aragon and was funded by the Government of Aragon “Diputación General de Aragón” and the Government of Spain, making it a top public university in Europe. The activities of the university spread along Aragon’s three provinces, with research centers and teaching campuses located in Zaragoza, Teruel and Huesca.
The university did not suddenly arise and like any other institution, stated with a humble beginning in what was known as the Ecclesiastical Schools. References from 1335 showed that there was a School of Arts, currently known as liberal arts, and included the “trivium” and "quadrivium” in its teachings. It became a university in the 16th century when the institution gained the category of General School of Arts between 1474 and 1476.
The University of Zaragoza, a renowned International University, is the main center of technological innovation in the Ebro Valley. It is composed highly specialized academic staff that have broad teaching and research experience. International Students are greatly interested in the university due to its world class and successful teachings in the field of Archaeology, Spanish Literature, Cinema, Geography, Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI Research Group), History and Nanotechnologies. The university has a total of about 3,000 teaching staff and 40,000 students.
Zaragoza University participates in several exchange programs through the Vice-Rectorship for International Relations. It collaborates with research institutions and op universities from Europe (ERASMUS programme), Latin America and with the United States of America. Such program strengthens the university’s international standing.
Xabier Arzalluz, a Spanish Basque nationalist and the most powerful politician in Basque Country; and Francisco Jose Yndurain Muñoza, a Spanish theoretical physicist are some of the university's famous alumni.
Currently, the University of Zaragoza covers an array of knowledge and is especially strong in the areas of Experimental Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Social and Juridical Sciences, Health Sciences and Humanities. The annual figure allocated by the university to the research and development was € 36 million as of 2005 and has been steadily rising.. Around 202 research groups are still working on their internationally-accepted projects.
University of Zaragoza Address
The University of Zaragoza address is located at:
Universidad de Zaragoza
Pedro Cerbuna 12,
50009 Zaragoza
España