University of Cádiz
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| University of Cádiz | |
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| Motto: | Non Plus Ultra (No Further Beyond) |
| Established: | 1979 |
| President: | Exc. Señor Don Diego Sales Márquez |
| Students: | 18,199 (2005/2006 year) |
| Location: | Cádiz, Puerto Real, |
| Website: | http://www.uca.es |
The University of Cádiz (in Spanish: Universidad de Cádiz), founded in 1979, is noted for its medicine and marine sciences curricula. It is situated in the city of Cádiz on the southwest coast of Spain. During the 2005/2006 academic year, there were 18,199 students, 1563 lecturers, and 680 administration and services workers associated with the university.
Its Faculty of Medicine traces its founding to that of the Royal Naval College of Surgery in 1748, which was the first in Europe to combine medicine and surgery in a single school.
Its Marine Science departments constitute the CASEM (Centro Andaluz Superior de Estudios Marinos), which offers studies in Marine Environment and Marine Resources, Seafaring, Marine Engineering, Naval Radioelectronics and Naval Engineering.
[edit] Campuses
In addition to the principal campus, the University of Cádiz, Cádiz, the university has three satellite campuses:
- The University of Cádiz, Bahía de Algeciras
- The University of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera
- The University of Cádiz, Puerto Real
[edit] Schools within the university
Some schools within the university are:
- University School of Health ("Salus Infirmorum") at Cádiz
- University School of Engenieering at Cádiz
- University School of Labor Relations at Jerez de la Frontera
- University School of Legal and Economic Studies ("Tomás y Valiente") at Algeciras
- University Center for Advanced Studies at Algeciras
- University School of Labor Relations at Algeciras
- University School of Pedagogy ("Virgen de Europa") at La Línea de la Concepción
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