Administrative staff 1,904 Phone +34 916 65 50 60 Rector Fernando Suárez Bilbao | Established 8 July 1996, Students 37,939 (2015) Total enrollment 37,939 (2015) Founded 8 July 1996 | |
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Motto Non nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way") Similar Charles III University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid, Autonomous University of Madrid, Technical University of Madrid, University of Alcalá Profiles | ||
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King Juan Carlos University (Spanish: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, URJC) is a Spanish public research university located in the Southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with four campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro and Fuenlabrada.
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- Rey juan carlos hospital the new hospital of mostoles
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- Studies
- Campus
- Academic programs
- Controversies
- Honorary doctorates
- References
It is named after king Juan Carlos I of Spain. It was established in 1996 and has the Latin motto Non nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way").
With 37,939 students, it is the second biggest public university in the Community of Madrid. URJC is one of 8 universities in the Community of Madrid, and it is the second newest university in the Community.
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Studies
King Juan Carlos University offers a range of degrees, all adapted to the European Higher Education Area. This includes 64 undergraduate degrees, 44 dual degrees, 6 English-taught degrees, 6 university degrees on-line, 18 diplomas, 8 Engineering degrees, as well as a wide range of official master’s (81), doctoral programs and their own degrees and training (34), all related to the areas of Health Sciences, Experimental Sciences and Technology, Communication Sciences, and Law and Social Sciences. King Juan Carlos University has four campuses in Madrid, Fuenlabrada, Móstoles and Vicálvaro, and a Foundation headquartered on Madrid’s Plaza de Manuel Becerra.
Campus
The URJC is divided into four campuses. Each campus is composed of one or more schools:
Each school or college is governed by a Dean or School Director, and is divided into academic departments.
Affiliated centers:
Colleges:
University Centers:
King Juan Carlos University organizes its Summer courses in Aranjuez.
Academic programs
Studies include: Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering, Chemical engineering, Environmental Science, Odontology, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Audiovisual Communication, Telecommunications, Tourism, Journalism, Law, Economy, Business Administration and Management, Sociology, History, Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Food Science and Technology, Biology, Odontology, Psychology, Preschool Education, International Relations, Visual Arts and Dance, Criminology,among others.
Controversies
Fernando Suárez Bilbao, president of the Rey Juan Carlos University until early 2017 has committed extensive plagiarism in his academic publications, and nonetheless maintained almost unanimous support from the faculty. His hand-picked successor, dean of the telecommunication school Javier Ramos, was then found to have illegally run a business without seeking permission from the university.
Honorary doctorates
In 2007 Juan Velarde Fuertes, Iñaki Gabilondo, Luis del Olmo and Antonio Mingote were awarded a Honorary Doctorate from King Juan Carlos University. In January 2008, Bernardo Kliksberg became the first foreigner to receive an honorary doctorate degree from the university with Jaime Gil Aluja, José Antonio Pastor Ridruejo and Fernando Sánchez Calero. In 2011 Honorary doctorate was awarded to Harald zur Hausen, Ramón Tamames and Peter Waldmann.
In 2014 James A. Yorke, distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Maryland and recipient of the 2003 Japan Prize in Science and Technology, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from King Juan Carlos University. Prof. Yorke, is worldwide known for the definition of the mathematical term chaos in 1975.