University of Alicante

The University of Alicante (Universidad de Alicante, commonly UA) is a public university in the province of Alicante, in Spain’s Valencian Community. Established in 1979, it is based at the San Vicente del Raspeig campus. It serves students and researchers through teaching, research, international mobility and engagement with businesses and the wider community. The university’s current study offer includes official undergraduate degrees, official master’s degrees and doctoral programmes. Its website also directs prospective students to admissions information, grants and funding, work placements, student services and campus life. These offerings make the university a higher-education institution and a provider of academic programmes, rather than a commercial product company. UA presents its work to several audiences, including students, academic and research staff, professional services staff, businesses, external researchers, alumni, society and media. Its international-facing activities include mobility opportunities, Erasmus participation and international student and researcher links. The university also promotes research activity through PhD programmes, research events, awards and funding announcements. The university remains active. Its official website features study and tutoring information, doctoral applications, events and institutional news. Recent items shown on the supplied homepage include research and international mobility announcements, as well as reporting on the university’s position in a global ranking. The available evidence identifies UA as a public university but does not establish a commercial parent company, a founder, or the name of a current rector or other executive.

The University of Alicante is a public higher-education institution in Alicante province, Spain. It was founded in 1979 and is based at the San Vicente del Raspeig campus. Its institutional identity is that of a public university: its core activities are academic teaching and research, supported by student services, international programmes and links with the surrounding society. The university’s teaching provision includes official undergraduate and master's degrees and doctoral programmes. Its website presents routes for prospective students to explore study options, admission, grants and funding, and campus life. For enrolled students, it highlights services such as mobility, work placements and a tutoring programme. The university also provides information for academic and research staff and for professional services staff, reflecting its role as both an educational institution and a research organisation. International engagement is part of its public-facing activity. The university promotes Erasmus and other mobility opportunities, including programmes for international students and work placements abroad. Its homepage also describes funding to support international Erasmus mobility. The evidence supplied does not provide a detailed account of the university’s international campuses or the precise countries in which it operates, so its international presence is best described in terms of academic exchange and partnerships rather than as a network of overseas branches. Research is visible in the institution’s PhD programmes, research news, events, awards and funding announcements. The supplied homepage reports on research by university staff, including work concerning invasive seaweed in Alicante province, and names a professor elected to the International Science Council. It also reports that the university is among the world’s top 1,000 in the Shanghai ranking. These items illustrate how the institution communicates research and academic recognition, but do not by themselves establish a complete account of its research output or ranking history. The university also engages with audiences beyond its enrolled students and staff. Its website identifies businesses, external researchers, alumni, society and media among the groups it serves, and lists events, workshops and entrepreneurship-related activities. The institution is active today, with its website promoting study opportunities, applications, campus activities and current news. The supplied evidence does not identify a founder or current executive by name, nor does it establish a commercial parent company.

• 1979

  University founded

A public, research-active university serving students and researchers through degree programmes, doctoral education, international mobility and engagement with the region and wider society.

• Official undergraduate degrees

  Undergraduate degree programmes promoted through the university's study and admissions information.

• Official master's degrees

  Official master's programmes included in the university's academic offer.

• PhD programmes

  Doctoral programmes, with applications promoted on the university homepage.

• International mobility

  Erasmus and other mobility opportunities for students and international participants.

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