University of Valencia

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The University of Valencia ( in Valencian and officially: Universitat de València, in Spanish: Universidad de Valencia ) is a large Spanish university located in the city of Valencia. The University of Valencia had a research budget of 55,617,874 Euros with a total of 45 495 students, 3,564 academic and 1,706 other employees in the winter semester 05/ 06.

The University of Valencia is a member of the network katalanischsprachiger universities Joan Lluís Vives Institute and the EEA. Present Rector of the University, Francisco Tomás Vert.

History

In 1245 the Spanish King James I initiated a higher education institution in Valencia, which brought together the then organized in a decentralized urban and ecclesiastical schools of the city. However, this was only until the year 1416 and in 1498 the Valencian architect Pere Compte was commissioned today Carrer de la Universitat design as university buildings, for which 1499 Topping-out ceremony was celebrated on April 30. This date is generally regarded as the founding date of the University of Valencia. The official opening of the University on 13 October 1502 completed ratification by Pope Alexander VI. and King Ferdinand II in 1501.

In 1808, some of the university buildings sometimes considerable damage suffered during the siege and bombardment of the city by Napoleonic troops. The old university library Valencia was almost completely destroyed ( only auditorium and chapel still exists ), and was rebuilt in the 19th century.

1844 was the university into public ownership. During this time, higher education institutions were moved from the campus Tarongers on the newly created campus Blasco Ibáñez successively; in the second half of the 20th century, the campus Burjassot - Paterna was on the northwestern edge of the city.

Noteworthy among the university buildings is originally built in 1498 by Pere Compte and 1736 in the Baroque style chapel of Mare de Deu reconstructed University de la sapiência chapel, which also contains numerous wall paintings and recently received an extensive restoration.

Structure

The University of Valencia is divided into 92 departments and 16 research institutes.

  • Campus Tarongers Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Law
  • Blasco Ibáñez Campus Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Human Sciences
  • Faculty of Education
  • Campus Burjassot - Paterna ( at Northwestern outskirts of Valencia located ) Scientific, technical and engineering faculties
  • Technical Campus

In addition, the university maintains an astronomical observatory; a botanical garden of the University of Valencia is very well known.

Botanical garden

Botanical garden

Known teachers

Famous graduates

  • Pío Baroja (1872-1956), writer
  • Josep Antoni Cavanilles (1745-1804), scientist
  • Baptista Coratjà (1661-1741), scientist
  • Honorat Joan i Escrivà (1507-1566), humanist
  • Gregori Mayans (1699-1781), historian
  • I Francesco Pérez Baier
  • Simón de Rojas (1522-1624), humanist
  • Simon de Rojas Clemente y Rubio (1777-1827), humanist
  • Bernat Soria ( born 1951 ), politician
  • Tomás Vicente Tosca (1651-1723), mathematician
  • Joan Lluís Vives (1492-1540), humanist and philosopher
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