University of Córdoba (Spain)

University of Córdoba

Universidad de Córdoba
Type	Public
Established	1972
Rector	José Carlos Gómez Villamandos
Academic staff	1,429 (2010)
Students	15,000 (2010)
Location	Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Campus	Córdoba and Bélmez
Website	www.uco.es

The University of Córdoba (Spanish: Universidad de Córdoba, UCO), is a university in Córdoba, in Andalusia, Spain, chartered in 1972.^[1] It offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in humanities, social sciences, health sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

History

Rectorate building of the University of Córdoba.

Although it was established in 1972, UCO is the inheritor of the Free University of Córdoba (Universidad Libre de Córdoba), which operated in the province in the late 19th century. Centenary institutions like the Faculty of Veterinary Science depend on UCO.

UCO stands out for its specialization in natural sciences, offering degrees in chemistry, biology, environmental sciences and agronomic and forest engineering. It is also specialized in health sciences, offering degrees in nursing and medicine, closely linked to the Reina Sofía University Hospital, and in humanities (history, art history, teacher training, philosophy, and diverse liberal arts degrees).

The university is structured in three main campuses: the Humanities and Legal and Social Sciences Campus, integrated in the urban centre; the Health Sciences Campus, in the west of the city; and the Agrifood, Science and Technology campus of Rabanales, in the east of the city. UCO also contains the Polytechnic School of Bélmez, situated seventy kilometres away from Córdoba, where Mining Engineering and Public Works Technical Engineering degrees are offered.

Campuses and structure

Faculty of Medicine.

Faculty of Education Sciences.

The university contains fours campuses, three in the city of Córdoba and one in Bélmez.^[2]

Rabanales Campus

• Faculty of Veterinary Science
• Higher Technical School of Agricultural and Forest Engineering
• Faculty of Sciences
• Higher Polytechnic School of Córdoba

Menéndez Pidal Campus

• Faculty of Medicine
• School of Nursing

City Centre Campus

• Faculty of Law and Business and Economic Sciences
• Faculty of Labour Science
• Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
• Faculty of Education Sciences

Bélmez Campus

• Higher Polytechnic School of Bélmez

Research centres

Reina Sofía University Hospital.

• European Documentation Centre
• Andalusian Experimental Centre of Animal Health
• Veterinary Clinic Hospital
• Spanish Network of Aerobiology
• Reina Sofía University Hospital
• Royal Botanic Garden of Córdoba
• Andalusian Inter-University Institute of Criminology
• Andalusian Centre of Apiculture

References

Universities in Spain
Andalusia	Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva Jaén Malaga Seville International University of Andalucía Pablo de Olavide Loyola Andalucía
Aragon	Zaragoza San Jorge
Asturias	Oviedo
Balearic Islands	University of the Balearic Islands
Basque Country	Deusto University of the Basque Country Mondragon
Canary Islands	La Laguna Las Palmas de Gran Canaria European University of Canarias Fernando Pessoa-Canarias
Cantabria	University of Cantabria European University of the Atlantic
Castilla–La Mancha	University of Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León	Burgos León Salamanca Valladolid Catholic University of Ávila IE University Isabel I University Miguel de Cervantes European University Pontifical University of Salamanca
Catalonia	Barcelona Girona Lleida Abat Oliba CEU Autonomous University of Barcelona International University of Catalonia Open University of Catalonia Polytechnic University of Catalonia Pompeu Fabra Ramon Llull Rovira i Virgili Vic
Extremadura	University of Extremadura
Galicia	A Coruña Santiago de Compostela Vigo
La Rioja	University of La Rioja International University of La Rioja
Madrid	Alcalá Autonomous University of Madrid Carlos III Complutense Menéndez Pelayo International University UNED King Juan Carlos Technical University of Madrid Antonio de Nebrija Camilo José Cela CEU San Pablo European University of Madrid Francisco de Vitoria Comillas San Dámaso Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
Murcia	University of Murcia San Antonio Technical University of Cartagena
Navarre	University of Navarra Universidad Pública de Navarra
Valencian Community	Alicante Jaume I Miguel Hernández Technical University of Valencia Valencia San Vicente Mártir CEU Cardenal Herrera Valencian International University European University of Valencia

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