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The University of Granada (UGR) was founded in 1531, succeeding the Madrasah founded in 1349 by Yusuf I, the Sultan of Granada. It is considered one of the most important universities in the world in terms of its historical importance.
National and international ranking agencies collectively indicate that the UGR continues to make strides as a higher education institution, including it among the top 3% of universities worldwide. The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which measures higher education institutions' research performance across the globe, currently ranks the University of Granada as among the top 201-300 institutions in the world 2nd in Spain (ARWU 2016).
We are an innovative and comprehensive research University, founded in 1531 and built on a long-standing teaching tradition, the roots of which can be traced back to the madrasahs of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada. As a forward-looking historical University located at various sites throughout Granada, the UGR is deeply engaged with today's city, province, and the surrounding region, playing a leading role in the recovery and conservation of Granada's magnificent historical and cultural heritage sites. Moreover, we have a vibrant presence in the local economy, representing 4.7% of the provincial GDP.
With over 60,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 6,000 staff, the UGR has a powerful presence in a city of 250,000 inhabitants. Its role as a leader in incoming and outgoing student and staff mobility in European and international programs, and its attractiveness for international students and researchers, make for multicultural campus life and a lively cosmopolitan setting. Over the current academic year 2017-2018, 2600 new international undergraduate students from over 70 countries will complete studies at the UGR, thanks to the diverse range of mobility programs offered at our Institution.
According to the prestigious Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, the UGR is the highest-ranked University in the South of Spain and the 2nd highest-ranked in Spain (ARWU 2017). This substantial international standing in both research and education is the reason behind the success of our BioTic excellence initiative, jointly managed by the University, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and the Health Sciences Technology Park. The excellence initiative was built on four central pillars of research excellence: Biohealth, Information and Communication Technologies, Earth Sciences, and Heritage, reflecting some of the University's key research strengths. With its fifty supporting partners, the initiative is an excellent example of the University's policy of strong strategic cooperation with public and private, national, and international bodies.
The state-of-the-art Health Sciences Technology Park, which houses the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, offers a cutting-edge combination of teaching, research, healthcare, and knowledge transfer, and is a significant example of the University's commitment to innovation and local and global partnerships with both the public and the private sectors.
The University's campuses in the North African cities of Ceuta and Melilla make it one of the few genuinely intercontinental universities in the world, leaving it perfectly placed to fulfill the role of a bridge between Europe and North Africa on the one hand, and Europe and Latin America on the other. This strategic cooperation is central to the UGR's robust internationalization strategy, which maintains strong consolidated partnerships worldwide, including through prestigious networks such as the Coimbra Group and the Iberoamerican University Association for Postgraduate Studies (AUIP).


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