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With almost 50 years of experience behind us, we were the first non-public University established in the Comunitat Valenciana, the Valencia region. The University, privately run but at the general public's service, has always stood out for its pioneering character, achieving several 'firsts.' The first University in Valencia offered programs in areas such as pharmacy, journalism, and veterinary medicine. The first to offer dual degrees. The first to establish the role of the personal university tutor. The first to offer professional development grants during degree studies. The first to establish a new understanding of what a university should be. An innovative development strategy has turned CEU UCH into the most international University in the region. More than a quarter of students at the University are from abroad (26%), and the University has a clear focus on preparing our students for today's globalized world. Today, we have students from more than 70 countries on campus. Another first. The CEU Cardenal Herrera University has three campuses: Castellón, Elche, and Alfara del Patriarca (Valencia). It is an innovative university which offers 20 Bachelor's Degree programs (grades) and more than 60 postgraduate programs at the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Law, Business and Political Science, the Technical School of Design, Architecture, and Engineering (ESET), and the Faculty of the Humanities and Communication Sciences. The University forms part of the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU – the CEU San Pablo University Foundation. The Foundation is the largest privately-owned educational institution in Spain and the only one which operates three universities. Our view of education derives from Christian humanism values, which form the basis of our vocation for a personalized approach to education, which can be most clearly seen in our tutoring and integration programs. These values drive our commitment to society, which can be seen in our wide-ranging grant programs and pioneering academic volunteering initiatives and community services at both a national and international level. They also form the basis of our involvement in encouraging valuable research to take place. In both technical and human terms, this research contributes to the improvement of the society in which we live. These values are our values because the Foundation was established by the Asociación Católica de Propagandistas (ACP). In the 20th century, this association, founded by lay Catholics, established essential media companies and the Spanish charity organization Caritas España. This group of people played an essential role in Spain's peaceful political process in its transition to becoming a democratic country. The association consists of a group of committed, proactive people who have undertaken a series of not-for-profit educational initiatives to improve society. View full university

CEU Cardenal Herrera University belongs to the CEU San Pablo University Foundation, a non-profit charitable educational institution with over 75 years of education experience. It also belongs to the ACP (Asociación Católica de Propagandistas). The Foundation began its work in Valencia in 1971, approving the law that created the University in 1999. It is now the first private University to appear in international rankings and is the fourth-best in Spain. CEU Cardenal Herrera University has an innovative learning program in which the student takes an active and leading role. This program follows the model of the most prestigious universities globally, and it provides reliable, high-quality training with a clear international vocation. Thus, our students can enter the world of work in any European country at the end of their degree, knowing a new language and culture perfectly, giving them a wide range of possibilities. We also have numerous external internship agreements and ones in Spain with institutions in most European Union countries. In the context of the European framework in which we find ourselves, the internationalization of CEU Cardenal Herrera University is one of our main objectives. We have always seen multinationalism and multiculturalism as an enriching factor for university culture. In this regard, the University has actively participated in European exchange programs for teachers and students, internships, postgraduate studies, etc... Additionally, it has many collaborative agreements and exchanges with European universities and universities across the world. However, our goal goes beyond internationalization through the implementation of degrees taught in English and the incorporation of international students into our degrees taught in Spanish. Along this line, we have found that the CEU Cardenal Herrera University is becoming one of the top choices for international English-speaking students who choose to do their university studies abroad and, in particular, in Spain. Currently, over 600 international students have chosen to do their university degrees at our University. Many students come from the UK, Sweden, Canada, U.S., or New Zealand. At CEU Cardenal Herrera University, everyone works to ensure that international students feel comfortable from their first day both in our classrooms and in the new environment. A new city, a new language, a new culture, and new teaching methods. Aware that everything is new to the student, we have created tools to help them make the most of their new surroundings, both academically and personally. All of our university degrees are accredited by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) that belongs to the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). Also, our Veterinary Medicine curricula, the ESET, and Health Sciences faculties follow the 36/2005/EC European Directive on professional qualifications of the European Parliament. We are a Catholic University and Pioneering Institute in the development of innovative educational projects. We aim to help people who study with us to understand their chosen discipline and thoroughly and responsibly carry out their professional activities. We follow the values of Christianity that constitute our reference frame for thoughts and actions that improve our society. We are aspiring to grow as a global University of innovative spirit and entrepreneurial actions, a University that spreads these attitudes among the university community to be spread within our society. A University devoted to educating people who are courageous in all domains - intellectual, professional, and human - and to do it better every time. A Universitydevoted to producing graduates that respectively contribute to the improvement of society and becoming an international model in higher education. View full university