Charles III University of Madrid
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| Motto | "Homo homini sacra res" |
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| Type | Public University |
| Established | 1989 |
| Rector | Juan Romo |
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Academic staff
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1,987 |
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Administrative staff
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681 |
| Students | 18,676 (2012/13) |
| Undergraduates | 15,090 (2012/13) |
| Postgraduates | 2,315 (2012/13) |
| 988 (2012/13) | |
| Location | Getafe, Leganés, Colmenarejo and Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
| Campus | Urban (3) & Rural (1) |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Nickname | UC3M |
| Website | www.uc3m.es |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global | |
| QS | 280 |
| Europe | |
| QS | 142 |
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is a public university in the Community of Madrid, Spain. UC3M is among the 20 best universities established within the last 50 years in the world, according to the annual QS ranking.
UC3M is an institution with a distinctly international profile. It offers a broad range of master’s and bachelor's degree programs in English and nearly 20% of the student body is made up of international students. It is the first university in Spain and the third in Europe in the number of its students participating in the Erasmus student exchange programs.
The university has a strong reputation in business subjects, in particular economics, which is regularly ranked amongst the top 50 institutions worldwide.
It is known for its high academic demand to degree students. It also holds the highest admission grade requirement in Madrid for several degree programs such as Business, Law, Political Science, Economics, International Studies, Accounting, Journalism or Biomedical Engineering.
It also ranks among the world’s top 150 universities in employability according to the QS Graduate Employability Ranking (2016).
The University’s motto is “Homo homini sacra res” (Man is a sacred thing to man), a quote from Seneca.
UC3M has four Campuses divided into the following Schools and Centers:
- Getafe Campus: School of Law and Social Sciences and the School of Humanities, Communication and Documentation.
- Leganés Campus: School of Engineering.
- Colmenarejo Campus: Degree programs from different Schools are offered on this campus.
- Madrid-Puerta de Toledo Campus: Center for Graduate Studies.
- Located within the greater Madrid metropolitan area in the town of Getafe, the campus is 13 kilometers south of the Spanish capital.
- Facilities: libraries, computer rooms, multimedia rooms, television and recording studios, court rooms, language resource and activity rooms, sport centers equipped with indoor pool and spas, and student residence halls.
- Located within the greater Madrid metropolitan area in the town of Leganes, the campus is 11 kilometers southeast of the Spanish capital.
- Facilities: experimental laboratories for courses in bioengineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and robotics, etc., library, computer rooms, multimedia rooms, a language resource and activity room, a sports center equipped with indoor pool, student residence hall, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,000.
- Located within the province of Madrid in the town of Colmenarejo, the campus is 36 kilometers northeast of the Spanish capital.
- Facilities: library, computer rooms, a language resource and activity room, and a multimedia room.
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