Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | |
Motto |
Non nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way") |
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Type | Public |
Established | 8 July 1996, |
Rector | Fernando Suárez Bilbao |
Administrative staff
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1,904 |
Students | 37,939 (2015) |
Location | Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
Campus | Móstoles, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Vicálvaro and Madrid |
Colors | |
Nickname | URJC |
Affiliations | CRUE |
Website | www |
Non nova, sed nove
King Juan Carlos University (Spanish: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, URJC) is a Spanish public research university located in the Southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with four campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro and Fuenlabrada.
It is named after king Juan Carlos I of Spain. It was established in 1996 and has the Latin motto Non nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way").
With 37,939 students, it is the second biggest public university in the Community of Madrid. URJC is one of 8 universities in the Community of Madrid, and it is the second newest university in the Community.
King Juan Carlos University offers a range of degrees, all adapted to the European Higher Education Area. This includes 64 undergraduate degrees, 44 dual degrees, 6 English-taught degrees, 6 university degrees on-line, 18 diplomas, 8 Engineering degrees, as well as a wide range of official master’s (81), doctoral programs and their own degrees and training (34), all related to the areas of Health Sciences, Experimental Sciences and Technology, Communication Sciences, and Law and Social Sciences. King Juan Carlos University has four campuses in Madrid, Fuenlabrada, Móstoles and Vicálvaro, and a Foundation headquartered on Madrid’s Plaza de Manuel Becerra.
The URJC is divided into four campuses. Each campus is composed of one or more schools:
Each school or college is governed by a Dean or School Director, and is divided into academic departments.
Affiliated centers:
Colleges:
University Centers:
King Juan Carlos University organizes its Summer courses in Aranjuez.