Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | |
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| Motto | Non nova, sed nove ("Not new, but in a new way") |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 8 July 1996 |
| Rector | Javier Ramos |
Administrative staff | 1,904 |
| Students | 45,458 (2017)[1] |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Móstoles,Alcorcón,Fuenlabrada,Vicálvaro andAranjuez |
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| Nickname | URJC |
| Affiliations | CRUE,TPC,CGU |
| Website | www |
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Rey Juan Carlos University (RJC University) (Spanish:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos,URJC) is a Spanishpublic research university located in the southern area of theCommunity of Madrid (Spain), with fivecampuses atMóstoles,Alcorcón,Vicálvaro,Aranjuez andFuenlabrada.
It is named after former kingJuan Carlos I of Spain and has theLatin mottoNon nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way"). It was established in 1996 by the government of theCommunity of Madrid.
With 44,916 students, it is the second-biggest public university in the Community of Madrid, behind the historicalUniversidad Complutense.[2] URJC is one of eight universities in the Community of Madrid, and it is the second-newest university in theautonomous community.
King Juan Carlos University offers a range of degrees, all adapted to theEuropean Higher Education Area. This includes 64 undergraduate degrees, 44 dual degrees, 6 English-medium degrees, 6 university degrees on-line, 18 diplomas, and 8 engineering degrees, as well as a wide range of official master's (81) and doctoral programs involving both degrees and training (34) in health sciences, experimental sciences and technology, communication sciences, and law and social sciences. King Juan Carlos University has five campuses inMadrid,Fuenlabrada,Móstoles,Aranjuez andVicálvaro, as well as a foundation whose headquarters are on Madrid's Plaza de Manuel Becerra.
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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.
Studies includecomputer science,telecommunications engineering,chemical engineering,environmental science,odontology,medicine,nursing,physiotherapy,audiovisual communication,telecommunications,tourism,journalism,law,economics,applied economics includingAustrian economics,business administration andmanagement,sociology,history,accounting andfinance,marketing,food science andtechnology,biology,psychology,preschool education,international relations,visual arts anddance, andcriminology, among others.[3][4]
In 2007 Juan Velarde Fuertes,Iñaki Gabilondo, Luis del Olmo andAntonio Mingote were awarded honorary doctorates from King Juan Carlos University.In January 2008,Bernardo Kliksberg became the first foreigner to receive an honorary doctorate degree from the university along with Jaime Gil Aluja, José Antonio Pastor Ridruejo and Fernando Sánchez Calero. In 2011, honorary doctorates were awarded toHarald zur Hausen, Ramón Tamames and Peter Waldmann.[5]
In 2014James A. Yorke, distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Maryland and recipient of the 2003Japan Prize in Science and Technology, was awarded an honorary doctorate from King Juan Carlos University.[6] Prof. Yorke is known worldwide for the definition of the mathematical term "chaos" in 1975.Rodrigo Rato, former managing director of theIMF and Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, previously held an honorary doctorate from King Juan Carlos University, which was not immediately canceled when he was later sentenced to 4½ years' imprisonment for bank fraud in his role as chairman of bankBankia.[7]
