The University of Girona is a public institution of higher education that excels in research and is involved in social progress through the creation, transmission, dissemination and criticism of science, technology, humanities, sciences social and the arts.
- #759 Ranking
- 6 Masters
- 1,200 Academic Staff
- 15,000 Students
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
Computer Science & IT (2)
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports (2)
Medicine & Health (2)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (2)
Engineering & Technology (1)
About
History
The University of Girona is a public institution and part of the Catalan public university system. It is devoted to excellence in teaching and research and involved in social development and progress through the creation, transmission, dissemination and criticism of science, technology, the humanities, the social and health sciences and the arts.
Education
The University of Girona is a public higher education institution that excels in research and is involved in social progress through the creation, transmission, dissemination and criticism of science, technology, the humanities, social sciences and the arts. It is based in the city of Girona and is part of the Catalan system of public universities. Rooted in the country and an economic and cultural driver, it expresses its solidarity and cooperation in the fight against injustice and in favour of human dignity.
Research
The university research institutes are units engaged in scientific and technical research or artistic creation. Provide technical advice on the scope of their powers and can organize and develop programs and doctoral studies and graduate.
Research Institutes- Institute of European and Comparative Private Law
- Catalan Institute of Language and Culture
- Institute of the Environment
- Institute of Computational Chemistry and catalysis
- Institute of Educational Research
- Higher Institute of Tourism Studies (INSETUR)
- Institute of Historical Research
- Quality of Life Research Institute
- Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology
- Institute of Aquatic Ecology
- Institute of Informatics and Applications
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2021. Universities with a score above 4.0 (out of 5) in any of the 8 award categories, receive Badges of Excellence. Congratulations!
University Ranking
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
759 -63
2022
696 -7
2021
689
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2023
801 -200
2022
601
2021
601
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2022
801
2021
801
2020
801
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The Service of Academic Management and Students (SGAE) in charge of coordinating the processes specific to the academic and also the assessment and management procedures as a general access to university grants , charging tuition amounts and shipments of qualifications.
Housing services
The University of Girona is entrusted with the management of its accommodation reservation services, from the 2012-2013 academic year, at Girona Housing . The objective is to offer accommodations that meet standards of quality and comfort for the entire university community.
Library services
The Library is a resource center for learning and research that makes available to the university community a series of information resources (journals and electronic books, databases, special funds, institutional repositories) and services in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the whole community with the highest level of quality and excellence.
ICT services
The Information Technology Service is the unit in charge of applying ICT (information and communications technology) so that the University achieve its objectives and tasks, managing basic ICT infrastructure developing applications, machining information systems and deploying user computer systems for teaching, research and management, which we support.
Medical services
The Office of Occupational Health is a service for all employees of the University of Girona which aims to carry out the necessary preventive measures to ensure adequate protection of the health and safety of workers, advising and assisting the University management, workers and their representatives and specialized representative bodies.
Student Life
Campus life
The schools are located on three campuses: the Old Town Centre and Montilivi, offering a perfect setting for the integral development of our students, thanks to the wide range of complementary services that offers the University of Girona.
Sports facilities
Practicing sports, developing physical activities, sharing collective experiences is also to become a university, to be a university student. The UdG Sports Service provides you with facilities, access to other centers, discounts, health tips and competitions to enjoy health in the campus environment.
Accreditation
It is accredited by Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, España.
Student Reviews
Recognised but at what cost.
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
It's overall a recognized university, although from the perspective I received in my degree is that internal management is very messy and usually some teachers are the only ones that are available, so they are kept, yet they don't care to teach nor grade fairly the work or tests. In more than one occasion I was given enough grade to just pass when I am very sure I had a...
Msc in civil engineering programs
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
B.sc in civil engineering
Univeristy of Girona, good place to study
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
It is a small university and that means that it is very easy to be in contact with the different professors. Moreover, this is an advantadge in terms of doing lab practical sessions because we can work in small groups. The courses are quite interesting, even though I feel that sometimes we have repeated similar things in different courses. The first courses are more...
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