Discovering the University of Cantabria
My name is Rubén Gómez Segura, and I study at the University of Cantabria, a public university located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has fifteen centers distributed across three campuses: one in Santander, another in Torrelavega, and a third in Comillas.
These centers, includes faculties, schools, and affiliated centers, as follows:
Faculties:
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Economics and Business Studies
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Medicine
Schools:
- Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers and Telecommunications (ETSIIyT)
- Higher Technical School of Civil Engineering (ETSICCP)
- School of Mining and Energy Engineering
- Polytechnic School of Mining and Energy Engineering
- School of Nautical Studies
Affiliated Centers:
- International Center for Spanish Studies (CIESE – Comillas)
- CESINE University Center
- CIESE-Comillas University Center
History of the University of Cantabria
The institution was officially established on August 18, 1972, by a decree of the Council of Ministers under the name University of Santander. Thirteen years later, it was renamed the University of Cantabria.
The University of Cantabria received the official designation as a Campus of International Excellence from the Government of Spain in December 2014. It is also a founding member of the Group of 9 Universities (G9) in Spain, established in 1997 to promote collaboration among its member institutions in teaching, research, management, and services. Additionally, it is part of the European university alliance Eunice (European University for Customised Education).
With stats of 2017, the University of Cantabria has 1273 professors and 11862 students, distributed across the various degree programs and educational offerings provided by the institution.
Faculty of Economics and Business Studies
Within the University of Cantabria, I go to the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, which is located on the Santander campus and shares a building with the Faculty of Law.
The building has two floors of parking and four floors with classrooms where the courses are held. The left half of the building belongs to the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, while the right half is dedicated to the Faculty of Law.
The faculty also has its own library, where you can go to study peacefully and where various books and materials are available for rent to assist with your studies.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the University of Cantabria is a great space for developing your university studies, with facilities and infrastructure that support and promote learning. It has competent professors who are always willing to teach and help, and classmates who are really friendly, making the university experience very enjoyable.
