Autonomous University of Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid or Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) - public higher education institution in Spain.

Autonomous University of Madrid - Description

The Autonomous University of Madrid has approximately 28,000 students and is one of the main universities in the capital city. The University has two campus; the prestigious Faculty of Medicine, situated close to Madrid´s La Paz Hospital, and the Cantoblanco Campus, which is situated 15 km to the north of Madrid, near Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo. The university is organized into seven schools, which include: Arts and Philosophy, Teacher Training and Education, Economics and Business Studies, Sciences, Law, Psychology and Medicine, and the Polytechnic, as well as several services buildings; a sports complex; Music and Languages; University Residences and a Postgraduate Centre. The campus has an excellent connections with the city center, including a train station, the direct line to Puerta del Sol. All of which makes the Autonomous University of Madrid an ideal place for foreign students to experience life in one of Europe's most vibrant cities.The UAM offers an extensive range of studies which attracts students and can be homologated within the European Union area. There is a Tutorial Action Plan under which students are guided and supported by a personal tutor during their course of study.

Bachelor - Autonomous University of Madrid

The Autonomous University of Madrid has approximately 28,000 students and is one of the main universities in the capital city. The University has two campus; the prestigious Faculty of Medicine, situated close to Madrid´s La Paz Hospital, and the Cantoblanco Campus, which is situated 15 km to the north of Madrid, near Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo. The university is organized into seven schools, which include: Arts and Philosophy, Teacher Training and Education, Economics and Business Studies, Sciences, Law, Psychology and Medicine, and the Polytechnic, as well as several services buildings; a sports complex; Music and Languages; University Residences and a Postgraduate Centre. The campus has an excellent connections with the city center, including a train station, the direct line to Puerta del Sol. All of which makes the Autonomous University of Madrid an ideal place for foreign students to experience life in one of Europe's most vibrant cities.  The UAM offers an extensive range of studies which attracts students and can be homologated within the European Union area. There is a Tutorial Action Plan under which students are guided and supported by a personal tutor during their course of study.

Master - Autonomous University of Madrid

The Autonomous University of Madrid has approximately 28,000 students and is one of the main universities in the capital city. The University has two campus; the prestigious Faculty of Medicine, situated close to Madrid´s La Paz Hospital, and the Cantoblanco Campus, which is situated 15 km to the north of Madrid, near Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo. The university is organized into seven schools, which include: Arts and Philosophy, Teacher Training and Education, Economics and Business Studies, Sciences, Law, Psychology and Medicine, and the Polytechnic, as well as several services buildings; a sports complex; Music and Languages; University Residences and a Postgraduate Centre. The campus has an excellent connections with the city center, including a train station, the direct line to Puerta del Sol. All of which makes the Autonomous University of Madrid an ideal place for foreign students to experience life in one of Europe's most vibrant cities.  The UAM offers an extensive range of studies which attracts students and can be homologated within the European Union area. There is a Tutorial Action Plan under which students are guided and supported by a personal tutor during their course of study.

Description of Autonomous University of Madrid

With about 30.000 students, more than 2.500 professors and researchers and a staff of more than 1.000, the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) offers a comprehensive range of studies in its eight faculties. UAM is also proud of its strong research commitment that is reinforced by its six university hospitals and the ten institutes of CSIC, Spain’s National Research Council (five of them jointly run) and two Madrid’s Advanced Institutes that UAM hosts. UAM and CSIC have recently forged a Campus de Excelencia alliance that aims to create a world class research environment in Biosciences, Nanoscience and Advanced Materials, Theoretical Physics and Mathematics.MissionUAM’s three main values are excellence, leadership and commitment, to its students and society. UAM wants to excel as a research University, not only on its leading areas but across all of its many strong disciplines. UAM wants its students to be well prepared professionals but also alert, creative and innovative citizens of an open world. UAM also wants to be an active social agent and the cultural leader of its geographic area, and to project and transfer its research and knowledge to contribute to the well being of its environment. Finally, UAM is strongly committed to a sustainable environment, works closely with co-operation NGOs all over the world, and is particularly proud of its efforts to integrate people with disabilities and to promote gender equality.