Pablo de Olavide University (''Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)'' in Spanish) is a

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. UPO offers both

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and graduate programs in the traditional majors, as well as in biotechnology, environmental sciences, humanities, labor relations, second language acquisition, social work, sports sciences, and translation. Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) was founded in 1997, making it one of the newest public universities in Spain. UPO has over 10,000 students and is growing constantly since its inception. The university is named after the Spanish-Peruvian politician

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(1725–1803), who contributed notably to planning the city of Seville. Being a relatively young university, UPO was planned as a

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-style campus with dedicated academic and residential space. Its 345-

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spread out southeast of Seville over the

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and

. Its facilities are modern, including campus-wide

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and Internet access, computer, television, video and audio centers, an open access library, sports facilities, and science laboratories. It has numerous sports facilities, lawns, gym and a huge library where you can find books from every subject. This University also boasts a student union building and offers transportation to the city center by bus or metro.

Academics

The university is organized into seven faculties and schools: * Faculty of Experimental Sciences * Faculty of Business * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Sport * Faculty of Law, Universidad Pablo de Olavide of Seville. Degrees in Law; Political Science and Public Administration; Criminology; and Human Resources * Faculty of Humanities * Polytechnic School * Postgraduate Studies Centre

Bachelor’s Degrees

* Law * Business Management and Administration * Accounting & Finance * Political and Administration Sciences * Labour Relations and Human Resources * Geography and History * Sociology * Translation and Interpreting (English, French or German) * Social Work * Social Education * Humanities * Biotechnology * Environmental Science * Human Nutrition and Dietetics * Sport and Exercise Sciences * Computer Engineering in Information Systems * Criminology * Economic Analisis

Double Degrees

* Social Work and Social Education * Sociology and Social Work * Sociology and Political Science and Public Administration * Law & Political And Administration Sciences * Law & Business Management and Administration * Law + Accounting & Finance * Humanities & Translation and Interpreting

Graduate Studies

The broad range of official master's degrees and doctoral studies offered by Pablo de Olavide University will allow students to specialize within a professional field or to start a career as researchers. CEDEP is the center responsible for the coordination of graduate studies. This centre is responsible for the inscription, enrolment and grant proceedings. Since January 2011 Pablo de Olavide University, in conjunction with Brussels-based

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, have offered an online

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) on the Integral Protection for Human Rights Defenders and Social Activists in both

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. The PgDip is aimed at staff of NGOs and human rights association activists; civil servants from the different local, community and national administrations; staff from international and inter-governmental organisations; and citizens willing to be involved in social transformation processes.

The International Center

As of the 2010-2011 academic year, the UPO enrolled 600 international students. The UPO began admitting North American

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students in 2001, and founded the International Center in 2002. The center manages the three program tracks available to incoming students. The most popular is the semester-long

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Studies Program with courses both in

and in

. The Center also offers the University Integration Program (P.I.U.) for students with advanced Spanish language skills, as well as a Spanish Language track throughout the year. The Center is accredited by the

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. Additionally, 268 universities and organizations from 42 countries have signed agreements with the UPO to set up exchanges, such as

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(CIEE) and

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Sports

In the University’s Sports Service (SDUPO) the practice of physical activities and sports are thought to be the key element for the integral preparation of the student. In order to encourage students, it makes the practice of sports possible to the entire university community. For this reason, the University has several sports facilities, located directly on the Campus. Furthermore, the Sports Office plans, manages and organizes sports activities at Pablo de Olavide University. It makes sure the University has the appropriate facilities, services, and competitions needed for the practice of sports. The UPO also offers the possibility to study sport in the Faculty of Sports. The Sports Office Director is Juan Carlos Fernández Truan.

Statistics

Year 2010 * Since 1997 * 10,741 Students (57.63% Women; 42.37% Men) * 1,032 Teaching Staff * 65 Research Groups * 18 degrees & 6 double degrees (2010–2011) * 40 Official master's degree Programs * 18 Doctorate Degrees * 136 ha Campus * 100,000 square meters in Sports facilities * 5 km - Distance to city center * 635 Companies collaborate with UPO * 268 Universities from 42 countries have signed agreements with UPO * 748,860 Library resources * €80,160,718.22 - 2010 Budget * It holds the No. 3 position in the Ranking of Research Output of Spanish Universities

Programmes and scholarships

There are various programmes and international scholarship that offer the students of Pablo de Olavide University the possibility to travel abroad. Among the most prominent are: * Erasmus Programme * Programme Atlanticus (bilateral programmes with universities in the USA, Canada and Australia) * PIMA (“Intercambio y Movilidad Académica”, programme of the

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) * Programme Mexicalia (bilateral programme with universities in Mexico) * Programme UPO-PUCP (bilateral programme with universities in Peru) * Programme "Becas Iberoamérica Santander"

Summer Courses in Carmona

The Summer Courses of UPO take place every summer in

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. Everyone can attend these courses.

References

External links

Pablo de Olavide University website

Campus view in Google Maps
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