The University Camilo José Cela (UCJC) is a private university established in 2000 and based in Madrid, Spain.
Its main campus, located in Madrid-Villafranca, includes undergraduate studies (bachelor's degrees) in five integrated faculties (Communication, Education, Health, Law-Management and Architecture-Technology). The city campus, Madrid-Almagro, is located in downtown
Madrid
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and is the headquarters for the UCJC Graduate School. Dr
Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, earned his PhD from UCJC.
Historical reference: Camilo José Cela
The university is named after
Nobel Literature Prize winner
Camilo José Cela who laid the university’s first stone, together with Felipe Segovia Olmo, then President and founder of the educational institution Institución Educativa SEK, of which this university is a part.
Main campus: Madrid-Villafranca
An extension of land of 100,000 m2, the Madrid-Villafranca campus includes several buildings: Presidency, Rectorate, Faculties, Student Center, Lecture Halls (2), the Library and Study Halls, MediaLab, two student residences and restaurant “El Tobogán”, besides the UCJC Sports Club facilities.
The library contains approximately 30,000 books, as well as other collections in different formats such as CD-ROM, DVD, video, microfiche and 278 periodical publications.
Urban campus (Almagro): Graduate School
The palace constructed in 1920 by architect Gustavo Fernández Balbuena located on 5 Almagro St., Madrid, is, as of academic year 2016-2017, the urban campus of the Camilo José Cela University. The building covers 3,500 square meters.
References
External links
Camilo José Cela University Main Website
Photos
File:Almagro 1a.jpg, Campus Madrid-Almagro, ‘The Hive’ Auditorium
File:Almagro 2a.jpg, Standard learning space
File:Almagro 3a.jpg, Campus Madrid-Almagro, Main Entrance
File:Almagro 4a.jpg, Campus Madrid-Almagro, Main Building
File:Villafranca 1a.jpg, Campus Madrid-Villafranca, Airview
File:Villafranca 2a.jpg, Campus Madrid-Villafranca, Open Space
File:Villafranca 3a.jpg, Campus Madrid- Villafranca, Faculty Club
File:Villafranca 4a.jpg, Campus Madrid-Villafranca, Media Lab
File:Texto CJC en Libro de Honor.jpg, The Book of Honor, Camilo José Cela’s original handwriting testimonial
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Universities in Madrid
Private universities and colleges in Spain
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