Alfonso X El Sabio University
Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX) | |
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| Motto | BONUM EST DIFFUSIVUM SUI (Latin) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private, for-profit |
| President | Jesús Núñez Velázquez |
| Rector | José Domínguez de Posada |
| Students | 14,000 |
| Address | Avd. Universidad, 1 , , Villanueva de la Cañada Spain |
| Campus | 248 acres (1000000 m²) |
| Website | uax.es |
Alfonso X el Sabio University (Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio in Spanish language, UAX) is a private university in Madrid, Spain.[1][2] The UAX offers its students the option of carrying out a university exchange in one of more than 150 universities
History
Founded in 1992, was the first private Spanish university authorised by the country’s parliament in 1993. Located in north-east Madrid, in Villanueva de la Cañada around 30 kilometres from the centre of the capital[3][4]
Accreditation
UAX is fully adapted to the European Higher Education Area and the professional skills are recognised in all EU member states. Every year, it also welcomes a rapidly growing number of international students with programs like European's Erasmus Programme, Socrates and Leonardo
Residence life
Residents on campus live in one of three buildings which look out on to the Guadarrama Mountain Range. Roughly 1,000 students live on campus during the academic year.
Notable people
Alumni include Richard Rogers, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Maria Rubert[5].[6]
UAX's faculty includes scholars such as violinist Frederieke Saeijs, pianist Piotr Paleczny, composer Alfonso Maribona, Giuseppe Devastato, Kennedy Moretti, Ashan Pillai, Yehuda Gilad [7], chairman of Endesa Borja Prado [8]
References
- ^ "Globalization and Internationalization in Higher Education". Felix Maringe, Nick Foskett. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Internationale Perspektiven zur Musik(lehrer)ausbildung in Europa". Rodríguez-Quiles, José. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Universidades, investigación y tecnología: ¿adónde va España?". José Canosa.
- ^ "La universidad pública española: configuración actual y régimen jurídico de". José Ramón Chaves García. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "María Rubert, abogada en Dubai: "EAU es un país que detecta el talento y reconoce el esfuerzo"". El Correo del Golfo. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ http://www.abc.es/sociedad/20131111/abci-estudiante-derecho-mujer-espaola-201311102055.html
- ^ https://www.uax.es/master-universitario-interpretacion-musical.html
- ^ http://www.eleconomista.es/economia/noticias/9175629/05/18/Economia-La-Universidad-Alfonso-X-nombra-al-presidente-de-Endesa-Borja-Prado-Eulate-profesor-Honorario.html
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