European University of Madrid
Appearance
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Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM) | |
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Type | Private, for-profit |
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President | Miguel Carmelo García |
Rector | Águeda Benito Capa |
Students | 14,000 |
Location | , Spain |
Campus | C./ Tajo s/n 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón Others in:- La Moraleja (Alcobendas, Madrid) and Valencia |
Colours | Black, Maroon, and White |
Affiliations | Laureate Education, Inc. |
Website | www.uem.es |
European University of Madrid (Universidad Europea de Madrid in Spanish language, UEM) is a private university in Madrid, Spain.
The school is owned by Laureate Education, Inc., and has 12,500 students.
History
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Founded in 1995, the school was purchased in 1999 by Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. In 2004, Sylvan Learning Systems later changed its name to Laureate Education Inc.
During 2010/2011 the University has adapted almost all the teachings it offers to the European Higher Education Area.
Rectors
From | To | Rector |
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1995 | 2001 | Juan Salcedo Martínez |
2001 | 2004 | Fernando Fernández Méndez de Andés |
2004 | 2009 | Antonio Bañares Cañizares |
2009 | Present | Águeda Benito Capa |
Honorary doctors
- Per Ingvar Branemark (2003)
- Miguel Fisac (2004)(+)(Fallecido en 2006)
- Lluís Bassat (2005)
- Mario Vargas Llosa (2006)
- Antonio Garrigues Walker (2007)
- Valentín Fuster Carulla (2008)
- Joan Rodés Teixidor (2008)
- Pedro Alonso Fernández (2008)
- Enrique V. Iglesias (2008)
- Juan Antonio Samaranch (2009) (+)(Fallecido en 2010)
- Nelson Mandela (2010)
- José Planas Gómez (2010)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2010)
- Shirin Ebadin (2010)
- Lech Wałęsa (2011)
- Rafael Nadal (2015)
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