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Puerto Real Campus

Coordinates: 36°31′48″N 6°12′42″W / 36.53000°N 6.21167°W / 36.53000; -6.21167
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36°31′48″N 6°12′42″W / 36.53000°N 6.21167°W / 36.53000; -6.21167

The Puerto Real Campus is one of the four campuses housing the University of Cádiz. It is located at the municipal limits of Puerto Real (Cádiz), together with the San Pedro river and the neighborhood of the same name.

CASEM, Campus of Puerto Real

It is located within Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park. It is well-connected with all the localities in the bay of Cádiz and several nearby (Jerez, Sanlúcar, Chipiona, Arcos and the white towns of the mountain range, accessibly by bus or commuter train.

Centers

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Campus from the roof of CASEM

The Campus houses the following centers as well as coeducational research centers (UCA- Junta de Andalucía:

  • Andaluz Center of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR).
  • Andaluz Center of Vinicultural Research (CAIV). Part of the Iberoamerican Viniculture Network
  • Institutes of Microscopy and Applied Linguistics
  • Faculty of Education Sciences (formerly School of Education)
  • Faculty of Science
  • Superior Andalusian Center for Marine Studies, which includes:
  • Andaluz Center for Vinicultural Research
  • Integrated Center for Information Technology
  • Two teaching blocks
  • Central library
  • Sports pavilion
Research building

The University of Cádiz is the only university in Andalusia, and one of the few in Spain, to offer degrees in Nautical Science, Naval Technical Engineering and Oceanic Science.

The Superior School of Engineering is currently being built on land near the Campus (Las Aletas, within Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park).

The Andaluz Superior Center for Marine Studies (CASEM) is the largest building on the campus and is located at its center. It is crowned with a double-cupola, with a planetarium and a study room in its interior.