Jaume I University
Description of Jaume I University
- Location: Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- Year of foundation: 1991
- Language of instruction: Catalan, Spanish, English
- Number of students: about 13 000
- Type of education: mixed.
Jaume I University (UJI) is a higher education institution that is part of the Vives network. Xarxa Vives d'Universitats includes 21 universities from Catalan-speaking regions in four countries: Andorra, France, Italy, Spain.
The university is named after Jaime I, the king who founded the Kingdom of Valencia.
Faculties:
- Humanities, social sciences
- Legal, economic sciences
- Medicine
- Technology, experimental sciences.
About 13,000 students receive degrees in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Of these, about 57% are women, about 6% are foreigners. The teaching staff includes more than 1500 professors and associate professors.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Jaume I University
Bachelor
- Age – from 18 years (completed secondary education)
- The term of training is 4 years.
Some programs:
- English language
- Study of history, heritage
- Humanities: Cross-Cultural Studies
- Translation, interpretation
- Advertising, public relations
- Business administration, law
- Business Management
- Audiovisual communication
- Criminology, safety
- Finance, accounting
- Journalism
- Labor relations, human resources
- Public administration, administration
- Physical activity, sports sciences
- Agri-food, rural engineering.
Master
- Age – from 22 years (completed bachelor's degree)
- The term of training is from 2 years.
Some specializations:
- Applied Research in Feminist, Gender, Civic Studies
- English for International Trade
- Teaching, learning English in a multilingual context
- Ethics, democracy
- History, Latin American identity in the Western Mediterranean of the 15th-19th centuries
- Intercultural communication, language teaching
- Applied, pharmacological chemistry
- Applied chromatographic methods
- Theoretical chemistry, computer modeling
- Design, production
- Energy efficiency, sustainability
- Industrial Engineering
- Intelligent Systems
- Psychology of work, organizational psychology, human resources
- Financial management, advanced accounting.
Doctorate
- Age – Masters
- The term of training is from 1 year.
Direction:
- Arts, humanities
- Social sciences, law
- Science
- Engineering, architecture
- Medicine.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The university residence offers about 250 mini-apartments on campus for students, teachers.
The dormitory of the University of San Lucas accommodates students in Cabañal, Ayora. The building is located near the medical faculty, transport stops, the city center. Accommodation options with monthly payment:
- Rooms with shared bathroom – 400€
- Rooms with private bathroom – 500€.
You can pay for accommodation for a minimum of 10 months. The price includes utilities, WiFi payment.
Services in the residential building:
- Fully furnished, equipped with household appliances, heating
- WiFi in the areas
- Weekly cleaning
- Round-the-clock telephone communication
- Mailbox.
Youth residence Mare de Deu del Lledo is a three-storey residential building:
- Secretary, Administration
- Dining room, kitchen
- Sports ground, game hall
- Over 60 bedrooms, some with private bathrooms
- Relaxation area with TV
- WiFi on site, cable Internet in the rooms.
Most rooms are double, every two bedrooms have a shared bathroom.
During the school year, Mare de Déu del Lledó has no places to stay in the hostel, works as a youth hostel only in the month of July.
Domus Mariae is a residence in the historic center of Castellón. It is equipped with 40 rooms, offices, recreation areas, dining room, kitchen. There is a spacious garden with a chapel on site.
Services:
- Private rooms with bathrooms, heating, WiFi
- Full board – three meals a day
- Rooms are cleaned
- Laundry
- Bicycle parking.
Full board price: 650€. The price includes the cost of electricity, water, Wi-Fi, laundry services.
Activities Jaume I University
Every year, the university holds a lot of events of sports, cultural, scientific, creative directions.
Creation:
- Theatre productions
- Photography courses, exhibitions
- Historical conferences
- Master classes of different types of dances
- Creative Writing Workshop
- Film culture: collective film screenings, video classes
- Music: choral singing, classes of learning to play instruments.
Some sports sections:
- Water types: yachting, swimming, surfing, navigation
- Tennis
- Extreme views: tourism, water canyoning
- Yoga
- Bodybuilding
- Chess
- Team games: football, volleyball, basketball
- Athletics, running.
Advantages
- European Quality Mark 500+
- Present in world and national rankings as one of the best universities in the country
- Quality certificate ISO 9001
- Many national awards for the level of quality of education, scientific research.
Facilities and equipment at Jaume I University
On the 176,000 m2 campus there are buildings of four faculties, many research, management buildings located around the central garden of Jardí dels Sentits ("Garden of the Senses").
The Dry River campus is now a large university town. It has become an open space for society through various cultural and sports activities.
The UJI Sports Service has more than 90,000 m² of sports facilities divided into different zones: sports pavilion, badminton and tennis court, swimming pool, outdoor stadium, running tracks.
The library of the university contains about a million copies of books, about 145,000 electronic databases and journals.
Admission dates and extra charges
There are two semesters in the school year:
- September-December
- January-May.
Exams are held in January, May-June. Classes are organized from Monday to Friday, holidays - in June-August.
Monthly additional expenses:
- Accommodation, meals: about 600€
- Public transport ticket: about 30€
- Health insurance: 40-100€
- Sports sections, season tickets: 1-60€
- Books, educational materials: 50-70€
- Personal expenses.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
You can apply for admission on the official website of the university by registering in your personal account.
For admission to the bachelor's degree, applicants will need:
- Certificate of secondary education
- Official transcript
- GPA
- ACT/SAT Standardized Test Results
- TOEFL/IELTS certificate if the student is a foreigner
- Registration fee.
Future masters should be provided with:
- Bachelor's degree
- Registration fee
- Transcript of courses taken
- GRE/GMAT results
- TOEFL /IELTS certificate if the student is a foreigner
- Essay/personal statement.
Applications are submitted in July-September.
All applicants pass entrance tests in the leading disciplines of the program.
Scholarships Jaume I University
- Scholarships of the Ministry of Education
- Subsidies of the Ministry of Innovation, Science, Digital Society
- Help for people with disabilities
- Scholarships, grants of UJI, partners of the university
- Grants for cooperation from faculties
- Research grants.
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Jaume I University
Recommendations on when to apply
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