SiS Newsletter - January 2010 - Institution Profile:
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Universidad Carlos III
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is a public funded university in Madrid, capital of Spain, founded in 1989. It provides specialized training and is a prime European research centre.
Carlos III is organized in three centers (Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Communication and Documentation, Faculty of Engineering) which provide more than forty undergraduate degrees as well as a wide variety of graduate programs.
The extensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs include a wide array of bilingual degrees which allow US students to pursue their studies in English. Complete information can be found at: http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/home/studies
At the same time, US students who wish to learn Spanish or improve their level of Spanish during their stay, can enroll in one of the Spanish Courses and obtain a DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language).
In addition, the Hispanic Studies Program, which receives more than 200 US students each year, is aimed at international students who wish to broaden their knowledge of Spanish language and culture while enjoying an enriching academic experience of either one semester or a full academic year.
The outstanding full-time Carlos III faculty reflects the highest percentage of university professors receiving favorable evaluations from the Ministry of Science. In addition, ranks number one in Spain for research competitiveness according to the COTEC (Foundation for Technological Innovation) report, with some of its scientific research areas (e.g. economics) rated among the best in Europe in international rankings. All of their undergraduate programs are now adapted to the EHEA (European Higher Education Area) and all of its PhD programs have received the MC, a hallmark award certifying the high quality of a program, from the Ministry of Science.
On November 26th, 2009 the project Campus Carlos III was awarded International Campus of Excellence by the Ministries of Education and Science of Spain, in competition with 70 other higher education institutions.
The award was given because of "the high potential to achieve international excellence once put into practice the strategic project".
Among the objectives that Carlos III plans to achieve with the aim of this grant are: the promotion of postgraduate studies to 20 % of total, doubling housing capacity, developing 2nd phase of Science Park, recruitment of international professors of excellence and adaptation of infrastructures to sustainability and accessibility.
Complete information on our project can be found at: http://cei.uc3m.es/CampusCarlosIII/english/index.html
Amigos del español
Sofia Vergara
Who was Griselda Blanco? For many years, this woman was only the ‘Black Widow’ or the ‘Cocaine Godmother’ two of the nicknames that the few people who knew her were using to identify her.
Sofía Coppola
A teenager and a rock star fall in love and get married in Director Sofia Coppola’s biographical drama, ‘Priscilla’. Literature has even found its way into her on-screen work.
Xolo Maridueña
The new DC action movie, 'Blue Beetle', is the first to feature a Latino superhero as the protagonist. The film tells the story of Jaime Reyes, a recent university graduate, who returns home to Ciudad Palmera when he comes into contact with a Beetle
