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University of Extremadura
Universidad de Extremadura

Other name	UEX
Type	Public University
Established	1973
Rector	Pedro M. Fernández Salguero
Administrative staff	860
Undergraduates	22.510
Postgraduates	1.941
Location	Badajoz, Cáceres, Mérida, Plasencia, Spain 38°53′00″N 7°00′19″W / 38.88344°N 7.00531°W / 38.88344; -7.00531
Website	www.unex.es

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World	701–800 (2023)
THE World	1001–1200 (2024)
USNWR Global	=1049 (2023)

University of Extremadura (in Spanish: Universidad de Extremadura) is a Spanish public university in Extremadura (Badajoz and Cáceres).

It was founded in 1973 by Decree 991/1973, May 10 (BOE May 18) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain. Currently the University of Extremadura offers 64 Bachelor's Degrees and 32 Master's Degrees in many different fields of knowledge.

Together with the University of Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Balearic Islands, La Rioja, Navarra, Oviedo, Zaragoza and the Basque Country, form the Group G9 of Universities (formed by the universities that are alone in their autonomous community).

Structure

The University of Extremadura is distributed into four different campuses: Badajoz, Cáceres, Mérida and Plasencia. Each campus has different specialities:

Badajoz Campus

Faculty of Science (Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, Enology).
School of Industrial Engineerings (Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energies, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering).
Faculty of Economics Sciences.
Faculty of Education and Psychology.
Faculty of Medicine.

Cáceres Campus

Faculty of Laws
Faculty of Veterinary
Faculty of Sport Science
Faculty of Teacher Training
Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy
School of Technology
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
Faculty of Business and Tourism

Mérida Campus

Mérida Campus offers five different bachelor's degrees: Industrial Design Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Information Technologies, Geomatics and Topography, and Nursing (in collaboration with Mérida's Hospital).

Plasencia Campus

Plasencia Campus offers the Degree in Forestry Engineering, Podiatry and Administration and Business Management.

UEx Virtual Campus

The Virtual Campus of the University of Extremadura (CVUE) complements the education that students receive in the classroom. Based on the New Technologies of Information and Communication aims to provide to teachers, students and administration and services staff, tools that extend and enhance the teaching-learning processes and teamwork. The UEX encourages virtual collaboration to be successfully with these processes, breaking with traditional models.

Notable alumni

María J. Carro (born 1961), Spanish mathematician
María Guardiola (born 1978), Spanish politician
Francisco Manuel de las Heras y Borrero (1951–2013), Spanish historian
Ana Fernández Militino, Spanish statistician
Elena Nevado (born 1967), Spanish politician
Antonio Rodríguez Osuna (born 1975), Spanish politician
María del Consuelo de Fátima Rodríguez Píriz (1960–2021), Spanish politician
María Teresa Rejas (born 1946), Spanish educator and politician

References

"ARWU World University Rankings 2023". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
"World University Rankings". timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
"U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.

External links

Official website
Campus Virtual de la Universidad de Extremadura (in Spanish)

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Castile and León	Burgos León Salamanca Valladolid
Canary Islands	La Laguna Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Galicia	A Coruña Santiago de Compostela Vigo
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Valencia	Alicante Jaume I Miguel Hernández Polytechnic University of Valencia Valencia

Private

Catholic

v t e Compostela Group of Universities
Members	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior Columbus University ESAN University Grigol Robakidze University Ilia State University Jaume I University Karlstad University Kazimieras Simonavičius University King Juan Carlos University Kore University of Enna Masaryk University Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Federico Villarreal National University National University of San Marcos Pan-European University Peruvian University of Applied Sciences Philipps University of Marburg Pontifical Catholic University of Peru São Paulo State University Santo Domingo Institute of Technology Technical University of Madrid Universidad Anáhuac Xalapa (Anahuac University Network) Universidad La Salle México Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno University Business Academy in Novi Sad University of A Coruña University of Almería University of Burgos University of Cádiz University of Extremadura University of Fribourg University of Guadalajara University of La Laguna University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University of León University of Lima University of Lleida University of Łódź University of Málaga University of Malta University of Minho University of Monterrey University of Nantes University of Oviedo University of Pécs University of Piura University of Regensburg University of Salamanca University of Santiago de Compostela University of Seville University of Surabaya University of the Basque Country University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro University of Valencia University of Vigo University of Worcester University of Zaragoza Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Zhejiang Wanli University
Associates	Metropolitan College (AMC)
Collaborators	Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration EEUA Erasmus Compostela Euro-Mediterranean University of Slovenia FAUBAI HACU Quacquarelli Symonds Scholars at Risk

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