TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL LEADERS A UNIVERSITY OF EXCELLENCE IN SPAIN international.ucam.edu CONTENTS
WELCOME 4 INTERNATIONAL 46 Message from the President 6 Open and Global 48 UCAM Profile 8 Facts and Figures 10 SPORTS 52 Campus and Location 12 The University of Sports 54 Person to Person, Face to Face 14 Top Athletes 56 Learning in Action 16 UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia CB 58 More than Knowledge, Values 18 Infrastructure and Sports Facilities 60
STUDIES 20 MURCIA AND SPAIN 62 Bachelor’s Degrees 22 Facts About Spanish 64 Master’s Degrees 24 The Region of Murcia 66 Online Degrees 28 Living in Murcia 68 Summer and Winter Programs 30 Student Housing 70 Spanish Courses 32 ADMISSIONS 72 RESEARCH 34 Admission Process 74 The church of St. Peter has a prominent position in Universidad Official Doctorates 36 How to Arrive at UCAM 76 Scientific & Technical Infrastructure and Equipment 38 Contacts 78 Católica San Antonio de Murcia. The size and splendor of the Research Areas 40 Social Networks 80 church establish the scene of religious celebrations, institutional R+D Projects 42 events, conferences and many other solemn acts. UCAM in Rankings 44 As a Catholic university, UCAM views at teaching as a service to humanity but most importantly to each individual. Thus, the university motivates its students to gain knowledge in seeking the truth as well as in developing their personal relationship with God.
02 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia WELCOME TO UCAM Welcome to UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia!
Our campus is strategically located in Murcia, At UCAM you will experience all the dynamism Thomas Bach The President receiving “The Joaquin Blume · President of the International Olympic Committee southeastern Spain. With more than 15,000 and enthusiasm of the university community, National Sport Trophy” from Felipe VI, King of Spain · Member of the DOSB executive board Doctor Honoris Causa UCAM students and over 1,000 professors, we are cutting-edge teaching equipment, the continually expanding worldwide to make one enchanting surroundings of the Jerónimos of our main objectives a reality: to promote Monastery, and a widely acclaimed sports humanistic, personalised and high quality structure with 21 elite teams competing at a top university education with a representative level. presence in every continents. UCAM has a friendly and international work and study The Catholic and universal ethos of the campus environment in a wonderful Mediterranean also provide great opportunities to find and framework. understand the figure of Christ.
Our international vocation drives us to establish Welcome to Spain, welcome to UCAM! collaborations with universities from all corners of the earth, at every education level: research, student, and professor exchanges.
José Luis Mendoza Pérez D. Vicente del Bosque President of UCAM · Champion (Spain) of World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012 · Head Coach of Spain’s National Football Team · Doctor Honoris Causa UCAM 06 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM PROFILE
UCAM is a private Catholic university with 18 years of history and more than 15,000 students, offering 30 prominent European official Bachelor’s, 52 Master’s and 4 PhD programs amongst other prestigious titles.
Our teaching method is centered on UCAM sponsors and takes part on the directive personalized attention with a reduced number board of 21 official teams. It is the only European of students per class and a personal tutor for university with a professional basketball team in each student. UCAM also offers a modern the first division of the national league (Liga ACB system of distance learning. España). UCAM stands out in college sports, with more than 800 college athletes and, amongst UCAM is located at the Jerónimos Monastery, them, 58 Olympic participants. which encompasses modern infrastructure and professionally equipped scientific laboratories UCAM is a Catholic university loyal to its roots of the highest quality. Everything is geared through its commitment to being on the towards the benefit of our students who are our front-line of the transmission of faith through core concern. On an international level, UCAM education and inculcation of Catholic values of has over 170 partnerships with renowned the “New Evangelization” as called for by Pope institutions. John Paul II. “UCAM regards a great diversity of cultures, languages and ways of thinking in class as well as among friends. It seems that the world’s doors open up for you!” Alessandra Horn, 23 years old, Brazilian
08 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia FACTS AND FIGURES Our Programs 52 30 33 Our Students 9,404 2,432 14 Undergraduate Students 640 Scholarships 4 Doctorate Students (and 1st Cycle of LRU) Offered
Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate University-Own Vocational 2,172 1,725 21 Degrees Degrees Programs Programs Programs University-Own College Sports Master’s Students Programs Students Disciplines
Number of Students 21 10% 15,541 170 International Students Sponsored Partnerships with coming from the Americas, Sports Teams International Universities Asia, Africa and Europe
Our Staff 6,181 5,421 Administrative Partner Companies for Student Internship Exchange Programs Professors and Service Staff Student Internships Placements Students 1,102 277 4,000 4,812 495 653 Year 97-98 02-03 07-08 14-15
10 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia Spain
Santiago de CAMPUS AND LOCATION Compostela Bilbao
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia was established as Barcelona an educational project focused on the active presence of students, Zaragoza Salamanca professors and other members of the college community inside the 6h Madrid (by car) campus.
The campus is located at the Jerónimos At only 4 km away from the urban center of Valencia Monastery (13th Century building) with an area the capital city of Murcia Region, the special 4h (by car) Alicante of over 225,000 square meters that includes environment of UCAM combines peace and MURCIA gardens, parking spaces and sports facilities. tranquility with accessibility. Furthermore, the Together with its baroque church, it is declared campus boundaries are not merely limited a Historic & Artistic National Monument. to the Jerónimos campus compounds but is Granada spread across the suburbs of Guadalupe with Sevilla Inside the campus, you will find well-equipped the UCAM Sports Center located within the and spacious classrooms, libraries, auditoriums, La Noria outlet shopping center that is just 5 meeting and work spaces, computer laboratories minutes away. Also, UCAM has several satellite equipped for multimedia and language classes. campuses across the region for exclusive classes Furthermore, the campus has its own television held in the summer. and radio broadcasting studios that air in the region of Murcia.
12 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia PERSON TO PERSON, FACE TO FACE
UCAM staff value personal relationships in the education context, which is why each student is given a personal tutor and classes are kept to a small number of students.
Each student is a reason for UCAM to continue constantly adapt to the changing needs of striving for excellence. This core guideline society and are recognized by the European is reflected by the variety of the academic Higher Education Area. programs on offer in UCAM’s curriculum, which
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 15 LEARNING IN ACTION
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia empowers students to develop their practical skills for application in the outside world.
The campus’ top class infrastructure, labs and For students with exemplary academic profiles, studios, allied with its practical subjects, prepare UCAM provides them with more than 50 research students to put the acquired knowledge into opportunities to collaborate with enterprises action. such as Coca Cola, Danone, Santander, Repsol, Vodafone, LFP, ACB League, Hertz, Caritas and Each student is required to complete an McCann-Erickson. internship in a public or private institution where they will gain a taste of their field of expertise even before they graduate.
Students of UCAM’s Faculty of Health Sciences carry out practical classes and group work in specialized laboratories. The dynamism of the group, the importance placed on practice and the proximity to students are top priorities for the lecturers.
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 17 BEYOND KNOWLEDGE; INCULCATING VALUES
As a Catholic institution committed to the Church, UCAM does more than just provide a top quality education.
The transmission of values is a pillar of the UCAM’s formation is integral, comprehensive university, making the difference in the and provides opportunities for personal future of our students: they not only go on to development through volunteering activities, become great professionals but they will also congresses, seminars, research projects and to develop strong personal ethic and empathy. religious services.
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 19 UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 19 STUDIES Bachelor’s Faculty of Business and Legal Studies Faculty of Social Sciences · BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration and Communications Degrees · Tourism Management · Modern Languages in English Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences · Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
Bachelor’s Polytechnic School Faculty of Nursing · Architecture · Nursing Degrees · Civil Engineering in Spanish · Computer Science Engineering Faculty of Physical Activity · Construction Engineering and Sport Sciences · Electrical Engineering · Physical Activity and Sport Sciences · Telecommunication Systems Engineering Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences and Communications · Food Sciences and Technology · Advertising and Public Relations · Gastronomy · Audiovisual Communication · Human Nutrition and Dietetics · Communication · Medicine · Journalism · Occupational Therapy · Modern Languages · Pharmacy · Musicology · Physiotherapy · Pre-Primary Education · Psychology · Primary Education BACHELOR’S DEGREES · Dentistry Faculty of Business and Legal Studies · BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration Tuition Fees · Criminology Competitive tuition fees for bachelor’s degrees at an average of €5,500. · Industrial Relations and Human Resources · Law Visit the link for more details: · Tourism international.ucam.edu/studies UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 23 Master’s Social and Legal Sciences Health Sciences · Bilingual Education: English · High Performance Sport: Degrees · European Union Studies and Human Rights Strength and Conditioning · Hospitality Management in English · Innovation and Tourism Marketing · MBA - Master of Business Administration · MBA Sports Management
Arts and Humanities · Occupational Health Nursing Master’s · Osteopathy and Manual Therapy · Christian Philosophy · Development in Cardiology Degrees · Social Development · Research in Physical Education and Health in Spanish · General Sanitary Psychology Engineering and Architecture · Socio-Sanitary Scientific Research · Building Pathology and Remediation · Therapeutic Physical Activity · Environmental Engineering · Urgency, Emergency & Special Cares Nursing · Civil Engineering · Voice and Language Disorders
Health Sciences Social and Legal Sciences · Advanced Development in Personalized, · Access to Legal Profession Multidisciplinary Oncology · Administration and Management of Sports · Audiology Institutions · Bath Therapy and Hydrotherapy · Advanced Projects Administration and · Bioethics Management (with EDAP) · Biomedical Engineering · Communication Management · Integral Management of Cardiovascular Risk · Community Social Law and Social Dialogue · Clinical Nutrition and Health · Food Market Regulation · Diagnostic Imaging in Cardiology · Hospitality Management MASTER’S DEGREES · Geriatrics and Gerontology. Integral · Innovation and Tourism Marketing Attention to Dependency · Integral Management of Physical Activities · High Performance Sport: · Marketing and Communication Strength and Conditioning · MBA - Master of Business Administration Tuition Fees · Human Molecular Pathology · MBA Sports Management · Occupational Health & Safety Competitive tuition fees for master’s degrees at an average of €4,700. · Management and Planning of Medical Services · Neuro-Rehabilitation · Secondary Level Education Teacher Training Visit the link for more details: · Nutrition and Food Safety · Security and Criminology Sciences international.ucam.edu/studies UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 25 STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
Thanh Nguyen - Vietnam Claudia Lukomski - UK Master’s in Innovation & Tourism Marketing student MBA student “ “ I chose UCAM for my Master’s degree because I have always wanted to study tourism Studying this MBA has been a challenging yet extremely rewarding experience. The in Spain but my concern was the language, so when I found a Master’s course at UCAM international dynamics of the class create a global environment where students are encouraged taught in English in Innovation & Tourism Marketing I felt it was perfect for me. We are to work effectively and cooperate with peers from different backgrounds and cultures. I have continuously receiving the latest, up-to-date knowledge about trends in the tourism sector, gained invaluable insights into business strategies, marketing, human resources, accounting and the enthusiasm and expertise of UCAM’s professors further confirms that I made the and finance among other themes surrounding the workings of a business. right choice of university.
Anton Matinlauri - Finland Akira Afif - Indonesia Master’s in High Performance Sport student “ MBA Sports Management student So far I have really enjoyed my stay in Murcia. I think the people here very welcoming to “ I chose MBA Sports Management because I want to follow my passion which is in sports and international students and I enjoy the atmosphere of the city. I am excited for the weather combine it with my knowledge of economics from my previous studies. I hope this Master’s to get warmer to hit the beach and enjoy the relaxed lifestyle here in Spain. Regarding my by LaLiga - UCAM University will offer me a great experience and knowledge as well as Master’s in High Performance Sport, I have great expectations for the year. I think the providing me a path to a bright future in the sporting industry. professors are top class and I look forward to gaining all the knowledge I can.
26 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 27 Online MASTER’S DEGREES Degrees Social and Legal Sciences in English · Innovation and Tourism Marketing
Online BACHELOR’S DEGREES MASTER’S DEGREES Degrees Polytechnic School Arts and Humanities in Spanish · Computer Science Engineering · Christian Philosophy · Social Development Faculty of Health Sciences · Psychology Health Sciences · Bioethics Faculty of Business and Legal Studies · Diagnostic Imaging in Cardiology · Development in Cardiology · Law · Tourism Social and Legal Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences · Administration Management and Communications · Advanced Projects Administration and Management (with EDAP) · Communication · Communication Management · Humanities and Social Anthropology · Food Market Regulation · Integral Management of Physical Activities ONLINE DEGREES · Occupational Health & Safety · Security and Criminology Sciences
Tuition Fees Competitive tuition fees for online degrees at an average of €3,200. Visit the link for more details: international.ucam.edu/studies UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 29 SPANISH LANGUAGE SUMMER AND WINTER PROGRAMS
UCAM’s Summer and Winter Programs offer you the chance to learn the second most spoken language in the world right in its home, Spain.
With a rich menu of educational and cultural Spain’s delicacies, including well known local activities, students will have fun at every level. Mediterranean style meals will be served to Besides receiving 2 hours cultural courses energize students. The fusion of national and per week in class, students will witness the international environments will be present exceptional uniqueness of how the people when students go out to taste Murcia’s famous of Salsa and Flamenco live their local life. tapas together.
Details: · 2 or 3 weeks (26 hours of Spanish classes per week) · Cultural activities every day for a full-immersion into the Spanish lifestyle · 2 days of cultural visits and leisure activities each week · Comfortable accommodation options
Fees: 2 Week Program – €1,200 3 Week program – €1,500
For more information, please visit international.ucam.edu/summer-program
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 31 SPANISH PREPARATORY PROGRAMS
UCAM Language School provides students, staff and the local community the opportunity to learn the most important global languages on the campus.
All languages are taught by highly qualified Languages: teachers who are usually native speakers, · Spanish (DELE examination center) which helps students to develop the skills and · English (British Council and competences needed to interact with people Cambridge examination center) from all around the globe. · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Chinese
COURSE Preparatory Program Spanish Language Course
DURATION 1 academic year 6 months
DATE October - July February - July
HOURS 660 480
LEVEL A1 → B1 A1, A2, B1
FEES €4,000 €2,370
32 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia RESEARCH OFFICIAL DOCTORATE PROGRAMS
UCAM’s PhD programs are aimed at giving students an advanced education on research techniques through practical work, courses, seminars and other activities oriented to research training.
They also include the production, presentation PhD OPTIONS: and defense of a related Doctoral Thesis, which · Computer Technology and comprises an original research investigation. Environmental Engineering · Health Sciences · Social Sciences · Sports Sciences
36 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL Food and Health Sport Sciences · Chromatography Laboratory · Sport physiology laboratory INFRASTRUCTURE AND · Chemical and biochemical analysis laboratory · Biomechanics laboratory · Sensorial analysis laboratory EQUIPMENT · Molecular biology laboratory Communication Sciences · Scanning electron microscopy (Merlin VP · Laboratory for interactive applications Compact) equipped with microanalysis · Terrestrial Digital TV laboratory system (EDS Bruker Quantax 200) and Crio- The university gives priority to providing researchers with the most · Audiovisual communication laboratory SEM (Quorum PP3010T) modern and state of the art scientific infrastructure and equipment, · Audio, Image and Multimedia laboratory · Medicine and health care laboratory enabling them to perform any techniques necessary in order to · Clinical trials Polytechnic Sciences implement innovative Research & Development projects. · Anatomy laboratory · Clinical simulation laboratory · CISCO networks laboratory The variety of academic programs on offer, Education Area, reflects the university’s core · Cardiovascular risk laboratory · Energy efficiency laboratory constantly adapting to the real needs of guideline: each student is a reason for UCAM to · Materials laboratory society and recognized by the European Higher continue its work of striving for perfection. · Electronic laboratory
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 39 RESEARCH AREAS
UCAM has 50 research groups of international prestige that develop their research activities in the following fields:
1. Nutrition and Food Science and Technology 2. Health Sciences 3. Physical Activity and Sport Sciences 4. Social and Communication Sciences 5. Polytechnic Sciences 6. Business and Legal Sciences
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 41 R+D PROJECTS
UCAM researchers are currently implementing more than 100 research and development projects. These are some of the most remarkable ones:
Health Sciences · A European network for harmonised monitoring of snow for the benefit of · Discovery of new blood anticoagulants using climate change scenarios, hydrology and hybrid artifical intelligence techniques. NILS numerical weather predictions. European Science and Sustainability. 2014-2016. Cooperation in Science and Technology · Generating functional and clinical cornea (COST Action ES1404) 2014-2016. and cartilage tissues from human IPSCS using interspecific blastocyst complementation. Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Salk Institute for Biological Studies. 2014- · R&D Agreement between Montpellier 2015. University, FYTEXIA and UCAM. 2015-2016. · DETECEM study: Electronic development and The regular consumption of Fiit-ns*, a validation of a brief neuropsychological polyphenolic extract found in fruits and assessment scale for the presence of cognitive vegetables prevalent in the Mediterranean impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis. diet, delays metabolic aging and improving MS scale COG-e 2014-2015. quality of life of overweight volunteers.
· Industrial research and experimental Polytechnic Sciences development of smart foods. Smartfoods. · TETRACOM, leader UCAM (609491): 2015-2018. CDTI CIEN. Advanced Computational Drug Discovery Technologies using High Performance Computing Architectures 7th Framework Programme: (ACDDTHPC). 2014-2015.
42 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM IN RANKINGS in Europe in Spain for Bachelor’s Degree for Bachelor’s What is U-Multirank rd in Psychology th Degree in Medicine A project funded by the EU, to measure the quality by: umultirank.org by: umultirank.org of universities around the world, focusing mainly in 3 9 Europe. This is its second edition. in Spain in Spain How Is it Measured for Bachelor’s Degree for Bachelor’s Degree Information is requested from each university on st in Psychology th in Computer Science certain facts and figures which change every year. by: umultirank.org by: umultirank.org UCAM participated last year with its Business Degree 1 9 and this year with Psychology, Computer Science and Medicine. The results are ranked and remain valid for four years, hence the results indicated here are the still in Spain in Spain the latest. for Business’ Faculty for Bachelor’s Degree st in Overall learning Experience, th in Sports Science Results 1 Quality of Courses & Teaching 5 by: Spanish Newspaper Follow the links overleaf for further information on by: umultirank.org “El Mundo” each ranking. in Spain for 1 Year MBA Top (2015/2016) 10 by: MBAStudies.com
44 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia INTERNATIONAL OPEN AND GLOBAL
UCAM has a strong international focus, enabling students to develop a global perspective throughout their studies.
The University has joint programs, partnerships UCAM is also present in Indonesia, Singapore, and exchange agreements with more than China, Philippines, Vietnam, Uruguay and the 170 universities around the world, including United Arab Emirates, working together with Stanford, the National University of Singapore representatives from universities all over the (NUS), the University of Berkeley, Nanyang world in order to further develop UCAM’s Technological University (NTU), the University international strategy. of Copenhagen, the University of Leuven, the University of Bologna, the University of Chile, the Monterrey Institute of Technology and the Higher Education and Austral University. Partnerships:
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 49 Offices and Campuses
SPAIN CHINA Spain Campus de los Jerónimos, 135 30107 Guadalupe, Murcia, Spain
China VIETNAM A1-B Gongti Nanlu Spain Building 5th Floor UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PHILIPPINES C.N.7 Chaoyang District 100020 Beijing, P.R. China
Indonesia United Arab Emirates SINGAPORE Menara Hijau 4th Floor, Suite 402 Dubai Knowledge Village, Block 11, Office 14 Jl. MT Haryono Kav. 33, 12770 Jakarta, Indonesia PO Box 502578 Dubai, UAE INDONESIA Philippines Uruguay 4/F Unit 2C, One E-Com Building, Ocean Drive José Ellauri 1212 bis y 1232 Mall of Asia Complex, 1300, Pasay City, Philippines 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay URUGUAY
Singapore Vietnam 33 Mohamed Sultan Road #03-01 Room 1808, 18th Floor DMC building – 535 Kim Ma 238977 Singapore Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 51 SPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF SPORTS
Welcome to the University of Sports in Spain.
Following the Anglo-Saxon university model, The 21 federated teams sponsored and sport is part of UCAM’s DNA. Moreover, the managed by UCAM include UCAM Murcia CB, a institution has been hailed the Champion of professional basketball team competing in the Spain’s University Championships for the third ACB Liga Endesa. The heat of the university’s consecutive year, with 118 medals (76 gold). sports facilities is UCAM’s Sports Center, a high- UCAM’s top athletes include Olympic medalists tech gym accessible to both university students like Mireia Belmonte and David Cal, and World and local communities. Champions such as Melanie Costa.
54 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia MIREIA BELMONTE NICOLAS ALMAGRO IULIA NECULA SWIMMING TENNIS TABLE TENNIS
Date and place of birth: Date and place of birth: Date and place of birth: Nov 10, 1990 (Badalona, Spain) Aug 21, 1985 (Murcia, Spain) Apr 28, 1986 (Constanta, Romania)
Honours: Honours: Honours: • Olympic Games • 2 times winner of ATP World Tour • Olympic Games TOP Two silver medals at London 2012 500 series in Acapulco (Mexico) Participant at Beijing 2008 • World Championships • 10 times winner of ATP World Tour 250 series in: • 6 times consecutive winner of First Two silver medals and a bronze at Barcelona 2013 Valencia (2), Costa do Sauipe (2), Niza (2), Division Female Championships with • European Championships Bastad, Gstaad, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo UCAM’s Cartagena Table Tennis Team ATHLETES Gold and bronze medals at Eindhoven 2008 Gold and silver medals at Debrecen 2012 Six medals at Berlin 2014
With over twenty Olympians among Records: its ranks, UCAM, in collaboration World Record: 400 meters ( 3:54.52 ) - 2013 World Record: 800 meters ( 7:59.34 ) - 2013 with the Spanish Olympic Committee, supports several prominent athletes.
UCAM’s patronage of these athletes goes beyond mere sports sponsorship. UCAM provides comprehensive support for these athletes, so that they can improve XIANG LI MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ RAULZINHO NETO their athletic performance whilst granting them an TABLE TENNIS ATHLETICS BASKETBALL university education that enables them to work in another profession once their sports careers finally Date and place of birth: Date and place of birth: Date and place of birth: Jul 2, 1994 (Chengdu, China) Jul 3, 1988 (Murcia, Spain) May 19, 1992 (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) wind down. Honours: Honours: Honours: • Winner of First Division Female Championships • Olympic Games • South American (U17) Basketball Championships with UCAM’s Cartagena Table Tennis Team 5th place in 20 km walk at London 2012 Bronze medal in Trinidad, Uruguay in 2009 for Brazil • World Championship • FIBA Americas (U18s) Bronze medal in 20 km walk at Moscow 2013 Silver medal in San Antonio, USA in 2010 for Brazil • European Championships • South American Basketball Championships Gold medal at Zurich 2014 Bronze medal in Isla Margarita, Venezuela in 2009 for Brazil
56 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE MURCIA CB
UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia CB team plays in the Liga Endesa (the first division of Spanish Basketball), which is considered the best basketball league in Europe and the second best in the world.
As part of its firm commitment to sport and UCAM is defined by the dynamism, experience education, UCAM has incorporated young and raw talent of its youthful basketball team players from the U.S. League (NCAA), rising stars in its long-term plan. This plan is dedicated to of Spanish and world basketball like Raulzinho nurture and develop young players by enrolling Neto (Brazilian national team) and veterans like them into UCAM to supplement their top level Carlos Cabezas (World Champion 2006). sport experience with UCAM’s quality tertiary education.
ACB League Sunday, 22 March 2015
UCAM Murcia CB VS Real Madrid 86 79
58 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia INFRASTRUCTURE Condomina AND SPORTS FACILITIES Stadium Condomina Stadium is the university’s football stadium, home ground of UCAM Murcia Football Club. UCAM Inaugurated in 1924, it is located in the heart of the city of Murcia, next to the Plaza de Toros (Murcia’s bull- Sports Center ring), which bears the same name. For over 80 years, up until 2006, it has been the home turf of Real Murcia F.C., UCAM Sports Center is the first gym directly managed where they have disputed several seasons in the first by the Sports Activities Service of UCAM Universidad division of the Spanish Football League, playing against Católica San Antonio de Murcia. With these facilities, big names such as Real Madrid and Barcelona F.C. the UCAM increases and strengthens the ongoing amongst many others. This stadium has a maximum commitment it has had to sports since its inception. capacity of 25,000 spectators.
Located in the La Noria Outlet Shopping Centre, UCAM Sports Center offers 3,000 square feet of facilities. Get fit in our fitness room, the largest in the region of Murcia, Sports Palace with the highest level technology Technogym. Enjoy our activities such as: Biking, Body Pump, Body Combat, of Murcia Pilates, Dance, Flex, GAP, Flamenco, Step and Hapkido. The Palacio Municipal de Deportes of Murcia is a sports hall used mainly for basketball and football. The site serves as headquarters for UCAM Murcia Basketball Team and El Pozo Murcia’s football team. It has a total capacity of 7454 spectators, extendable to around 9,000 extra tiered. It was designed by architect Miguel Angel Beloqui and built in 1994.
60 | UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 61 MURCIA AND SPAIN FACTS ABOUT SPANISH
Spain is the country that Spanish is the sends and receives the most 6 million 495 second Erasmus people study Spanish million most spoken language making it the most studied Spanish speakers in the world students foreign language in worldwide each year American Universities
Spanish was the With a GDP of $1,3 trillion Spanish is the diplomatic Spain is the Spanish is the th largest official language of economy third language 13 countries most used language th 22 up until the 18 century in the world on the internet
In the year Today, Spanish is the in 2013 of the world’s nd most spoken There have been literature population will language 2050 nobel prizes 2 USA will be the largest speak Spanish in the USA, with almost 7,5% 50 million speakers Spanish - speaking 11 in Spanish country in the world ahead of Mexico
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 65 THE REGION OF MURCIA
Located in the southeastern part of Spain, the Region of Murcia is characterized by mild temperatures and long hours of sunlight which adds to the quality of life.
As if it were a small continent in itself, Murcia is Historical cities such as Murcia City, the capital host to a variety of environments and landscapes of the Region, Cartagena; an ancient Roman which offer endless possibilities: beaches, rural city, and Caravaca de la Cruz; one of the areas, mountains, cities, traditions, folklore, main holy cities that holds a piece of the culture, sports, fiestas and a healthy lifestyle, all Holy Cross, compelling visitors to go for long come together to provide an active lifestyle. walks through the pedestrian streets to visit the magnificent churches and museums or just to Two seas (the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean) enjoy the outdoor tapas. meet on one coast, merging with impressive cliffs, heavenly secluded beaches of endless In addition, a calendar full of local festivities and white sand, lively ports and wild coves with traditions makes this the perfect place to party, crystal clear water. Welcome to the Costa Cálida. mingle with people and enjoy the culture of this cheerful, welcoming and enchanting region.
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 67 Torres JMC Building Calblanque Beach LIVING IN MURCIA
By attending UCAM’s courses on-campus, students have the opportunity to live in Spain, specifically in Murcia, where international students are particularly welcomed.
Murcia is a synonym for warmth, hospitality, services is supported by modern infrastructures liveliness, and a safe environment. The soul of makes life easier, safer and more comfortable: Spanish culture is felt around Murcia’s city for residents and visitors alike - including center with its beautiful squares, historic hospitals, business areas, big shopping malls, buildings, museums and university campus. As sports facilities, etc. capital city of the region, Murcia’s network of Cost of Living
Rent (for a room in a shared flat) € 150 - 250 /month Tranvía de Murcia Nueva Condomina Shopping Center Food € 200 /month Transportation € 20 - 30 /month Cafeteria in UCAM - Basic € 4.20 - Two courses, dessert and coffee € 6.70 Fast food restaurant menu € 5 - 7 Combination sandwich € 2.30 Soft drink € 1.50 Espresso € 0.80 Gym € 200 /academic year Cinema ticket € 6 Drink € 3 - 5
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 69 STUDENT HOUSING
UCAM has created a housing database, available to all international students, as well as members of the educational community, to facilitate their search for housing. International Admissions Staff will assist you to find the right accommodation to suit your needs.
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 71 ADMISSIONS Important Note INTERVIEW PROTOCOL ADMISSION PROCESS If you have completed your higher education outside of the EU, the Official Transcript and Diploma of your prior university studies Contents and Objectives need to be recognized by one of the following means: The process to apply to UCAM is simple and the International Admissions UCAM’s student body comprises nationalities from all over · Official University Degrees from an European Union country the world. For this reason, the university wants to capture Office will assist you every step of the way. Feel free to contact us on: are automatically recognized by UCAM those excellent students that are motivated to further refine [email protected] or +34 968 278 786/875. their personal and academic careers, by providing a fair and · The Hague Apostille (please consult the list of signatory professional recruitment procedure. Hence, the personal countries in: interview focuses on the applicant’s academic profile as well as THE ADMISSION PROCESS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS: international.ucam.edu/admission/hague-apostille-countries) their skills and competencies. · The Andrés Bello Convention (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, The interview takes place over Skype and lasts 20 to 40 minutes 1. Online Application 3. Payment of Pre-Inscription Fee and Visa Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and containing questions related to the documents relevant to the Submit your personal data and attach the required documents: Application the Dominican Republic) + the stamp from the Ministry of application – academic background, letter of motivation, CV, Visa, In the event of a successful application, UCAM will issue a Education and Foreign Affairs where documents were issued · Official documents of previous education: Degree and as well as questions about personal motives, future aspirations Conditional Offer Letter (COL) to following non-EU students for + Spanish consulate stamp transcript of results regarding the student’s professional career, extracurricular their visa application process. Please make sure to check the · Proof of Language Proficiency, e.g. Diploma of B2 English level · The diplomatic pathway, with the compulsory four stamps activities and hobbies, leadership skills, creativity, social requirements on the Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry’s website or equivalent* i.e. Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of engagement and emotional intelligence. · Passport copy before proceeding with your visa application. the country where documents were issued + stamp from the Spanish Consulate and the Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry in · ID Photo The Pre-inscription deposit is imperative to guarantee the Remember: placement offered to students, and for the enrollment procedures your home country * UCAM can offer special preparatory language courses on campus. · Interviews are informal, therefore be natural that follow after. All documents that are not in English, Spanish nor Italian, must The International Admissions Office at UCAM will assess all the and honest to ensure that you express your be duly translated into Spanish by a sworn translator (this applies above documents. *A formal “Letter of Acceptance” will be issued once the placement has personality and underlying motivations. been confirmed with the payment made to UCAM and the documents to EU and non-EU Degrees). legalized (where applicable). · Feel free to ask for clarifications during the 2. Personal Interview interview. The interview protocol is described on the following page. 4. Enrollment at UCAM · Answer the questions naturally, without We will send you instructions on how to complete the online pre- constraints, by outlining your ideas, desires and inscription processes and then... That is it! You have completed goals. the enrollment and can begin your preparations for the start of the course and your move to Murcia!
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 75 Airport of Valencia
Airport of Alicante HOW TO ARRIVE AT UCAM
Airport of Madrid 1. Travel to Spain by Plane 2. Travel to Murcia 3. Travel to UCAM from Murcia · Murcia-San Javier Airport · From Murcia-San Javier Airport · Option 1: by Bus 40 km to the center of Murcia. Option 1: Take a taxi to Murcia (approx. €50). Take Latbus 44 A/B/D (available every 15/30 Option 2: Latbus 73 from the airport. minutes) or Latbus UCAM Directo to UCAM · Alicante Airport (€1.85). 75 km to Murcia. · From Alicante Airport Take Alsa bus to Murcia, available every 2 · Option 2: by Tranvia (tram) · Valencia Airport hours (€5.23). Take the Tranvia (available every 10 minutes) 270 km to Murcia. to Los Rectores/Terra Natura where you · From Valencia Airport change to the one with destination UCAM - Los · Madrid Airport Take Alsa bus to Murcia, leaving at 9.45 and Jerónimos, available every 20 minutes (€1.40). 400 km to Murcia. 13.30 (€30).
· From Madrid Airport Option 1: Take Alsa bus to Murcia, leaving USEFUL CONTACTS Terminal 4 (€30-€40). · Alsa: www.alsa.es Option 2: Go to Atocha Renfe in the center of · Latbus: www.latbus.es Madrid by Metro (€2). Then take a Renfe train · Tranvia de Murcia (Tram): to Murcia (€40-€47). www.tranviademurcia.es · Renfe: www.renfe.es
Airport of Murcia-San Javier
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | 77 CONTACT
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