ESTUDIAR Y VIVIR / STUDYING AND LIVING UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA / UNIVERSITY OF

GUÍA PARA ESTUDIANTES INTERNACIONALES Offering the broadest range of undergraduate, Master’s I invite you to get to know Valencia and make the most of and PhD programmes in the and all the possibilities that the offers one of the widest ranges of programmes in , the Uni- you. Thousands of professors, lecturers, researchers, tech- versity has had remarkable results in leading scientific nical staff and administration staff are ready to help you production and research activity. This has led the Univer- broaden your knowledge and enjoy a once in a lifetime ex- sity to be recognised twice as a Campus of International perience that reminds you that the University of Valencia Excellence by the Spanish Ministry of Education. is and always will be your university. You are now part of the University of Valencia – a modern, Esteban Morcillo Sánchez dynamic university promoting cultural activity and sci- entific dissemination. It is also a community with shared PRINCIPAL values that has made a firm commitment to our society. HISTORY

At the beginning of the XV century, the Judg- versities of Rome, Bologna, Salamanca and In addition to these studies, there is an es of Valencia brought together the courses Lleida on 13th October, 1502. important commitment to research and to depending on the city and the church, lead- transfer of the results achieved by research ing to the establishment of the Universitat de and scientific knowledge, to the develop- th Initially there were studies of medicine, hu- València on 30 April, 1499 with their own manities, technology and law, but new pro- ment of our society and to the promotion of Constitutions, created at the request of the grammes and institutes were added and gave culture and sports. Council of the city of Valencia. form to the university we know today, a mod- ern European university. It offers practically In 1501, the Pope Alejandro VI signed with all branches of knowledge in humanities, the royal privilege of Fernando II the pon- basic and technical sciences, health sciences tifical pope’s bull, sealed a year later, leading and education as well as social sciences, legal to the official opening of The Estudio Gen- sciences and economics. eral de Valencia in 1502 and was compared in prerogatives and distinction to the uni-

The University of Valencia 42 THE UNIVERSITAT TODAY

Today, the Universitat de València is a re- The most internationalized Valencian UNI- The Valencian UNIVERSITAT with search oriented, general, public, Europe- VERSITAT: 2,000 students in undergrad- well-established buildings: 18 faculties and an university. The university is situated in uate studies and 952 students in masters, schools, 19 research institutes and 92 teach- Valencia, the third biggest Spanish city and coming from institutions from around the ing and research departments. the 21st most populated one of the European world. Union. The Valencian UNIVERSITAT withmost The Valencian UNIVERSITAT most devot- degrees in undergraduate studies, masters Here are the most important figures: ed to research: 50 million euros budgeted and doctorates for research. The Valencian UNIVERSITAT with the larg- est number of students: 45,000 in degrees, The Valencian UNIVERSITAT with the 8,000 in masters and doctorates and 6,000 fol- largest bibliographic collection: 1,200,000 lowing postgraduate studies of our own. monographs on paper, 280,000 in electron- ic version; 5,000 periodicals on paper and The Valencian UNIVERSITAT with most 35,000 in electronic version; and 100 online staff: 4,000 teachers and researchers, and databases. 1,800 technicians and administrative staff.

43 CAMPUS

Tarongers: 119.670 m2 Blasco Ibañez: 186.015 m2 Burjassot-: 142.135m2

Campus 44 CAMPUS

The UV is structured in three urban main administrative building and the Cen- Engineering. The Scientific Park of the Uni- and specialised campuses: Blasco Ibañez tral Services of the Universitat de València. versitat is located there and hosts research 186,015 m2; Tarongers 119,670 m2; Burjas- institutes, a business incubator, and scien- sot-Paterna 142,135 m2. tific and technological companies. Tarongers Campus Where you can find the Faculties of Eco- Blasco Ibáñez Campus nomics, Law, Social Sciences and Teacher Where you can find the Faculties of Medi- Training. cine and Dentistry, Psychology, Geography and History, Philosophy and Education Burjassot-Paterna Campus Sciences, Language Studies, Translation Where you can find the Faculties of Bio- and Communication, Physical Activity and logical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Math- Sport Sciences, Nursing and Physiotherapy. ematics and Pharmacy and the School of Here you can also find the “Rectorado” or

Through mediauni.uv.es you can find videos about the UV

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OTHER CENTRES OF THE UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA

Besides these campuses, the Universitat owns other buildings in the city, such as the historic site of the Universitat, known as “La Nau”, (named after the street where it is located), which is currently a cul- tural centre; the Botanical Garden, situated in the heart of Valencia, calle Quart, no 80, and the “Palau de Cerveró”, which hosts the Inter- national Relations Service and the Science History Museum, in the middle of the historical centre of Valencia. The Universitat de València also organizes activities in , through a University Extension, and in , through the Inter- national Centre of Gandia.

The University of Valencia 46 STUDIES

The Universitat de València offers under- If you want to know more about the Uni- graduate and postgraduate studies (master versitat, you can find more information on: and doctorate). You can find all academic • The videos of each UV Centre and Re- information about each of our degrees on search Institute the following websites: • The You Tube video of the Universitat de • Undergraduate students access at: València at: www.youtube.com/uvmedia www.uv.es/acces • The TV channel of the Universitat at http://mediauni.uv.es • Postgraduate students access at: • Its Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ www.uv.es/postgrado universitatdevalencia • Its Twitter page: www.twitter.com/UV_ EG • www.uv.es > The University > UV Life

47 HISTORY

The city of Valencia was founded in 138 B.C. silk and other materials, like tile or glazed abic, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Mod- by the consul of Rome Decimus Junius Bru- ceramic in the XVIII century, a major ex- ernist and Rationalist Valencia, along with tus Galaico. Since then, our city has been a porter in the XIX and XX centuries and a its constant growth and expansion, its wel- culture crossing. It was a Muslim capital for tourist destination since the second half of coming and integrating nature, all of which five centuries from year 711 until the con- the past century. together comprise the latest trends world- quest of King James I, who established the wide. old Valencian Kingdom. As a consequence of constant evolution, dynamism, intensive cultural life and the Valencia was an important commercial port mixture of cultures, the changes can be seen in the XV century, a main manufacturer of across the city. You can enjoy a Roman, Ar-

The city of Valencia 48 VALENCIA TODAY

Valencia is the capital of the “Comunidad peratures between 11o and 26o. The natural and graphic art, wood and furniture, steel Valenciana”. environment, the attractive culture and the products, shoes, textiles and car manufac- beaches with fine sand have turned the city turing. Today, Valencia is the 3rd city of Spain, both into an international tourist centre. in importance and in population (800,000 Valencia has important cultural institutions inhabitants). This number doubles when Today Valencia is a city that offers services and a rich heritage of art history such as the the metropolitan area is taken into consid- not only in its own municipality but also “Lonja” -a monument which was declared a eration, which assumes that the city of Va- beyond its boundaries, mainly focused World Heritage site-, the Towers of Serra- lencia, on its own, accounts for 16% of the on final demand activities, retail and nos and Quart, the Cathedral and the Ba- population of the “Comunidad Valenciana”. wholesale trade, specialized services for silica of the “Virgen de los Desamparados”, firms and professional activities that ac- situated in “Plaza de la Virgen” where you The geographic location of the city offers counts for 74% of the local employment. can also find the “Palacio de la Generalidad one of the mildest climates of Europe: a soft It is completed by an important industrial Valenciana”, headquarter of the Local Gov- Mediterranean climate, with average tem- basis within the following sectors: paper ernment.

49 VALENCIA TODAY

Furthermore, we can highlight the important entrepreneurial activities that take place at the Valencian Fair, at the Conven- tion Centre, and the big inter- national sport events.

+ info: www.valencia.es

The city of Valencia 50 THE CITY HOW TO ARRIVE

Valencia is situated on the east- other cities like London, Par- to Valencia on the AVE (Alta + info: ern coast of the Iberian penin- is, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Brus- Velocidad Española = Spanish Spanish airports (AENA) sula, on the shores of the Med- sels, Zurich, Frankfurt, Milan, High Speed), which arrives at www.aena.es iterranean Sea, approximately Rome, Bucharest, Sofia, Casa- Valencia Joaquín Sorolla Sta- 350 km away from Madrid and blanca, Istanbul or Kiev among tion. Port of Valencia Barcleona. others. www.valenciaport.com Y On the road, either by bus Valencia is easy to reach by 7By boat, since it has an im- or car, via the European Mo- Spanish Railway Company plane, boat, train and road. portant commercial port and a torway network of the Med- (RENFE) sea terminal. iterranean passage E-15, and www.renfe.es Ó You can get to Valencia by especially the motorway AP-7, plane through the airport of WBy train – its modern cen- which runs along the Levante , 4.97 mi (8 km) away tral station is situated in the seaside, and the highways A-23 from the city centre, connected heart of the city and has railway –Somport, and A-3 by the subway. The airport has connections to the rest of Spain Madrid-Valencia. direct connections with the and Europe. On the other hand, main Spanish cities and with you can travel from Madrid

51 THE CITY HOW TO ARRIVE

BURJASSOT-PATERNA AREA

In these two municipalities, you can find the Burjassot-Paterna Campus of the Universitat de València.

Burjassot has nearly 40,000 inhabitants and its origins date back to the Muslim period.

Paterna has more than 60,000 inhabitants; in its municipality there are several industrial parks, the “Parque Tecnológico” and the UV “Parc Científic”.

Only 4,5 mi away (7 km), the area is very well connected with lines 1 and 4 of MetroValencia, and bus lines of the Municipal Trans- portation Bureau (Empresa Municipal de Tranportes EMT) and the Municipal Transportation Consortium (Consorcio Municipal de Transportes CMT).

The city of Valencia 52 PLANNING YOUR STAY IN VALENCIA: STUDY PERMIT

International Programme students who are instead, your stay/visa lasts up to 180 days, + info: not EU-citizens: To enter and stay as a stu- you don’t have to do anything about it. Comisaría Valencia-Patraix dent in Spain, you must apply for the study C/ dels Gremis, 6 visa at the Spanish Embassy or Consulate in Erasmus students with non-EU national- Polígono Vara de Quart the country in which you reside. ities and Erasmus students citizens of the European Union or Associated States: see If your stay is going to be longer than 180 information at days, you will get a 90-day visa, and within the first month after arriving in Spain, you www.uv.es/relint > Erasmus will have to go to the International Relations Service (Palau de Cerveró, Plaza de Cisner- Study Programme > Incoming os, 4, 46003 Valencia) so we can apply for > Student permits an appointment for you with the Police Station, where you will process your TIE (Tarjeta de identificación de Extranjeros); If,

53 LANGUAGE COST OF LIVING

The languages spoken in Valencia are Castilian or Spanish, as well as Please find below some of the main expenses of a student in Valencia: Valencian, the native language of the Valencian Community, which • Costs for electricity, water and gas (on average per person, if you is spoken in other Spanish territories, like in Catalonia, in the South share an apartment): around 25 € monthly of France and in Andorra, where it is the only official language. It is also spoken in Alghero, an Italian city situated on the island of • Internet Access: At the Universitat de Valencia and in its halls of Sardinia. residence, internet is free for all students, using the UV Wi-Fi net- work (eduroam). If you want to have broadband internet access at home, it will cost you approximately 40 € monthly. Both Castilian and Valencian are present in all the spheres of every- day life. Both of these languages are used as a normal vehicle of ex- • Food at the cafeterias of the UV can come in a daily menu (two pression at the Universitat de València. The Universitat offers you courses, dessert and a drink): around 6 € several means -free of charge- enabling you to learn Valencian if • Maintenance costs (grocery shopping and small expenses) per you are interested. At the Language Policy Service you can find all person: approximately 200 €/month information about it. • Public transport (EMT bus network): less than 2 € per trip and less than 10 € for a card with 10 trips. +info: • Bicycle subscription (Valenbisi): less than 30€/ year www.uv.es/spl • Room in a shared flat (excluding bills): between 200 and 250 €/ month Living in Valencia 54 FINANCIAL YOUTH CARD INSTITUTIONS

Financial institutions, such as banks and savings banks, are open If you are 30 years old or younger, you can obtain a youth card at from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 2 pm; a few banks are open in the Valencian Youth Institute (Instituto Valenciano de la Juventud the afternoon. Most offices have an ATM (24 hours). (IVAJ). (It costs approximately 9 euros.)

There is a great variety of banks and savings banks, some of which With this card you can obtain discounts at certain cinemas, thea- have offices located on the UV campuses. These institutions offer tres, museums, shops, hostels, hotels, restaurants, etc . There is also favourable conditions to students who are enrolled at the UV, for a debit card version of this card, which allows you to use it as a form instance the Santander Bank: of payment.

Banco Santander Banco Santander Banco Santander + info: Campus Blasco Ibáñez Campus dels Tarongers Campus Burjassot-Paterna Av. Blasco Ibáñez, sin Av. Naranjos, sin número Av. Dr. Moliner, 50 www.gvajove.es número (Aulario Norte, Acceso (in a building inside the Phone: 963 108 670 (TURIVAJ) (Aulario I) Oeste) Campus) 46010 Valencia 46022 Valencia 46100 Burjassot Address: C/ Guardia Civil, 21-ground floor Tel.: 96 393 48 33 Tel.: 96 372 83 02 Tel.: 96 390 03 66 Opening hours: 9 am - 2.30 pm

55 ACCOMMODATION

Valencia is a city with several training of those who live in it. • Damià Bonet Hall of Residence • Other Halls of Residence universities where thousands The Hall of Residence Rector This hall of residence is locat- There are other Halls of Resi- of students live in. Students are Peset is located in a noble house ed on Tarongers Campus, on dence in València. The Infor- responsible for arranging their of the historical city centre. In the northeast of the city, and is mation Service of the Universi- own accommodation. Never- 1997 it was restored and adapt- well communicated with buses tat de València (SEDI) can give theless, although the UV has ed to its new university func- and MetroValencia. It has sin- you more information about no housing office, it does offer tion. gle studios with bathroom and these halls of residence. a few options of its own: kitchen, heating and air con- +info: ditioning, telephone and com- +info: • Halls of residence of the Uni- Colegio Mayor Rector Peset puter connection with internet Information Service (SEDI) Pl. Horno San Nicolás, 4 Universitat de València versitat de València access. 46001 València The Hall of Residence Rector www.uv.es/sedi +info: RESA Peset is a centre of the Univer- www.uv.es/cmrpeset sitat de València that provides +34 963 16 60 00 www.resa.es/es/ residence with priority to UV residencias/valencia/ members and encourages the residencia-univeristaria/ human, cultural and scientific damia-bonet/residencia +34 962 050 500 Living in Valencia 56 HEALTH CARE

• Sharing a Place • Hotels and Youth Hostels If you are a citizen of the Euro- The UV International Relations Valencian students normally pean Union, you need to apply Service requires from non-Eu- share an apartment with other When you arrive in Valencia, for the health card of the Euro- ropean students who come students. In Spain, rent is paid it is normal to stay in a hotel pean Union before leaving your through an International Pro- monthly at the beginning of or youth hostel while you are country. gramme that they take out an every month. It is common to looking for a place. international health insurance. be requested a security deposit. +info: If you are not a European, you This insurance has to cover at There are different real estate www.turisvalencia.es will have to inform yourself least: and other agencies that offer about health care before going apartment rentals. The UV In- to Spain. You need to explain • Medical assistance in case of formation Service (SEDI) pro- the reasons and conditions of accident as well as of illness vides you information about your stay, as well as the means • Repatriation or medical trans- flats rented by private owners. you have to support yourself. port in case of injury or illness Inform yourself at the Spanish • Repatriation or transport in +info: SEDI Consulate/Embassy nearest to case of decease Universitat de València your home: • Travel costs for a family mem- www.uv.es/sedi www.exteriores.gob.es ber in case of illness or de- cease • Public liability 57 HEALTH CARE

You will have to prove that you you need to use your medical Generalitat Valenciana: 012. • Health promotion have taken out the insurance insurance. It depends on your address. • Health education and infor- providing: On the other hand, the UV At the health centre, they will mation • the policy Health Offices offer a service of appoint a family doctor to • the receipt showing that you attention to students: you. There will be no problem Schedule of the UV Health Of- have paid the fee in arranging examinations, fices: • Assistance in case of com- making blood tests or special If you have “extended” a preex- mon illness, during office proofs you may need. It would BLASCO IBAÑEZ CAMPUS isting policy, please ask for a cer- hours. There are some coun- be helpful if you could bring Faculty of Geography and tificate specifying the coverage. tries that have an agreement the health insurance stu- History The registration of the academ- with the Social Security which dent card when you go to the Monday to Friday: 9am to ic year includes a school insur- offers them medical attend- health office. 11am. ance if you are younger than ance. To find out which is • Emergency Assistance and Monday and Wednesday: 4pm 28. This insurance covers for your health centre, you can First Aid to 6pm. accidents occurring within the phone the information service Phone: 96 386 42 87 university. For other first aid of the Valencian government / • Assistance in case of acci- dent

Living in Valencia 58 GETTING AROUND VALENCIA

TARONGERS CAMPUS Valencia´s good climate and buses, metro and tram or street- low colour) are called MetroBus. Aulario Norte (Lecture room orography makes walking and car, which allow you to move There are various types of tick- building) biking a perfect way to get through the whole city. ets and passes for buses and Monday to Friday: 9am to around. If you bike, there is an The 55 EMT bus lines (red col- the metro, as well as combined 11am. extensive bike track (CarrilBici) our) allow you to get everywhere ones that allow you to use dif- Tuesday and Thursday: 4pm across the city, but remember to in the city. Five metro lines con- ferent transport networks. The to 6pm. follow the circulation rules. nect other places of the city and metro of Valencia also has a Phone: 96 162 54 81 Furthermore you have the pos- the metropolitan area. Through system of intelligent cards (Mo- sibility to use Valenbisi: bikes lines 4 (Tarongers station and Vi- bilis) which can be reloaded at BURJASSOT-PATERNA which are placed all over Valen- cent Andrés Estellés station), and automatic ticket machines or at CAMPUS cia. At the station of Valenbisi 3 (Facultats station) you can go to ticket booths. Behind Block B of the Faculty you take a bike by using your the campuses of Tarongers, Bur- Fares, tickets and pass types, net- of Biology (Dr. Moliner, 50) season ticket and return it at the jassot-Paterna and Blasco-Ibáñez Monday to Friday: 9am to work maps, and search engines station of your destination with- respectively (it takes half an hour, to view routes you can take can 11am and 2pm to 9pm. out paying anything during the approximately). There is also a Phone: 96 354 43 21 be found on the web pages of the first 30 minutes. bus service that connects Valen- Municipal Buses Office (EMT) Valencia also has a vast network cia with several municipalities and MetroValencia. of public transport comprising next to the city. These buses (yel- 59 GETTING AROUND CULTURE VALENCIA

The Universitat de Valencia has Valencia is a city offering a sig- The city also has a wide range of The Universitat de Valencia also an agreement with MetroValen- nificant number of cultural ac- museums with temporary and shelters the Museum of Science cia with special prices for UV tivities. permanent exhibitions. Among History in Cerveró Palace, situ- students. You can find this infor- The city has many theatres, out the numerous museums in the ated in the historical centre of mation on www.uv.es > Studying of which the Main Theatre (Te- city, some not to be missed are Valencia. at the University > University Life atro Principal) is the most im- the Museum of Fine Arts, the > Transport. portant. Valencia also has two IVAM, the Science Museum +info: big concert halls: the “Palau de Príncipe Felipe at the Arts and www.valencia.es +info: les Arts Reina Sofía”, in the Arts Science City, the Museum of + info: EMT and Science City (Ciutat de les Illustration and Modernity, or Museo Valenciano de la Ilus- Phone: 963158515 tración y la Modernidad: www.emtvalencia.es Arts i les Ciències), and the “Pa- the National Museum of Pot- lau de la Música”. tery and Sanctuary Arts, shel- www.muvim.es METRO tered in the Palace of Marqués +info: + info: Phone: 900461046 de . Museo Nacional de Cerámica: www.metrovalencia.es teatres.gva.es www.mecd.gob.es/ + info: mnceramica/home VALENBISI www.palaudevalencia.com www.valenbisi.es

Living in Valencia 60 +info: “Colegio Mayor Rector Peset” more info: Museo de Historia de la Cien- -the UV hall of residence- there Colegio Mayor Rector Peset cia: are continuous cultural activi- www.uv.es/cmrpeset www.uv.es/IHCD/museo. ties, as well as at the UV Botan- html ical Garden. The Universitat de València Visit the websites to keep up to plays an important role in cul- date with all the cultural activi- tural activities, especially in ties your university has to offer. its facilities at the historical + info: building in the city centre “La www.uv.es/cultura Nau.” Here, several events take place such as exhibitions, film + info: screenings, theatre plays, con- Jardín Botánico certs and conferences togeth- www.jardibotanic.org er with other activities. At the

61 BEACHES, GARDENS AND NATURAL SITES

Valencian beaches add up to the largest of the Iberian Pen- Jardines del Turia cross the city A place that is worth mention- 12.12 mi (19.5 km). Some of insula. The Parque Natural de of Valencia throughout the old ing is the Botanical Garden of them are public such as “La La Albufera has many beaches riverbed of the Turia, The Jar- the UV, which dates back to Malvarrosa” and “Las Arenas”. like Pinedo, L’Arbre del Gos, dines de la Glorieta are char- the XVI century, located in the El Saler, La Garrofera, el Re- acterized by century-old trees heart of the city centre. + info: catí-Perellonet and the unex- (ficus macrophylla); the Jardines www.valencia.es plored beach of La Devesa. de Monforte and the Jardines + info: www.turisvalencia.es del Real by their neoclassic and www.jardibotanic.org + info: romantic XIX-century style. A In Valencia, you can also find Parque Natural de La Albufera: beautiful area of gardens and the Parque Natural de La Al- www.albufera.com landscape houses the cultural bufera with a surface of 51,89 complex of the Arts and Science acres (21.000 hectares). This Valencia is known as the city City, an example of modern in- park is one of the best known of flowers and of the Mediter- ternational design, located in natural sites of the Valencian ranean light. Across the city, the old riverbed of the Turia. Community and is formed by you can find a lot of historical the great lake of La Albufera, and picturesque gardens. The

Living in Valencia 62 LEISURE AND FESTIVALS

Valencia is a Mediterranean city, fond of festivals, group celebra- The climate and lifestyle will allow you to enjoy lots of meeting tions, preservation of traditions, festivals and habits. points around the city. Areas to spend time out in patios, pubs and night clubs in Valencia are: Aragon Avenue, next to Blasco Ibáñez Mostly, festivals in Valencia are celebrated in the streets due to the campus, La Plaza del Cedro, next to Tarongers Campus, La Plaza de good climate and are enjoyed in groups. Music, gunpowder and fire Cánovas and the area of La Malvarrosa at the beach, or El Carmen. are the main ingredients accompanying celebrations, reflecting a millennial Mediterranean heritage.

One of the most famous festivals in Valencia is “Las Fallas”, cel- ebrated in March and ending on the 19th of the month. “Corpus Christi,” “La Semana Santa Marinera” and “October 9” are other remarkable celebrations.

+info: www.fallas.com

63 GASTRONOMY THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY: MORE THAN JUST VALENCIA

Valencia is famous for its gas- oil and fruits. You mustn’t miss you can find cafeterias where Valencia is much more than just tronomy and especially for its the Mediterranean diet, healthy, snacks, sandwiches, combined a city. Given its location, you world famous paella. nutritious and well-balanced. plates and set meals are served. can enjoy the seaside as well as the nearby mountains, allowing There are several types of pa- One of the Valencian traditions you to enjoy an urban and rural ella as well as different typical is to have a dinner based on environment. rice dishes, such as the “arroz al “tapas” in bars, where you will horno”, “arroz negro” or “arroz a have the chance to get to know We advise you to visit other banda” and other international- Valencian wines, which are villages, cities and places in the ly well-known Valencian meals, more and more valued for their Valencian Community, which like the “fideuà”. quality and the grape varieties includes a rich ecological en- used for their production. vironment and an important The Valencian gastronomy is tourist sector. typically Mediterranean, based In all the faculties and schools more info: on meats, fish, vegetables, olive of the Universitat de València www.comunitatvalenciana.com

Living in Valencia 64 UV LIFE

Studying at the Universitat de València is much more than just going to class. The UV offers you a series of services and facilities to improve your stay at university.

To organize yourself, you have to take into account the usual class schedules. You can find them on the web pages of the faculty or school where you are enrolled. Many degrees have courses taking place in the morning or afternoon; other courses take up a whole day during several days of the week. In the morning, classes normally start at 8 or 8:30 am. In the afternoon classes normally begin at 3 or 3:30 pm and finish before 9:30 pm.

+info: www.uv.es > Studying at the University

65 CULTURE

The Universitat de València organizes mul- • Poetry: presentations, recitals, debates The main residence halls and the Botanical tiple activities such as exhibitions, concerts, and promotion of new poets. Garden of Valencia play also an important seminars, conferences and more. • Debates Forum: a place where lectures role as regards cultural activities. and round table discussions are organized There are also important cultural activities about current topics of academic and so- +info: organized on campus: cial interest. www.uv.es/cultura

• The “Orquesta Filarmónica” and the “Or- As a student of the Universitat de València feón Universitario de Valencia”. you can participate in all of these activities. • Cinema: screenings, lectures and semi- Some of them, such as theatre, have specif- nars. ic activities for international students such • Theatre, dance and workshops (training as the European Theatre Project. Send an in drama arts, both theoretical and prac- e-mail to [email protected] if you want tical). to participate.

Living the University 66 SPORTS

The Universitat de València volleyball, rugby, judo, karate, teams participating in different has a wide range of sports in taekwondo, kendo, tennis, ta- university leagues and competi- its Sports Campuses, located ble tennis, badminton, fencing, tions, where awards have been on Blasco Ibáñez Campus and squash, padel tennis, “fron- won. Tarongers Campus. tenis”, athletics and triathlon among others. more info: On Burjassot-Paterna Campus, Sports Service in addition to the sport facili- The university also organizes www.uv.es/sesport ties, there is an agreement with sporting and recreational ac- the municipality of Burjassot to tivities such as aerobics, con- use the municipal sports facili- temporary dance, jazz, Spanish ties, next to the Campus. dance, “sevillanas”, yoga, mar- tial arts and others. Among the main sports you can play there are soccer, indoor At the Universitat de València, football, basketball, handball, there are male as well as female

67 INFORMATION SERVICES

The Universitat de València dents, supporting teaching and more info: • News has an Internet Wi-Fi network administrative proceedings. Computer Service: • Messages from the UV (eduroam) in all of its buildings The Virtual Classroom, the Vir- www.uv.es/siuv and facilities, where students tual Secretariat and the Student Besides, UV students can access have free access to internet us- Gate. The UV has developed an of- a personal area where they can ing their student ID and pass- ficial application for mobile look up: word. When you enrol at the “Secre- devices. The functions of this taría” of your Faculty/School, version include: • Class schedules In addition, all UV students have you will be given your user- • Information about the courses an e-mail account, room to store name, password and e-mail ac- • Geolocation of all UV build- they have enrolled in information on a virtual drive, count. It’s very important that ings personal spaces to host their you check the inbox of your UV • Phone numbers and e-mail +info: websites and a personal blog ser- e-mail account, as UV Offices/ addresses of all UV centres, https://uvapp.uv.es/ vice. Centres/Lecturers will send unities and offices you all the necessary commu- • People search at the UV There are also several comput- nications to that account. • Official UV TV and Radio ing services available to stu- • Information about the official studies offered by the UV

Living the University 68 WELCOME WEEK STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY

The Student Delegation organ- ADMISSION PROCESS FOR Our deadlines to receive nominations from uni- izes –through the Information versities are: Service (SEDI)- a Welcome ERASMUS STUDENTS Week for UV students, every • Fall semester or full year (starting in Septem- If you want to come to the UV with the Erasmus year in the second half of Oc- ber): June 15th. Programme, the first step is to check if there is a tober. It’s a week with diverse bilateral agreement between your home univer- activities, conceived for new • Spring semester (starting in February): No- sity and the University of Valencia in the field of students: music concerts, sport vember 15th. your degree. Otherwise, you cannot come as an competitions, debates, exhibi- Erasmus Student. tions and more. After receiving your nomination, the Internation- al Relations Service will check if you can be ac- Therefore, there has to exist a bilateral agreement more info: cepted according to our bilateral agreement and www.uv.es/sedi between both your home university and the Uni- send you an e-mail with your password. Thus you versity of Valencia in the field you wish to study will be able to fill in the online application form here. Furthermore, your home university has to and upload the following documents: inform us that you have been granted the status of an Erasmus Student. • Passport or identity card

69 STUDYING AT THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY RELATIONS SERVICE (CENTRAL OFFICE)

• Photograph (passport size, jpg Two or three weeks after the nom- For any doubt or problem com- lioteca de Ciencias”, Avenida Dr. format) ination deadline, the International ing up during your stay at UV Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot. • European Health Card or a Relations Service will send you an and which you are unable to solve private medical insurance e-mail with information about the at the Faculty/School, we recom- Opening hours are: 9 am - 2 covering the full length of Reception Day and other relevant mend you to go to the Interna- pm, from Monday to Friday. your stay in Spain dates, requirements or activities. tional Relations Service, whose On the day of your last exam at • Learning Agreement or list The Reception Day will usually office is located at the following UV you should apply for your of subjects you would like to take place on the week before the address: Palacio de Cerveró, Pla- Certificate of Attendance through study at the UV semester starts. za Cisneros, 4, 46003 Valencia. our Electronic Office (ENTREU). This certificate will contain the To find out more about the dif- At the beginning of the session, If you are an Erasmus or SICUE you will be given your Certifi- student (coming from a Euro- dates of your arrival and of the ferent areas of the Universitat end of your exchange period. Be- please visit mediauni.uv.es, cate of Arrival, a temporary stu- pean university) who will be dent card and a welcome pack. studying at Burjassot-Paterna fore the examination period, you where you can find videos will receive a guide explaining to about the UV. Please note: the date of arrival Campus, you can go the Inter- on the Certificate will be the national Relations office located you, step by step, how to apply for date of the Reception Day. inside the library building “Bib- it and how to download it later on. more info: www.uv.es/relint

Studying at the University 70 LECTURES ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Each centre of the Universitat as training, case solving or pa- place, dates and further infor- The academic calendar is di- de València has its own classes, pers), the lecturers and their mation) > vided into semesters, although training modules and other ac- office hours. some courses have an annual tivities. Click on the groups and have calendar. The academic year You can check the course de- a look at the start date and the begins towards the second Normally, each class lasts one scriptions: summons date 1 to see if it’s a week of September and the first or two hours. Many of the pro- 1st semester course, a 2nd se- semester ends in December. At grammes have more than one www.uv.es > Undergradu- mester course or an annual ate Studies the end of the semester, when set of schedules. All courses course > classes finish, students have two have their own teaching guide, weeks of exams in January. After clicking on the de- Click on “Teaching guide” > including for instance the eval- sired degree, you will have uation criteria, the teaching The second semester starts by to take the following steps: A pdf with all the information the end of January or at the be- objectives, the subjects in- Click on “Curriculum” > volved, the bibliography rec- on the course will emerge. ginning of February until the ommended to prepare them, second or third week of May. Click on “Check info” for the After this semester the exams further activities to be carried courses you are interested in out apart from studying, (such run until mid-June. From the (here you will findschedules , end of June to the second week

71 ACADEMIC LIBRARIES CALENDAR

of July you can repeat the exams www.uv.es/relint > Eras- The UV has several big libraries in electronic version; 100 on- of the first as well as of the sec- mus Study Programme > in each of its academic campus- line databases. ond semester. Calendars, subjects and es: the science library “Eduard The resit (or second examina- schedules Boscà”, the science library for +info: biblioteca.uv.es tion call) is a second chance to If you are a student coming for health “Pelegrí Casanova”, the take an exam (if you did not one single semester, we rec- humanities library “Joan Reglà” take the first exam, if you failed ommend you to look carefully and the social science library or if you want to improve your at our academic calendar, as “Gregori Maians”, and other li- mark). As an exchange student it may be incompatible with braries located in some of the you are entitled to go to the resit. the academic calendar of your faculties and schools of the If your exchange period takes home university. Please take Universitat. place during the first semester, into account that you can’t take These libraries have 1,200,000 you will have to come back to exams outside our examination monographs on paper, 280,000 the UV to repeat an exam. periods, unless the professor in in electronic version; 5,000 pe- charge of the course authorises You can find a detailed calendar riodicals on paper and 35,000 on our webpage: it, and these authorisations hap- pen only very rarely.

Living the University 72 COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION

In addition to its vast pro- You can improve your Spanish The language offer of the Uni- You have also the opportunity grammes, lectures and debates, or learn other languages at the versitat de València includes to learn Chinese and Japanese the Universitat de València UV Language Centre, situat- the possibility to learn the Va- at the Confucius Institute. offers an important range of ed on Blasco Ibañez Campus lencian language through the The Confucius Institute, located complementary educational ac- where you have access to a wide Language Policy Service. You on Blasco Ibañez Campus, is an tivities for other qualifications, range of courses and activities. can find resources, help and official centre authorized by the managed by the University Ex- Additionally, you can prepare possibilities to practise it with Chinese government to teach tension Service. yourself to obtain the official other students in their offices Chinese language and culture Spanish language diploma : on the three campuses. abroad. DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language). CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE

More information: http://diplomas. +info: cervantes.es University Extension Service: more info: more info: + info: http://extensiouni.uv.es/ www.centreidiomes.es www.uv.es/spl www.uv.es/confucio

73 TEACHING SUPPORT COMPUTING SERVICES

A dial up and wireles network There is also a “Virtual Secre- (Wi-Fi) allows you to have ac- tariat” service, where students cess to the internet, to have an can look up information about e-mail address, a personal web- their academic records. site and disk space. In addition, The Universtat de València is part of your the university has created a All these services are accessed “Aula Virtual” (Virtual Class- from the student webpage “Por- future. Get to know it, share it and get room) where students have tal del Alumno”. passionate about it in every dimension. access to information about +info: their courses, to keep a steady www.uv.es/portalumne Certainly not everything is mentioned in contact with professors and to this guide. download the information and documents provided by a lec- Get to know the UV thoroughly and create turer through this means. your own experience. +info: aulavirtual.uv.es

Living the University 74

Palacio de Cerveró www.uv.es/relint Plaza Cisneros, 4 46003 Valencia

Estudiants UV (outgoing) [email protected] (+34) 96 386 49 53 (+34) 96 398 33 91

Estudiants internacionals (incoming) (+34) 96 386 49 91 (+34) 96 386 41 80