Universidad de Cantabria

The University of Cantabria is a modern public institution whose main purpose is to contribute to social progress through a firm commitment to teaching and scientific excellence. It is one of the three universities that has been in the Top 10 list of the main Spanish rankings both in education as well as in research quality. The UC confers a wide range of official degrees within graduate, postgraduate and doctorate programs. Since its creation in 1972, it has provided university education for more than 40,000 students. Its commitment to academic excellence is one of the main characteristics of a teaching offer guaranteed by the scientific prestige of its academic staff and monitored by the quality controls established by the institution itself. The scientific work developed in the UC is high quality and some of its research groups are to be found amongst the leaders at an international level in their area of knowledge. The UC is also a social, cultural and economic energiz...