University of Zaragoza

University of Zaragoza

Universidad de Zaragoza
Type	Public university
Established	As the School of Zaragoza (7th century) University of Zaragoza in 1542; 482 years ago (1542)[1]
Rector	José Antonio Mayoral Murillo[2]
Academic staff	3,911 (2013–2014)[3]
Administrative staff	1,806 (2013–2014)[3]
Students	36,492 including self-study and international participants (2013–2014)[3]
Undergraduates	30,415 (2013–2014)[3]
Postgraduates	3,528 (2013–2014)[3]
Location	Zaragoza, Aragon , Spain 41°38′31″N 0°54′05″W / 41.64206390°N 0.90150650°W / 41.64206390; -0.90150650[4]
Campus	Jaca, Huesca, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Zaragoza, Teruel
Website	www.unizar.es/information-institution/university-information

The University of Zaragoza, sometimes referred to as Saragossa University (Spanish: Universidad de Zaragoza) is a public university with teaching campuses and research centres spread over the three provinces of Aragon (Spain).

Founded in 1542, it is one of the oldest universities in Spain, with a history dating back to the Roman period.

It has been the alma mater of Prime Ministers Pascual Madoz, Manuel Azaña, Salustiano de Olózaga and Eusebio Bardají, of the Nobel Prize laureate and father of modern neuroscience Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Catholic saint Josemaría Escrivá and the Cuban national hero Jose Marti, who studied at this university.

In 2014, it had more than 30,000 students and more than 3,000 teaching members, among its 22 centers and 74 degrees. Its current rector is José Antonio Mayoral Murillo, full professor of organic chemistry.^[5]