Jaume I University

Overview

Jaume I University, or Universidad Jaume I (UJI), is a public university in Spain known for its garden campus, low student-to-teacher ratio, and program on information and communication technologies. Unique to the university is the 13,000 square-meter garden, called “The Garden of the Senses,” that characterizes its campus’ central section. UJI is a member of the Compostela Group of Universities and the Vives Network, a league of prominent Catalan-language universities.

UJI is organized into five faculties and 28 departments centered on humanities and social sciences, law and economics, health sciences, and technology and experimental sciences. It offers 32 undergraduate, 62 graduate, and 21 doctoral programs along with 33 specialization courses and 105 continuing education programs. The university maintains a 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio, which allows teachers to apply a more personalized approach to teaching.

Research at UJI is conducted in its faculties and 13 institutes, specializing in four areas of knowledge: sciences, humanities, social sciences, and engineering and architecture. Complementing its research is a science park where knowledge transfers between the university’s research centers and businesses take place. UJI also collaborates with domestic and international organizations as it applies its studies to 18 target areas, including chemical technology, energy, materials and nanotechnology, and the environment.

The UJI campus spans 756,566 square meters with an urban setting. Its library network carries more than 1 million materials, 648,000 volumes, and 145,700 eBooks. The campus has expansive sports centers, with over 53,500 square meters dedicated to outdoor sports. UJI also hosts numerous interest-based organizations, such as groups for photography, music, and theater.

Named after King Jaume I, UJI was founded in 1991 to meet the demand for higher education and research in Spain’s Castelló region. It inherited the academic tradition of the University College of Castelló and built on its competencies. When UJI formally opened, it was graced with a speech from Nobel laureate Aaron Klug.

UJI, as of 2020, opens its doors to more than 13,600 students. It participates in the international academic program of the European Union and has forged collaborative agreements with more than 300 universities from 60 countries. The university is also responsible for the first Spanish web server, which was developed in 1993, and the first higher education institution in the country to put up an academic center for education and new technologies.

UJI’s notable alumni include Susana Lorens Gumbao (researcher), Azucena Garcia-Palacios (researcher), Marisa Salanova (researcher), Amparo Marco (economist), Vicent Marzà i Ibàñez (politician), and Isabel Bonig (politician).

UJI aims to develop its community socially and economically by cultivating talent, creating and transmitting knowledge, and being proactive in providing solutions. It also intends to become a sustainable university and have an even stronger international presence.