University of Alicante
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The University of Alicante was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968. The University main campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig, bordering the city of Alicante
to the north. As of 2008/09 academic year, there are approximately 25,000 students studying there.
The University inherits the legacy of the University of Orihuela that was established by Papal Bull
in 1545 and remained open for two centuries (1610-1808).
The University of Alicante offers courses in more than fifty degrees. It includes over seventy departments and research groups in areas of Social Science and Law
, Experimental science, Technology
, Liberal Arts
, Education
and Health Sciences, and five research institutes. The University also offers Spanish language
courses for foreign students throughout the year and during the summer.
The University has a modern campus of one square kilometer. La Rabassa airfield was located on these lands until the opening of El Altet Airport in 1967.
University of Alicante is part of European University Association
, Compostela Group of Universities
, Spanish La Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas, and Catalan network Xarxa Vives d'Universitats.
The University hosts Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
. It is the largest open-access repository of digitised Spanish-language
historical texts and literature from the Ibero-American world.
Apertium
, a free software
for machine translation
, is being developed at the University in cooperation with Spanish and Catalonian governments. The software is distributed under GNU GPL license.
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
to the north. As of 2008/09 academic year, there are approximately 25,000 students studying there.
The University inherits the legacy of the University of Orihuela that was established by Papal Bull
Papal bull
A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
in 1545 and remained open for two centuries (1610-1808).
The University of Alicante offers courses in more than fifty degrees. It includes over seventy departments and research groups in areas of Social Science and Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, Experimental science, Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, Liberal Arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
, Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and Health Sciences, and five research institutes. The University also offers Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
courses for foreign students throughout the year and during the summer.
The University has a modern campus of one square kilometer. La Rabassa airfield was located on these lands until the opening of El Altet Airport in 1967.
University of Alicante is part of European University Association
European University Association
The European University Association represents and supports more than 850 institutions of higher education in 46 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies...
, Compostela Group of Universities
Compostela Group of Universities
The Compostela Group of Universities is a non-profit association that brings together more than 70 universities all over the world. Its main goal is to promote and execute collaboration projects between institutions of higher education.- History :...
, Spanish La Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas, and Catalan network Xarxa Vives d'Universitats.
The University hosts Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
The Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes is a large-scale digital library project, hosted and maintained by the University of Alicante in Alicante, Spain. It comprises the largest open-access repository of digitised Spanish-language historical texts and literature from the Ibero-American world...
. It is the largest open-access repository of digitised Spanish-language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
historical texts and literature from the Ibero-American world.
Apertium
Apertium
Apertium is a rule-based machine translation platform. It is free software and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.-History:...
, a free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
for machine translation
Machine translation
Machine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another.On a basic...
, is being developed at the University in cooperation with Spanish and Catalonian governments. The software is distributed under GNU GPL license.