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UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ DE ELCHE

Miguel Hernández University of Elche. U.M.H.

Bellas Artes Campus de Altea

Avda. Benidorm. Partida del Llano del Castillo 03590 ALTEA (Alicante) ESPAÑA‐SPAIN

Phone and Fax + 34 6 6859123 – e‐mail: [email protected]

Introduction.

The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) is a public university, open to the world, offering

prestigious education, excellent research, and quality services facilitating the comprehensive development of its

students and their insertion into the labor market.

The UMH offers 24 Bachelor’s degrees and 24 Official Master’s adapted to the European Higher

Education Area in the fields of arts, experimental and technical sciences, engineering, and health and social

sciences on its four university campuses (Elche, Altea, Orihuela and Sant Joan d´Alacant). The UMH educational

model has as central axis the education of its students, the acquisition of professional skills, doing business

internships, national and international exchanges, and the development of attitudes like effort, initiative, self-

learning and the capacity to undertake. The UMH is equipped with the most modern infrastructure and

technological equipment, making possible the development of new methodologies applicable to all its degree

programs.

The UMH is particularly concerned about its students entering the labor market. Here the University

has excelled, achieving excellent results thanks to the 6,000 businesses maintaining collaboration agreements

with the University. Moreover, it has been confirmed to be an academic institution committed to quality, as it

was recently renewed with the European Seal of Excellence Gold level for the third time. The UMH is the only

Spanish university to obtain this on three occasions.

The UMH has signed many national and international agreements to promote the mobility of its

students and attract foreign students. In its bid for its internationalization, the UMH has set in motion a

complete program of activities to facilitate foreign academic stays and to receive students who wish to complete

their education in our classrooms. Along these lines, the International Relations Office has as objectives to

encourage international projects, promote the UMH’s visibility abroad, and create an environment that favors

cooperation between foreign universities and the UMH in the fields of exchanges of faculty members and

students, dual or shared degrees, and research projects.

As an institution, the UMH is concerned with promoting cultural, sporting and recreational activities as an

essential portion of university life. The University was conceived to be a place where professionals are trained in

different fields of knowledge, but also where persons are trained to be capable of facing the diverse facets and

challenges life offers.

Quality research characterizes the UMH, as a study done by the University of Granada on the research

productivity of Spanish public universities shows. Their study places the UMH in the eighth position for 2010,

and highlighted is its second position when the number of publications in JCR journals is analyzed, its eighth

position for R&D projects, and fourth position for patents. UMH research activities are highly related to its

socioeconomic surroundings, but moreover many of its laboratories possess levels of excellence recognized on

national and international levels.




Facts and Figures. Established in 1996: Academic activities began in the 1997/98 academic year. CAMPUSES: Elche, Sant Joan d’Alacant, Orihuela, Altea. BUILDINGS: 75 Total surface area of the 4 campuses (in square meters): 947,635 m2

Total constructed surface area (in square meters): 209,876 m2

PERSONNEL Total personnel: 1,589 Faculty: 1,024 Full-time: 560 Part-time: 464 Ph.D.: 619 Administration: Administration and Services Personnel = 389 Technicians and those contracted in projects = 176 ANNUAL BUDGET: 95,463,970 €

RESEARCH Average previous 5 years Income: 10,939,846 € Productivity research ranking in Spain: 5th out of 48 Journal publications in 2010:

o Indexed ISI Web of Knowledge: 464 o Total publications: 1070

FACULTIES AND SCHOOLS

Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Experimental Sciences Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Elche Faculty of Health and Social Sciences School of Engineering of Elche Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Orihuela School of Engineering of Orihuela Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Medicine

ACADEMIC OFFERING

24 Bachelor’s 24 Official Master’s 16 Doctoral Programs 33 three- and five-year degrees (to be extinguished – prior to Bologna process)

STUDENTS Full-time students: 14,500




TUITION Annual tuition fees oscillate between 580.80 € (experimentality level 1 degrees) and 887.40 € (experimentality level 5 degrees). INTERNATIONALIZATION

International agreements with other universities: 318 (282 with European universities and 36 with non-European universities)

Outgoing international exchange students: 294 (274 Erasmus + 20 Destino) International incoming exchange students: 189 (175 Erasmus + 14 Destino)

ALUMNI 17,000 Total alumni since university creation. GRADUATES 2009/10

Undergraduate degrees: 1,365 Official Master’s: 540 Doctoral: 72

Governance. RECTOR Jesús Tadeo Pastor Ciurana Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658611 SECRETARY GENERAL María Mercedes Sánchez Castillo Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658615 University Offices: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Vice Rector: María José Alarcón García Deputy Vice Rector for Academic Affairs – Education and Innovation: María Asunción Martínez Mayoral Deputy Vice Rector for Academic Affairs: Raúl Moral Herrero Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658640 CULTURE AND UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Vice Rector: Esther Sitges Maciá Deputy Vice Rector for Culture: Josep Pérez i Tomás Deputy Vice Rector for University Extension: Esther Teresa Fuentes Marhuenda Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 965222541 ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS Vice Rector: Fernando Vidal Giménez Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658781




HUMAN RESOURCES Vice Rector: Eva Aliaga Agulló Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658627 INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS Vice Rector: María Teresa Pérez Vázquez Deputy Vice Rector for Social Responsibility and Strategic Development: Sergio Hernández Sánchez Deputy Vice Rector for Institutional Relations: Miriam Hurtado Pomares Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658619 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Vice Rector: Manuel Miguel Jordán Vidal Deputy Vice Rector for Mobility Activities: África Martínez Poveda Deputy Vice Rector for Internationalization: Javier Manuel Gozálvez Sempere Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658522 MATERIAL RESOURCES Vice Rector: Óscar Reinoso García Deputy Vice Rector for Infrastructure: Joaquín Sánchez Soriano Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658686 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Vice Rector: Fernando Borrás Rocher Deputy Vice Rector for Doctoral Programs and Bibliographic Resources: José Ángel Pérez Álvarez Deputy Vice Rector for Research: Josep Xavier Barber Valles Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658621 STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ATHLETICS Vice Rector: Francisco Javier Moreno Hernández Deputy Vice Rector for Access and Academic Assistance: Francisco Javier Gómez Pérez Deputy Vice Rector for Guidance and Student Services: Eva María Polo Arevalo Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658601 ADMINISTRATION Manager: Rafael Gandía Balaguer Vice Manager: Juan José Bolufer Pascual Email: [email protected] Telephone: +34 966658613 The University governing bodies are located here: Edificio Rectorado y Consejo Social Avenida de la Universidad, s/n. 03202 Elche (Alicante), Spain




Campuses. Elche Campus.

The Office of the Rector and the University’s central services, as well as four schools, four research

institutes and twelve departments are located in the city of Elche. Specifically, the degree programs taught here

include law, journalism, business administration, industrial relations and human resources, sports science,

psychology, biotechnology, business statistics, environmental science, electrical, electronic, mechanical and

telecommunication technologies engineering, in addition to various masters and postgraduate courses. This

campus also contains sporting facilities including a golf course, paddle tennis courts, a pool, and a sports hall.

Sant Joan dÁlacant Campus.

In Sant Joan dÁlacant, beside the university hospital, the UMH campus is dedicated to the health

sciences. Housed here are two schools, two research institutes, six departments and several laboratories for

training students. Degrees in medicine, physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy, pharmacy and various

postgraduate courses are taught on this campus. The Institute of Neuroscience and the Drug Dependence

Research Institute have their headquarters at the Sant Joan dÁlacant Campus.

Orihuela Campus.

In Orihuela, there are two schools and five UMH departments distributed between two university

locations (Desamparados and Salesas), where technical and social science education, respectively, are offered.

The courses taught at Desamparados, in addition to various masters, include food science and technology, agri-

food and agri-environmental engineering, and computer engineering in information technology. At Salesas, the

degrees offered include business administration, political science and public management.

Altea Campus.

In Altea, the UMH boasts an educational center dedicated entirely to the arts. Offered here is the

degree in fine arts, and the campus contains a multi-sport court as well. This campus has workshops and

studios for painting, sculpture, illustration, design, drawing, modeling, dance, etc., for students in a fine arts

curriculum.

Quality Sistem.

Since it was founded, the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) has been clearly committed to

setting in motion an ambitious system for quality, and this has allowed for continuous improvement in its

collective activities. Over the years, our Quality System has been in use at all the UMH centres, departments,

services and administrative units, with prominent recognition for the quality, excellence and innovation of the

UMH resulting from this. Among this recognition the following concur:

EFQM Recognition for Excellence 500+, since 2004 with subsequent renewals. The UMH is the first

Spanish university to be evaluated positively on three consecutive occasions.

ISO 9001 Certification for the Design of program of study (syllabus) and development of teaching

programs, first earned in 2002 and maintained to the present day.




ISO 9001 Certification for in-company training placement for students, first earned in 1999 and

maintained to the present day.

ISO 9001 Certification for research management, first earned in 2003 and maintained to the present

day.

ISO 14001 Certification for activities of environmental awareness and volunteerism, in addition for

monitoring hazardous waste management, since 2008.

Positive evaluation from the Quality Assurance Systems for all the degrees, centres and the University,

awarded by ANECA, Spain’s National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation, since February

2009.

Seal of Excellence awarded by the Valencian Foundation for Quality (FVQ). This foundation, working

under the Department of Industry, Commerce and Innovation of the Generalitat Valenciana,

undertakes initiatives aimed at continuous improvement in distinct fields of society and the economy of

the Valencian Community.

Honorary mention for Excellence awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Public Administration, within the

awards for Quality and Innovation in Public Management, 2006.

Seal of Excellence (Gold Level) from the Valencian Foundation for Quality. This foundation concedes

this recognition to public or private entities presenting an EFQM report, responding to the model criteria

and to those the evaluation team grants more than 500 points.

“Premio Eficacia” (Efficiency Award) given by Clademark (Círculo de Economía) endorsing the quality,

commitment to providing a distinct university education, and for providing internships to more than

1,500 students, 2000.

“Primer Premio a las Mejores Prácticas” (First Prize for the Best Practices) in public institutions in 2001,

awarded by the Club Gestión de Calidad (NPO of EFQM in Spain, a non-profit organization of Spanish

companies that are leaders in their business sector). The objective of this award is to contribute to and

promote the interchange of information, knowledge and learning experiences based on the best

management training among businesses and institutions in Spain, highlighting and recognizing those

that for their universality can serve as a model of reference and improvement.

“Distinción de la Asociación Española para la Calidad – European partner of the EOQ, the European

Organisation for Quality” (Distinction by the Spanish Association for Quality) to the UMH for

encouraging a culture of quality in the Valencian Community in 2002. The UMH received this distinction

“for its firm commitment to quality education and dissemination of quality culture in Valencian

Community”.

Award for Professional Training by the Alicante Chamber of Commerce in 2001 (a provincial entity

lending services to small and medium business, facilitating useful services to businesses or assistance

to entrepreneurs who are starting businesses).

Nova Award 2005 for Research and Innovation by the Department of Business, University and Science

of the Generalitat Valenciana, recognizing Valencian businesses and universities that have stood out in

the prior year and open new paths in business management in aspects relevant with competitiveness

and for more efficient economic operation, maintaining commitments with society and the

environment.




Employability.

Strong support for the employability and practical education of its students has made the Miguel

Hernández University (UMH) stand out since its creation. Proof of this is that in the last three graduating

classes, the average labor market insertion for UMH graduates one year after finishing their education stands at

93.5%. Other significant data show that 78% of its graduates find work within three months, 71% do so in

positions of responsibility, and the level of satisfaction with their current employment scores 7.8 points out of

10. As for practical education, the UMH presently has agreements with more than 6,000 collaborating entities

(80% within the private sector), and in the last three years, 13,700 internships have occurred.

Satisfaction with the internship program is at 98% for the businesses, and 95% for the students. The

UMH also emphasizes doing international internships through the Hermes program for International Internships

in countries like Japan, Germany, Croatia, The United States, etc.

In order to improve the employability of its students, the UMH organizes several employment workshops each

year focused on the diverse professional fields its students are trained in.

Another University objective is promoting entrepreneurship in its students, through which the UMH has set the

Program of University Entrepreneurs (PEU) in motion. With the PEU, in the past three years, 692 people have

been counseled on starting businesses, 245 have participated in the contest “Validate your business idea-

innovate-undertake”, and 7 entities have adhered to the “Consultants for university students” program. As a

result, 43 businesses have been created, and 47 entrepreneurs from the UMH have won different prizes and

contests.

Within the UMH, the Occupational Observatory is the administrative unit responsible for increasing the

employability levels of its students and graduates and for promoting an entrepreneurial culture and the creation

of businesses. The Observatory also provides professional orientation to UMH students for employment and

assistance for self-employment, for which it regularly publishes guides on professional skills, job search and

business creation. Further information Occupational Observatory.

Visiting UMH.

The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) has four campuses located in the Province of Alicante:

Elche (central campus), Orihuela, Sant Joan d’Alacant, and Altea.

The campuses are located within a 50-km radius around the city of Alicante. Alicante’s international airport

(called El Altet, airport code ALC), offers direct flights to and from many European cities. It is located 10 km

from both Elche and Alicante, 80 km from Altea, and 30 km from Orihuela. It is easily reached using the A-7

freeway, as well as by the N-332 and N-340 national roads. The airport is also linked to the cities of Elche and

Alicante by bus. To go there from Elche, use the 1A or 1B lines, while from Alicante this is done via the C6 line.

Subús is the company managing these routes.

The cities of Elche, Orihuela and Alicante are connected by regional trains (Murcia-Alicante). Alicante’s

train station is a 15-minute walk to the airport’s bus stop at the Plaza de Luceros, from where you can continue

by bus to the Alicante airport (aeropuerto-Alicante line). Travel between Alicante and Altea is also possible on




the tranvía (TRAM). The tram has a station at the Plaza de Luceros, where the bus connecting Alicante with

the airport also stops.

Alicante is also linked with the principal Spanish capitals via medium- and long-distance train lines.

To go to Sant Joan d’Alacant, you can take the bus connecting the airport with Alicante (to the Plaza de Luceros

bus stop), and then continue on the Subús urban bus line 23.

Faculties. Faculty of Experimental Sciences.

The Faculty of Experimental Sciences has a background of educational activities in the areas of

statistics, biochemistry, and environmental sciences. Currently the faculty offers new Degree courses in

Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences and Masters related to these areas. The Faculty encompasses research

in the main areas of Sciences, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, information

technology, geosciences and related interdisciplinary topics. The Faculty offers a wide range of facilities aimed

at the personal and professional development of students, improving their skills and training them for careers in

the fields of Environment and Biotechnology. Teaching and research opportunities are closely linked to high-

quality scientific production. Research activities cover a wide spectrum, ranging from the study of basic

scientific knowledge to subjects with direct industrial applications.

Faculty of Fine Arts, Altea.

The Faculty of Fine Arts in Altea was designed to meet the challenges of providing an artistic education

within a contemporary context, in which artistic practices are constantly reformulated. This commitment is

supported by human and material resources and educational planning which provide our students with the

technical and conceptual tools for them to be able to deal with a scenario in which visual arts encompass an

increasingly wider range of professional and cultural practices. The current curriculum for our degree in Fine

Arts responds to new educational needs through the appreciation of tradition, the importance of a

contemporary technical and conceptual education and especially through its integration within a context defined

by media interdisciplinarity. To achieve this, the curriculum includes two distinct programs: “Fine Arts” and

“Visual Arts and Design”. These objectives are met, on the one hand, through the design of our facilities, which

primarily considers accessibility for students and offers them a wide range of specific workshops, and on the

other hand, through our teaching and technical staff, who are committed to an active and personalized

attention towards our students.

The Faculty of Medicine.

The faculty of Medicine aims to educate students as future health professionals in different areas of

action (clinical, research, management) for improving the health of our citizens and eliminate possible social

imbalances in health. Our fundamental objectives are: to educate students as scientists, clinical professionals,

managers and other clinical professionals, so that they can lead in future work groups which contribute to the

improvement of social health; to invest in material and human resources for improving teaching and attention

given to students; to encourage interaction between basic and clinical research groups in order to create an

interdiscplinary research environment. The Faculty of Medicine is situated in the Campus of San Juan where




undergraduate and postgraduate courses are taught. Undergraduate courses offered are Master in Medicine,

Degree in Pysiotherapy, Podiatry or Occupational Therapy. Other Degree and Diploma courses are in the

process of disappearing. Postgraduate courses offered are Master in Public Health; Clinical and Surgical

Research; Research in Clinical Medicine; Research in Primary Healthcare and Medical Evaluation for

Employment Disability, Corporal Injury and Insurance Medicine. Our lecturers come from the University

Hospitals of Sant Joan d’Alacant, Alicante and Elche and other Care Centres. They also belong to research

groups in different Departments and Research Institutes such as that of Neurosciences, Bioengineering and

Cellular and Molecular Biology. Our students participate in numerous educational activities in particular the

organization of Student Congresses. Especially the Medical Students Congress, which has an international

category and has reached its XXIX edition. The Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Occupational Therapy congresses

are acquiring more and more importance and repercussion.

The Faculty of Social and Health Sciences.

The Faculty of Social and Health Sciences is related to the area of health Science but includes courses

which have a health aspect and at the same time a clearly social aspect, which differentiates them from the

rest of the Health Science courses. This Faculty offers Degree courses in Psychology and Physical Activity and

Sport Sciences. The Psychology degree aims to educate students as professionals who understand, interpret,

analyse and explain human behaviour, with the basic skills and abilities to evaluate and to intervene in the

individual and social environment throughout the life cycle, so as to encourage and improve health and quality

of life.

The Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences aims to prepare students professionally with the

scientific knowledge for understanding, interpreting, analysing and explaining human motor functions, and

apply it to areas of intervention such as those of health, education, recreation, management or sports

performance. The education received in these degree courses can be completed by Masters offered at the UMH,

in particular those related to the subject area such as, Master in Psychology of Health, Master in Sports

Performance and Health, Master in Psychological Therapy for Children and Adolescents and Master in

Management for Human Resources, Work and Organizations.

These courses make it possible to specialize in different areas and to go on to doctorate courses.

The Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Elche.

The Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Elche is one of the UMH’s most important in terms of its

number of students as well as its varied collection of degrees. With more than a thousand students, this Faculty

offers degrees in Business Administration, Law, Business Statistics, Journalism, Labor Relations and Human

Resources, along with others, including Anthropology. Starting in 2012, the degree in Political Science will be

offered, in addition to various Official Master’s that are fully adequate with the requirements deriving from the

European Higher Education Area to complete an education that will improve the professional futures of its

graduates. Located in the city center, it combines surroundings rich in culture and tradition with modern

facilities and a good system of communication that facilitate accessibility. The teaching staff, comprised by full-

and part-time professors, provides a theoretical and experimental education, allowing its students to acquire

abilities both practical and analytical, facilitating their insertion into the labor market.




The Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Orihuela.

The Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Orihuela (Alicante) offers two interrelated degree programs:

Business Administration and Political Sciences and Public Administration. This Faculty is situated in the centre of

the city, and combines an environment rich in culture and traditions with modern installations and a good

communications system for easy access. Teaching staff are from 5 departments (Finance and Economics;

Psychology; Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Social and Human Sciences). The teaching staff comprises 48

full time senior lecturers and 41 part time lecturers, it combines two complementary profiles, lecturers who

work professionally in the area of the subjects they teach and those who are dedicated to research. This

combination within the make-up of the teaching staff means that students can acquire practical and analytical

competence, which will contribute to their insertion in the labour market. Besides the professional qualifications

of the lecturers, the quality of the teaching is based on the number of students per class which as its limited to

60 places means that the student-teacher reationship is close and fluid. Students also have the opportunity to

orient their professional career towards research through different doctorate programs which are organised in

the five departments.

Faculty of Pharmacy.

The Faculty of Pharmacy was founded in 2003 and is dedicated to teaching and research in pharmacy and

related sciences, contributing to the promotion and improvement of health in the population by means of high-

quality, relevant educational and research programs. In order to achieve this, the faculty has staff members

with a solid background, from 15 different departments. who lecture on basic academic subjects to specialized

pharmaceutical topics related to legal issues, work at a chemist’s, and the discovery, development and function

of medicines. The Faculty aims to provide not only professional training for future pharmacists, but also to

create the right environment for students to acquire a solid scientifi education. Thus, many faculty members

direct their own research projects, either within departments or within one of the well reputed University

research institutes, such as the Institute of Neurosciences, the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology and the

Institute of Bioengineering.

The Polytechnic School of Elche.

The Polytechnic School of Elche (EPSE) is a centre where degrees, masters, Industrial and

Telecommunciations technical engineering and engineering are taught , 450 students enrol in the university

every year to study at this centre which at present has more than 2300 students. The EPSE has a staff of more

than 120 lecturers who combine their teaching obligations with research in diverse fields linked to Industrial

Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering. Material resources, laboratories and research equipment

enable students to carry out their final project assignments for degree courses, to become familiar and have

hands on experience with advanced techniques and technologies in their specific areas. EPSE aims to provide its

students with an integrated education through the 5000 agreements it has companies, which provide students

with an opportunity acquire professional experience. In support of the internationalization of students’

education, student and teacher mobility is encouraged through institutional relations with national and foreign

centres. Finally, the EPSE actively promotes activities which complement the academic education of the

student, by organizing visits to companies and institutions related to Industrial Engineering and

Telecommunications Engineering, and encourages the student and teacher participation in national and

international forums.




The Polytechnic School of Orihuela.

The Polytechnic School of Orihuela is the oldest university centre in the province of Alicante. It is

situated in an excellent environment, endowed with modern installations. Teaching is personalized with an

excellent teacher/student ratio to ensure an advanced practical and theoretical education. Teaching staff and

research groups are supported by external research resources of more than 900.000 euros/year and more than

300 scientific and technical publications a year. The EPSO was recently awarded the I Prize ASAJA (Alicante for

Agricultural Innovation and Research). The Centre is a pioneer in teaching innovation and since 2005 has its

own semi-presential learning platform. Studies related to food production and transformation and the use and

conservation of natural resources are taught in the new Agrofood and Agroenvironmental Engineering Degree,

which stands out in the UMH for its flexible design and through which two competences can be achieved

corresponding to the profession of Technical Agricultural Engineer. The Degree in Food Science and Technology

prepares professionals with advanced knowledge about food, indispensable for working in this sector and is the

most important in Spain from a social, economic and productive perspective. The Degree in Computer

Engineering and Information Technologies prepares expert professionals who may adequately create and

provide computer solutions for companies. Furthermore, this campus offers Masters in Agroecology, Rural

development and Agrotourism, Management, Treatment and Valuation of Organic Residues and Research in

Food Science, Technology and Control. Likewise, the second cycle of Agricultural Engineering and a Degree in

Oenology is still offered; both can be taken through a semi-presential teaching systems.

Departments. Agro-Environmental Economics, Cartography Engineering and Graphic Expression in Engineering

Department.

The Agro-Environmental Economics, Cartography Engineering and Graphic Expression in Engineering

Department at the Universidad Miguel Hernández of Elche provides students with educational opportunities to

pursue careers in the fields of agricultural and environmental economics, sociology and politics and cartography

engineering. The Department offers accredited undergraduate programs that integrate economics and design in

engineering and environmental sciences, and graduate programs leading to Masters and PhD. The research

efforts in the Department include agricultural and environmental aspects of economics, agricultural and organic

production economics and marketing, agrobusiness management, social economy and agricultural co-

operatives, food and wine economics and marketing, golf course management, land and natural resources

valuation, rural development and tourism, agricultural and environmental policies, natural resources

management and cartography and GIS developments.

Agro-Food Technology Department.

The Agro-Food Technology Department is involved in undergraduate programs for Agricultural

Engineering, Food Science and Technology and Oenology. The Department offers graduate programs: a

Master’s in Agro ecology, Rural Development and Agro tourism and a Master’s in Food Science, Technology and

Control, both leading to the PhD Program: Agricultural and Food Resources and Technologies. Department staff

members are involved in research in Animal Science and Food Science and Technology. Specific research topics

on Animal Science are: milking of small ruminants, focused on ensuring animal welfare and on farm measures

to guarantee food safety; and quantitative genetics to improve rabbit production, meat quality and animal




welfare. Specific research topics on Food Science and Technology are: postharvest technology, focusing on the

use of non-contaminant and environmentally friendly treatments for improving food quality and shelf life;

chemical contaminants in food, focusing on Arsenic detection in foods; sensory evaluation; and processing of

foods from animal origin, focusing on the application of fibre and bioactive compounds derived from vegetable

by-products and the use of essential oils and natural preservatives. The Department also participates in the

Food Safety Technological Platform, Generalitat Valenciana.

Agrochemistry and Environment Department.

The Agrochemistry and Environment Department has six different divisions: Soil Science and

Agrochemistry, External Geodynamics, Zoology, Parasitology, Physical Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering

and has 35 academic staff and several PhD students. It is currently participating in the undergraduate degrees

of Environmental Sciences, Agronomy, Pharmacology, Industrial Engineering, and Biochemistry. Together with

other departments, it also participates in different Masters and three PhD programmes. A wide range of

facilities are available, aimed at the personal and professional development of students, improving their skills

and training them for the above-mentioned degrees. Teaching and research opportunities are closely linked to

high-quality scientific production. Research activities cover a wide spectrum, ranging from the study of basic

scientific knowledge to subjects with direct applications.

Art Department.

The Art Department is at the Campus of Altea. It includes the areas of Painting, Drawing, Sculpture,

History of Art and Aesthetics, offering students an education based on mutli-disciplinarity, hybridity and the

fusion of different artistic and visual languages. At present there are four research groups in this Department,

which offer study support far beyond traditional techniques: research into the transdisciplinary relations

between art, culture, technology and education; image analysis; the study of relations between categories

generated from social identities as well as their vision in visual culture.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department was established in 1998, by means of a resolution

of the University Miguel Hernández of Elche (UMH), including the teaching staff of the former Neurochemistry

Department. At present, the Department’s teaching staff comprises 24 professors, senior lecturers and part-

time lecturers, organized into different research groups, as well as more than a hundred postgraduate students

working in the different research areas and Institutes of the University. The main objectives of the department

are the development and support of educational programmes in biochemistry for the education of

undergraduate and postgraduate students, training of research staff and the development of basic and applied

research in the areas of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Biomedicine. The Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology Department participates in the teaching activity of the different degrees of the University, in

the Bioscience Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy (Campus of San Juan), in the Faculty of Science (Campus of

Elche) and also in the College of Technology (Campus of Orihuela). The Department displays a great activity

not only in the different campuses of the university, but also in the two main Hospitals of Alicante and Elche via

different educational agreements. The staff of the department has given place to the publication of numerous

scientific articles in international journals and participate in different Master Programs that allow our students

for the realization of different Doctoral Theses each year in all fields of biochemistry.




Clinical Medicine Department.

The Clinical Medicine Department has four Divisions: Medicine, Immunology, Dermatology and

Psychiatry and forms part of the Faculty of Medicine of the UMH. It is situated at Sant Joan d’Alacant Campus,

and collaborates with the University Hospitals of Alicante, Elche and Sant Joan, Associated Hospitals and

Primary healthcare centres. This department provides education-learning about the contents and skills related

to Health Sciences. Our activity is developed through Degree courses in Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and

Occupational Therapy, Master’s in Medicine and still teaches on Degree Courses and Diplomas which are being

phased out. Besides this, this department is especially dedicated to the Master’s in Clinical Medicine Research,

Primary Healthcare Research and Cardiology; Masters in Infectious Diseases and International Health and a

Doctoral course in Clinical Medicine, which include doctoral theses in the different areas of Medicine.

Department of Communications Engineering.

The Department of Communications Engineering of Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

encompasses the knowledge areas of Signal Theory and Communications and Electronics. Its teaching activity

takes place within the different qualifications in the field of engineering offered by the Polytechnic School of

Elche, doctoral programs, masters and own studies of scientific and technological orientation. It is currently

composed of 16 full-time faculty and 15 part-time lecturers. Its research activity focuses on the fields of radio

communications, mobile communications, optical communications, signal processing, electronic devices and

digital electronics. There are several well established research groups, which develop both basic research

projects and technological development projects in collaboration with companies and industry.

Economics and Financial Studies Department.

The Economics and Financial Studies Department is dedicated to promoting student learning in a range

of business and economics disciplines. We provide students with educational opportunities in the fields of

Business, Applied Economics, Economic theory, Accounting and Finance, Taxation, Public Finances and

Marketing, across several masters and undergraduate degrees, in Business, Economics, Political Sciences, Law

or Engineering. Our lecturers and researchers publish in renowned journals in their respective research fields.

Some postgraduate programmes are also available and are aimed at professional specialization, like the Official

Master’s in Tax Consultancy or the postgraduate research program in Marketing and Business Strategy (Ph.D.)

which provides research training and the chance to develop advanced skills and related expertise.

Although, we are an academic department, we do not just focus on theory and research, but practical

experiences also play an important role in our teaching as well as in our research. To achieve this we have fluid

interactions with local firms and institutions and we organize a huge number of events to close the gap between

theory and practice and therefore maximize the employment opportunities of our students.

Engineering Department.

The Engineering Department consists of two different sections: Agricultural Engineering and Pharmacy

and Pharmaceutical. Technology. The Agricultural Engineering section, at the campus of Orihuela

(Desamparados), is responsible for undergraduate teaching in the main engineering competences for the

Agricultural Engineering degree and graduate programs leading to MSc and PhD, which are directly related to

engineering in the agricultural and food industry environment, such as Hydraulics, Irrigation Systems, Rural




Electrification, Mechanisation, Structures, Farm Buildings, Agricultural Facilities and Engineering Projects. Our

research activity focuses on: the study and analysis of efficient water and energy use in agriculture, the use of

plant residues as building materials, the use of new building materials for fire protection and project

development in the agricultural and food industry. The Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology section, at the

campus of San Juan, is responsible for undergraduate teaching in the main core competences of the Pharmacy

curriculum such as Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Care,

Pharmacy regulations and laws, Pharmacy management and Clinical Pharmacy. This division offers

postgraduate education leading to PhD in the pharmacokinetic and biopharmaceutic fields applied to clinical and

preclinical drug development. Our research is focused on: optimization of preclinical models for predicting drug

pharmacokinetics, modelling and simulation in biomedicine, in particular for clinical trial simulation and

Population PK-PD analysis and Pharmaceutical care and optimization of patient therapy.

Health Psychology Department.

The Health Psychology Department is multidisciplinary. It covers 8 areas of knowledge: Physical and

Sports Education, Methodology of Behavioural Sciences, Personality, Psychological Evaluation and Treatments,

Psycho-biology, Basic Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology. There are

111 lecturers involved in teaching in these areas, 31 of which are full-time lecturers, with 31 six-year research

projects. Lecturers give classes at the Elche, San Juan and Orihuela Campuses for the following degree courses:

Physical and Sports Education, Psychology, Podiatry, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Business

Management and Administration, Labour Relations and Human Resources, Journalism, Law and Social and

Cultural Anthropology. Furthermore, the lecturers participate in directing and teaching for the following

Masters: Health Psychology, Management of Human Resources, Work and Organizations, Sports Performance

and Health and Psychological Therapy in children and adolescents. This Department has a secretarial offices at

Elche and San Juan Campuses.

Histology and Anatomy Department.

The Histology and Anatomy Department covers the areas of Anatomy and Human Embryology, Cell

Biology and Histology. It provides lectures for the following degree courses; Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatry,

Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy at the San Juan Campus and Biotechnology ar the Campus in Elche.

The dissecting room as well as microscopes and specimen preparations are all used to this end. Several

members of the department belong to the Institute of Neurosciences and the Institute of Bioengineering.

Research is carried out in the areas of, Embalming, Biomechanics, Anthropometry, Embryology, Neuroanatomy,

Reproductivae Genetics, Cell Interaction, Cell Nutrition, Cell Development of devices and systems for interacting

with the Nervous System, Neurobiology of Vision, Neurorehabilitation, Neurobiology of the Central Nervous

System Biology of Stem Cells in relation to Cell Therapy, Role of Thyroid Hormones in the Development of the

Brain during the Foetal period and Post-foetal period, Molecular Bases of Addiction.

Legal Science Department.

The Legal Science Department covers the different legal disciplines taught at our university. The areas

of knowledge covered by this Department are taught mainly in the Law Degree, although, to some extent it

also participates in Political Science and Public Administration, Journalism, Labour Relations and Human

Resources. Likewise, the teaching staff collaborate in organizing and teaching different Masters and

postgraduate course for the University itself or inter-University. The Department research focuses on the




development of innovative and competitive projects in relation to questions belonging to the legal field,

participating in national and international research groups. Comparative law studies are an important part of

the academic staff’s scientific background.

Materials Science, Optics and Electronic Technology Department.

The Materials Science, Optics and Electronic Technology Department provides interdisciplinary teaching

activities in four main areas of knowledge: Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Optics, Electronic

Technology, and Mechanics of Continuous Media and Theory of Structures. We provide academic instruction for

undergraduate programs in the fields of Telecommunications, Industrial and Materials Engineering. We also

participate actively in the Master’s Research in Industrial and Communication Technologies. We also offer a

variety of under- and postgraduate projects to provide students with academic training in the above mentioned

areas. The Department has the theoretical and experimental capabilities to successfully undertake tasks

ranging from the purely scientific to applied engineering problems within Photonics, Electronics, and Materiasl

Science. These include the following core expertise: displays and liquid crystal devices; holographic optical

elements and recording materials; anomalous pulse propagation and photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers;

printed antennas and microwave circuits; power electronics, renewable energies, and space power systems.

Several of the staff members also belong to the Bioengineering Institute, where they carry out research

activities such as: design and development of phase diagram in oxide binary systems; design of eutectic and

eutectoid microstructures, and biomaterials.

Mechanical Engineering and Energy Department.

The Mechanical Engineering and Energy department teaches at the Polytechnic School of Elche in the

area of Industrial Engineering for degree coursers and Masters. The 34 staff members are responsible for

subjects related to the areas of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Machines and Thermic Engines

and Engineering Projects. The Electrical Engineering group works on several lines of research related to the

prediction of electricity demand, consumption profiles and the efficiency of electrical installations and carries

out studies and technical assessment of these areas. The Energy engineering group works on the energy

efficiency of thermic installations, the improvement of heat transference in tube exchangers and the

development of condensation systems with less risk of spreading legionella’s disease. With respect to renewable

energies, they are researching the function and practical application of photovoltaic solar and thermic

installations.The Mechanical Engineering Group investigates areas related to vehicles, pneumatics and machine

engineering and also has an Acoustic and Vibration Engineering laboratory. The Vehicle laboratory also has

official accreditation for issuing reports about cataloguing historical vehicles and vehicle reforms.

Pathology and Surgery Department.

The Pathology and Surgery Department covers 9 Areas (Pathological Anatomy, Surgery, Physiotherapy,

Legal and Forensic Medicine, Ophthalmology, Radiology and Physical Medicine (Occupational Therapy),

Traumatology and Urology) which are taught on the Degree Courses of Physical Activity and Sports Science,

Social and Cultural Anthropology, Law, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Medicine, Podiatry, Labour Relations and

Occupational. Therapy. It provides a teaching system based on seminars where clinical cases related to

professional tasks are discussed, as a means of facilitating learning. Practical activities are given in skill

workshops which have anatomic models, an adapted house (Occupational Therapy) as well as at three

University Hospitals, Health Centres and Podiatry Clinics. In relation to research the Department has: a




Polyvalent Research Laboratory (Surgery and Ophthalmology), a Labour and Forensic Toxicology Laboratory

and a Forensic Biology Laboratory, which develop different lines of research. Likewise, a University Master’s in

Clinical and Surgical Research is offered with a Doctorate program linked to the Master’s for Research in

Clinical-surgical sciences. The Department also offers two Professional Masters: Prevention of Labour Risks and

Master’s in Valuation of Corporal Injury.

Plant Science and Microbiology Department.

The Plant Science and Microbiology Department at the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) comprises

two main units: Plant Science and Microbiology. The Department gives lectures for different degree courses as

well as for several M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs. It also participates in different research projects, through

contracts for technological support activities and contracts for technical assessment and assistance with public

and private organizations. Both units are made up of several Research Teams. The Plant Science unit mainly

focuses on lecturing and doing research in Plant Science, Crop Protection, Gardening and Landscape

architecture, Horticulture and Pomology. The Microbiology unit specializes in Health Sciences, Biotechnological

Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, Oenology and other Food Processing industries.

Physiology Department.

The Physiology Department has a primary aim of educating students about the normal function of living

beings, which is fundamental knowledge for medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing, psychology,

bioengineering etc. Teaching staff give undergraduate classes in the faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy,

Experimental Sciences and Social and Health Sciences and it has developed twelve accredited programs in

Degree subjects while maintaining a commitment to sixteen other degree and diploma courses which are being

phased out. Teaching staff can rely on many resources for developing the physical and analytical skills

necessary for students and through a consistent program of activities. Post graduate courses are also taught

through the doctoral courses in Neuroscience and Biotechnology. Teaching staff are deeply committed to the

research fields of the Neuroscience and Biotechnology Institutes, mainly in ocular neurobiology, sensory

transduction, nociception, electrophysiology of the prefrontal cortex, biophysics of ionic channels and endocrine

cell physiology. This department is also involved in international cooperation projects.

Physics and Computer Architecture Department.

The Physics and Computer Architecture department comprises lecturers and researchers from the areas

of knowledge of: Applied Physics (teaching staff from Orihuela, Elche and San Juan campuses); and Computer

Architecture and Technology ( teachers from Orihuela and San Juan Campuses). The department has 40

lecturers who teach at the Polytechnic school of Orihuela, Polytechnic school of Elche , the faculty of

Experimental Sciences, the faculty of Pharmacy and the faculty of Medicine. Some of the lines of research which

our department works on are the following: evolution of colour in citric and horticultural products in

collaboration with the Institute of Research in Agriculture and Food Development of Murcia; atmospheric

dynamics and their influence on eolic erosion, studies on citric plantations with different drought and salinity

conditions and their development in collaboration with the Centre of Edaphology and Biology of Bajo Segura;

studies of atmospheric contaminants in the Spanish Mediterranean area, in the Valencian Community; water

and energy saving and evolution of galaxies through hydrodynamic simulations in supercomputing systems;

image and video processing; parallel computing; wireless network technology; web server architecture;

multimedia hardware design.




Public Health, History of Science and Gynaecology Department.

The Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynaecology covers a wide range of health

science and social science degrees and postgraduate courses. The degree courses that it teaches on are:

Medicine, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Anthropology, Social Work, Journalism,

Nutrition. The most important post graduate activity is The Doctorate program in Public Health, which has been

acknowledged as a Program of Excellence. Likewise this department organizes a University Master’s in Public

Health and a Master’s in Patient Safety and Quality Care, which is full time or on-line offered to Latin American

professionals. The Department participates in the University Master´s for research in medical and scientific

sciences. Research is developed in the areas of epidemiology, health care management, public health policies

and control of illnesses, historical perspective of illness and public health and genital malformations, climacteric

and endometriosis and their relation to immunity. This department also participates in advising regional and

national governments and participates in the management of scientific societies such as the Spanish Society of

Public Health and Health Care Administration, the Spanish Society of Preventive Medicine and Hospital Hygiene,

the Spanish Society of the History of Medicine and is member of international committees for health policies.

This Department is incorporated in the Network Centre of Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public

Health.

Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Department.

Statistics, Mathematics and Informactics Department (DEMI) comprises the following four areas of

knowledge: Didactics and School Organization, Statistics and Operations Research, Language and Computer

Systems, and Applied Mathematics. Its main mission is to educate professionals in Business Statistics,

Informatics, and Education, as well as contributing to the training of other professionals in areas of a statistical,

mathematical or computer-related nature. The DEMI mainly participates in Degree courses for Business

Statistics, and Computer Engineering in Information Technologies. It also provides lectures for many other

degree courses, especially engineering degrees. The department participates in the Master’s in Teacher Training

for Compulsory Education, Further Education and Language Teaching. And it participates in the Master’s in

Industrial and Telecommunications Technology Research. Besides this, the department directs theses in the

fields of knowledge mentioned above. Finally, most of DEMI’s faculty are affiliated with the University Research

Institute “Centro de Investigación Operativa” –Centre for Operations Research– (CIO). This means that the

research activities of DEMI are managed by CIO.

Systems Engineering and Automation Department.

The Systems Engineering and Automation Department has 12 full-time lecturers and 4 part-time

lecturers. It focuses its teaching and research work on automation technologies, control, engineering of

systems, computer vision, robotics, biomedical engineering and computing sciences. The Department is

involved in teaching Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering courses both at a Technical and Degree

level. The Department also participates in Masters and Doctoral programs in Industrial and Telecommunications

Technologies, and in Bioengineering. The research of the Department is structured in relation to the research

groups “Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision”, “Control and Intelligent Systems Laboratory” and

“Biomedical Neuroengineering”.




Education – Undergraduate.

Business Administration and Management (Elche). Biotechnology. Environmental Science. Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. Law. Business Statistics. Telecommunications Technology Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Electronic Engineering and Industrial Automation. Mechanical Engineering. Journalism. Psychology. Labor Relations and Human Resources. Fine arts. Business Administration and Management (Orihuela). Political Science and Public Administration. Food Science and Technology. Agro-Food and Agro-Environmental Engineering. Computer Engineering in Information Technologies. Pharmacy. Medicine. Physiotherapy. Podiatry. Occupational Therapy. Social and Cultural Anthropology. Business Management and Marketing.

Education - Graduate – Masters.

Analysis and Management of Mediterranean Ecosystems. Agroecology, Rural Development and Agro-Tourism. Taxation. Bioethics. Bioengineering. Secondary Education Teaching, Vocational Training and Language Teaching. Human Resources Management, Work and Organizations. Management, Treatment and Use of Organic Waste. Equality and Gender in Public and Private scopes. Regional integration. HVAC and electrical facilities in buildings. Energy efficiency. Clinical and Surgical Research. Primary Health Care Research.




Research in Science, Technology and Food Control. Research in Clinical Medicine. Research in Anthropology new trends: Risk Scenarios and Postdevelopment Alternatives. Industrial and Communication Technology Research. Territory and Landscape Research. Occupational Risks Prevention. Health Psychology. Sport Performance and Health. Public Health. Psychological Therapy with Children and Adolescents.

Education – Doctoral.

Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Surgical Sciences. Ph.D. Program in Environmental analysis and management. Ph.D. Program in Applied Anthropology. Ph.D. Programe in Bioengineering. Ph.D. Programe in Molecular and cellular Biology. Ph.D. Programe in Human Resources Management, Work and Organizations. Ph.D. Programe in Management, Treatment and Use of Organic Waste. Ph.D. Programe in Clinical Research. Ph.D. Programe in Marketing and Strategic Management Business. Ph.D. Program in Neurosciences. Ph.D. Program in New Media Models. PhD. Program in Health Psychology. PhD. Program Agricultural and Food Resources and Technologies. PhD. Program in Public Health. PhD. Program in Industrial and Communication Technology Research.




Research – Presentation.

The Miguel Hernández University of Elche is a research-intensive university as highlighted in the latest

research productivity studies of Spanish public universities conducted by the University of Granada. The 2010

study ranked UMH in eight position overall, second in terms of JCR listed publications, fourth in terms of

patents, and eight in terms of R&D projects.

UMH research activities are highly related to its socioeconomic surroundings, although many of its laboratories

possess levels of excellence recognized on national and international levels. In this context, UMH’s research

activities are mainly focused in the areas of neuroscience, biotechnology and bioengineering, health sciences,

statistics and operations research, information and communication technologies, industrial technologies,

material sciences, agricultural and environmental engineering.

Research Institutes. The Institute of Neurosciences (IN).

The Institute of Neurosciences (IN) is a joint UMH and CSIC research centre which is devoted to the

study of the structure, function and development of the nervous system in normal and pathological conditions.

The IN is organized into three Research Units which include Developmental Neurobiology, Molecular

Neurobiology and Cellular and Systems Neurobiology. There is a second level of organization based on research

lines. These lines constitute a horizontal organisation grouping members of different research units, around

more specific research subjects and facilitates greater interactions between institute members

The research groups at the IN use a wide variety of techniques covering the fields of molecular and cellular

biology, genetics and physiology. Among the technical resources at the IN are fully equipped laboratories for

cell culture, experimental embryology, which includes technologies such as Optical Projection

Tomography(OPT), confocal and two-photon microscopy, besides special areas for animal behavioural

experiments. The Institute has recently incorporated non-invasive image techniques, such as functional

magnetic resonance imaging. The IN and its researchers maintain active exchange programs with universities,

research centres and neurobiology laboratories around the world. The IN encompasses a staff of 40 researchers

(21 belonging to the UMH, 19 from CSIC), 6 tenure track researchers, 144 pre- and postdoctoral researchers

and more than 100 technical and administrative staff; 60% of the personnel are female and 40% male. The IN

undertakes an important training activity through its International PhD Programme in Neuroscience, which has

been awarded with a mention as “Programme of Excellence” by the Ministry of Education. It also strives to be a

centre of reference in terms of both national and international collaborations between clinical and basic

research groups from a wide range of disciplines. Currently 30% of the postdoctoral staff come from other

countries

In 2010, the budget for the Institute of Neurosciences was more than 13 million €, 6 million of which

corresponded to external resources obtained by researchers competitively. The Institute of Neurosciences

published 252 articles in the four-year period 2007-2010, with an impact factor of 1,506, and an average factor

of 6,01, and a total of 2224 citations. The comparison between the four-year periods of 2000-03 and 2007-10,

shows the evolution of the scientific impact of the Institute: the number of articles has increased by more than

60%, and impact, measured as citations received in both periods has more than doubled.




The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC).

The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology aims for a multidisciplinary approach of excellence on a

molecular and cellular level in the areas of biotechnology and health. Research at the IBMC is developed

through two main lines of research: Molecular and Cellular Design and Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy.

The Institute carries out intense translational and transferable technology research programs which have led to

more than 20 registered patents and the creation of “spin-off” companies, besides maintaining an excellent

relation with business and production sectors.

These activities are developed through agreements such as the Cooperation Agreement between the

UMH and the Local Government Health Department (Consellería de Sanidad) for promoting scientific

collaborations and facilitating staff mobility between the IBMC and the University Hospital of Elche and its

Foundation. Moreover, several agreements have been set to establish University-Business Mixed Units, such as

the one with Lipotec group in 2000, in biotechnological and chemical – pharmaceutical field, and later with the

multi-national FMC-Food Tech, in the area of agrofood. In 2010, the IBMC designed and launched the Skin

Research Platform, a public-private initiative aimed at developing molecular and cellular research of

translational excellence in all aspects related to human and animal skin.

Staff at the IBMC comprises 78% researchers (senior, pre- and post-doctoral), 16% technical staff and

6% administration staff (59% of the staff are women and 41% men). During the last five-year period, the IBMC

has obtained funding of 1.5M€ (yearly average), 28% of which corresponds to contracts with companies. It

should be noted that funding received in the last few years includes the CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010 project,

with 6.0 M€ over five years, for which the IBMC is the coordinating Centre. With respect to scientific

publications, the IBMC published a yearly average of 62 articles during the last five-year period, with an

average impact factor of 4.27.

The Institute “Operations Research Centre” (CIO).

The University Research Institute “ Operations Research Centre” (CIO) was established in 2005 in order

to support the development of Research in Statistical Optimization and Information Technologies.

The CIO comprises UMH researchers from different fields: statistics, mathematics, computer engineering and

marketing, and they form a qualified interdisciplinary group capable of approaching different problems to be

currently found in the business world. In this short period, the Institute has managed to consolidate 6 research

groups, as well as establishing another 6 emerging groups, all of which are acknowledged in the UMH Group

Register.

One of the Institute’s main priorities is the technological transference to society of basic and applied

research results, which has led to the application for several national and international patents as well as the

creation of a “spinoff” company in the UMH Scientific and Business Park. This Institute continually searches for

ways to improve the quality, efficiency and productivity in both public institutions and private companies.

During the last three years, the scientific and technological transference activity developed by the CIO

staff has contributed to obtaining funding of more than a million euros for its staff participation in 44 research

projects through competitive national and European funding. Likewise, in this same period, 39 contracts have

been made with public administrations and private companies, which have brought more than 251.000 euros

(25% of funding obtained).

The CIO staff is at present made up of 43 researchers, 5 contracted researchers and 2 members for

technical and adminstartive support; 70% are men and 30% women.




The Mediterranean Centre for Environmental Studies.

The Mediterranean Centre for Environmental Studies (CEAM) is an institute of applied research, which

was constituted as a Foundation in 1991 by the Valencia Generalitat and BANCAJA with the support of the

Secretariat of State for Universities and Research and the European Commission (Directorate General for

Research). CEAM was created with the aim of undertaking, in an independent way, research and development

projects in environmental issues of special relevance for the Valencia Autonomous Community and the

Mediterranean region in general. In February 2011, CEAM became constituted as a University Research

Institute (IUI-CEAM).

CEAM houses the EUropean PHOtoReactor (EUPHORE), one of the largest simulation chambers in the

world for the study of atmospheric chemistry processes. CEAM scientists participated in the design of the first

remote sensor able to measure SO2 and NO2 in the atmosphere (COSPEC). Other CEAM research areas

include: the evaluation of plant injuries caused by air pollution, the study and forecasting of extreme weather

phenomena, the study of climate change and the carbon cycle, the fight against desertification and the

restoration of ecosystems affected by forest fires.

IUI-CEAM has a staff of 80; 65% (senior, junior and collaborating researchers) are directly involved in

research activities, and the other 35% carry out research support tasks. During the last 5-year period, IUI-

CEAM’s average annual inflow of financial resources has amounted to 2.2 million euros, of which 43%

correspond to technical assistances, 34% to National Plan and Valencia Plan projects, 16% to European Union

projects and the remaining 7% to other sources. To date, IUI-CEAM has participated in 57 European Union

Framework projects; in 7 of them as coordinator. Outstanding among IUI-CEAM’s funding sources during recent

years have been the CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010 scientific excellence programmes of the National R&D Plan

(GRACCIE project) and the Valencia Plan (FEEDBACKS project), together with the European projects FUME,

EUROCHAMP and ICOS. With respect to scientific production, the average annual number of scientific articles

published by IUI-CEAM in the last five years has been 38, all of them included in the SCI.

Drug Addiction Research Institute (INID).

The Drug Addiction Research Institute was created through a mixed agreement with the Drug

Dependence Department of the Valencian Government. The INID is fundamentally oriented towards the

development of research, education and application of programs and resources, through the provision of

services and technical assessment for public and/or private entities who may require it in relation to all

problems related to drug addiction.

The INID approaches the problems of drug addiction through three research blocks: prevention,

assistance, and reinsertion; prevention being the principle line of research in all its aspects. It has many

national and international publications and a drug addiction prevention program (Barbacana), which has been

applied and is applied in different autonomous communities and different countries. The Institute has 7

researchers from the UMH and 3 from other Universities. It publishes a six monthly scientific journal: Health

and Addictions.

Institute of Bioengineering (IB).

The Institute of Bioengineering (IB) begins the process of Constitution with the creation of the

University “Miguel Hernández” (UMH) in 1996, with the purpose of being a research institute based on the

potentialities of the academic staff of the UMH. It aims to promote high-quality and multidisciplinary research,




focusing efforts on the following areas: cell regenerative therapy, genetics of plant development, cell

physiology, biomaterials, biomedical instrumentation, telemedicine, structural and functional genomic,

toxicology and chemical safety, neurotoxicity and embryotoxicity, synthesis and design of complex molecules

and polymers with biological and electronic application, cell banks, clinical trials and monitoring of drugs and

other.

The IB staff includes 39 professors, 52 contracted researchers and 17 qualified technicians and

administrative personnel. With regard to indicators of scientific activity, should be noted that the IB has

obtained funding for activities and infrastructure for R&D during the 2005–2009 of 12.121.921 Euros, from

which €1.424.681 came from R&D contracts for transfer of technology. With regard to scientific publications,

the IB has published 493 articles since its inception with an average impact factor of 3.890. The IB research

groups have a high international projection with the participation in European projects of genetics of plant

development, in projects of electronic applications in biomedicine, collaboration with the European Commission

and the European Chemical Agency in programs for assessment of safety and risk of chemicals in European

regulations, participates in projects and activities for the promotion and development of alternative testing

methods without animal use, photovoltaic and light emitting diodes applications of organic molecules, and other

projects. The IB presents an environment for supporting and facilitating high quality R&D activities of the

academic university members.

Research Groups.

UMH research activities are organized around its Research Institutes, Departments and Research

Groups. BelowyoucanfindalistofthecurrentlyregisteredResearchGroupsthatincludeaminimumof

threePhDFacultymembers:

Advanced Research Group in the History of Health and Medicine. Aeolian Research Group. Agrobiodiversity and Plant Breeding. Agro-Environmental and Rural Economy, Policy and Development. Analysis and Psychological Intervention in the Prevention of Risk Behaviors to Health. Analysis, Intervention and Applied Therapy with Children and Adolescents. Applied Biomedicine: Forensic & Occupational Medicine and Microbiology. Art, Visual Culture, Technology and Education Laboratory. Atmospheric Pollution Laboratory. Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision Lab. Basic Research Unit on Diabetes. Bernia. Biomechanics Research Group for Health and Sports Performance. Biomedical Neuroengineering. Building Materials Based on Vegetable Residues. Business Creation, Strategy and Management. Calitè. Collective and Individual Taxation. Communication and Health. Computational Statistics.




Computer Engineering Group. Control and Intelligent Systems Laboratory. Culture, Tourism and (Cooperation for) Development. Cytology and Applied Histology. Decision Support Web Systems. Dynamic Systems and Applications. Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation. Economy, Culture and Gender. Efficiency and Productivity Analysis. Energy Engineering. Environmental Soil Science Group. Evolutionary Genomics Group. Figures of Excess Body-Policy. Food Quality and Safety. Gather. Genetic, Welfare, Quality and Food Safety in Animal Production. Genetics-Bioengineering. Group of Cell Therapy. Human Computer Interaction & Pattern Recognition. Industrialization of Animal Raw Materials. Ionotropic Receptors. Knowledge Engineering and Data Analysis. Linear Systems, Coding Theory and Applications. Marketing Research Group. Materials Processing and Optoelectronics Technology Group. Modeling and Simulation in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. From Drug Development to

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Molecular Design and Synthesis of the Bioengineering Institute. Motor Control and Learning. Neurotoxicity and Addictive Disorders. Nutritional Epidemiology Unit. Occupational Health. Ocular Neurobiology Group. Optical Analogical Language and Digital Resources. Optimization and Stability. Organic and Hybrid (Polymer-Nanoparticles) Optoelectronic Devices. Permanent Observatory “Democracy and Terrorism”. Photonic Systems Group. Plant Science and Pomology Research Team. Postharvest of Fruits and Vegetables. Radiofrequency Systems Group. Research and Development in the Current Company. Research and Intervention in Eating Disorders. Research Group in Applied Agrochemistry and Environment. Research Group in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services. Research Group of Molecular Mechanisms of Neurosecretion. Research Group on Communication in the Valencian Community.




Research Group on Drug Absorption and Pharmacokinetics. Research Group on Physical Conditioning and Health. Research in Motor Behavior Group. Statistical Models and Applications for Prospective Analysis. Toxicology and Environmental Health. Water and Energy for Sustainable Agriculture.

Scientific and Business Park.

The Scientific and Business Park at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (PCE-UMH) was

created in 2005 and is managed by the Fundación Quórum . Its mission is to offer a setting for businesses

and university research groups, which strengthen the development of persons and businesses involved by

working together and sharing scientific and technical interests and concerns.

The PCE-UMH has four areas of specialisation:

CIEB: The Biotechnological Business Innovation Centre ( Centro de Innovación Empresarial

Biotecnológica ) is a specialised centre offering a series of infrastructure, scientific equipment and high value-

added services to consolidated and recently formed companies, mixed business-university entities and other

scientific organisations in the biotechnology sector.

ILINOVA-ICTs and Consulting: ILINOVA is the centre offering infrastructure and services adapted to

innovative business in the ICT, service and consulting sectors.

ILITEK-Engineering: ILITEK is the centre offering infrastructure and services adapted to businesses

in the engineering sector.

AGROTEC: an area focused on businesses dedicated to R&D and/or offering innovative services in the

field of agriculture and horticulture, etc.

Residing at the PCE-UMH are an extensive number of innovative businesses from sectors like

biotechnology and health sciences, ICTs and industrial technologies, aeronautics, agro food, socioeconomics,

etc.

The businesses installed at the park have at their disposal a series of value-added services like the

search for technological partners, assistance in the search for public and private financing, administration area

outsourcing (fiscal, labour, accounting), assistance in business strategy and management (innovation projects,

strategic planning, business structure, industrial and intellectual property), access to the UMH library and

databases, etc.

Since its creation, the PCE-UMH has been creating and expanding its network of contacts and

institutional collaborations with the objective of improving the quality of its services to entrepreneurs and

innovative businesses. The Park is a member of the The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain

(APTE), the International Association of Science Parks (IASP), and a member of the Network of Valencian

Science Parks (rePCV). This allows it to carry out important networking for the benefit of its businesses.




Furthermore, it actively collaborates with the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology

(CDTI), being a node in the Network of Information Points concerning R&D. It is also a tutor in the

InnoCámaras Programme (High Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Spain), and

actively participates in the Assistance Programme for the Creation and Growth of Innovative

Companies of the Institute for Small and Medium Industry of the Generalitat Valenciana (IMPIVA).

The Park’s commitment to promoting an entrepreneurial culture and the close collaboration with the

UMH is evident in the INIZIA Entrepreneur Programme and the MATCH.emp platform, which facilitates links

between researchers and professionals.

At the Scientific Park we are convinced that the business environment we are developing is the optimal

space for the development and maturation of intensive businesses in research and development, as well as for

innovative businesses, whether they are in product, business models, etc…, so that if you are one of these

businesses it is in your interest to get to know us…

Technology Transfer.

The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) is interested in further strengthen its relations with

businesses and its socioeconomic environment through the transfer and licensing of its research results. To this

aim, the University constantly participates in joint research projects with national and international companies

using its state of the art research facilities and capabilities.

The UMH currently holds the following results protected either through patents or royalties for the

software protection at the Intellectual Property Registry. Should you be interested in any of the protected

results, contact the Office for the Transfer of Research results at [email protected].

Institute of Bioenigneering.

P9800625 Use of 17β- Estradiol, its analogous and derivatives for the treatment of the diabetes mellitus and its manifestations.

P200401938 Procedure to reprogram the cell differentiation condition. P200702285 Nanostructured hybrid material which comprehends golden nano-particles method

preparation and use. P200802340 Robotic arm. P201030065 Methods and compositions for the identification of embryo toxic compounds.

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.

P9900581 Peptides able to block the response to chemical substances or thermal stimulus or mediators of inflammation of the noniceptors and pharmaceutical compounds that contain them.

P200002414 N- alkyl glycine trimers able to protect neurons against excitotoxic aggressions and compounds containing them.

P200002458 N-alkyl glycine trimers able to block the response to chemical substances, thermal stimulus or mediators of the inflammation of neuronal receptors and compounds that contain them.

P200101232 Peptides activators of the infectivity of the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus(VHSV). P200300072 N-alkyl glycine trimers able to increase the drug accumulation inside the tumour cells

resistant to chemotherapy and compounds that contain them. P200301768 New therapeutic target and their use for the pain treatment.




P200401938 Procedure to reprogram the cellular differentiation condition. P200703248 Micro-device of selective and non invasive separation and extraction of polydisperse

particles in, manufacturing process and its applications. P200930727 Manufacturing process of biomimetic electrodes and their uses as amperometric sensors.

Institute of Neurosciences.

P200100315 Method for the detection of the PrP protein in alive animals. P200100354 Device for the obtaining of ocular tissue samples in vertebrate animals. P200101223 Use of hematopoietic stem cells in the generation of neural stem cells. P200803185 Device for the immobilization of small animals in experimental processes.

Department of Applied Biology.

P200000402 Preservative for ornamental cut flowers. Department of Engineerin.

A-710-05 Output Optimization of the productive processes through the methodology of discrete simulation.

P 2007001577 Manufacturing processes of common cane agglometate boards and boards obtained through said process.

P 200801577 Manufacturing process of panels covered with common cane fibres. Software 08/2008/841 Drip irrigation simulator (sirigo). Software 08/2008/840 Low cost programmer (probaco). Software 657/2009 DH software for the calculation with pocket pc of wings of drip irrigation. P 2010030144 Multifunction system for agricultural use.

Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

P 200302938 Equipment for tensile tests of test tubes of flexible laminated materials. P 200930283 Audible kinemometre. P 200931144 Folding electric motorbike and folding process. Design 0508994 Information point with with the Lady of Elche design.

Department of Physics and Computer Architecture.

P 200201823 System for the water treatment of lixiviation in greenhouses. P 200600891 Law cost solar capture device. P 200601701 Multi-tunnel greenhouse with improved natural ventilation.

Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science.

RTV-137-05 Integrated system optimization and demand prediction (siopred). A-77-08 Simel. A-696-08 Wische (non-linear ingeter program for water irrigation scheduling). V-1996-08 Sao program: support system to the orientation.

Department of Materials Science, Optic and Electronic Technology.

P 200503116 System of potency conditioning completely regulated and with maximum potency extraction of the solar panels for special applications.

P 200502262 System of potency conditioning for special applications, bus regulator and batteries charger.

P 200700087 Printed antenna for multi band applications.




Department of Pathology and Surgery. P 9902251 ADN segments useful to select differentiated cell types and its applications. P 200102125 Method to obtain in vitro stem cells of adults mammal individuals.

Exchange Students.

One of the primary objectives of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) is its

internationalization. In order to accomplish this, the University has increased the number of agreements it has

with foreign universities in recent years, which in turn has resulted in an increment of Incoming and Outgoing

students under the ERASMUS and DESTINO programs (the UMH set the DESTINO program to promote, improve

and manage exchanges with non-European universities).

Annually, the UMH receives approximately 180 Incoming students, while some 300 UMH students visit other

foreign universities to further their education and/or participate in internships in university laboratories or

companies. To support linguistic preparation of our Incoming and Outgoing students, the UMH organizes

language courses in French, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish as a foreign language.

Guide for Incoming Students. Exchange students: ERASMUS and DESTINO programs.

If you would like to attend the UMH as an exchange student but no bilateral agreement exists between

your university and the UMH, please contact those responsible for international relations at your university in

order to establish one. At the UMH, you must contact the Vicerrectorado de Relaciones Internacionales

(Vice-rectory of International Relations) by e-mail to [email protected] or by calling +34 966 658 522. A list

of the centers where agreements presently exist with the UMH can be found in the “International Partners”

section of this website.

If you have been chosen for a stay at the UMH, your university must inform the International Relations

Office (ORI) of the UMH, which will contact you via e-mail to provide you with all the necessary information.

Before arriving at the UMH, you must send the following documentation, properly filled out and signed by both

you as well as by your ERASMUS coordinator:

Formulario de Solicitud (Application Form).

Acuerdo Académico (Learning Agreement).

One passport-size photograph. One copy of your national identification card (for EU members) or a copy of your passport (for citizens

of countries outside the EU). One copy of your health insurance, whether it is private or the European Health Insurance Card.

The deadline for receiving documentation (by mail, e-mail or fax) at the UMH ORI for first-semester

students is the first half of May. For second-semester students, this is the beginning of November. The




documentation to send, as well as the address to send it to, e-mails, telephone and fax numbers is available on

the ORI webpage in the Incoming section.

Once all the documentation has been received, the ORI will send your Learning Agreement back to the

organization responsible for exchange programs at your university along with a Letter of Acceptance. You will

also be assigned a student mentor or BUDDY, whose role is to assist you in finding lodging, registering for

classes and integrating yourself into the UMH like all other students. Your UMH BUDDY will contact you via e-

mail to introduce him/herself.

Upon your arrival at the UMH, go directly to the Centro de Gestión de Campus (Management

Center) with the documentation in hand that we will have sent you, as well as your national identity card (for

EU members) or passport (for citizens of countries outside the EU). The UMH International Relations Office will

have informed the Management Center of your arrival, and you may process with them all the documentation

you need to. The following must be presented to them:

The Learning Agreement signed by your university and the UMH; the same one that the ORI sent to the office at your university responsible for the exchange.

The Certificate of Stay, in case you need to justify the arrival and departure dates at the UMH to your university.

On the following websites you can find information about the operating hours and locations of the

Management Centers for each campus:

Elche Campus Sant Joan d’Alacant Campus Orihuela Campus Altea Campus

If during the first month of classes you need to change the courses that you initially detailed in the

Learning Agreement, you may present a new proposal signed by you at the Management Center of the campus

or faculty/school where you are taking your UMH classes. They will send this to the ORI, which will then be

responsible for making the changes and informing your university. First-semester foreign students on UMH

stays must take care of this paperwork during October, and second-semester students must do so during

March. It is very important that you follow the instructions given in order to avoid future problems with UMH

course credits transferring. Before returning to your university, you must present the Certificate of Stay from

your university at the Management Center of the Campus where you enrolled upon your arrival. They will sign

the document informing about the end of your stay. Following the examination period, the UMH ORI will send

your grades to the office at your university responsible for the exchange.

Visiting students.

If you are interested in studying at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche for a determined period of

time (a minimum of one semester and a complete academic course maximum), and you do not participate in

any exchange program at your university, you can have an academic stay at the UMH as a “visiting student”.

In order to do this, you must request admission from the Unidad de Acceso, Becas y Atención al

Estudiante (Unit of Access, Grants and Student Attention). In case you are accepted, your UMH stay will not




suppose official academic recognition of the prior education you have already completely, and that which you

take at the UMH will have an exclusive formative character, independent of the academic recognition it may

receive at your university of origin. If you are accepted as a “visiting student”, you will receive accredited

certification that will serve in processing your visa.

For the purpose of registration, “visiting students” will pay the fees that are duly established for each

academic course, and must guarantee that they have a contingency to cover illnesses or accidents that may

occur during their period of stay at the UMH. Registering as a “visiting student” will allow you to take advantage

of the UMH installations and services.

“Visiting students” may take midterm and final examinations and earn the corresponding grade, which will

appear in a specific certificate. To show UMH residence and the results obtained, you may request a Certificate

of Achievement from the University Secretary General if you pass the examinations.

Academic calendar.

The UMH divides its educational activity in two semesters. The first usually begins during the final week

of September and the second in early February, finishing in early June. The first-semester examinations occur

at the end of January and early February, and those for the second semester normally take place in June. In

addition to summer vacation, Easter and Christmas breaks, there are other holidays interrupting classroom

teaching that may be specific to each campus. To find out more about these, further information regarding the

academic calendar is available.

UMH locations.

The UMH has facilities in the cities of Elche, Orihuela, Altea, and Sant Joan d’Alacant. The UMH central

campus is located in Elche, the capital of the Baix Vinalopó region and third-largest city in the Valencian

Community. Its population exceeds 230,000 residents. Walking through Elche’s streets reveals an interesting

and historic city center, where the past is combined in contrast with elements of a young and dynamic city.

Elche is integrated into Europe’s largest palm grove, the Palmeral, and a stroll through it is unique among

urban landscapes. The Palmeral, a legacy of Andalusian agricultural heritage, has been declared a World

Heritage Site by UNESCO. Elche claims another cultural property, el Misteri d’Elx (Elx Mystery Play), which

UNESCO declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. This is a sacred lyrical drama,

the last surviving example of European religious medieval theatre, and is represented every August.

Two UMH campus are located at Orihuela which was the location for the first university in the Province

of Alicante in the 16thcentury. Orihuela is capital of the Vega Baja region, and geographically is the largest

municipality in the Province. The city, situated on the banks of the Segura River, is highlighted by its cultural

and natural heritage, and specifically its historic section (collectively declared historic-artistic and monumental),

its festivals, among those Easter (declared an international tourist attraction), and its beaches. Orihuela is the

birthplace of Miguel Hernández, the poet our University is named after.

Altea is a municipality in the Marina Baixa region, located 50 km from Alicante, 120 km from Valencia,

and 10 km from Benidorm. The city of Altea opens to the coast from one of the Mediterranean’s most beautiful

bays, offering all the charm of a Mediterranean fishing village. Apart from being a well-known and popular

seaside resort, it is also an important meeting place for all types of artists, painters, sculptures, potters, etc.

The UMH Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy are located in the municipality of Sant Joan d’Alacant.

Sant Joan forms part of the l’Alacantí region in the Province of Alicante, and is the geographic center of the old




Huerta (orchard) of Alicante. Located on the Levante coast, it borders the cities of Alicante (7 km distant),

Mutxamel (1 km), and El Campello (3 km).

How to arrive at the UMH.

The five campuses comprising the UMH are located within a 50-km radius around the city of Alicante.

Thanks to its proximity to Alicante’s airport, the seaport of Alicante and its train stations, the University boasts

excellent transportation and communication systems.

Alicante’s international airport (called El Altet, airport code ALC), offers direct flights to and from many

European cities. It is located 10 km from both Elche and Alicante, 80 km from Altea, and 30 km from Orihuela.

It is easily reached using the A-7 freeway, as well as by the N-332 and N-340 national roads.

The airport is also linked to the cities of Elche and Alicante by bus. To go there from Elche, use the 1A or 1B

lines, while from Alicante this is done via the C6 line. Subús is the company managing these routes.

The cities of Elche, Orihuela and Alicante are connected by regional trains (Murcia-Alicante). Alicante’s

train station is a 15-minute walk to the airport’s bus stop at the Plaza de Luceros, from where you can continue

by bus to the Alicante airport (aeropuerto-Alicante line). Travel between Alicante and Altea is also possible on

the tranvía tram. The tram has a station at the Plaza de Luceros, where the bus connecting Alicante with the

airport also stops.

Alicante is also linked with the principal Spanish capitals via medium- and long-distance train lines.

To go to Sant Joan d’Alacant, you can take the bus connecting the airport with Alicante (to the Plaza de Luceros

bus stop), and then continue on the Subús urban bus line 23.

The cities of Alicante and Elche also possess bus service to a large number of European cities on

operators like Eurolines (you can consult their destinations on the respective town hall websites – section

Tráfico y Transportes (Traffic and Transport).

International Relations Office.

The International Relations Office (ORI) has as principal function promoting UMH internationalization

based on a user-focused quality policy within the framework of the strategic lines and direction of the Vice-

rectory of International Relations, among which strengthening the UMH as a destination university for foreign

students by agreements with other foreign universities and institutions is found. Specifically, the ORI functions

are:

Supporting and managing the entire university community’s mobility (students, faculty, administration and services personnel) in national and international mobility programs.

Attracting foreign students and managing their academic records, facilitating their integration into the UMH.

Coordinating and managing language courses on the different campuses.

Assisting the academic faculty in carrying out cooperation projects with the Agencia Española de

Cooperación Internacional (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation).




Promoting exterior visibility of the UMH by participating in national and international forums and meetings. The International Relations Office is located on the Elche Campus. Its contact information is the

following:

Edificio de Rectorado y Consejo Social, Avda. Universidad s/n – 03202 Elche (Alicante), Spain.

Phone: +34 966 658 710, Fax: +34 966 658 705.

e-mail: [email protected] – website: http://internacional.umh.es.

Lodging.

The UMH does not possess residence halls at the present time. For assistance with your lodging search,

the UMH’s Programa Nido contains a database of owners publishing their accommodation offers, listing

apartments’ conditions; services included in the rent and those that are not, requirements, locations, prices,

etc. Student message boards at the distinct campuses have announcements for sharing housing. For more

information, the students delegations in charge of assisting in your search for lodging are:

Altea Campus. Telephone: +34 966 859 120 – e-mail: [email protected] Elche Campus. Telephone: +34 966 659 054 / +34 966 658 563 – e-mail: [email protected] /

[email protected] Orihuela Campus. Telephone: +34 966 749 742 – e-mail: [email protected] Sant Joan d’Alacant Campus. Telephone: +34 96 591 92 57 / +34 96 591 60 06 – e-mail:

aeiou.farmacia@delegación.umh / aeiou.medicina@delegación.umh.

Another option to assist in your lodging search is to request the International Relations Office to assign

you a student tutor, or BUDDY. These are UMH students who will facilitate the preparation for your stay and

accompany you in the first weeks. In order to participate in this program, you must send an e-mail with your

information to [email protected].

For further support, the UMH has collaboration agreements with several businesses dedicated to

lodging:

Enalquiler.com real estate portal listing apartments near each of the four University campuses, as well as all the information, guides, and advice about renting apartments. E-mail: [email protected] .

Complejo Residencial Pérez Mateos on the Sant Joan d’Alacant Campus. Avenida Doctor Pérez Mateos – San Juan de Alicante. Telephones: +34 965 65 33 00, +34 965 94 20 50. Reservation fax: +34 965 94 08 18. Office fax: +34 965 94 00 43. E-mail: [email protected] .

Miguel Hernández University Residence on the Orihuela Campus. Calle Antonio Pinies 22, Orihuela. Telephone: +34 966 736 722.




For short stays, or if you would like to get to know the city before deciding upon a definitive location,

you can stay at either hotels or hostels from the websites that we recommend next:

Elche tourism office, Parque Municipal de Elche. Telephones: +34 96 665 81 95 / +34 96 665 81 96 – Fax: +34 965 457 894 – E-mail: [email protected]

Alicante tourism office, for information related to Alicante and Sant Joan d’Alacant. Calle Portugal, 17 bajo, Alicante. Telephone. +34 965 929 802 – Fax +34 965 920 112 – E-mail: [email protected]

Altea tourism office, Calle Sant Pere, 11, Altea. Telephone: +34 965 844 114 – Fax: +34 965 844 213 – E-mail: [email protected]

Orihuela tourism office, Plaza de la Salud, Orihuela. Telephone: +34 965 302 747. E-mail: [email protected]

Student Life. Student Delegation.

You may visit the Student Delegation facilities on each UMH campus, within which the AEIOU

( Atención al Estudiante y Orientación Universitaria , Student Services and University Orientation) offices

are located and where they will help you resolve doubts you may have. Their offices are found at:

Elche Campus:

Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Elche. La Galia Building, ground floor next to the cafeteria. [email protected] Telephone: +34 96 665 90 54.

School of Engineering of Elche. Altabix Building, third floor next to the study hall. [email protected] Telephone: +34 96 665 85 63.

Faculty of Experimental Sciences. Altabix Building, third floor next to the study hall. [email protected] Telephone: +34 96 665 89 01.

Faculty of Public Health Sciences. Altamira Building, classroom 025. [email protected] Telephone: +34 96 522 13 57.

Sant Joan d’Alacant Campus:

Faculty of Medicine. Building 1, first floor. [email protected] Telephone: +34 96 591 60 06.

Faculty of Pharmacy. Building 3, first floor. aeiou.farmacia@delegación.umh.es. Telephone: +34 96 591 92 57.

Orihuela Campus:

Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Orihuela. Ground floor (Salesas campus). [email protected]. Telephone: +34 96 674 98 24.




School of Engineering of Orihuela. Tudemir Building, new classroom (Desamparados campus). [email protected]. Telephone: +34 96 674 97 67.

Altea Campus:

Faculty of Fine Arts. Bérnia Building, second floor. [email protected]. Telephone: +34 96 685 91 20.

BUDDY and TANDEM programs.

In order to assist you during your first days at the UMH, the International Relations Office (ORI) offers

the BUDDY Program to mentor foreign students. We recommend that before visiting our University, you consult

their blog or contact the ORI. The ORI will assign you a student tutor whose job is to help you integrate into the

UMH and learn about all our University can offer. Furthermore, if you would like to practice speaking Spanish

and seek friendships with Spanish students who are interested in learning your language, you can participate in

the TANDEM Program for linguistic exchange through the ORI.

Online information.

After enrolling in the UMH as an exchange or visiting student, you will form a part of the UMH

community. Your enrollment will provide you a user name and UMH e-mail address (format: [email protected]).

This user and its corresponding password will provide you with personal access to all the online information

concerning courses, teaching faculty, hours, examinations, office hours, etc., in addition to announcements

about cultural activities, course offerings and general UMH information.

UMH Intelligent Card.

We advise you to request the UMH Intelligent Card at the Management Center ( Centro de Gestión

de Campus ) on your Campus. This card will allow you to identify yourself as a UMH student, provide

interesting discounts in bookstores, shops, for leisure activities, etc. Moreover, it also functions as a debit and

credit card (if you request this option). The Intelligent Card is also utilized for borrowing library books,

accessing UMH installations and the virtual secretary. The virtual secretary allows you, via the terminals

distributed throughout the four University campuses, access to services like consulting academic records,

asking for certifications, paying academic tuition, and consulting the academic calendar.

UMH libraries.

On each UMH Campus, there is a library specialized in the courses taught on that campus. With your

Intelligent Card, you may check out books and other documents there at the loan and consultation services.

Borrowing book stock and document collections belonging to the UMH can be done at any library, independently

of either the document’s or the user’s location. Returning borrowed material can also be done in the same way

at any UMH library. You can also renew the books you have borrowed online. The book stock of our University

is available to you through a search engine. If you would like to photocopy an authorized article or document,

there is a photocopier in the lobby of each library. To use these you need to purchase a card at the copy

service.




The libraries possess computers with internet connections for the University community. Wi-Fi access is

also available for your electronic equipment; request information about the wireless connections at the loan

desk in each library.

The UMH libraries’ hours of operations are the following:

Altea and Orihuela campuses: continuously from 8:30 AM until 9:00 PM. Elche and Sant Joan d’Alacant campuses: continuously from 8:00 AM until 9:00 PM.

The hours of operations of the UMH libraries may vary when class is not in session and during holiday

periods as well; consult these in the library website. The UMH also has study halls available for students

throughout the entire academic course. During examination periods, the UMH provides 24-hour study halls. The

timetables and availability of these halls are announced via the online personal access to all UMH students.

Athletics.

The UMH offers a large variety of sports to participate in, as well as sporting installations, training

courses and open-air activities you can sign up for during your stay. The Secretary of University Extension –

Sports located on the Elche Campus can inform you of all the possibilities.

The majority of the sporting installations at the UMH are located on the Elche Campus. It has paddle

tennis courts, a pool, multi-sport courts, and a golf course. At the UMH Sport Pavilion, there are multi-

disciplinary rooms where you can practice dance, wrestling, spinning, fitness, aerobics, boxing, gymnastics,

Pilates, or have a cardiovascular workout to keep fit. The Orihuela Campus also has paddle tennis courts, a

rugby pitch and multi-sport courts.

To participate in UMH sports, you can acquire the TDU Sporting Card ( TDU Tarjeta Deportiva );

highly recommended if you like to take part in several sports or would like to combine sporting participation

with attending the UMH gymnasium, among others. You can acquire this card from the Secretary of University

Extension; to do so you must provide a passport-sized photo, and this will then provide you access to the

weight room and the pool, among other options. If you would like to reserve a multi-sport or paddle court, you

must send an e-mail to [email protected]. To acquire a pool voucher, visit the concierge in the Altabix and

Hélike buildings.

Throughout the semester, the Secretary of University Extension – Sports offers the possibility of

practicing multiple sporting activities; the proposals will arrive via e-mail or via online personal access as a UMH

student. If you would like to sign up for competitions with the UMH sports teams, contact the Secretary of

University Extension – Sports for information on how to do just this.

University Culture and Extension.

Throughout the year, the Secretary of University Extension – Culture organizes multiple showings,

organized visits, recitals, literary, painting and photography contests, etc. Inform yourself about all their

activities by visiting their blog. You will also receive information via your e-mail or personal access as a UMH

student throughout the course. Examples of these activities include the UMH Choir, the theatre groups “Celda

1009” and “Urbá”, the University Tuna singing groups, in addition to courses and workshops.




Radio UMH.

A University radio station broadcasting to the University community offers various programs about

science, debate, current affairs, sports, etc. Its programming is produced and organized by the University

community (students, faculty and administrative personnel). If you would like to collaborate with Radio UMH or

participate in any of its programs, send suggestions or propose other areas of interest, you can do so at

[email protected]. You can find information about the radio programming and listen to Radio UMH online.

University dining halls.

There are cafeterias and university dining halls on all campuses. In Elche, you will find them in the

buildings of Altabix, La Galia and the Rectorado, offering special prices and menus for students, serving both

normal and low-calorie food choices. The cafeteria in Sant Joan d’Alacant is located on the ground floor of

Edificio I. In Orihuela, this is found on the ground floor in the Tudemir Building.

Students with disabilities.

If you have a disability, we recommend you contact the Área de Atención al Estudiante con

Discapacidad , or ATED (Area of Attention for Students with Disabilities), which forms part of the Unidad de

Acceso, Becas y Atención al Estudiante (Unit of Access, Grants and Student Services) before visiting the

UMH. This office is on the Elche Campus in the Hélike Building (Telephone: +34 96 522 2125, e-mail

[email protected]).

Student Identification card.

In order to take full advantage of your free time and acquire significant discounts, the Institut

Valencià de la Joventut , or IVAJ, (the Valencian Youth Institute), offers you the Carnet Jove card. Its

objective is to facilitate mobility and intercommunication for youth, as well as offer significant discounts in

shops, cultural and sporting activities, transport, trips, and lodging for trips and activities. All persons between

the ages of 14-30 can acquire this card. Its cost is approximately 9 Euros and is valid for two years; it can be

purchased at the UMH Office of the IVAJ (Elche Campus, Observatorio Ocupacional (Occupational

Observatory), Rectorado and Consejo Social Building) or downtown in the city of Alicante. In Alicante, the IVAJ

office is located on the Rambla de Méndez Nuñez #41. Their telephone number is +34 966 478 100 and e-mail

is [email protected].

Banks.

We recommend you open an account in a Spanish bank in order to limit paying commissions for

transfers or payments you may need to make. To open a bank account, you need to go to the bank with your

passport or national identification card in hand. Making an immediate deposit of money is not necessary and

the transaction is immediate. The bank account they provide you will be comprised of 20 numbers that will

serve for your daily transactions. If you would like to receive money from abroad, you will need to ask the bank

for their IBAN or SWIFT/BIC codes from your new account and then you will need to provide this information to

your bank of origin in order to receive foreign transfers.




The International Bank Account Number (or IBAN) is a series of alphanumeric characters that identify a

specific account in a financial entity anywhere in the world. Each bank account corresponds to a single IBAN,

and via the IBAN, the country, entity, office and account are identified. The SWIFT/BIC account code is used

worldwide, while the IBAN is used primarily for operations within the European Union.

Hospitals, Health Clinics and Pharmacies.

If you come from a country within the European Union, your European Health Insurance Card grants

you the right to receive medical attention at any hospital or health clinic. In case of an emergency, we

recommend that you immediately go to the Servicio de Urgencias (Emergency Room) at the nearest

hospital. If, on the contrary, it is not an emergency, you should visit a centro de salud (health clinic). Health

clinics in Spain are distributed by neighborhoods, and so it is very probable that there is one nearby where you

live. Information about all of these is available in the Generalitat Valenciana website. The health clinic will

assign you a general practitioner whom you can see for common ailments.

For health emergencies at University campuses, you may direct yourself to the medical service in the

Hélike Building on the Elche Campus, or to the first aid station on the Orihuela Campus (formerly the concierge

facilities, next to the student delegation). At the Altea Campus, first aid is available in the sculpture workshop.

Pharmacies are usually open from 9 AM-2 PM, and then from 5-7 PM, but many remain open

continuously during the entire day. Farmacias de guardia are pharmacies that remain open all night long,

and these can provide you with any medication you may need after the others have closed. Every pharmacy

posts a list of the current Farmacias de Guardia , and to find the nearest one, visit any pharmacy near you,

and this information will be clearly posted on an exterior window, showing the name, address, and instructions

on how to get there.

Business hours.

Small businesses in Spain are normally open from 9 AM-2 PM and from 5-8 PM. Large shopping centers

and supermarkets are usually open from Monday thru Saturday continuously from 10 AM-10 PM. You can

request home delivery for purchases, although there is usually a surcharge for this on purchases not exceeding

minimum quantities.

Learning Spanish.

At present, most courses at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche are taught in Spanish (when this

is not the case, the course website will indicate as such). In case your level of Spanish is not sufficient, we

recommend that exchange students take Spanish courses before their arrival at the UMH, and that they enroll

in the courses the International Relations Office offers. These courses are also suitable for improving or

perfecting your Spanish, and there are various levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). At the beginning

of each academic course, the instructors will conduct a Spanish test to ensure that each student is at the

appropriate level in order to improve their Spanish. Before each semester begins, a three-week intensive

course is offered (four hours a day for a total of 60 hours), essential for those students not possessing good

knowledge of Spanish. Beginning, intermediate and advanced level Spanish courses are also offered during the




year. Once the intensive course has finished and when University classes begin, non-intensive semester-length

courses of four hours per week (twice a week) are taught. This course also comprises 60 classroom hours.

When these intensive or non-intensive courses finish, the student will earn a certificate for his/her level

attained and the number of classroom hours completed, provided they have attended the minimum of 80% of

the classroom time and passed the final exam. For information about these courses or to sign up for those of

interest to you, visit the ORI blog. In order to reinforce your Spanish or to interact with Spanish students who

are interested in learning your language, the ORI offers the TANDEM program for linguistic exchange.

This program offers the possibility of contacting another person of a different nationality to strike up a

conversation in your maternal language. This way both persons can improve their pronunciation, vocabulary

and typical jargon of the language they wish to practice, by learning directly from a native speaker.

When your level of Spanish becomes adequate, the Spanish instructors will recommend that you take a

course oriented towards acquiring the DELE, the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (Diploma of

Spanish as a foreign language), which is a certification from the Cervantes Institute with international

recognition. You can take the exams to acquire this diploma at the UMH in Elche by paying the corresponding

fees during May and November. For more information about the DELE, visit the Cervantes Institute official

website.

International Partners.

In order to strengthen its internationalization, in recent years the UMH has increased the collaboration

agreements it has with foreign universities, and strengthened exchanges of students, instructors and

researchers. Despite this increase, the UMH is ever interested in fostering its international relations and

growing its number of foreign partners. For this, those institutions interested in collaborating with the UMH can

contact the Vice-rectory of International Relations at [email protected].

The following list details the centers that have active collaboration agreements with the UMH.

Europe. Germany

Aachen University of Applied Sciences. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald. Europäische Fachhochschule Brühl/Rheinland. Fachhochschule Kempten (Kempten University of Applied Science). Fachhochschule Köln. Fachhochschule Nordhausen. Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshave. Fachhochschule Stralsund. Friederich-schiller Universität Jena. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. J.W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz.




Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg. Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München. Munich University of Applied Sciences. Nürtingen – Geislingen University. Otto-von-Guerecke-University Magdeburg. Philipps-Universität Marburg. Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg. Technische Universität Dresden. Technische Universität Ilmenau. Technische Universität München. Universität des Saarlandes. Universität Duisburg-Essen. Universität Hamburg. Universität Leipzig. Universität Lüneburg. Universität Rostock. Universität zu Köln. University of Bremen. University of Gothenburg. University of Lübeck. Worms University of Applied Sciences.

Austria:

Medizinische Universität Wien. Medizinische Universität Innsbruck. University of Art and Industrial Design, Linz. Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences.

Belgium:

Université de Liège. Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

Bulgaria:

Medical University-Plovdiv. Cyprus:

Cyprus University of Technology. University of Cyprus.

Danemark:

Aalborg University. Aarhus Universitet. CVU Syd Sygeplejeskolen I Storstroms Amt (University College Sealand). Danmarks Tekniske Universitet – University of Denmark. University of Southern Denmark.




Slovakia: Academy of Arts in Banska Bystrica. Comenius University in Bratislava. University of Agriculture in Nitra. University of Ljubljana.

Finland:

University of Helsinki. France:

Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electronique, Informatique et Radiocommunications de Bordeaux (ENSEIRB).

EFAP Images and Médias. Institut D’Etudes Politiques Toulouse. Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine. Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse. IPAG. Université Catholique de l’Ouest. Université de Bourgogne. Université de Caen Basse Normandie. Université de Franche-Comté. Université de Nantes. Université de Paris 7-Denis Diderot. Université de Paris Ouest – Nanterre La Defense. Université de Picardie Jules Verne. Université de Reims Champagne –Ardenne. Université d’Orléans. Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy 1. Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV. Université Montpellier 1. Université Montpellier II. Université Paris-Est Marne-La-Vallée. Université Paris-Sud 11.

Greece:

Panepistimio Kritis (University of Crete). Technological Education Institucion (TEI) of Athenas. University of the Aegean.

Hungary:

Budapesti Müszakiés Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem. Ireland:

Cork Institute of Technology. Italia:

Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti-Torino. Accademia Belle Arti di Venezia.




Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera – Milano. Accademia di Belle Arti Di Catania. Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata. Accademia di Belle Arti L’Aquila. Accademia di Belle Arti Palermo. Accademia di Belle Arti-Roma. Accademia Liguistica Di Belle Arti – Genova. Alma Mater Studiorum- Università di Bologna. Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta. Politecnico di Torino. Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli. Università degli Studi di Brescia. Università Degli Studi di Cagliari. Università degli studi di Cassino. Università Degli Studi di Firenze. Università Degli Studi di Foggia. Università Degli Studi di Genova Università Degli Studi di Genova.. Università Degli Studi di Milano. Università Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca. Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Università Degli Studi di Padova. Università Degli Studi di Palermo. Università Degli Studi di Pavia. Università Degli Studi di Perugia. Università Degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”. Università Degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”. Università Degli Studi di Sannio. Università Degli Studi di Siena. Università degli Studi di Teramo. Università Degli Studi di Torino. Università degli studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria. Università Di Messina.

Latvia:

Riga Stradins University. Riga Technical University.

Lithuania:

Klaipeda University. Vilniaus Dailes Akademija.

Norway:

Högskolen I Sör-Tröndelag, Trondheim Ökonomiske Högskole. Ostfold University College.




Netherlands: Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein. University of Groningen. Wageningen University.

Poland:

Akademia GórniczoHutnicza (The AGH University of Science and Technology). Akademia Medyczna we Wroclaw. Akademia Sztuk Pieknych im. Wladyslawa Strzeminskiego w Lodzi. Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Warszawie. Medical University of Lodz. Pedagogical University of Cracow. Politechnika Lubelska (Lublin University of Technology). Politechnika Warszawska (Warsaw University of Technology). Politechnika Wroclawska (Wroclaw University of Technology). Universytet Jagiellonski (Jagiellonian University). Universytet Warszawski (University of Warsaw). Universytet Wroclawski. Wroclaw University of Life Sciences. Wyzsza Szkola Bankowa w Toruniu (Torun School of Banking) Wyzsza Szkola Filologiczna we Wroclawiu. Wyzsza Szkola Przedsiebiorczosci i Administracji w Lublinie.

Portugal:

Instituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco. Instituto Portugues de Administraçao de Marketing (IPAM). Instituto Portugues de Administraçao de Marketing (IPAM). Instituto Superior Miguel Torga. ISAVE- Instituto Superior de Saúde do Alto Ave. Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Universidade de Lisboa. Universidade de Tras-Os-Montes e Alto Douro. Universidade do Minho. Universidade do Porto. Universidade dos Açores. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Universidade de EVORA. University of Beira Interior. University of Coimbra.

United Kingdom:

Cleveland College of Art & Design. King’s College London. Liverpool John Moores University. University of London. University of Manchester.




University of Plymouth. University of Southampton. University of Strathclyde.

Chech Republic:

Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke V Praze. Charles University in Prague (Universita Karlova v Praze). University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno. Zapadoceska Universita v Plzni (University of West Bohemia).

Romania:

Academia Nationala de Educati Fizica si Sport. Universitatea “Stefan Cel Mare” Suceava. Universitatea din Bacau. Universitatea din Petrosani. Universitatea din Petrosani. Universitatea Ovidius Constanta. Universitatea Valahia Targoviste. Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative din Bucaresti.

Sweden:

Karlstad University. University of Gävle.

Turkey:

Akdeniz University. Cukurova University. Ege University. Istanbul Aydin University. Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi. Mustafa Kemal University.

America Argentina:

Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Universidad de Lanús. Universidad F.A.S.T.A. Universidad de San Juan. Universidad de Santiago del Estero. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Universidad Nacional del Litoral.




Bolivia: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. Universidad del Valle.

Brazil: ESAMC

Universidad Central Marta Abreu de las Villas. Universidad Estadual de Campiñas. Universidade Federal do Ceará.

Canada:

Universidad de Montreal. Chile:

Universidad de Valparaíso. Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.

Colombia:

Centro de Estudios Superiores Maria Goretti. Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria Julio Garavito. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.

Ecuador:

Universidad de Guinea Ecuatorial. Mexico:

Benemérita Universidad Nacional de Puebla. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Universidad Autónoma San Luis de Potosí. Universidad de Aguascalientes. Universidad de Chiapas. Universidad de Monterrey. Universidad de Puebla. Universidad de Sonora. Universidad de Xochicalco. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Universidad Nacional de México. Universidad Madero México.

Nicaragua:

Universidad de Santo Tomás de Oriente y Mediodía. Perú:

Universidad Católica Los Ángeles de Chimbote. Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae. Universidad de Cajamarca. Universidad de Piura. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.




Dominican Republic: Universidad Iberoamericana UNIBE.

USA:

Colegio Universitario Luz Guerrero de Tucson. Loyola University of Chicago. Neurobehavioral Institute of Miami. University of Michigan. University of Texas at San Antonio.

Africa Egypt:

Beny Suef University. Congo Republic:

Institute Superieur des Techniques Medicales. Níger:

Université Abdou Mamouny. Asia Taiwan:

Europe Center Taiwan.

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