Presentation of Almeria and university of Almería (UAL). Mario Reyes Granados. Juan Dominguez Marin.

Location: City located south-east of the country. Surface: 296,2 km² Population: 193,024 (2013). Weather: Almería is positioned as the driest city in Europe and one of the most arid in the Mediterranean. The precipitations are very scarce, and there is little monthly thermal amplitude.

The University of Almería (UAL) is located in the southeast of Spain, in the region of Andalusia. It was founded in 1993. Today it has more than 12.000 students, including 600 doctorate students.

-Its localizacion, by the Mediterranean sea, makes of the campus a unique environment. -Despite its recent creation, UAL has been positioned in the highest levels of scientific and academic knowledge in different areas and currently has great prestige both nationally and internationally.

Schools and the european higher education area. 48 Degrees 23 Official Master´s 14 Own Master´s Degrees 41 Doctorate Programs

GRADUATE DEGREES • SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES. • Tourism. • Administration and Business Management. • Economic Sciences. • Finance and Accounting. • Marketing and Market Research. • SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES. • Nursing. • Physiotherapy. • SCHOOL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES. • Mathematics. • Environmental Sciences. • Chemistry.

• SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING • Agricultural Engineering • SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING • Agricultural Engineering. • Industrial Electronic Engineering. • Computer Engineering. • Mechanical Engineering. • Industrial Chemical Engineering. • SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES • English Studies. • Spanish Philology. • History. • Humanities. • SCHOOL OF LAW • Law. • Public Management • Labour Relations and Human Resources.

• SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY • Psychology. • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION • Early Childhood Education. • Primary Education. • Social Education. • SCHOOL OF LABOUR RELATIONS • Social Work.

MASTER´S DEGREES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION • MA in Special Education. • MA in Environmental Education. • MA in Intervention in School Companionship. • MA in Educational Research and Assessment in the Classroom Environment • for Teachers´ Professional Development. • MA in Educational Policies and Practices in the Knowledge Society. • MA in Teaching of Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Languages. SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES • MA in Finance and Accounting. • MA in Company Management. • MA in International Business Administration and Modern Languages. SCHOOL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES • MA in Water and Environmental in Semi-arid Zones. • MA in Industrial and Agrifood Biotechnology. • MA in Pesticide Residues and Contaminants. Environmental and Food Control. • MA in Genetics and Evolution. • MA in Mathematics. • MA in Applied Advanced Chemistry. • MA in Global Change Assessment.

SCHOOL OF LAW • MA in Legal Challenges regarding the Protection of Rights in a Global Society. • SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES • MA in Regenerative Biomedicine. • MA in Nursing Sciences. • MA in Sexology. SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES • MA in Migration Studies, Development and Social Intervention. • MA in Social Communication. • MA in Gender Studies: Women, Culture and Society. • MA in English Studies: Professional Application and Intercultural Communication. • MA in Higher Studies of Philology and Classical Studies. SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY • MA in Psycological Intervention in Clinical and Social Contexts. • MA in Functional Analysis in Clinical and Psychological Health. • MA in Educational Psychology. • MA in Mental Health Research. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING • MA in Industrial Computing. • MA in Greenhouse Technology Innovation. • MA in Crop Protection. • MA in Design in Engineering and Architecture. • MA in Advanced Computing Techniques. • SCHOOL OF LABOUR RELATIONS • MA in Occupational Risks Prevention.

Other services. The University of Almeria is a great site equipped to facilitate students´ work and stay. We offer many academic, administrative and students support services, but also an impressive library with several study and group work rooms, medical care, dining hall, cafeterias, an accommodation service, bikes to rent, free PCs, WI-FI access, etc

The University of Almería has been awarded with the Agri-Food Campus of International Excellence (CEIA3), a joint initiative between 5 Andalussian Universities that seek modernization and internationalization to create a driver of change from the traditional economic model into a sustainable and productive model, based on knowledge and innovation.

AT THE FOREFRONT OF KNOWLEDGE Our main leading areas of research are: Solar Power Agronomy Water Management.

Why Choose the UAL - Highly-skilled teaching staff enjoys cutting-edge technologies to teach every subject. - Language courses are offered to make our students´full integration much easier. Moreover, life in the campus is as enjoyable as Almería´s outstanding nature and weather. - But what makes the stay really successful is the Andalussian character and lifestyle: friendly, cheerful, enterprising and proud of their homeland and manners.

AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY • More than 650 students from all over the world will come to study in the UAL next year, adding up to more than 5% of our total students. • Indeed, the UAL participates in various mobility programs such as: ERASMUS, ISEP, PIMA, ANUIES...

Spanish people in general and of those in Almeria in particular, are kind, hospitable and open-minded. All this combined with a magnificent climate makes Almeria an ideal city to live day and night.