Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Historia

The Autonomous University of Madrid, commonly known by the Spanish acronym UAM, is a Spanish public university established in 1968. It is located in northern Madrid; its main campus, Cantoblanco, is located near the cities of Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes and Tres Cantos. Throughout its history, UAM has been one of Spain's most prominent higher education institutions, being ranked first amongst Spanish universities by the El Mundo University Supplement, by The Times Higher Education Supplement, and by the Academic Ranking of World Universities yearly published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. For the subject "Mathematics" the university was ranked within top 51-75 universities in the world . In the "Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 University Rankings", the University achieved 49th position globally in 2012. In another similar ranking "QS Top 50 Under 50" by Quacquarelli Symonds, the Autonomous University of Madrid recently achieved 9th place in international comparison. Its Faculty of Law is the most prestigious one in Spain. It is the Spanish university with the most researchers among the most cited according to the Thomson Reuters ranking citation in 2011.

"La Universidad Autónoma de Madrid es una entidad de Derecho Público a la que corresponde, en el ámbito de sus competencias, el serviciopúblico de la educación superior mediante la investigación, la docencia y el estudio. Está dotada de personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propio y hace de la autonomía seña fundamental de su identidad. Se define por su voluntad deinnovación e implicación social, en coordinación y colaboración con otras universidades e instituciones."