University of Valencia, founded over five centuries ago, has become a modern and public University, teaching all areas of knowledge: social, economic and legal sciences, experimental sciences, engineering, health sciences, educational sciences and humanities. More than 45,800 undergraduate students and 8,600 postgraduate students take classes taught by more than 3,300 professors, lectures and researchers at the campuses with the support of over 1,700 administration and service staff.

University of Valencia’ mission is to train competent professionals at European level and to encourage prestigious research towards international impact, contributing to the development of the Spanish society. Training and research promote UV’s tasks in the field of dissemination of science and culture, and in the reaffirmation of the democratic values within the society in general, and the Valencian society in particular.