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Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 10:01

Library services start their activity during regular hours

As of September 1, the hours will be from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 20:30 p.m., although the loan and return service will end at 20:00 p.m. For students, the summer loan will have a deadline of September 11.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 11:56

Sport, protagonist of the new course

The Rey Juan Carlos University presents novelties in its sports offer for the university community. Grants for high-performance sports, credits for sports practice and access to international inter-university championships, together with reforms in facilities, are some of the actions planned for this 2017/2018 academic year. One of the main objectives of the Rey Juan Carlos University is to promote sports among the members of the university community, as well as to bring its facilities closer to society. To that end, it presents a series of novelties in the new course that begins. The creation of the URJC Athletics Club is planned,…

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 10:47

Classes will be suspended on the Móstoles campus during the days of the EvAU

Second-year Baccalaureate students still have an opportunity to start this 2017/2018 academic year with a university degree. On September 12, 13 and 14, the URJC will host the tests of the new EvAU (Evaluation for University Access), previously known as selectivity, and all students will take the exam on the Móstoles campus. In addition, the 15th will be set aside for possible incidents and coincidences. On the occasion of these tests, from September 12 to 14, both included, there will be no classes on said campus, while on the rest of the campus, Alcorcón, Aranjuez,…

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 11:11

The URJC welcomes its students with the Welcome Days

The different schools and faculties will open their doors from Friday, September 1 for online degrees and from Monday 4 for face-to-face ones. The Welcome Days are aimed at new students to introduce them to the university facilities and services. To this end, guided tours will be carried out by mentor students from the last year and meetings with the coordinators and professors of each degree. For students of Degrees in blended or distance mode, videoconference sessions will also be given, directed by the technical advisors of each degree. The information about schedules…

Monday, August 28, 2017 at 14:05

On September 6 classes begin at the URJC

Nearly 40.000 undergraduate students, more than 10.000 new entrants, will begin classes in this new academic year 2017/18. Previously, and to inform new students of all the services that the URJC offers, from September 1 for online degrees and on September 4 for face-to-face degrees, the Welcome Days will take place, which consist of a welcome ceremony and presentation by the different Schools and Faculties. In addition, they will be able to visit the main campus facilities, guided by final-year student mentors, and meet the coordinators of their degree. A…

Friday, August 18, 2017 at 13:40

CRUMA statement on the attacks in Catalonia

The CRUMA (Conference of Rectors of the Public Universities of Madrid) regrets and unmitigatedly condemns the brutal attack that took place yesterday in Barcelona. Universities know that the most flourishing stages of society have always come hand in hand with the recognition of different cultures, shortening distances, respecting and learning about the roots and technological and cultural uses of people from different backgrounds. Consequently, it is completely paradoxical and incomprehensible that there are those who use these differences to discriminate against other human beings, using violence as a way to vindicate themselves against their peers. Since…

Friday, July 28, 2017 at 14:46 p.m.

Medicine and Law, the most requested bachelor's and master's degrees at the URJC for the 2017-2018 academic year

The degree in Medicine is the most requested of the Rey Juan Carlos University degrees for the next academic year, so far a total of 4721 people have pre-registered for this degree. The Master's Degree in Law, for its part, is the most requested master's degree with 516 pre-registrations.

Friday, July 28, 2017 at 14:00 p.m.

URJC students calculate their ecological footprint

The Rey Juan Carlos University has completed the course on Sustainability: Criteria and Decision Making 2016-2017, in which the participating students had to measure their ecological footprint as a final exercise to obtain academic credits. The participation in the course has been 4.282 students spread over the Fuenlabrada, Alcorcón, Móstoles, Vicálvaro, Aranjuez and Madrid campuses (Manuel Becerra and Quintana).

Friday, July 28, 2017 at 13:10 p.m.

The official opening of the 2017-2018 academic year will take place on September 11

The 2017-2018 academic year will officially begin on September 11, the classrooms will open on the 6th.

Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 12:44

A 3D textile design company, the first 'spin off' of the URJC

Researchers in the field of computer science and 3D from the Rey Juan Carlos University launch DESILICO, a company for the development of 3D simulation and visualization tools aimed at the textile sector.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 13:07

A URJC course reveals all the secrets of a good soundtrack

A mediocre soundtrack can ruin a great scene, and brilliant music can elevate a banal shot. A URJC course analyzes how the sound accompaniment of cinema and television is an essential ingredient when telling a story.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 12:51

Students and professors of the Degree in Fine Arts in the cradle of Carrara marble

Eight students of the URJC Degree in Fine Arts, awarded scholarships by the Social Council, participate in the Marble Sculpture Workshop "The Boolean Aesthetics", directed and taught by the German sculptor Jörg Plickat, which is held in the Italian town of Seravezza .

Monday, July 24, 2017 at 14:36

Segovia says goodbye to the ITI-UNESCO Dance and Theater Congress

The XXXV ITI-UNESCO Congress of Performing Arts comes to an end in which for a week it has been possible to enjoy the best of dance and theater and learn about the current panorama of these disciplines from the most varied points of view.

Monday, July 24, 2017 at 13:52

URJC music and sound courses within the Universal Music Festival

The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the Ciberimaginario research group, analyzes genres such as Flamenco and Soundtracks, and phenomena such as the new models and creators of the audiovisual industries or the possibilities of the latest sound systems.