The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Alicante (UA) provides education in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Marine Sciences, Optics and Optometry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Food Science and Technology.
Address: Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n, Edificio Fase II, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
Chemistry, Marine Sciences, Optics and Optometry
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Geotechnics, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Optics, Physics, Statistics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of UA, which has numerous international agreements (Erasmus+) and collaborations with regional industries, technology parks (e.g., Alicante Science Park), and research centers.
Research:
Research in areas such as materials science, organic chemistry, marine biology, optics and vision science, applied mathematics, earth sciences, and chemical engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
4500
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
20000
Pros
Offers a diverse range of science and applied science degrees, including unique specializations like Marine Sciences and Optics, in a coastal city. Modern campus facilities.
Cons
International profile linked to UA’s overall standing. Some engineering programs are relatively new.
Best For
Students interested in a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, including specialized fields like marine sciences or optics, in the Alicante region.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Facultad de Ciencias Físicas offers a comparable education in optics, physics and mathematics: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas shares the core fields of this institution, namely food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well, and has almost the same size, at about 5,000 students.
- For students who like the marine science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales fits well: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Where this university leans on microbiology and genetics, chemistry and statistics, University of Valencia does the same, and it is far larger, with about 55,000 students against roughly 4,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Autonomous University of Barcelona works in much the same fields, chiefly microbiology and genetics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (India) covers geotechnics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability in a comparable way, and it is smaller, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 4,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands shares the marine science, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Nagoya University, in Japan, takes a similar route through food science, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Looking internationally, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany is where marine science, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics get a comparable treatment; it is far larger, with about 52,000 students against roughly 4,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata in India, where geotechnics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Optics, Physics, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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