Facultade de Ciencias (Universidade da Coruña)

Spain

Address: Campus da Zapateira, s/n, 15071 A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

Biology, Chemistry, Nanotechnology

The Faculty of Sciences of the University of A Coruña (UDC) offers degrees in Biology, Chemistry, Nanotechnology, and Industrial Technology Engineering (as a foundational engineering degree). It aims to provide a strong scientific basis and foster research.

Domains taught:

Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Physics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UDC, with international exchange programs (Erasmus+) and collaborations with regional industries and research centers (e.g., CICA – Advanced Scientific Research Center, CITIC).

Research:

Research in areas like molecular biology, materials science, nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, environmental science, and industrial technologies.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

300

Current students***:

2500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

12000

Pros

Offers a mix of fundamental sciences and applied nanotechnology/engineering degrees. Good research activity in specific niches.

Cons

International profile linked to UDC’s overall standing. Some programs are relatively new.

Best For

Students in A Coruña seeking degrees in core sciences, nanotechnology, or foundational industrial technology engineering.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Facultad de Ciencias Físicas is the closest domestic counterpart for nanotechnologies, 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 sits close to this institution on bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics; it covers food science and ecology and sustainability as well, and is larger, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
A good alternative in the same country is Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, which likewise covers nanotechnologies, chemistry and materials; it is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales is the closest domestic counterpart for bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it covers agriculture and food science as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 2,500 here.
Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica takes a similar route through bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers ecology and sustainability as well.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Students considering a move abroad can look at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa in Italy, where nanotechnologies, chemistry and physics also form the core, and it is far smaller, with about 600 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (SPbGTI ) in Russia and this institution are close, as both teach nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata in India shares the chemistry, physics and mathematics orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Seen from abroad, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) is a close relative on subject matter, since bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and chemistry are central to both, and it is also a public institution and does not run the bachelor's programmes found here.
Université de Lausanne (Switzerland) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics; it is far larger, with about 17,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.

*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.

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*: 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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