The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Girona (UdG) offers degrees in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, and Physics, with a focus on applied research relevant to the region.
Address: Campus Montilivi, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany i Farnés, 48, 17003 Girona, Girona, Spain
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Materials, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of UdG, with international exchange programs (Erasmus+) and collaborations with local industries and research institutes (e.g., ICRA – Catalan Institute for Water Research), particularly in environmental sciences, food, and chemical sectors.
Research:
Research in areas like aquatic ecology, molecular biology, analytical chemistry, environmental technology, materials science, and food science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
1200
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
6000
Pros
Offers a range of core science degrees with a focus on regional relevance and applied research. Good student support.
Cons
Smaller faculty compared to those in major metropolitan universities. International recognition linked to UdG.
Best For
Students in the Girona region seeking degrees in fundamental and applied sciences, with opportunities for research relevant to local environmental and industrial contexts.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales when food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics is the priority: it covers agriculture as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,200 students.
- Facultat de Ciències de la Terra offers a comparable education in ecology and sustainability, physics and materials: it is smaller, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 1,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica and this university are close, as both teach bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is smaller, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 1,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- Think of Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas when food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics is the priority: it covers nanotechnologies as well, and is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,200 here.
- On content, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Ambientales and this university are close, as both teach food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and chemistry is Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and it is also a public institution and does not run the bachelor's programmes found here.
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata in India pursues a similar profile in chemistry, ecology and sustainability and physics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Seen from abroad, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (India) is a close relative on subject matter, since chemistry, ecology and sustainability and physics are central to both, and it is slightly larger, at about 1,500 students against roughly 1,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa stands out as a comparable school for food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace and agriculture as well.
- For bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering outside the home country, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France is a natural reference; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and geotechnics as well.
*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.
- Aquaculture, Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Food
*: 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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