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International Relations Office
A city with past
• With more than 2000 years of history, the first enclave of the city dates back to the age of the Tartessos.
• It was originally named Hispalis by the Romans, and thoughout its history it has suffered from a number of invasions.
• In 712 A.D. it was conquered by the muslim empire, and it remained the capital of the Al-Andalus empire until the reconquest in 1248.
Seville 2013
Capital of the Autonomous Comunity of Andalucia
Census population of more than 700,000 inhabitants
4th largest Spanish city.
University of Seville: more than 500 years of history
• 1256: King Alfonso X conceded upon the city of Seville the privilege of founding “a college and general schools for Latin and Arabic”.
• 1502: the Catholic Kings bestowed a Royal Seal upon the Town Hall of Seville, which granted license to found a General College with “professorships to read Theology, Phylosophy, Law , Medicine and Arts”
• 1505: the archdeacon Maese Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella obtained a Papal Bull from Pope Julius II, which authorised the construction of a College and University in the city of Seville.
The University of Seville Now
25 centers pertaining to the University of Seville
6 Associated centers
126 Departments
7 Research centers
Students: 79,339
Teaching Staff: 4,487
Administrative Staff: 2,420
Studying at the University of Seville
1. As an official student Undergraduate 77 degrees Official Masters 81 degrees Doctorate 75 programs
2. As an exchange student Erasmus Programs 558 Bilateral Agreements Agreements 170 Bilateral Agreements
3. With specific programs Study Abroad University Degrees
86 Masters Programs 107 Expert courses 113 Courses of continuous training
Visiting Student
Study Abroad in Seville
Every semester we offer the opportunity to study at the University of Seville with a comprehensive program which includes:
Spanish language course of 180 hours geared towards obtaining the B1 level.
Participation in the cultural activities program run by CICUS for up to 80 hours per semester.
Teaching in other languages
17 international double degrees
118 undergraduate subjects in 7 center
Language Institute
More than14,000 students
61 professors
11 languages offered
German Arabic Chinese Spanish
French Greek English
Italian Japonese Portuguese
Russian
University Services
1 General Library, 25 libraries and nine study rooms.
Disabled students’ help desk
Foreign students’ help desk
Social and psychological consultancy
Sports Service
Center for Cultural Activities
Religious Services
University canteens
Bike Service
International Center
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Our department seeks to foster the University of Seville’s international presence through the establishment and development foreign universities.
There are two offices which work towards these aims:• International Relations Office• Cooperation and Development Office
Focus areas:
• International mobility• International agreements• Cooperation projects• Cooperation and Development• External Promotion• General Information
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International Mobility Programs
Administrative staff:
23 outcoming
38 incoming
Teaching staff:
123 outcoming
Students:
1,762 outcoming
2,102 incoming
International Agreements
761 Agreements27
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164
464
583
África Asia EuropaIberoamérica Norteamérica Oceanía
Projects running 11/12:
Programa Total Coordinados AsociadosPCI - Mediterráneo 10 10 0PCI - Iberoamérica 15 14 1Convenio AACID 5 5 0Tempus 1 1 0
TOTAL 31 30 1
Þ In 2012, the PCI came in third place nationally.
Cooperation Projects
Cooperation and Development
Cooperation and Development Office
The office was created in July of 2008, fullfulling the solidarity obligations laid out in the statutes of the University.
It has adhered to the Code of Conduct for cooperation and development, approved by the Conference of Rectors for Spanish Universities (CRUE)
Cooperation and Development
Plan for Cooperation and Development
Establish the position of the University of Seville in terms of its of cooperation and development policy and the action to be taken.
Degree-specific project coordination by groups recognized by the University of Seville for their cooperation efforts
The grant budget is distributed along four divisions:A) Study grants for students from developing countriesB) Financial aid for encouraging researchC) Funding for the development of cooperation projectsD) Funding for international volunteering
Cooperation and Development
University projects
These projects are financed and coordinated directly by the US either own their own or through one a member of the university community.
Main projects:
Burkina Faso: Project: “Sociocultural Centre: House of traditional music and dance” in Fada N’Gourma
Burkina Faso: Building of a secondary school, a medical centre and a office for the US in Bantogodó
Morocco: Project of assisted autoconstruction of housing in the chabolas Jnane Aztout de Larache
Peru: Project of quality of life and well being of the citizens of Leymebamba
United Nations Spanish volunteer program
Educational training in Caharauis camps of Tinduf
PIMA study grants
Young Latin American Leaders Program
Cooperation and Development
Other cooperation programs
Activities for raising awareness
Þ 35 activities carried out in the 11/12 academic year
Cooperation and Development
Courses, open days, seminars Expositions and projections Campaigns Conferences Forums
Squash tournament, organized with the Association for Culture and Cooperation with Africa
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• Organization of conferences, forums, open days and other events
• Attending forums and international meetings
• Institutional visits to increase and reinforce the links with other prestigious institutions
The International Center carries out various activities whose objective is to improve the international profile of the Univeristy and increase its visibility, such as:
External Promotion
Obtaining and Distributing Information
Informational Resources:
• BOE, BOJA, DOUCE..• Web pages of interest• E-mail• Post
Distribution Methods:
• International Relations web page• E-mail correspondence with interested parties
General Information
