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Life at URJC
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About URJC
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The university and its campuses
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Information for foreigner students at URJC
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Contacts
Living in Madrid
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Acommodation
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Medical Insurance
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What is the weather like?
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Cost of living
Congratulations on being
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Cultural and Touristic information
accepted to Rey Juan Carlos
URJC Welcome Handbook
University!
We realize that studying abroad
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Academic life for Mobility Students at URJC
can present you with a variety
of challenges both academically
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and personally.
We will do our best to help you
make your experience at URJC
and in Madrid the best one!
About URJC
Rey Juan Carlos University is the most modern of all
Rey Juan Carlos University is in close contact and
public universities in Madrid. It has four campuses, located
collaborates with the internacional scientific community
in Móstoles, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada and Vicálvaro (Madrid),
and participates in exchange programmes for both teachers
as well as its Foundation in the centre of the city. It was
and students.
created in 1996 with the objective of offering all-round
preparation for its students, combining, theoretical teaching
Research and technological innovation are one of its
with training in laboratories and companies, thus facilitating
most important mainstays, as well as its commitment and
rapid access to the labour market. This university currently
connection with business sectors in a free-flowing university-
has an enrolment of more than 31,000 students (3,200
business relationship, making it a university prepared to
international ones from over a hundred countries from all
confront the challenges of the 21st Century.
over the world) and a staff of more than 2,300 members,
including both teachers and administrative personnel.
How to reach the campuses?
Where is Rey Juan Carlos
University?
Barajas Airport:
Is only 12 km. away from the city centre.
Public Transportation to the city centre:
Metro and bus (price 2 €).
Rey Juan Carlos University is located in the
East and Southern part of Madrid and is very
accesible by public transport, underground,
buses and railway.
Taxi Service: Price from 20 € to 40 €
depending on the kilometres and the taximeter.
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Shuttle service: Reservations are required.
The current price: from 45 € for 3 people to
75 € for 7 people.
(Airport- city centre-Vicálvaro).
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Rey Juan Carlos University offers a large variety
of official degrees in Spanish, double degrees,
on-line degrees and 8 degrees in English, as well
as Masters, PhDs, special degrees and continuing
education programmes taught in Spanish.
Courses Offered
http://www.urjc.es/estudios/
http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Degrees/index.html
FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE
DEGREES IN ENGLISH
Engineering
Business Administration and Management
Experimental and Environmental Sciences
Tourism
Health Sciences
Marketing
Communication Sciences
Economics
Tourism Sciences
Pre-School Education
Legal and Social Sciences
Primary School Education
Arts
International Relations
Aerospace Engineering in Aero-navigation
Academic calendar 2011/12
1ST SEMESTER:
August 22nd
Welcome Session. Orientation for new Exchange students
(Erasmus and Munde) and Spanish level test.
10:00 a.m. Vicalvaro Campus, Library Conference Hall.
August 22nd / September 2nd
Intensive Spanish course (Mornings) Vicalvaro Campus.
Buddy Program Activities (Afternoons).
September 05th
Classes begin.
December 22nd
Classes end. Christmas Holidays.
2ND SEMESTER (Check in the web*)
January 9th 2012
Welcome Session. Orientation for new Exchange students.
January 9th
Classes begin.
March 30th to April 9th
Easter Holidays.
May 4th
Classes end.
May / June
Examination period.
Further information
http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/matriculacion/archivos/calendario_academico.pdf
*Academic Calendar Degrees and Master (Plan Bolonia).
*Academic Calendar 1st. and 2nd. Cycle Degrees and Engineering.
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The university and its Campuses
CAMPUS ALCORCÓN
Madrid
CAMPUS FUENLABRADA
Alcorcón
Móstoles
CAMPUS MÓSTOLES
Fundación
Pza. Manuel Becerra
Vicálvaro
Fuenlabrada
CAMPUS VICÁLVARO
Campus Alcorcón
Avda de Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón. Tel: 91 488 88 17
www.cs.urjc.es
Metrosur (Parque Oeste)
Health Sciences Faculty
- Department Building II: University Clinic
- Department Building I
- Restaurant - Library
- Multipurpose Laboratory Building
- Lecture Room I
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- Lecture Room II
- Administration Building
- Control Building
- Car Park
- Car Park II
- Sport Area
http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/alcorcon/cll_alcorcon.html
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Campus Fuenlabrada
Camino del Molino s/n, 28943 Fuenlabrada. Tel: 91 488 72 63/4
www.fccom.urjc.es, www.etsit.urjc.es, www.fct.urjc.es, www.isdaa.urjc.es
Metrosur (Hospital de Fuenlabrada)
Communication Science Faculty
Tourism Faculty
Telecommunication Engineering School
Dance Institute “Alicia Alonso”
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- Department Building
- Lecture Room I
- Laboratory I
- Control Building
- Restaurant
- Laboratory II
- Lecture Room II
- Library
- Administration Building
- Sport Facilities
- Stadium
- Conference Hall
- Car Park
- Car Park
- Car Park
- Coffee Shop
http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/fuenlabrada/cll_fuenlabrada.html
Campus Móstoles
C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles. Tel: 91 665 50 60
www.mostoles.urjc.es, www.escet.urjc.es, www.etsit.urjc.es
Metrosur (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Experimental Sciences and Technology School
Computer Engineering Technical School
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- Rectorate Building I
- Rectorate Building II
- Library
- Department Building I
- Department Building II
- Administration Building
- Lecture Room and Laboratory I
- Lecture Room and Laboratory II
- Lecture Room and Laboratory III
- Technological Support Centre
- Sport Facilities
- Conference Halls
- Coffee Shop I
- Coffee Shop II
- Reprography
- Bank
- Car Park
- Car Park
http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/mostoles/cll_mostoles.html
Campus Vicálvaro
Paseo de los Artilleros s/n, 28032 Madrid. Tel: 91 488 78 00
www.fcjs.urjc.es
Línea 9 (Vicálvaro)
Legal and Social Sciences Faculty
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- Department Building
- Library
- Lecture Room
- Administration Building
- Jovellanos Building
- Conference Hall
- Gim
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- Coffee Shop
- Reprography
- Bookshop
- Bank
- Car Park
- Car Park
http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/vicalvaro/cll_vicalvaro.html
Passport.
Visa (If required).
Airline Ticket (booked and confirmed).
Medical Insurance.
Housing Information.
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Admission letter.
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CHECK LIST (BEFORE LEAVING HOME):
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Information for foreigner students at URJC
Depending on the studies the student is going to do,
different information will be needed:
A) Students of Spanish Intensive Course for
Foreigners.
Visitor students of Language and Cultura
Immersion Course.
Information: At Promotion and Reception Office, at
office 41- Administration Building- Campus Vicálvaro.
B) Students of Degree or Master.
Academic Information: At Students Secretary’s
Office in each campus.
General Information: Promotion and Reception
Office.
C) Mobility Students (ERASMUS / MUNDE).
Information: ORI (International Relations Office) of
each campus.
General information
1º) Degrees and courses at URJC:
http://www.urjc.es/estudios
2º) Degrees and courses taught in English at URJC:
http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Degrees/
Bilingual_Degrees/index.html
3º) List of courses:
http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/matriculacion/
archivos/libro_asignaturas.pdf
Campus Vicálvaro:
Access to internet: For the first days (August 22nd to
September 2nd) until every student has his own user’s
password, internet can be used in the Computer
Classroom 101 and 102 in the Management Building,
using the following data:
USER: erasmus
PASSWORD: munde
DOMAIN: ALUMNOS
4º) Schedule:
http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/horarios
Further INFORMATION:
5º) Academic Calendar:
http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/matriculacion/
archivos/calendario_academico.pdf
Despacho de RRII nº 51-Edificio de Gestión.
Academic Calendar Degrees and Master (Plan Bolonia).
Academic Calendar 1st. and 2nd. Cycle Degrees and
Engineering.
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There is a WI-FI network in all campuses
Vicalvaro Campus:
Bank service
There is a Bank of Santander branch office in
every campus.
Timetable: From 09:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00
to 19:00 (Mondays to Fridays).
Spanish Course for Erasmus – Munde Students
Erasmus and Munde students can attend freely to a 45 hours-Spanish course for
Erasmus during a semester October-December or January-April.
Language Courses can be transferred with free election credits (4,5 credits).
Information about courses
CAMPUS DE VICÁLVARO
Days of week
Schedule
Course
MO - WE
13 -15 y 15-17
SPANISH
TU - TH
13 -15 y 15-17
SPANISH
FRIDAY
10 - 14
SPANISH
CAMPUS DE MÓSTOLES
Days of week
MO - WE
Schedule
Course
13 -15 y 15-17
SPANISH
CAMPUS DE FUENLABRADA
Days of week
TU - TH
Schedule
Course
13 -15 y 15-17
SPANISH
• Courses will be activated depending on the number
of enrolled students. Minimum students required is 10
people.
• Language Courses offered are taught under the
Common European Framework for Languages guideline.
• Once the student ends the course, he will be given a
certificate where the course, the level, duration and the
mark obtained will be verified.o
Further information:
University Language Centre: Office J32, Department
Building. Campus [email protected]
Phone Number: + 34 94 488 77 88
How to get URJC Student Card?
Intelligent University Card:
The Intelligent University Card offers several services both inside and outside the
university.
Once you have enrolled at university, you will get a user and a password to borrow
books in the library, to use WI-FI network freely in the campus and access to your own
service portal, virtual campus, webmail etc.).
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Those students belong to the University Language Centre and the visitors should ask for T.U.I at the Promotion and Reception Office. Administration Building, office 41, Campus Vicalvaro.
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Erasmus and Munde students should ask for T.U.I at the RRII of the corresponding
campus.
ATTENTION: If at any time you change your address, you must communicate
this to Students Secretary’s Office of corresponding campus.
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In order to request your Student Card, enter your service portal: http://miportal.urjc.es/
and click “Mi solicitud de carné de estudiante”, upload a digital photo and confirm it.
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Telephone Numbers and Contacts at URJC
VICERECTORATE for International Relations:
http://www.urjc.es/relaciones_internacionales/contactos/index.html
e-mail
Phone number - Fax
[email protected]
+ 34 91 665 50 80
Fax:+ 34 91 665 50 93
[email protected]
+ 34 91 664 74 21
Fax:+ 34 91 665 50 93
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 93 09
Fax:+ 34 91 448 71 73
VICERECTORATE:
Dª. Ana María Salazar de la Guerra
VICERECTORATE SECRETARY’S OFFICE:
Dª. Emilia Schuller Moreno
HEAD OF SERVICE:
Dª. Rosa María Mesa Vélez
Promotion and Reception of International Students office
e-mail
Phone number - Fax
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 76 69
Fax:+ 34 91 488 78 59
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 75 48
HEAD OF THE OFFICE:
Dª. Covadonga González Quijano
RECEPTION AND CHINESE AGREEMENTS:
Dª. Cheng Wang
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION:
CAMPUS DE VICALVARO
Dª. Yi Tang
[email protected]
Office 41, Administration
Building
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Móstoles)
e-mail
Phone number - Fax
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 82 73
Fax:+ 34 91 488 71 73
[email protected]
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 70 71
Fax:+ 34 91 488 71 73
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS:
Dª. Victoria Martínez Vallarín
ERASMUS / MUNDE INCOMING:
Dª. Soledad Carretero Niembro
Dª. Raquel Gutiérrez del Río
D. Alberto Palacios Ferrer
[email protected]
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 83 08
+ 34 91 488 93 49
ERASMUS / MUNDE OUTGOING:
Dª. Elisa Gómez-Luengo
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 93 56
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 73 27
Dª. Soledad Carretero Niembro
[email protected]
D. Felipe Ángel Madrid Miranda
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 70 71
+ 34 91 488 73 73
Fax:+ 34 91 488 71 73
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 86 12
ERASMUS PLACEMENT:
Dª. Pilar de los Ríos Jiménez
VISITING STUDENTS :
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE IN ALCORCÓN:
D. Ricardo de La Fuente
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE IN FUENLABRADA:
D. Oscar Prieto
Dª. María Aceituno
Dª Ana Luisa Púlido
+ 34 91 488 81 89
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Fax:+ 34 91 488 84 48
[email protected]
+ 34 91 488 83 08
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
+ 34 91 495 92 76
Fax:+ 34 91 488 78 59
+ 34 91 488 84 43
Dª. Raquel Gutiérrez del Río
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE IN VICÁLVARO:
Dª. María Fernández de Casadevante
Dª. Sara López López
Dª. Marta Aguirre
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• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE IN MÓSTOLES:
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Living in Madrid
THE ADVANTAGES
of studying in Spain, and in Madrid
• Spanish is a language in expansion.
• Spanish is spoken by more than 400 million people in
the world.
• It is the official language of 21 countries.
• It is the language most studied as a second language:
currently more than 46 million people study Spanish in
the world.
• It is currently considered the second language for
international communication.
• The UNESCO estimates that in the 21st Century,
Spanish will be more important than English and there
will be more speakers of Spanish than English.
WHY STUDY IN SPAIN?
AND WHY MADRID?
• The best way to become familiar with a culture and
learn a language is to study in the country because it
will be quicker, easier and more efficient.
• The Spanish educational system is internationally
recognized for its excellent quality and outstanding
organization.
• Spain currently ranks third as a European destination for
international students, following England and Ireland.
• Due to its geostrategic position and its historic roots,
Spain is the economic and cultural bridge to Latin
America.
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madrid
ACCOMODATION
ALUNI University Accommodation
Paseo de los Artilleros, Bajo E, 28032 Madrid
C/ Hilarión Eslava 18, Sótano A, 28015 Madrid
+34 91 775 29 48; +34 91 543 20 31;
+ 34 91 543 19 06
WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE IN MADRID?
Weather in Madrid is very different in each season. During
Fall (september, October and November) and Spring
(March, April and May), temperaturas are moderate and
conditions generally pleasant. Winter (December, January
and February) can be intensely cold, and show is posible.
Summer (June, July and August) is hot and dry.
www.aluni.net - www.aluni.es
SALYVEN
C/ Cochabamba, 17, Escalera Derecha, Bajo C
28016 Madrid. España
+ 34 914574779; + 34 914574777
http://www.salyven.net/ - [email protected]
[email protected] - [email protected]
www.idealista.es - www.segundamano.es
COST OF LIVING
• Single room in shared flat: From 300 to 500 € monthly.
• Menu of the day at the campus’ restaurants: 4,90 € (2
main courses, dessert, bread, water).
• Feeding at home: From 150 € to 200 € monthly.
• Breakfast: 2 € (Coffee shop).
• Public Transport:
Metrobus – 10 trips, 9,40 € (1 trip: 1 € ).
• Travelcard Season Tickets:
There are special fare for different areas in Madrid.
EASYFLAT +34 914441894
[email protected] - www.easyflat.eu.com
CULTURAL AND TOURISTIC ACTIVITIES
URJC MEDICAL INSURANCE
Promotion and Reception of International Students Office
organizes different activities and visits for URJC students.
1º) European Union Countries: Those students who
Facebook: Relaciones Internacionales URJC.
assisted in any public Healthcare centre.
http://www.libreeleccion.sanidadmadrid.org/
Buscador/Centros.aspx
2º) If you don´t have the European Health Insurance
Card, you should sign-up for a private medical
insurance (Mapfre, Sanitas, etc,.).
Further information at the Promotion and
Reception Office:
Office 41, Administration Building, Campus Vicálvaro.
Emergency information: 112
Municipal Information: 010
• TOURIST INFOTMATION: Plaza Mayor 27
Phone number: 0034 91 5881636.
[email protected] - www.esmadrid.com
• Colon Tourism Centre: Learn Spanish in Madrid.
Address: Plaza de Colon s/n (located in the former
subterranean walkway between Genova Street and Goya
Street, under Paseo de la Castellana).
• Madrid Art and Culture CARD (Activities ad discounts
for foreign students in Madrid).
www.madridculturayarte.com
[email protected]
Living in Madrid
have the health card from country of origin can be
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