The University of Malaga (UMA) is one of Spain's premiere institutions of higher learning (world ranking: 736). Since its foundation back in 1972, UMA has rapidly expanded its international presence and prestige. Currently, UMA has 2 campuses (1.797.247 m2), +35,000 students, +2,400 professors, 23 faculties and schools, 82 departments, 200 educational programmes, including health science, psychology and nursing which are in the core of our project. With experienced Professors and Researchers demonstrating a wide range of publiciations and expertise, UMA will strengthen the quality of our project.
UMA stimulates educational innovation and research in ageing care services, by boosting the quality of its professors and research groups through their participation in international research projects - managed by OTRI (Research Results Transference Office) - with the support and sponsorship of enterprises from local TechPark (PTA). The university has a dedicated career center which fosters the employability of students and young researchers by offering a wide services portfolio including academic/professional counselling, paid internships/fellowships, etc. UMA meets the following quality standards: EFQM 200, EFQM 300, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, etc.