Universidade da Coruña (UDC)

R+D+I services: Activity sector
R+D+i and transfer: Subsector

1989: Year established

More than 50M€: Turnover

More than 250 employees: Number of employees

The Universidade da Coruña was created by Law 11/1989 of July 20, 1989, on the Organization of the Galician University System. On February 4, 1992, the Constituent Senate approved the University Statutes, which were published in the DOG on September 17, 1992.

The University of A Coruña is territorially structured into campuses in A Coruña and Ferrol.

The University of A Coruña is a public institution whose main purpose is the generation, management and dissemination of culture and scientific, technological and professional knowledge through research and teaching.

The University of A Coruña conceives its essential purpose as a quality public service aimed at achieving higher levels of welfare for society as a whole through the pursuit of social, scientific and technological advances within a framework of generally accepted ethical values. Part of the mission of the University of A Coruña is the formation of an open, educated, critical, committed, democratic and supportive citizenship, capable of analyzing reality, diagnosing problems, formulating and implementing solutions based on knowledge and oriented to the common good.

The University of A Coruña explicitly states its commitment to the study and integral development of Galicia, particularly its social, cultural and linguistic identity, and will also promote its full integration into the European Higher Education Area and its projection in Latin America.

In order to provide the University with permanent social support, the Fundación Universidad de A Coruña, a private foundation of a charitable educational nature, was created.

Contact 1

Rectorado, Rúa Maestranza 9
A Coruña, 15001
Galicia, España
https://www.udc.es/es/
vit@udc.gal

Contact 2

CICA, As Carballeiras, s/n, Campus de Elviña.
A Coruña, 15071
Galicia, España
https://cica.udc.gal/
proxectos.cica@udc.es

Capabilities

International activity
Collaborative project management experience
Participation in trade fairs

Products/services

Link to the UDC research catalog: https://investigacion.udc.es/
Link to the Research Results Transfer Office: https://otri.udc.es
Link to CICA-Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology: https://cica.udc.gal

Mission

The University of A Coruña aims to contribute to the cultural, social and economic advancement of society through the generation, management and dissemination of culture and scientific, technological and professional knowledge. The University of A Coruña conceives its mission as a public, Galician and quality service.

Part of the mission of the University of A Coruña is the formation of an open, educated, critical, committed, democratic, cooperative and supportive citizenship, able to analyze reality, diagnose problems, propose and implement solutions based on knowledge and oriented to the common good.

The functions of the University at the service of society are:

The creation, development, transmission and critique of science, technology and culture.
The preparation for the exercise of professional activities that require the application of scientific and artistic methods and knowledge.
The dissemination, valorization and transfer of knowledge in the service of culture, quality of life and economic development.
The dissemination of knowledge and culture through university extension and lifelong learning.
Vision

By the year 2020, the UDC aspires to be:

A university that approaches society to be able to understand its needs and respond to the changes that occur in its environment.
A university that collaborates with all social agents and public and private entities to study, diagnose and provide solutions to the challenges posed by society.
A university that generates channels of solidarity participation and is committed to sustainable development and the environment through innovation.