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La Universidad de Salamanca (Usal) es una de las universidades más antiguas del mundo y es uno de los centros de referencia de enseñanza superior en España. Fundada en 1218, cuenta con más de 30.000 estudiantes y una gran capacidad de atracción ya que es la segunda universidad del país donde estudian más estudiantes de fuera de su distrito universitario. La amplia oferta educativa de la Usal incluye estudios de grado, estudios oficiales de máster, doctorado, títulos propios, formación continua, cursos internacionales y hasta cursos para mayores.

The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) is the public university in the north of the Valencian Community, a region on the European Mediterranean coast located between the cities of Valencia and Barcelona. Established in 1991, the UJI has positioned itself as a university of proximity characterised by its personal attention, smooth-running management procedures and the high levels of participation of its members in university life, due, among other things, to its convenient size, with about 15,000 students, and its integrated, modern, functional and sustainable campus.

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research, specialised in the fields of engineering, architecture, science and technology. In a highly creative context, the UPC's research, teaching and management projects are based on the principles of freedom, justice, democracy, solidarity, cooperation, sustainability, efficiency, transparency and social responsibility. They also reflect the University's commitment to the environment and to change. With a focus on intellectual rigour, critical thinking, a cross-disciplinary approach to knowledge, educational innovation and entrepreneurship, the UPC produces competent professionals with the skills they need to tackle present and future challenges. The activity that goes on at UPC campuses and schools has made the University a benchmark institution. The University harnesses the potential of basic and applied research, and transfers technology and knowledge to society. These actions make the UPC—in partnership with industry—an agent and driver of economic and social change. The UPC puts its scientific and technological infrastructure at the service of research groups and centres, researchers and students, professionals, companies and institutions. As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a privileged relationship with global scientific and educational organisations. As a result, the University is at an advantage when it comes to attracting international talent.