:University of Cádiz

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The University's origins lie in the 15th century with the "Colegio de Pilotos de los Mares de Levante y Poniente".

Its Faculty of Medicine traces its founding to the Royal Naval College of Surgery in 1748, which was the first in Europe to combine medicine and surgery in a single school.

The modern University of Cádiz was founded on October 30, 1979, with an inaugural session "Cajal, análisis literario de un carácter" about Ramón y Cajal{{cite web|url=http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/dossier/historia_25/1979|title=Universidad de Cádiz|author=Universidad de Cádiz|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220061704/http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/dossier/historia_25/1979|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and the first rector election was conducted in 1984.

In March 1984, the Gold Medal was awarded to Juan Carlos I of Spain. In May 1985, Rafael Alberti and Antonio Domínguez Ortiz were invested Doctor Honoris Causa. In this year, the rectorate is relocated to the current building, Casa de los Cinco Gremios. University bylaws and statutes were approved in February 1986.

In 1992, Centro Andaluz Superior de Estudios Marinos was inaugurated in Campus of Puerto Real.

Since 2003, UCA has promoted new technologies for learning-related purposes, first with WebCT virtual campus and then Moodle (free software).

In 2009, the recently created "General Inspection of Exceptional Services" begun to make decisions which were severely reprobed by some intellectual authors, for it allows authorities the use of official means in order to arbitrarily punish teaching staff.

In addition to the principal campus in Cádiz, the university has three satellite campuses:

• Bahía de Algeciras Campus
• Jerez de la Frontera Campus
• Campus of Puerto Real: near to Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park. The main building is the Centro Andaluz Superior de Estudios Marinos; CASEM which offers studies in Marine Environment and Marine Resources, Seafaring, Marine Engineering, Naval Radioelectronics and Naval Engineering.

File:CASEM Campus de Puerto Real 2.jpg|CASEM, Campus of Puerto Real

File:ESI-3.jpg|School of Engenieering, Cádiz Campus

File:Jerez Campus 01.jpg|Jerez Campus

File:PolitecnicaAlgeciras.jpg|Algeciras Campus

Some schools within the university are:

• University School of Modern Languages ("[http://www.uca.es/cslm]")
• University School of Health ("Salus Infirmorum") at Cádiz
• University School of Engineering at Puerto Real
• University School of Labor Relations at Jerez de la Frontera
• University School of Legal and Economic Studies ("Tomás y Valiente") at Algeciras
• University Center for Advanced Studies at Algeciras
• University School of Labor Relations at Algeciras
• University School of Pedagogy ("Virgen de Europa") at La Línea de la Concepción

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University rectors in UCA history:

• October, 1979 – February, 1984: Felipe Garrido
• February, 1984 – June, 1986: Mariano Peñalver Simó
• September, 1986 – January, 1995: José Luis Romero Palanco. Reelected in November, 1990.
• January, 1995 – April, 2003: Guillermo Martínez Massanet. Reelected in February, 1999.
• May, 2003 – July, 2011: Diego Sales Márquez. Reelected in May, 2007.
• July, 2011 – 2019: Eduardo González Mazo.
• July, 2019 – present : Francisco Piniella Corbachoю

One of the first free software offices in Spain was founded at this university, Libre Software and Open Knowledge Office (OSLUCA).[http://www.uca.es/softwarelibre/declaracion-uca-sl Declaración de apoyo al software libre] (Boletín oficial de la UCA n.º 9). Creación de la Libre Software and Open Knowledge Office (OSLUCA){{cite web|url=http://www.laflecha.net/canales/softlibre/noticias/200404151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603223735/http://www.laflecha.net/canales/softlibre/noticias/200404151|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2008|title=La Universidad de C谩diz presenta la primera Oficina de Software Libre de Andaluc铆a|access-date=29 June 2015}} This office has set up some free software conferences (2004: [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214161505/http://softwarelibre.uca.es/jornadas_1 I], 2005: [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214165743/http://softwarelibre.uca.es/jornadas_2 II], 2006: [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214151814/http://softwarelibre.uca.es/jornadas/josluca_06/ III] y 2009: [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214151752/http://softwarelibre.uca.es/josluca4 IV]), and the [http://softwarelibre.uca.es/jornadas/fic/ FLOSS International Conference]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.

UCA provides a supercomputer for research purposes since 2007. It is a cluster of 80 computers, each with 4 processing cores (finally 320 cores) and 640 GB RAM, designed for a peak performance of 3.8 TFLOPS.{{cite web|url=http://supercomputacion.uca.es/|title=Supercomputación en la UCA|access-date=29 June 2015}} The supercomputer uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 as operating system.[http://supercomputacion.uca.es/documentacion.htm Documentación] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214173510/http://supercomputacion.uca.es/documentacion.htm |date=2009-12-14 }} sobre supercomputación en la UCA

Some notable alumni from UCA:{{cite web|url=http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/historia/origen3|title=Universidad de Cádiz|author=Universidad de Cádiz|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922000900/http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/historia/origen3|archive-date=22 September 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

• Francisco de Paula Medina Gutiérrez: physician and lecturer
• Pascual Hontañón Cabezas: physician
• Federico Rubio y Gali: surgeon
• Benito Alcina y Rancés: hygienist
• Antonio Machado y Núñez: rector of University of Sevilla and mayor of Sevilla
• Cayetano del Toro y Quartiellers: politician
• Gabriel Matute y Valls
• Guillermina Rojas y Orgis

Honorary doctoral degrees from University of Cádiz:{{cite web |url=http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/historia/honoris |title=Honoris Causa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720044619/http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/historia/honoris |archive-date=20 July 2009 |work=Universidad de Cádiz |language=es |access-date=5 October 2019}}

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• William W.L. Glenn (1981)
• Dietrich E. Wilhelm Trincker (1982)
• Andrés Segovia Torres (1982)
• Rafael Alberti Merello (1985)
• Antonio Domínguez Ortiz (1985)
• Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez (1987)
• José Ignacio Barraquer Moner (1987)
• Fernando Quiñones Chozas (1998)
• Manuel Clavero Arévalo (2000)
• Andrés Fernández Díaz (2004)
• José Manuel Caballero Bonald (2004)
• Miguel Ángel Ladero Quesada (2004)
• Margarita Salas Falgueras (2004)
• Carlos Castilla del Pino (2004)
• Salustiano del Campo{{cite news |url=http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/cadiz/79657/distinguidos/birretes.html |title=Distinguidos birretes |publisher=Joly Digital |access-date=29 June 2015 |first=Beatriz |last=Estévez |date=17 March 2008 |newspaper=Diario de Cádiz |language=es}} (2006)
• Paco de Lucía{{cite news |url=http://www.uca.es/web/portada/noticias/2007/03/nt_2007_03_24_0001 |title=Paco de Lucía Doctor Honoris Causa |access-date=29 June 2015 |date=March 2007 |language=es}} (2007)
• Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia{{cite news |url=http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/cadiz/59225/todo/honor/para/pueblo/gitano.html |title=Todo un honor para el pueblo gitano |publisher=Joly Digital |access-date=29 June 2015 |first=Beatriz |last=Estévez |date=21 February 2008 |newspaper=Diario de Cádiz |language=es}} (2008)
• Takashi Asano{{cite news |url=http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/cadiz/139088/takashi/asano/sera/investido/doctor/honoris/causa/jueves.html |title=Takashi Asano será investido Doctor Honoris Causa el jueves |publisher=Joly Digital |access-date=29 June 2015 |date=27 May 2008 |newspaper=Diario de Cádiz |language=es}} (2008)
• Marcelino Camacho Abad{{cite news |url=http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/cadiz/235384/la/uca/inviste/doctores/honoris/causa/dos/lideres/mundo/sindical.html |title=La UCA inviste Doctores Honoris Causa a dos líderes del mundo sindical |publisher=Joly Digital |access-date=29 June 2015 |first=Beatriz |last=Estévez |date=23 September 2008 |newspaper=Diario de Cádiz |language=es}} (2008)
• Nicolás Redondo Urbieta (2008)
• Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias{{cite news |url=http://www.uca.es/web/portada/noticias/2009/12/nt_09_12_17_03 |title=La Universidad de Cádiz celebra la sesión ordinaria de Claustro |work=uca.es |date=December 2009 |access-date=5 October 2019 |language=es}}
• Clara Eugenia Lida

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The university participates in the ERASMUS programme, a partnership for student exchanges in Europe. It maintains relations with many universities on all continents.

Universities that have an exchange programme with the University of Cádiz include:

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• Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
• University of Würzburg

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• University of Cádiz, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609182435/http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/dossier/historia_25 Newspaper library, 25 years]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090616150201/http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/historia/ History section] at the official website

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071010011240/http://www.uca.es/index_page/switchLanguage?set_language=en&cl=en University home page in English]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214115455/http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/album UCA image gallery]
• [http://www2.uca.es/orgobierno/extension/galeria.htm Virtual gallery]
• [http://www.uca.es/softwarelibre/ Libre Software and Open Knowledge Office]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513202906/http://www.spanishpropertyworld.com/cadiz_university.htm Brief description in English]

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