1. International Relations Office

2. A city with past With more than 2000 years of history, the first enclave of the city dates back to the age of the Tartessos. It was originally named Hispalis by the Romans, and thoughout its history it has suffered from a number of invasions. In 712 A.D. it was conquered by the muslim empire, and it remained the capital of the Al-Andalus empire until the reconquest in 1248.

3. Seville 2013  Capital of the Autonomous Comunity of Andalucia  Census population of more than 700,000 inhabitants  4th largest Spanish city.

4. University of Seville: more than 500 years of history 1256: King Alfonso X conceded upon the city of Seville the privilege of founding “a college and general schools for Latin and Arabic”. 1502: the Catholic Kings bestowed a Royal Seal upon the Town Hall of Seville, which granted license to found a General College with “professorships to read Theology, Phylosophy, Law, Medicine and Arts” 1505: the archdeacon Maese Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella obtained a Papal Bull from Pope Julius II, which authorised the construction of a College and University in the city of Seville.

5. The University of Seville Now  25 centers pertaining to the University of Seville  6 Associated centers  126 Departments  7 Research centers  Students: 79,339  Teaching Staff: 4,487  Administrative Staff: 2,420

6. Studying at the University of Seville 1.As an official student  Undergraduate  77 degrees  Official Masters  81 degrees  Doctorate  75 programs 2.As an exchange student  Erasmus Programs  558 Bilateral Agreements  Agreements  170 Bilateral Agreements 3.With specific programs  Study Abroad  University Degrees 86 Masters Programs 107 Expert courses 113 Courses of continuous training  Visiting Student

7. Study Abroad in Seville Every semester we offer the opportunity to study at the University of Seville with a comprehensive program which includes: Spanish language course of 180 hours geared towards obtaining the B1 level. Participation in the cultural activities program run by CICUS for up to 80 hours per semester.

8. Teaching in other languages  17 international double degrees  118 undergraduate subjects in 7 center

9. Language Institute  More than14,000 students  61 professors  11 languages offered German German Arabic Chinese Spanish French Greek English Russian Italian Japonese Portuguese Russian

10. University Services  1 General Library, 25 libraries and nine study rooms.  Disabled students’ help desk  Foreign students’ help desk  Social and psychological consultancy  Sports Service  Center for Cultural Activities  Religious Services  University canteens  Bike Service

11. International Center 11  Our department seeks to foster the University of Seville’s international presence through the establishment and development foreign universities.  There are two offices which work towards these aims: International Relations Office Cooperation and Development Office  Focus areas: International mobility International agreements Cooperation projects Cooperation and Development External Promotion General Information

12. 12 International Mobility Programs Administrative staff: 23 outcoming 38 incoming Teaching staff: 123 outcoming Students: 1,762 outcoming 2,102 incoming

13. International Agreements  761 Agreements

14. Projects running 11/12:  In 2012, the PCI came in third place nationally. Cooperation Projects

15. Cooperation and Development Cooperation and Development Office  The office was created in July of 2008, fullfulling the solidarity obligations laid out in the statutes of the University.  It has adhered to the Code of Conduct for cooperation and development, approved by the Conference of Rectors for Spanish Universities (CRUE)

16. Cooperation and Development Plan for Cooperation and Development  Establish the position of the University of Seville in terms of its of cooperation and development policy and the action to be taken.  Degree-specific project coordination by groups recognized by the University of Seville for their cooperation efforts  The grant budget is distributed along four divisions: A) Study grants for students from developing countries B) Financial aid for encouraging research C) Funding for the development of cooperation projects D) Funding for international volunteering

17. Cooperation and Development University projects These projects are financed and coordinated directly by the US either own their own or through one a member of the university community. Main projects:  Burkina Faso: Project: “Sociocultural Centre: House of traditional music and dance” in Fada N’Gourma  Burkina Faso: Building of a secondary school, a medical centre and a office for the US in Bantogodó  Morocco: Project of assisted autoconstruction of housing in the chabolas Jnane Aztout de Larache  Peru: Project of quality of life and well being of the citizens of Leymebamba

18.  United Nations Spanish volunteer program  Educational training in Caharauis camps of Tinduf  PIMA study grants  Young Latin American Leaders Program Cooperation and Development Other cooperation programs

19. Activities for raising awareness  35 activities carried out in the 11/12 academic year Cooperation and Development  Courses, open days, seminars  Expositions and projections  Campaigns  Conferences  Forums Squash tournament, organized with the Association for Culture and Cooperation with Africa

20. 20 Organization of conferences, forums, open days and other events Attending forums and international meetings Institutional visits to increase and reinforce the links with other prestigious institutions The International Center carries out various activities whose objective is to improve the international profile of the Univeristy and increase its visibility, such as: External Promotion

21. Obtaining and Distributing Information  Informational Resources: BOE, BOJA, DOUCE.. Web pages of interest E-mail Post  Distribution Methods: International Relations web page E-mail correspondence with interested parties General Information

22. Thank you for listening Rosario López Ruiz relint1@us.es