Jaume I University
Universitat Jaume I | |
Agora and Library of Jaume I University | |
| Established | 1991 |
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| Affiliation | Vives network Compostela Group |
| Rector | Eva Alcón Soler |
| Students | around 14,000 (in 2021) |
| Address | Av. de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n , , 12071 , 39°59′40″N 0°04′08″W / 39.99444°N 0.06889°W |
| Language | Valencian, Spanish, English |
| Website | www |
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Jaume I University (Spanish: Universidad Jaime I, Valencian: Universitat Jaume I, UJI; IPA: [univeɾsiˈtad ˈdʒawme pɾiˈmeɾ]) is a university in the city of Castelló de la Plana, Valencian Community, Spain. It was founded in 1991, and it has approximately 14,000 students. The campus, covering 176 000 m2, has 4 faculties and many research and management buildings located around a central 13,000 m2 garden, called the Jardí dels Sentits (the garden of the senses).
It is named after James I of Aragon (Jaume I in Valencian), who founded the Kingdom of Valencia.