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Prof. Dr. José Luis Copa PatiñoRector's Delegate for Communication
Prof. Dr. José Luis Copa Patiño holds a PhD in Biology, specializing in Microbiology, from the University of Alcalá (UAH). He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biomedicine and Biotechnology at UAH, with over 32 years of teaching experience and six recognized five-year terms. He is part of an award-winning teaching innovation group recognized in 2012.
He has completed postdoctoral stays at the Biological Research Center (CSIC) in Madrid and at the Institute of Science and Technology at the University of Manchester (UMIST). He has published more than 75 papers in indexed journals and participated in over 110 conferences. He is co-author of six patents, one of which is international, and has led more than 80 research projects. He has supervised several doctoral theses and received multiple awards for his research work.
Since 2001, he has held various management positions at UAH, including Vice Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and ERASMUS Coordinator for the Faculties of Biology and Environmental Sciences. He has also coordinated the entrance and admission exams at UAH for new students and served as Deputy to the Vice-Rector for Undergraduate Studies and Students. Currently, he is Vice President of the Senate and a member of the Faculty of Science Board, as well as the Rector’s Delegate for Communication.
The University of Alcalá was founded in 1499 as a new educational project by Cardinal Cisneros, the Regent of Spain. Steeped in history, the University today is a medium-sized modern institution, and acknowledged as a model to be imitated in Europe and America. In addition to classical humanistic studies and the social sciences, the University of Alcalá has incorporated the most modern qualifications in all scientific fields, such as health sciences and the various engineering sciences spread across its campuses, which with the Science and Technology Park are a decisive factor in its international profile and a boost to business in our region.
The recognised quality of its studies, the development of important research lines, its international relations, the artistic-historical interest of its iconic buildings, its new and modern facilities and its complete adaptation toe the demands of today’s labour market place at the forefront of public universities.
The Latest from University of Alcalá
📢 @RSF_ES, @rtve y @UAHes convocan la III Beca Alicia Gómez Montano para periodistas perseguidas y exiliadas.
Una oportunidad de formación y apoyo para periodistas latinoamericanas en situación de riesgo o exilio.
🗓️ Solicitudes hasta el 25 de julio.
🔗https://rsf-es.org/bases-de-la-convocatoria/
La Universidad de Alcalá muestra su apoyo y su solidaridad con los afectados por el incendio forestal en Guadalajara y pone a disposición de las autoridades todos aquellos recursos con los que podamos contribuir ante esta emergencia.
https://ow.ly/Xvi750ZpVNu
“Ciencia para todxs” finaliza tras 28 actividades y más de 600 participantes.
Impulsado por @CSICCENIM y @CIB_CSIC, junto a la @UAHes y con el apoyo de @FECYT_Ciencia, acercó la ciencia a estudiantes y mayores con actividades inclusivas en la CAM.
🔗http://t.ly/Tgj60
L@s profesor@s del #ColégioMigueldeCervantes de #SãoPaulo🇧🇷 también viajan a 🇪🇸 para ampliar sus conocimientos en julio. En 2026 las profesoras Lara y Mariô están en @UAHes, con una beca de @Edelsa_AnayaELE, y Natalia y Camila están en @CursosInt_USAL, becadas por @Edinumen.
Aquí te dejamos toda la información sobre el programa #CONVIVE en la UAH: https://uahcomprometida.uah.es/voluntariado/programa-convive/
¡Plazo abierto de inscripción!
#CONVIVE vuelve a abrir sus puertas
Si eres estudiante universitario y vas a venir a #Madrid tu oportunidad para convivir y aprender de otra generación está aquí #mayores
Un programa para compartir casa y vida
https://www.solidarios.org.es/convive-vuelve-a-abrir-sus-puertas
Las universidades públicas madrileñas y @UNICEF_es recaudan fondos para ayudar a las víctimas del doble terremoto de Venezuela.
¡Súmate!
Dona ahora: https://bit.ly/UAHdonaVenezuela
https://ow.ly/at6c50ZohVh
25 municipios han sido convocados en la tercera reunión comarcal organizada por la Delegación del Gobierno para coordinar el dispositivo de seguridad, movilidad y protección civil ante el eclipse solar del próximo 12 de agosto.
Un encuentro que en esta ocasión ha tenido lugar
El director general de @policia y el rector de la @UAHes
han inaugurado el I Curso de Verano de Ciencia e Innovación Policial
🗓 14-16 de julio
Organizado por el Centro Universitario de Formación de la Policía Nacional y la #UAH, se centrará en:
🔬Policía Científica
III Edición de la Beca Alicia Gómez Montano para periodistas perseguidas
➡️ RSF España, @rtve y @UAHes ofrecen una plaza en el Máster de Reporterismo Internacional para reporteras en riesgo, exilio o desplazamiento.
➡️ Inscríbete del 15 al 25 de julio
III Edición Beca Alicia Gómez Montano de formación para periodistas perseguidas y exiliadas -...
RSF España anuncia la III Beca Alicia Gómez Montano de Formación de Posgrado para Periodistas Perseguidas y Exili...
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Acknowledged as a model tobe imitated in Europe and America
The University of Alcala considers international partnerships to play a vital role in furthering research and education; it has 750 agreements globally, with 1,500 placements in 155 countries, and these include:
Erasmus Student Exchange Agreements, an EU-centred exchange programme with 927 partners.
Double Degree Agreements for Undergraduates, Masters, and PhDs in France, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Brazil, Ireland, Bolivia, Italy, Tunisia, Sweden, and Columbia.
Mission and vision
- The comprehensive training of students and their personal and professional development through high-quality teaching, the creation, and transmission of knowledge, and the dissemination of science and culture
- To be a leading university in the international context, committed to society, inclusive and open to the world, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the training of citizens by means of quality teaching, excellence in research, and the promotion of ethical and socially responsible attitudes
- Values:
- Proximity
- Quality, Excellence and Innovation
- International Vocation
- Social Commitment
A university open to the world
352
Active researchers
€33,109,345.62
from Research Projects
The University is firmly committed to research as the engine of innovation and change, It is ranked among Spain’s top universities in terms of number of doctoral theses, patents and research outputs.
Through its Science and Technology Park, the university fosters relations between the academic world and the business community, thus fomenting the creating of innovative companies in R+D intensive sectors.
In collaboration with Spain’s Council for Scientific Research, the university is host to the Prince of Asturias Institute of Molecular Medicine and the Ramon y Cajal Institute of Biomedicine in collaboration with the Madrid Regional Government, the Madrid Institute for Advanced Water Research.
Through its own institutes and other research supported centres, the university gives its backing to interdisciplinary research in the fields of the social sciences and humanities. The university boasts four associated teaching hospitals where students may do their internships.
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