University of Málaga
The University of Málaga (UMA, Universidad de Málaga) is a public university ranked 41 among 48 Spanish public universities. It was established in 1972 and has, as of 2016, 29245 Bachelor students and 2184 on a Master's program, 1255 tenured and 1056 temporary teachers. The UMA offers 60 degree courses, over 40 doctoral programmes, more than 50 master’s Degrees, as well as 30 internal degrees and 100 courses throughout the academc year.
Education takes place in 24 centres by appointed teachers from 81 departments. The great majority of the teaching is organised within the two campuses, although classes also take place in locations spread around the city centre, as well as in Ronda and Antequera.
Research at the University of Málaga
The UMA has 278 research groups, which are involved in 80 national projects and 30 European and International projects. In the last few years, the number of agreements and contracts with businesses and organisations has varied between 350 and 400 and an average of over 50 patents have been registered - 30 of them of an international nature. In recent years, reduction in public funding for research projects has driven to the loss of many research positions and the rise of very short-term contracts, with salaries for researches as low as 600 euros per month.