Loyola University welcomes 431 international students, of 40 different nationalities, to its campuses in Cordoba and Seville, who have joined its classes, to carry out their undergraduate studies during the first semester or the entire course. This is the largest number of international students Since the university’s inception, even surpassing the record reached last year.
Of these 431 students, 218 students joined Seville, 212 in Cordoba and one in Granada, which is The first international student accepted by the Faculty of Theology Since joining Loyola. In terms of nationalities, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, France and the United Kingdom are the most numerous, although there are students from the European continent who come from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Macedonia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Sweden Switzerland and Ukraine. Regarding non-European countries, students, in addition to the United States, come from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, South Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Turkey and Uruguay.
As a newcomer, after signing new exchange agreements, they arrived at Loyol UniversityFor the first time, three students from Madagascar (Majes University) and ten from Ukraine (from the Ukrainian Catholic University and the National Technical University of Ukraine) thanks to the agreements signed with these universities that will make the accommodation of these students with the Erasmus scholarship possible.
Director of the International Relations Service, Borja Martin, confirmed that internationalization andis one of the defining characteristics of Loyola, And remember the recent report “Spanish Universities. Independent Perspective 2021. Andalusia” published by the CYD Foundation places it as the first Andalusian university in terms of student numbers in international mobility programs (11.83% of total enrollment and 5.6 percentage points above the next in Andalusia) and third in Spain. Likewise, this report reflects that Loyola is the university Andalusian with the highest percentage of teachers of foreign origin (5.02%, two points higher than the next in the Autonomous Community).
Loyola Alumni International Experience
On the other hand, 283 Loyola students will have an international experience of studying at other universities around the world during the 2022/2023 academic year. Italy, another year, continuing Being the destination of choice for most Loyola students, Followed by the United States and the United Kingdom. It will be the last time you will receive students with an Erasmus scholarship after leaving the European Union. Also, this course will be the first time that Loyola students conduct international exchange in Turkey.
Likewise, as a newbie, this course is the first time that two female students from the university have enjoyed Multilateral Exchange Program between Jesuit Universities, MAGIS Exchange. One will live her international experience in New Orleans and the second in San Francisco.
Loyola welcomes her new students
Next Thursday, September 1, New students will join Who will participate in the welcome day in the campuses of Cordoba and Seville. Classes will officially start on Monday 5 September, and the course opening ceremony will be held on 16 September.
During the welcome day, students will have the opportunity to begin to learn about university life, meet some of their professors and new classmates, as well as learn about and learn more about their degree goals and academic and practical issues. Various services available to you: Student services, professional careers, international relations, languages, evangelism and dialogue, entrepreneurship, sports, library, culture, theater, music room and choir, etc.
Loyola expands its offer of degrees
Loyola University has included new degrees in its offer for the 2022/2023 academic year. As a freshman, you will study pharmacy degrees in Seville and physical activity and sport sciences in Seville and Cordoba. Added to these new degrees are Data Analytics and Business, also on both campuses. The field of Digital Arts and Design includes two new degrees, the Create video games and digital animation and a degree in Theater and Film Arts, both on the Seville campus.
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