The Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

The Autonomous University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - UAM) is a Spanish public university established in 1968. Since 1971, the university's main campus has been located in the northern outskirts of Madrid. Throughout its history, UAM has been one of Spain's most prominent higher education institutions, being ranked first amongst Spanish universities by the "El Mundo" nationa paper University Supplement, by "The Times" Higher Education Supplement, and by the "Academic Ranking of World Universities" yearly published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In another similar ranking "QS Top 50 Under 50" by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the UAM recently achieved 15th place in international comparison. It is also the Spanish university with the most researchers among the most cited according to the Thomson Reuters ranking citation in 2011. You can find more information on the website www.uam.es and in the following promotional videos: