The CEU Cardenal Herrera University set its sights on excellence many years ago and the hard work has paid off as the institution now enjoys great academic prestige as a result.
CEU was founded with the simple ambition of providing a high-quality and comprehensive education with a Catholic spirit. Since it was set up in 1933, it has kept on growing and it now comprises 25 different educational institutions across Spain.
And the efforts of every person who works for the CEU Cardenal Herrera University have contributed to building the excellent reputation the institution now enjoys. Many years of hard work lie behind our story of individual and collective transformation.
Our commitment to research, new approaches to teaching and collaboration with industry, together with our vision of how education should be international and interactive have been key to this success.
Quality marks
Many universities across the world voluntarily undergo a QS Stars rating assessment in order to demonstrate compliance with the demanding quality standards set by QS.
CEU Universities has received the maximum, five-star rating overall, gaining five stars in the categories of teaching, facilities, programme strength (for the Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine), global engagement, employability, good governance, social impact, diversity, equity & inclusion, and academic development.
CEU Universities has received the maximum, five-star rating overall, gaining five stars in the categories of teaching, facilities, programme strength (for the Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine), global engagement, employability, good governance, social impact, diversity, equity & inclusion, and academic development.
The ECA, the European Consortium for Accreditation in Higher Education, has awarded the University the Certificate for Quality in Internationalisation (CeQUINT), praising the University for its international and intercultural dimension and highlighting the quality of our internationalisation programmes.
This international accreditation opens up a wealth of career opportunities for our Bachelor's Degree in Medicine students in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, enabling them to sit the medical specialty exams in these countries.
CEU UCH's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was the first faculty from a private university in Europe to achieve this distinction.
Being EAEVE-accredited means that the veterinary studies which are taught at the Faculty comply with the most stringent quality requirements established by the Education Committee of the European Union
Being EAEVE-accredited means that the veterinary studies which are taught at the Faculty comply with the most stringent quality requirements established by the Education Committee of the European Union
ISO 9001:2015 certified for the following services at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine:
ISO 9001:2015 is a quality management standard, specifying the requirements that organizations must fulfil. Adherence to this standard improves processes, increases stakeholder satisfaction and ensures that the organization concerned is always striving for excellence.
- The processes at the Faculty Secretary's Office.
- The clinical veterinary services at the Hospital Clínico Veterinario, including internal medicine, admission, laboratories, operating theatres, anaesthesia, the 24-hour emergency service, diagnostic imaging (X-ray, ultrasound, CT scanning), equine clinic, pathological anatomy, and veterinary care training.
ISO 9001:2015 is a quality management standard, specifying the requirements that organizations must fulfil. Adherence to this standard improves processes, increases stakeholder satisfaction and ensures that the organization concerned is always striving for excellence.
ANECA has certified the implementation of the Internal Quality Assurance System at our faculties and ESET. Together with the institutional accreditation from Spain's University Council, this is proof of their quality and transparency, of the application of a process for continuous improvement across their study programmes and the focus on ensuring increased stakeholder satisfaction through such improvement.
- ESET (School of Architecture, Engineering and Design)
- Faculty of Health Sciences - Valencia
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud – Campus de Elche
- Faculty of Health Sciences - Valencia
- Faculty of Law, Business and Political Science - Valencia
- Faculty of the Humanities and Communication Sciences - Valencia
- Faculty of the Humanities and Communication Sciences - Valencia
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
CEU Universities as a whole was ranked 4th out of the 32 Spanish universities in the Young University Rankings 2022. At the international level, CEU Universities was ranked 136 out of 790 eligible universities.
CEU Universities has also been recognized by appearing for the first time in the QS World University Ranking, being ranked 4th amongst Spanish universities.
University networks
A key part of the University's strategy is membership of international associations and participation in networks which are consonant with our mission and values. Whether you know us through European networks or through consortia of Catholic universities, or whether you want to set up a joint project or exchange programme, why not choose CEU UCH?