This academic year, Dentistry classrooms at UCAM’s Cartagena Campus reflect an increasingly international community: 241 students of 45 nationalities are studying the same degree programme, 233 of whom come from outside Spain. The new intake includes 59 students of 24 nationalities, further strengthening the multicultural character of this bilingual degree.

Across the programme’s five years, the largest groups of international students come from the United Kingdom (51), France (35), and Germany and Italy (18 each). Students from other European countries, the Americas, Africa and Asia are also represented.

The Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry combines its international outlook with a strong emphasis on practical training. Students begin in the preclinical facilities at the Cartagena Campus, which have 40 workstations and 20 patient simulators, before continuing their training at UCAM Dental Cartagena. This 2,000-square-metre university dental clinic has 26 treatment bays, a laboratory, radiology and CT scanning equipment, and an intraoral camera. Students carry out treatments there under the supervision of teaching staff.

The degree’s first graduates, who finished in June 2025, are already beginning their professional careers in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Francesco Fiusco worked at several clinics in the Region of Murcia before moving to Italy to continue his career; Mohammad Javad, originally from Iran, practises in Fuengirola; and Tilman Martin, from Germany, is awaiting recognition of his degree before joining a clinic in Hamburg.

This international outlook is also reflected in university rankings. According to the QS World University Rankings 2027, UCAM ranks among Spain’s top 10 universities for international student representation, with international students accounting for 22% of its student body. The CYD Ranking also recognises internationalisation as one of UCAM’s high-performing institutional indicators.