Just a few months ago they said goodbye, and today they have reunited after the summer, as UCAM welcomed second-year and higher level students this morning. These students will be studying at the Murcia and Cartagena campuses and online during the 2025-26 academic year, while first-year students will follow shortly. However, students in the Medicine and Nursing degree programmes began classes last week, given the academic and practical workload involved in these programmes.

UCAM will have more than 5,000 new students this academic year, although the figure is not yet final as the enrolment period is still open. This represents a record number of students, exceeding the more than 22,000 who enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the 2024-25 academic year. 

It should be noted that this growth is particularly marked by the increase in foreign students choosing UCAM for their education, either at its Murcia or Cartagena campuses, accounting for more than 20% of the student body, up from last year's figures when 3,365 students from 139 countries from all five continents studied at the university. The countries with the highest representation are Italy, France, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. It is also worth noting the origin of students from countries as far away as Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, Haiti and Kyrgyzstan, among others.

This new growth in student numbers marks a milestone for UCAM. At the same time, it is the result of constant evolution, as published last July in the CYD Ranking, according to which UCAM achieved record regional growth (+16.8%) in student numbers between 2018 and 2023.

This is a result of its educational model, quality and personalised training with high employability, and its leadership as a global university, with a constantly expanding student community and a clear internationalisation strategy.

Expansion of the programme offer 

New for this academic year, UCAM is adding the Bachelor's Degree in International Relations to its extensive catalogue of programmes, which will be taught in person and meets the demand for professionals in the areas of internationalisation of multinational companies, global trade, international politics, development cooperation and human rights. Likewise, in terms of postgraduate courses, it is incorporating the Master's Degree in Development, Management and Sustainable Tourism Policy, both in Spanish and in English under the name Master in Development, Management and Sustainable Tourism Policy, which can also be taken both in person and online. Manuel Carlos Ruiz, Vice-Rector of Quality and Academic Planning, points out that UCAM ‘is always working to implement innovative, up-to-date programmes, including new degrees in response to the needs that arise in society and to which we want to respond’.

Incorporation of new services and facilities

In terms of the services available to UCAM students, it is worth noting that Micampus Residencias is opening its student residence in La Ñora today. Affiliated with UCAM and located just a few metres from its Murcia campus, these exceptional facilities will house some of these international students, as well as students from all over Spain who have chosen to study at UCAM. In addition, in the coming weeks, the University will inaugurate several facilities, such as the Veterinary Hospital for Large and Small Animals, which is part of UCAM's bilingual Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine programme. 

Following the restoration of the Cloister of the Los Jerónimos Monastery by the Fundación Universitaria San Antonio, which has included its façades, woodwork, low roofs and interior flooring on the ground floor in accordance with historical research, this new academic year will see the comprehensive restoration of the two remaining elements, the north-east and south-east façades of the monastery, so that the monumental complex will shine in all its beauty and remain faithful to how it was conceived and created.