CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (CCSU)
CCSU
is a regional, comprehensive public university dedicated to teaching in the
liberal arts and sciences and to education for the professions. CCSU offers
Connecticut’s citizens access to academic programs of high quality.
The University is also a responsive and creative intellectual resource
for the people and institutions of our state’s capital region.
CCSU’s many international programs and contacts also uniquely position
the University to provide students and businesses with opportunities to grow and
prosper in the emerging global community.
Connecticut’s oldest
publicly-sponsored institution of higher education was founded in 1849 as the
New Britain Normal School, a teacher training facility. The School was moved to
the present campus in 1922. It
became Teachers College of Connecticut in 1933 when it began offering four-year
baccalaureate degrees. After extensive growth and expansion, including the
ability to grant degrees in the liberal arts, the school evolved into Central
Connecticut State College in 1959. The
present name and status –Central Connecticut State University- were conferred
in 1983 to recognize the institution’s change in commitment, mission, strategy
and aspiration. Now the University
offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
UNIVERSITY
OF SALAMANCA
Founded in 1218, the university is one
of the four oldest in Europe (alongside Bologna, the Sorbonne and Oxford). Today
it remains among the most prestigious universities in Spain. It is based in the
city of Salamanca itself, a World Heritage Site which boasts of a wealth of
historical and art treasures, and whose activities revolve around student life;
it is the number one university city in Spain.
Today, Salamanca University serves
37,000 students, 3,000 of whom are postgraduate, and has 3,000 faculty members.
In addition to the 37,000 students, each year 7,000 foreigners come to study on
exchange programs and, in particular, to take courses in Spanish language and
Spanish Culture. In fact, the research, the teaching of Spanish as a foreign
language, and the training of teachers of Spanish currently form one of the
hallmarks of the university’s reputation throughout the world.
The University of Salamanca is also
responsible for the creation and evaluation of the official certificates of
Spanish as a foreign language [DELE], issued by the Spanish Ministry of
Education, Culture and Sports.