University of Ascara

The  (: Universidad de Ascara) is a Ventoran in Ascara, Montaña. Chartered November 22, 1341, it is the oldest in the  and today has three campuses. Nearly 8,200 academic staff provide instruction to over 87,000 students across ten faculties in, , and doctoral levels. The current is Guillem Òscar Tossel Puig.

History
Guifré Lluís de Ascara y Montaña Grem, Duke of Montaña, chartered the  de Ascara in 1341 to foster knowledge in mathematics and. Even at that time, Ascara was an economic center due to its location on the Gulf of Eshar near the mouth of the !Eshar River. Commerce and the engineering involved in shipbuilding and making of goods necessitated a firm mathematical foundation. An outbreak in the Montañan holdings in eastern Esharat underscored the need for increased knowledge in medical sciences and a means for increasing the number of s.

Practical applications of mathematics led to the development of an faculty and schools over the next century. Growing cultural concepts led to the formation of liberal arts faculty by the 1500s. Additional faculties came about following the industrial revolution and as a result of increasing complexities of society since the 19th century.

Academics
Students completing courses of study receive their licentura, typically in four years. can lead to the diplomatura and then the titulura following successful defense of their. Each of the university's faculties offer coursework at all levels.

Faculties
The university has ten faculties, each headed by a rector. There are 29 schools within the faculties encompassing 100 departments across this structure.
 * Faculty of Economics
 * School of Business
 * Faculty of Engineering
 * School of Architecture
 * School of Civil Engineering
 * School of Electrical Enginering
 * School of Mechanical Engineering
 * School of Naval Engineering
 * Faculty of Fine Arts
 * School of Broadcast Arts
 * School of Performing Arts
 * School of Visual Arts
 * Faculty of Health Sciences
 * School of
 * School of Dentistry
 * School of Nursing
 * School of Optometry
 * School of Pharmacology
 * School of Physical Therapy and
 * Faculty of Law
 * Faculty of Liberal Arts
 * School of Education
 * School of History
 * School of
 * School of Philosophy
 * School of Political and Social Sciences
 * Faculty of Mathematics
 * School of Computer Sciences
 * Faculty of Medicine
 * School of Anatomy
 * School of Psychiatry
 * School of Surgery
 * Faculty of Physical Sciences
 * School of Agriculture
 * School of Biology
 * School of Chemistry
 * School of Geology
 * School of Physics
 * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Campuses
The university has three campuses. The main campus, located southeast of central Ascara, is home to most of the faculties and occupies dozens of buildings over several blocks. The medical campus recently moved to new quarters adjacent to the recently constructed 819-bed facilities for Hospital Clinic of Ascara, originally founded as the in 1909. The polytechnic campus is located in northwest Ascara for most of the engineering faculties.

Library
Several libraries and archives comprise library services at the University of Ascara. They are overseen by a chief librarian and the collection has been tabulated into a single catalog. There are over 2,366,200 books, 62,000 periodicals, 22,000 maps, 73,000 audio and video recordings, and 16,200 microfilms held by the various libraries across the university. It is the largest university library system in Ventora.

Research
The university is a major research center within Ventora. Several other universities in the country coordinate their research programs with the University of Ascara and a number of private entities also participate.

Reputation
University of Ascara is considered the preeminent university in Ventora and enjoys a good reputation internationally, as well. As a result, admission is rather competitive. While tuition is relatively high, admission is based almost entirely on certificadad test scores, school scores, and academic capabilities. An endowment fund facilitates awarding of needs-based scholarships to students with appropriate aptitude.