Royal University (Plenas)

The Royal Unversity (: Universidad Real) is a Ventoran in Plenas,. Chartered July 7, 1416, it is the second oldest in the  and has become Ventora's leading research university. It has six campuses with nearly 5,000 academic staff providing instruction to over 71,000 students across 12 faculties in, , and doctoral levels. Nearly 9,000 students are international students.

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History
 Nituo Oves Ciénaga y Acaruta obtained a warrant from King in 1416 to establish the Royal School (: Estudi Real) to provide more formalized education to members of the royal household. In 1424, his son and successor opened the school up to all, issuing it a royal charter. On his deathbed, Fitan II declared the school a college, charging it with the duty to "assemble a collection of scholarly works to rival any that may be found on Vanatas." The following year, the college formed its Classical Library with a beginning collection of about 2,000 volumes.

From its beginnings offering studies in the arts and humanities, Estudi Real added more practical instruction in the physical sciences and medicine by the mid-1400s. This led to the establishment of more specialized faculties and the evolution of the school into Colegio Real (Royal College). The formation of Royal Hospital (Hospital Real) in 1472 led to the development of programs of instruction in medicine and related subjects. Continued growth and expansion in fields of both study and research along with King 's desire to enhance the prestige of the institution brought about his chartering it as Royal University in 1505.

In 1480, Maritime College (Colegio Maritima) opened in Nauigio in an effort to restore that municipality's former shipbuilding and fitting prominence. As one of the first maritime schools, its programs became desirable, particularly in the face of technological advances in the field. Although regional shipbuilding and fitting remained centered at Plenas, Aulio sponsored a royal shipworks near the Maritime College in 1512 which gave the school much greater efficiencies in the practical application of its courses of instruction. This royal connection led to the Maritime College affiliating with the Royal University in 1642 and being incorporated into it by royal decree in 1829.

Rapid growth in scientific knowledge and the advent of the industrial revolution gave rise to the development of faculties in such specialties. This engendered the 1823 establishment of a new campus in Plenas' industrial sector geared toward instruction in science, technology, and industry. In 1904, the university instituted a campus in Lora to expand the availability of programs in maritime engineering and general science and technology. Following the Second World War, the increase in demand for university education led to Royal University's expansion with the construction of its modern Cartagadu campus beginning in 1952. Today it is the largest campus although the university's base and rectorate remain at its Plenas pueblo campus.

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 12 faculties, each headed by a rector. There are 44 schools within the faculties encompassing over 115 departments and specialties.
 * Faculty of Economics
 * School of Business
 * Faculty of Engineering
 * School of Aeronautical Engineering
 * School of Architecture
 * School of Civil Engineering
 * School of Coastal Engineering
 * School of Electrical Engineering
 * School of Manufacturing Engineering
 * School of Mechanical Engineering
 * School of Telecommunications 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 Communications
 * School of History
 * School of Library Science
 * School of Pedagogy
 * School of
 * School of Philosophy
 * School of Political and Social Sciences
 * Faculty of Maritime Engineering
 * School of Marine Engineering
 * School of Naval Engineering
 * Faculty of Mathematics
 * School of Applied Mathematics
 * School of Computer Sciences
 * Faculty of Medicine
 * School of Anatomy
 * School of Psychiatry
 * School of Surgery
 * Faculty of Public Administration
 * School of International Studies
 * Faculty of Public Health
 * School of Epidemiology
 * School of Nutrition and Gastronomy
 * School of Virology
 * Faculty of Science and Technology
 * School of Agriculture
 * School of Astronomy
 * School of Biology
 * School of Chemistry
 * School of Geology
 * School of Meteorology
 * School of Physics
 * School of Veterinary Medicine

Campuses
In addition to the original campus in central Plenas (pueblo), the university has five other campuses in Plenas, Lora, and Nauigio:
 * general campus – Cartagadu
 * maritime campus – Nauigio
 * medical campus – Guacapita barrio
 * science and technology campus – Heton barrio
 * eastern campus – Lora

Hospital Real
Originating in 1472, Hospital Real (lit. Royal Hospital) has grown into a major teaching and research hospital. It always had a close relationship with the university and its predecessors and has been formally affiliated with the university since the 16th century. The hospital's modern facility is located in Guacapita barrio and has 548 in-patient beds and 22 surgical suites as well as all necessary diagnostic laboratories and imaging services. Serving over 35,500 inpatient, 160,000 emergency care visits, and some 460,000 outpatient medical visits annually, the hospital is one of the country's leading healthcare centers.

Libraries
With more than two million volumes and around thousand manuscripts and nearly ten thousand recordings, the university's libraries have a physical collection considered one of the largest in the western Abayadi. Access to the National Digital Collection (Colección Digital Nacional, CDN) greatly expands the materials available to library users. There are six university libraries:
 * Classical Library – pueblo campus (the original library; access is now restricted to credentialed researchers, but its collection is either duplicated in other libraries, available digitally, or both)
 * general library, with four branches
 * Cartagadu campus
 * Heton campus
 * Lora campus
 * pueblo campus
 * medical library – Guacapita campus
 * legal library – pueblo campus
 * maritime technical library – Nauigio campus
 * engineering and science library – Heton campus

Research
The university is renowned for its research programs, particularly in medicine and biosciences, meteorology, and computer sciences and related fields. Royal University was one of the first institutions to use a to assist research with the Tromba mainframe in 1969. Several newer, faster, and more powerful computing systems have been put into service in the intervening decades leading up to today's Tromba 7 which came online at the Plenas Supercomputing Center in 2020. Over time other universities in the country installed supercomputers and these have been interconnected in the Supercomputing System of Ventora (Sistema de Supercomputación Ventora, SSV) which is has its head offices on the Heton campus.

As a large, Hospital Real is also a major medical, biosciences, and healthcare research facility. Many of the research programs serve to support the advanced education of medical and healthcare students in a wide variety of disciplines. This method provides exceptional real-world research experience beyond didactic classroom instruction while also benefiting research efforts with increased numbers of researchers.

Royal University also participates in research programs with other universities, both in Ventora and abroad, as well as with private concerns.

Reputation
Royal University ranks in the top 20% of universities globally and is the leading research university in Ventora. The university's programs in computer sciences and its supercomputing support for dozens of research efforts are particularly well-regarded. The medical school is also considered one of the best in the country while its arts and humanities offerings are some of the most expansive in southwestern Alutra. Programs in public administration and international relations are also noteworthy and maritime engineering programs enjoy recognition as being top-tier.

Admission to the university is highly competitive, with the highest demand in the faculties of mathematics, maritime engineering, public administration, and science and technology. Nonetheless, Royal University strives to keep its tuition rates affordable, typically averaging around the mid-point of rates within Ventora. A number of benefactors and an endowment help in this regard and the university facilitates access to dozens of scholarship and grant opportunities for students faced with difficulty in paying tuition.