Discover and Location

UMH

The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) is a young and public university committed to continuous incorporation of innovation and excellence to continue climbing the rankings of the best universities within our surroundings. According to various university quality indicators, the Miguel Hernández University of Elche is found among the top Spanish universities in the parameters of innovation and technological development, in teaching, and in the area of industry, innovation, and infrastructure.

The UMH offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs adapted to the European Higher Education. Moreover, the UMH is particularly concerned about its students’ future employment possibilities. Here, the university has achieved excellent results thanks in part to the more than 10,000 collaboration agreements it maintains with businesses and institutions, which have facilitated internships for more than 17,000 of its students. Moreover, it is an academic institution committed to quality, as shown by its Recognised for Excellence 5-Star award on three occasions.

lOCATION

The UMH has four campuses in a privileged Mediterranean environment within the province of Alicante (Valencian Community, Spain): Altea, Elche, Orihuela Desamparados & Orihuela Salesas, and Sant Joan d’Alacant.


Southern axis of the Spanish Mediterranean Arch

Alicante-Elche’s airport (ALC), seaport of Alicante, train and bus stations, etc. Well connected to Madrid (1h by plane; 3 hours by high velocity train) and Barcelona (1h by plane; 5 hours by train).

Elche is in an area with good land, sea, and air connections. The Alicante-Elche- Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) is located nearby and it is also close to the provincial capital’s seaport. Road connections are also good, linking it to Mediterranean tollways and the freeway to Madrid, while its rail links include a station for Spain’s AVE bullet train.