FACULTY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Presentation
Educational Project
The Faculty of Experimental Sciences at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria is a leading educational institution in the training of a new generation of scientists who demonstrate an understanding of the importance of solidarity, knowledge of human beings and their cultural context, and the ability to apply their professional skills in a way that respects the dignity of the individual.
One of the Faculty’s primary objectives is to conduct research. Our objective is to pursue scientific truth. To this end, the faculty encourages and supports quality research, providing teachers, researchers, and students with the resources and guidance necessary to integrate research into their daily work.
Organization
Management Team

María del Pilar Giménez Armentia
Vice-Dean for Comprehensive Training

Lourdes Rufo Nieto
Vice-Dean for Academic Planning and Quality

María Teresa de los Frailes Álvaro
Vice-Dean for External Relations

Susana Martín Hernáez
Vice-Dean for Training Model

Cruz Santos Tejedor
Vice-Dean for Research
University Degree Directors

Olga Zafra Amoros
Director of the University Degree in Biotechnology

Julián Romero Paredes
Director of the University Degree in Pharmacy

Águeda Tejera
Director of the University Degree in Genetics

María Arroyo Hernández
Director of the University Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Studies
The Faculty of Experimental Sciences of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria offers the following university degrees:
University Degree in Biotechnology
and Diploma in Advanced Methodologies of Scientific Research
University Degree in Pharmacy
and Expert Diploma in Pharmaceutical Innovation
University Degree in Biomedicine
and
Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Project Management
University Degree in Biomedical Engineering
and Diploma in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Transfer
University Degree in Genetics
and Diploma in Applied Genetics and Business
University Dual Degree in Biotechnology and Pharmacy
Studies
Postgraduate Education Offers
In addition, the training of our students has continuity with the educational offer provided by:
Postgraduate School
Biosanitary and Experimental Sciences, International Doctoral School of the University
Postgraduate Schools
Official Degrees
Non-Official Degrees
Other Continuing Education Courses
International Doctoral Schools
Summer Courses
- Research to clinical practice
Organization
Teaching Staff
The Faculty of Experimental Sciences is comprised of over 80% individuals with doctoral qualifications. Our professors are subject matter experts and are committed to providing students with an excellent and comprehensive education. Our faculty boasts a group of esteemed professors with established research and teaching careers. These individuals continue to be promoted by the faculty through their active research and teaching innovation projects.
University Life
The Faculty of Experimental Sciences offers students the possibility of deepening the search for meaning in their work through complementary training activities (optional subjects in which this type of activity is recognized in the form of optional ECTS), congresses, study trips and mission programs.
In addition, the Faculty encourages the creation of student societies and schools, in which students and professors of the faculty participate jointly (3Eras School of Rare Diseases, Society of Students, Science and Development (CIDE)).
We also offer internal scholarship programs that allow students to approach laboratory work and initiate them into the world of research.
Student Societies and Schools
As a result of the concern of our students, the following student societies and schools were founded with the joint participation of students and professors of the faculty:
INTERSCIENCE CONVERSATIONS
STUDENT SOCIETY SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT(CIDE)
SAM CONGRESS
3ERAS SCHOOL OF RARE DISEASES
STUDENT SOCIETIES
OPTIMUS
Optimus Awards
Our Optimus students (winners and finalists):
Academic Year 2025
Pablo Ledesma Roncero.
Faculty of Experimental Sciences.
Carlota Diz Argos | Finalist
University Degree in Biotechnology and Pharmacy.
Nuria Balbás | Finalist
niversity Degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Research
Research is one of the main priorities of this Faculty. The objective is to facilitate the generation of new knowledge and its transfer to society. For this reason, quality research is promoted and, with the support of a prestigious faculty, the necessary means are provided so that research is part of their daily effort.
In order to accommodate interdisciplinary groups that develop competitive research projects in the areas of Experimental and Biosanitary Sciences, the Institute for Biosanitary Research of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (IIB) was created.
The IIB houses all the research groups of the Faculty. These are distributed in six thematic areas: Advanced Therapies and Oncology, Neurosciences, Biotechnology, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Sustainable Development.
Facilities
Classrooms, Facilities and Material Resources of the Faculty
Spaces Created to Train Professionals
UFV Laboratories
Our laboratories are equipped with the latest technology, including flow cytometry, multiphoton microscopy, cell and microbial cultures, molecular analysis equipment, and mass spectrometry.
External and Institutional Relations
External relations are a fundamental element of our educational mission, since they are an opportunity to enrich the training of students and faculty through meetings and joint learning with different institutions. From the Faculty, we promote this encounter through the establishment of agreements with companies, research centers, universities, foundations and associations willing to contribute to our mission and educational objectives. Thus, the Faculty favors:
- All our students carry out external internships as part of their training program, which consist of stays in companies, hospitals, research centers and other public, private, national and international institutions of the highest level, lasting between four and six months.
- Mobility of researchers and teachers.
- Internationalization of the curriculum of educational programs, with English language training, Erasmus programs and specific programs (https://www.ufv.es/en/internacional/).
- Educational collaboration for external internships of excellence.
- Bilateral researcher exchanges between institutions that promote scientific collaboration.
We currently have more than two hundred and fifty agreements with research centers, universities and companies of the highest national and international level.
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External internships
We currently have more than one hundred agreements with research centers, universities and companies of the highest national and international level.

Quality
Discover the commitment to excellence that drives every step at our Faculty of Experimental Sciences.
Because training those who will train, and caring for those who care, demands a quality that lives up to its vocation.

