UCV Sustainability
At the Catholic University of Valencia we aim to achieve a fairer society and a better planet, so we are creating a space where you can study, research, act and live with a real impact on sustainability, the perfect place if you want to train as a professional and committed citizen.
We do this in three main areas of responsibility:
Social: we promote inclusion, development cooperation, women's equality, and volunteering, helping those who are closest to us and those who are waiting for us in the farthest corners of the world; if you are moved by solidarity causes, you are already part of the UCV, we are waiting for you!
Environmental: we are committed to energy efficiency, we promote recycling and responsible purchasing, we strive to reduce our CO2 footprint and promote marine sustainability, through the IMEDMAR institute, yand smart coastal urban sustainability, with the European alliance EU-CONEXUS; if you believe in leaving a better world than the one you found, UCV is your place, come and join us!
Institutional: we are driven by equal opportunities and our scholarships reach one out of every three students; we help every student to find employment and encourage entrepreneurship; we collaborate nationally and internationally in the field of economic development and innovation; furthermore, we take great care over the quality of our studies and services and we govern ourselves with our own ethical codes and protocols; if you take your future as seriously as we do, UCV is committed to you, let's get to know each other!
Download Sustainability Plan 2025-2026
The Catholic University of Valencia has signed the CANIE Agreement (Climate Action Network for International Educators), demonstrating our commitment to climate action, in line with our sustainability goals and our dedication to building a more supportive, secure, and prosperous world.
As the first Spanish university to sign the CANIE Agreement, UCV will support the network’s climate initiatives by adopting an even more comprehensive approach to sustainability and by expanding our educational and research efforts in the fields of climate change adaptation and mitigation
UCV Language Institute
The Language Institute of the Catholic University of Valencia is the official language training centre of UCV. Founded in 2010, it was established with the mission of offering society high-quality language education aimed at improving employability and enhancing the international prospects of students, professionals, and businesses. Our approach is rooted in academic excellence, personalised attention, specialisation, and a practical, student-centred methodology.
Located in the heart of Valencia, and with the option to attend classes virtually, the Language Institute offers modern, accessible facilities with excellent public transport links by metro and bus, as well as nearby parking.
Since its inception, we have been an official Cambridge English preparation centre, and since September 2018, we have been part of the British Council's Addvantage programme. This enables us to host official examinations on-site and support students throughout the entire registration process.
In addition, since February 2019, the UCV Language Institute has been an accredited centre of the Instituto Cervantes—an international recognition that certifies the quality of our Spanish as a foreign language teaching. This accreditation evaluates aspects such as teaching staff, academic management, facilities, and services offered.
Our educational offering includes courses in English, Spanish, Valencian, French, German, and Italian, tailored to various levels and professional profiles. We also develop international projects in collaboration with European educational institutions and organisations, strengthening the global dimension of our teaching.
The Language Institute is a modern, dynamic, and forward-thinking learning environment where you can enhance your language skills and obtain internationally recognised official certificates, all within a friendly atmosphere and with every convenience at your fingertips.
The main objectives and functions of the UCV Language Institute are:
- To offer high-quality language training aimed at improving employability.
- To deliver face-to-face and virtual courses in English, Spanish, Valencian, French, German, and Italian.
- To prepare students for obtaining official certifications (cieaCOVA, Pearson, EOI, DELE Instituto Cervantes, SIELE).
- To promote practical, communicative, and intercultural learning.
- To collaborate on international educational and mobility projects.
- To encourage language learning through a personalised, innovative, and accessible approach.
- To contribute to the international projection of UCV and its students
Guidance Service
At UCV, the Guidance Service offers comprehensive support, both individual and group-based, to assist our students in their academic, personal, and professional development. The service provides three types of guidance:
Academic or Educational Guidance
This aims to support students throughout their university journey by helping them develop effective study strategies, time management skills, learning methods, and habits that enhance academic performance and help them cope with challenges related to their studies or the university environment.
Personal Guidance
This area focuses on the student’s emotional well-being and personal development, offering a space for listening and support to address issues that may affect their emotional balance, such as anxiety, stress, interpersonal conflicts, decision-making, self-esteem, or personal crises.
Career Guidance
The purpose is to assist students in shaping their professional life plans. This includes exploring interests, skills, and personal values related to the world of work. Additionally, guidance is provided on career options, internships, job placement, CV preparation, interview techniques, and postgraduate study planning.
- One-to-one office consultations (academic, personal, and professional guidance).
- Group workshops offering academic, personal, and professional guidance.
- Coordination of the Student-Mentor programm
Internships and Employment Department
The mission of the Internships and Employment Department (IPE) is to promote the employability and entrepreneurship of the university’s students and graduates, as well as to coordinate the management of internships across the different Faculties.
Functions:
- To promote and enhance the employability of students and graduates mainly through the organisation of Employment Forums.
- To act as an intermediary between companies and graduates to facilitate their professional insertion by disseminating job offers via the UCV Employability Portal.
- To monitor the employment outcomes of graduates, including their employability levels, and to analyse job characteristics and their alignment with completed studies through the Employment Observatory.
- To foster entrepreneurial spirit and innovative initiatives among our students and graduates.
- To review, update, improve, and ensure compliance with the procedures for managing external academic internships in accordance with current regulations, keeping internship coordinators informed.
- To manage the “University Professional Insertion Expert” qualification, which involves providing internships for recent graduates along with training in transversal skills for employability
UCV Alumni Area
At the Catholic University of Valencia, becoming a graduate is not the end of the journey but the gateway to Alumni UCV, a comprehensive ecosystem that will support your professional and personal growth for as long as you wish. You will continue to be part of your University and, with it, a network of professionals who share values, aspirations, and the desire to make a positive impact on society—just like you.
Connection that inspires
You will keep the channels open with former classmates, lecturers, and mentors, fostering the exchange of ideas and collaborations that will propel your career and personal projects. You will realise that feeling supported in your first professional steps—and every step thereafter—makes all the difference.
Lifelong learning
Being part of Alumni UCV means having access to new learning experiences because we believe in lifelong learning and in your ability to reinvent yourself, explore new professional fields, and stay up to date in a constantly changing world.
Shared identity
Joining Alumni UCV places you in a recognised community where you can share achievements, celebrate milestones, entrust your family’s education, and keep the UCV spirit alive—a place to continue writing new stories together.
Commitment and service
The vocation to serve others, which is at the heart of UCV and something you share with us, expands in the Alumni stage as you can contribute your talent to charitable initiatives, mentor future generations, and participate in projects that improve many lives, giving back part of what you have received.
In short, Alumni UCV is the natural extension of your university experience: a space for connection, mutual support, and holistic growth that accompanies you wherever the future takes you. Because you will always be part of UCV
University Volunteering and Cooperation Service
The University Volunteering and Cooperation Service at the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV) promotes the spirit of solidarity among students, faculty, and university staff by offering educational and transformative experiences at both local and international levels. Through acts of solidarity, it fosters values such as justice, fraternity, and human dignity. Its work contributes to shaping agents of social change and encourages active participation in local volunteering projects and international cooperation initiatives.
This service is part of the Vice-Rectorate for Students and University Life, and its projects span various national and international contexts. It has its own training spaces and organises placements and solidarity missions in countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Argentina, and Peru, among others. In addition, it collaborates with local organisations, NGOs, and dioceses in the host countries.
Functions:
- Promote university volunteering in all its forms (both local and international).
- Raise awareness of social realities through training and experiential learning.
- Foster development cooperation in vulnerable contexts.
- Provide training in social action.
- Foster development cooperation in vulnerable contexts
Disability Support
The Capacitas-UCV Campus, promoted since 2004 in collaboration with CERMI CV, aims to be a university and social benchmark for people with disabilities, those in situations of dependency, their families, professionals, social agents, and associations. It is a core part of the identity of the Catholic University of Valencia and focuses on social, cultural, and educational inclusion, being integrated transversally across the university's strategic lines: teaching, research, care, and social engagement.
In the academic field, it incorporates a transversal competence on disability, inclusion, and professional practice across all undergraduate degrees. In the research field, it promotes studies, educational innovation, knowledge transfer, and dissemination aimed at equality, accessibility, and full inclusion. In the care and community domain, it provides socio-educational responses through various UCV centres and services, focusing on early care, special and social education, older people, mental health, social exclusion, and personal autonomy. In the social sphere, it fosters an institutional culture of networking, inclusion, and the defence of the fundamental rights and freedoms of people with disabilities
Sports Service
The Sports Service aims to promote holistic development and community spirit among members of the university community by providing a space for sport and physical activity as a means of well-being, socialisation, and personal growth.
To achieve this, it offers students, teaching staff, and university personnel a wide range of physical-sports activities tailored to their needs and interests:
- Sports schools
- Guided sports activities
- Volunteering in social sports programmes
- UCV Mountain Club: Hiking, climbing, D14 activities
- UCV Rugby Club
- Organisation of internal university leagues and tournaments
- Sporting events
- Official competitions between universities in the Valencian Community in: basketball, handball, football, rugby, volleyball, padel, tennis, chess, athletics, badminton, cross-country, climbing, fencing, frontenis, golf, judo, karate, 3x3 basketball, swimming, orienteering, pilota valenciana, rowing, squash, taekwondo, table tennis, archery, trail running, triathlon, sailing, beach volleyball, surfing, pickleball, 10K and half marathon.
- Support Programme for Elite and High-Level Athletes
- Booking of sports facilities
- Sports trips
- Virtual sports
- Sports agreement
Contact
instagram.com/ucv_deportes
+34 627 359 227
UCV University Chaplaincy
Looking for something more? The University Chaplaincy invites you to take care of your spiritual life while you study. Its mission is simple: to integrate faith, culture, and action in the service of others.
We focus on three key areas, so you can join the one(s) that speak to you the most:
Intellectual - debates, readings, and gatherings where faith and science come together to discuss today’s most relevant issues.
Spiritual - open chapels, times for prayer, and daily Masses on all campuses, offering you a moment of peace to recharge your spirit.
Social and missionary – volunteering projects that take you beyond the classroom and into action, whether locally or across the globe.
You won’t be alone - up to 150 chaplains and mentors are available to listen, answer your questions, or simply chat about life between classes. Each campus offers Mass schedules, confession, and one-to-one pastoral support, so you can find a time that suits your routine.
In short, the Chaplaincy is that corner of campus where you can pause, reflect, and act with Christian purpose. If you’re looking for a university that looks after both your mind and your heart, we’re here for you
Culture
UCV Reading Club
The Reading Club is a space for more than just books – it's a place to connect. Outside the academic setting, it encourages the development of communicative skills in all their forms: reading comprehension, text interpretation, critical dialogue, respectful exchange of ideas, and defending your own opinions.
Here, you’ll also improve your speaking abilities, enhance your social skills, connect with others through shared readings, and experience personal growth through interactions with students from different degree programmes.
The aim is to encourage a reading habit among university students, promote constructive and critical dialogue through shared literature, and develop communication skills in a collaborative environment. It also contributes to a vibrant university life by creating meaningful moments for personal and social growth.
Time: 15:30 a 17:00h
Meetings: 20 February, 27 March and 8 May
Location: Trinitarios Campus
Contact: lectura@ucv.es
UCV Art Workshop
Our workshop invites you to explore the world of visual arts. Each participant has their own creative space and the chance to delve into three main artistic disciplines: drawing, painting, and sculpture. The training is personalised and adapted to each skill level – beginner, advanced, or specialised.
Students can focus on the area that interests them most. The workshop also plans visits to art venues and training sessions in aesthetics. It encourages creativity and originality, supports experimentation with different styles, promotes an understanding of art as personal and cultural expression, and fosters a collaborative atmosphere for sharing and learning.
Time: Thursdays, 19.00 - 21.00
Location: Trinitarios Campus
Contact: arte@ucv.es
UCV Debate Club
Public speaking can be challenging – whether defending your final project, presenting a proposal, or attending a job interview. The UCV Debate Club helps you gain confidence and develop effective speaking skills through practical training sessions where you’ll learn to manage your nerves, control the space, and communicate clearly.
You’ll also learn advanced public speaking techniques, enhance your critical thinking, and develop teamwork skills. The club offers the chance to take part in both internal and national tournaments, travel across Spain, explore different debate formats, and connect with students from other universities. Every tournament is an opportunity to grow, make new friends, and challenge yourself in a supportive and dynamic environment.
Time: Tuesdays, 15.30 - 18.00
Location: Trinitarios Campus
Contact: clubdebate@ucv.es
UCV Theatre Workshop
The UCV Theatre Workshop, led by professional performing artists, enriches university life through drama and performance. It is open to the entire university community, including students, teaching and research staff (PDI), and administrative and service staff (PAS). Our theatrical productions are also open to the general public.
Time: Wednesdays, 18:30 - 20:30
Location: Trinitarios Campus
Contact: teatro@ucv.es
UCV Music Group
The UCV Music Group was created to promote, share, and celebrate music within the university.
If you play an instrument or love to sing, join us and enjoy making music alongside fellow students who share your passion.
Time: Wednesdays, 19.30 - 21.00
Location:Santa Úrsula Campus
Contact: grupomusical@ucv.es
Buddy Family Programme
The Buddy Family Programme is designed to help you settle in and feel part of the university and the city from day one.
You will join a small group—known as a “Family”—made up of local UCV students (your buddies) and other international students. Your buddies will act as mentors, offering guidance and support with university procedures, the Spanish language, cultural adaptation, and everyday life in Valencia.
You will be in touch with them even before your arrival, so you can ask any questions you may have about accommodation, transport, the university, or day-to-day life in the city. Once you arrive, you will meet your Family and begin your integration process.
Regular activities will also be organised to give each Family the opportunity to meet up and enjoy time together.
To find out more and join, click here.