“The ‘Spanish Flu’ Epidemic (1918-1919) in the Baix Vinalopó Region” is the title of the book presented this morning by the Pedro Ibarra Chair at the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche. This publication deals with the devastation caused by the 1918 flu epidemic in Elche, Crevillent, and Santa Pola. The authors are Doctors of [...]
Nearly 80% of first-year students at the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche show low adherence to the Mediterranean diet. This is one of the main conclusions of the first nutrition and health report on UMH students, prepared by the UMH Healthy program of the Vice-Rectorate for Institutional Relations and the Nutrition Epidemiology Unit of [...]
“Drones,” “Political Communication,” “Video Games,” “Emotional Intelligence,” and “Forensic Science” are some of the Summer Courses organized by the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche for the 19th edition of its program. The presentation of the new edition of the Summer Courses was given by the Rector of the UMH, Jesús Pastor Ciurana, the Vice-Rector for [...]
The Rector of Miguel Hernández University, Jesús Pastor Ciurana, presented the Fourth Strategic Plan for the 2016-2019 academic year. This document outlines the key areas the University will focus on in the coming years, as well as the strategic lines of action within which it is divided. Also present at the presentation were the Vice-Rector [...]
On July 5th, the Rector of Miguel Hernández University, Jesús Pastor Ciurana, presented the university’s fourth annual University Social Responsibility (USR) report for the period 2014-2015. This report has become a national benchmark for other academic institutions in this field, as UMH is the only university in the Valencian Community to publish one. Also present [...]
The Rector of the UMH, Jesús Pastor Ciurana, the Vice-Rector for Culture and University Extension of the UMH, Tatiana Sentamans, and the Director of the University’s Summer Courses, Enrique Conejero, presented this morning the program for the 2017 Summer Courses. A total of 80 courses are being offered this year, which will be taught on [...]
The rector of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, Jesús T. Pastor Ciurana, together with the mayor of Altea, Jaume Llinares, presented the UMH’s “Anneta Nicoli” Institutional Chair of Artistic Studies this morning at the Gadea Cultural Center in Altea, where the Chair will be headquartered. The Chair will be directed by Daniel Tejero, [...]
This morning, the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche presented its 40 Winter Courses for the 2016-2017 academic year. The event was attended by the Rector of the UMH, Jesús T. Pastor Ciurana, the Vice-Rector for Culture and University Extension, Tatiana Sentamans Gómez, and the Assistant Vice-Rector for University Extension, Esher Fuentes Marhuenda. “Digital Inking and [...]
The Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche organized the Summer Course “The World of Terrorism: The Current Perspective,” which took place between Wednesday, June 29, and Friday, July 1, in the Arenals building on the Elche campus. Around 100 people, more than half of them National Police officers, attended this Summer Course, which featured speakers [...]
The Rector of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, Jesús T. Pastor Ciurana, presided today, June 1st, at Casa Cesilia over the activities organized by the Casa Cesilia Chair of Wine Tourism in 2016, along with the Regional Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change, Elena Cebrián, the Mayor of Novelda, Francisco Martínez, and [...]