Miguel Hernández University (Orihuela Campus)

Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH) is a Spanish public university established by Ley 2/1997 of the Valencian Community. It has four green campuses: Elche (main campus, headquarters), Orihuela, Sant Joan d'Alacant and Altea. The university offers 32 official bachelor's degrees and 5 double degrees, 50 official master's programs and 2 double master's, and 16 doctoral programs, taught at a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. UMH is recognized for its strong research output and knowledge transfer: it ranks 2nd nationally in contribution to regional development (CyD Ranking 2026), 3rd in Spain for research tramos per professor, and leads the Valencian Community in spin-off creation and public policy impact. The Occupational Observatory reports an employability index of 96/100 (U-Ranking 2025). Internationally, UMH holds 776 mobility agreements and participates in Erasmus+, Destino, SICUE, NeurotechEU and other programs. The Orihuela Campus, part of this multi-campus university, hosts the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences and the Higher Polytechnic School of Orihuela, offering degrees in business administration, commercial management and marketing, political science, agri-food engineering and environmental science, food science and technology, and related double degrees.