Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)

UDIMA (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid) is a private, not-for-profit online university founded in 2006 in Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain (postal code 28400). It operates as part of the Grupo Educativo CEF.-UDIMA and self-describes as 'la primera universidad privada online de España' (Spain's first private online university). UDIMA offers programmes entirely through its Virtual Campus (Aula Virtual), with no physical attendance required except optional practical placements. Its four faculties are: Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa y la Tecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas, and Facultad de Psicología y Ciencias de la Salud. The institution offers bachelor's degrees (grados), official master's programmes, doctoral programmes (including in Law and Society, Education and Technology, Mental Health, and Business Economics), and over 270 proprietary qualifications. Instruction is in Spanish (Castellano). All programmes are 100% online with online exams supervised via proctoring software. UDIMA has been awarded 5 QS Stars for online teaching methodology. According to INE data cited on the official site, it ranks first among Spanish online universities for graduate employability, with 77.2% of graduates in permanent contracts. The institution participates in Erasmus+ (code E MADRID160) and is registered with EQAR (DEQARINST0819). Programme accreditation is conducted by Fundación para el Conocimiento Madrimasd (madri+d) as part of Spain's obligatory EQA system. Contact: informa@udima.es, +34 918 561 699.