Working and researching at the UDC
WORKING AT UDC
The University of A Coruña was established in 1989. It is a public institution whose essential purpose is the generation, management, and dissemination of culture and scientific, technological, and professional knowledge through teaching and the development of basic and applied research contributing to scientific, technological, economic, and social progress. It is a modern, innovative, and dynamic institution strongly committed to the comprehensive education of its students: a wide and solid academic offer is complemented by specific cultural, cooperation, equality, leisure, and sports programs, among others.
It is structured into two campuses: Coruña and Ferrol, each offering different degrees, located in two wonderful seaside cities.
The University of A Coruña considers internationalization a priority. Through various international programs offered, the international mobility of the university community is promoted as an academic experience, complemented by the growing presence of international students on our campuses. Over 500 international students and researchers visit UDC annually, creating a plural and open international environment, enriched with our culture and language. Furthermore, UDC is immersed in the process of implementing a stable offer of courses and subjects offered in English, a multilingual offer that increases the attractiveness of our university for foreign students and professors and represents an added curricular value for UDC students. UDC promotes collaboration with other institutions to offer joint degrees and double international degrees, both with countries in the EHEA space and with other strategic areas.
Useful links
Staff Portal: where you can check your work calendar, absences, and requests:
AxudaTIC (Tech Support): portal for IT-related issues at UDC, as well as reporting incidents: https://axudatic.udc.gal/
Portafirmas (Digital Signature): internal tool for signing requests and documentation. Access with your credentials through this link:
Welcome Manual (to be updated):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjjwLMeJZo
RESEARCHING AT UDC
Email Account and ID Card:
At the beginning of your contract, you will be created and given an email account. You should also request your university ID card, which will give you access to the buildings where you work. To obtain your card, you must make an appointment with the SIC service, located in the Central Research Services Building (ESCI).
Servicio PDI (Faculty and Researcher Service): Page dedicated to teaching and research staff:
Research Service (SERIN): The Research Service is responsible for the administrative management of R&D&I activity within UDC:
Research Management Team (EXI): Economic management of regional, national, and European research projects and agreements:
https://udc.es/gl/investigacion/Cofinancia_FEDER/
Office of Knowledge Transfer (OTC): Specialized services in knowledge transfer, innovation, spin-off creation, result valuation, and protection (patents).
https://www.udc.es/en/otc/
International Projects Office (OPI): Administrative-economic management of European research projects and programs.
Research Staff Recruitment Office (OCPI): Personalized advice and support in detecting public funding calls and opportunities. Review of proposals and applications for national and European calls.
Research Support Services (SAI): Set of specialized services capable of providing support for scientific, technical, and humanistic research, with instrumental, technical, and human resources that, either due to their own characteristics or the scope of their application, exceed the needs of a Center, Department, or University Institute:
Servicies of the UDC
TRANSPORT
How to get to the A Coruña Campuses:
- To reach Elviña Campus or Zapateira Campus, you can take the UDC bus line that starts and ends at Plaza Pontevedra, in A Coruña. Also, with lines 20, 22, and 24, you can reach Elviña, and with line 24, you can also reach Zapateira.
- Campus de Oza is next to the Oza hospital complex, and you can get there with lines línea 2-A, línea 12-A, línea 12, línea 17, línea 20 y línea 22
- Campus de Riazor is next to the beach of the same name, and you can get there with multiple bus lines línea 3-A, línea 3, línea 5, línea 7, línea 12-A, línea 12, línea 14, línea 21, línea 23-Ay línea 23
- Campus de Bastiagueiro is located in the municipality of Oleiros. You can get there by bus lines línea A Coruña - Rialta y línea A Coruña - Sada
How to get to Ferrol Campus:
- To reach Ferrol Campuses (Campus de Esteiro y Campus de Serantes) you can use the buses operated by the company Alsa. Click on the link to see all the info: https://www.alsaferrol.es/
NURSERY SCHOOLS
Elviña Campus has a nursery school for 0-3 year-olds managed by the company “Os Pequerrechos” and located next to the Faculty of Education Sciences. This school provides free service to the children of any member of the university community, whether students, administrative and services staff, or teaching and research staff. Additionally, interested individuals can apply for assistance to cover the costs of school lunch. These aids are announced annually in April-May and are published on the notice board of the University's electronic headquarters:
https://sede.udc.gal/services/electronic_board
You can see the information from the previous call in the Social Action section of the UDC website: https://www.udc.es/es/goberno/equipo_reitoral/xerencia/servizos/retribucions_seguridade_social_e_accion_social/accion_social/
Ferrol campus does not have its nursery school, but it does have an agreement with schools in the area. These aids can be accessed in the same call as the one aimed at the Elviña nursery school.
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
The entire university community can access the university's sports facilities by obtaining a subscription that costs €30 per academic year: https://www.udc.es/es/deportes/abono_deporte/
Additionally, UDC offers a wide variety of directed sports activities whose registration period is usually at the beginning of each semester: https://www.udc.es/es/deportes/actividades_deportes/
LANGUAGE CENTER
UDC has a language center that offers various courses online and in-person aimed at the entire university community.
You can check the languages offered, course schedules, prices, etc., on its website: http://www.centrodelinguas.gal/
The school offers Spanish courses for foreigners; you can see all the info at http://www.centrodelinguas.gal/es/idioma/1/espanol-para-estranxeiros/
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE (ORI)
The International Relations Office mainly focuses on the student community, although it also manages some mobility programs for academic, administrative, and research staff (visiting researchers).
UDC SAUDABLE
It is a service dependent on the Vice-Rectorate of the Ferrol Campus and Social Responsibility. Its function is to participate in the coordination and implementation of various healthy living activities in the university community with social projection: physical activity and sport, occupational activity - daily routines, leisure and free time, healthy eating, psychosocial well-being, sleep and rest, sexual health, actions against the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and other addictions, healthy inclusion of people with diversity, fragility in people (children, elderly, diseases), pedagogical guidance, among other aspects; in collaborative transversal harmony with sustainable development at UDC:
https://www.udc.es/es/udcsaudable/
AFRONTEMOS PROGRAM:
The Ferrol Campus hosts the headquarters of the Afrontemos Program, where free of charge psychological care is provided to the university community by appointment:
HRS4R STRATEGY
As part of the commitment to attract the best research talent, the University of A Coruña joined the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in August 2016. These documents establish the rights and obligations of researchers and the institutions that employ and fund them to apply transparent and fair recruitment procedures.
The "HR Excellence in Research" logo publicly recognizes research institutions that have made progress in aligning their human resources policies with the principles defined in the Charter & Code. Recognized institutions have the right to use the logo to highlight their commitment to implementing transparent procedures for the recruitment and evaluation of researchers.
Currently, UDC is working on implementing the measures outlined in the Action Plan 2022-2025.