The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With over 57,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and more than 6,000 staff members, the UGR offers over 97 undergraduate degrees, 157 master's degrees (7 of which are international double degrees), and 28 doctoral programmes through its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain. The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution's commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and has been ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2025 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain (http://sl.ugr.es/0ebm), reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. The UGR excels in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (ranked 51-75th and 76-100th worldwide, respectively). With over 136 Horizon Europe projects (€38M) and 123 H2020 projects (€30M), it maintains a robust international research profile.