The
city
The two thousand-year old city of Zaragoza,
with more than 700,000 inhabitants, is situated in the centre of an important
agricultural region - the Ebro River Valley - and has one of the most prestigious
university complexes in Spain.
Equidistant between Madrid and Barcelona, the two most important cities in
Spain, Zaragoza has good road, rail and air communication networks.
Zaragoza has a dry continental climate with an average annual rainfall of
320 mm, mean maximum and minimum temperatures of 30.7ºC and 14.5ºC
respectively and a frequent northwesterly wind.
Access
The Campus of Aula Dei is situated 15 km away from the city centre, at km
7 of the secondary road from Montañana to San Mateo. It
can be reached by car from the National II road, Lérida-Barcelona
direction (Zaragoza direction if coming from Catalonia), taking the exit Montañana-Santa
Isabel. The sign for the Campus of Aula Dei can be seen about 4 km after driving
through the village of Montañana. The sign for IAMZ is at the entrance
to the campus.
IAMZ has a daily coach service between Zaragoza and the campus for staff and
participants at the beginning and at the end of each day, following a pre-established
route.
Lines 28 and 128 of the city bus service also run between the campus and
the city centre.
The
Campus of Aula Dei
IAMZ is situated on the Campus of
Aula Dei, one of the agricultural science complexes with the greatest
capacity and prestige in Spain.
The group of institutions that constitute the Campus of Aula Dei brings together
more than 250 researchers and specialists in agriculture with numerous research
facilities, experimental farms, communication networks and diverse services
among which the libraries and documentation services are to be highlighted.
The Institutions on campus are the following:
• Higher Council of Scientific Research (CSIC):
- Experimental Station of
Aula Dei
- Pyrenean Institute of Ecology
- Delegation
of the CSIC in Aragon
• Department of Science,
Technology and University of the Autonomous Government
of Aragon:
- Agro-food
Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA)
• Department of Agriculture
and Food of the Autonomous Government of Aragon:
- Centre
of Agro-food Transfer
- Centre
of Seeds and Nursery Plants
- Agro-food
Laboratory
• Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza.
• Aula Dei Science and Technology Park
Some of the activities developed by IAMZ are closely related with the research
and experimentation programmes that are carried out in the different centres
on campus.
Teaching
facilities
The IAMZ building has:
• Three lecture rooms seating 60 persons, and a fourth with capacity for 90 persons. All are equipped for simultaneous interpretation and with audiovisual and computer facilities
• Computer room for 36 persons, equipped with 18 high-capacity personal computers connected to a local network with access to Internet, multimedia and printing facilities
• Lecture theatre seating 244 persons, equipped for simultaneous interpretation and with audiovisual and computer facilities
• Meeting room for 28 persons, equipped with simultaneous interpretation and videoconference systems
• Multifunctional work areas
IAMZ
Library
Accommodation
and other services
The Campus of Aula Dei has a Hall of Residence that can be used by participants
in IAMZ activities. There are also various restaurant and cafeteria services
that can be used by participants during the stipulated times.
IAMZ has a small gymnasium with equipment, a multipurpose
sports court and various indoor games.
The sports facilities of the University of Zaragoza are likewise available
to participants in the postgraduate specialization courses upon presentation
of the corresponding student identity card.
Due to the limited capacity of the residence, some participants are hosted
in hotels in town. Candidates admitted to participate in the courses receive
information from IAMZ about reasonably priced hotels.
Persons interested must do their own booking directly at the hotels.
