page_title: University of Burgos
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: University of Burgos / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Entrance to the School of Law
context_page_description: The University of Burgos is a public university in the Spanish city of Burgos with about 10,000 students studying over 30 different undergraduate degrees, over 20 PhD Programmes, as well as several Official Masters and other graduate courses.
context_section_description: The University of Burgos was founded in 1994 when it was segregated from the University of Valladolid. Since then it has grown and developed new academic fields placing it in a prominent position among Spanish Universities. From 1994-1997 it was governed by a management committee, chaired by Professor of Valladolid Dr. Marcos Sacristán Represa. Its first president was Professor Dr. José María Leal Villalba, from 1997 to 2008. His successor was Dr. Alfonso Murillo Villar.
caption: "Romeros Gate"(1562): A symbol of the university, entrance to the "Hospital del Rey", the School of Law, and the office of the rector
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