Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte

Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Sports in Madrid

Students learn through an experiential learning model that prepares them for the workforce from day one. Through simulated environments, internships with companies, and HyFlex hybrid classrooms, they receive a comprehensive, interdisciplinary education tailored to the digital and global era.

Experiential Learning Academic Model

The Academic Model at Universidad Europea, focused on Experiential Learning, addresses the needs of the professional world, trends in Higher Education, and the digital transformation in the learning process. It provides students with an educational experience that enables them to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values that enhance their employability in a globalized world.

The model ensures a graduate profile encompassing four dimensions: intellectual, professional, international, and ethical-social. These are brought into the classroom through six educational pillars: simulated environments, professional settings, integrated curriculum, interdisciplinary education, data-driven focus, and socio-ethical and environmental commitment.

Our academic approach

Experiential learning forms the foundation of this model, where our students learn by “doing” and “being,” with an integrative, transdisciplinary approach that prepares them for a global and diverse world. This experiential learning enables them to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for their future profession and to face the challenges of social and digital transformation. Our approach is brought into the classroom through six educational pillars:

Simulates environments

In simulated environments, students can immerse themselves in the professional world from the early years. Learning takes place in safe settings, with varying levels of complexity and realism, aiming to closely replicate real-world conditions. Different methodologies are used, including Simulation, Challenge-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, and gamification, among others. This approach helps students build confidence and security, leading to improved performance in professional settings.

Professional environments

Thanks to professional environments, training is adapted to real-world job conditions, ensuring a connection with the professional world from the start of studies. With over 6,000 agreements with companies for professional internships and other activities that bring the profession into the classroom, students are encouraged to engage in lifelong learning and are continuously updated on the competencies required in today’s and tomorrow’s job market.

Integrated curriculum

Today's professions require a holistic learning approach, moving away from traditional “siloed” or isolated subject models. The integrated curriculum fosters learning in which students must combine knowledge and skills, interrelating concepts and areas of practice. This approach allows for a perspective that goes beyond individual disciplines or subjects, bringing students closer to the professional world.

Transdisciplinary education

Students learn to work in teams, engaging with other stakeholders to gain a 360º perspective: other professions, clients, patients, companies, etc. Transdisciplinary education across different environments enriches their learning experience and prepares them for the realities of their professions, where interprofessional collaboration becomes an essential value.

Continuous inquiry and critical thinking

Continuous inquiry and critical thinking are embedded in the Model to foster a strong research curiosity in students. Amid digital transformation, students become adept at systematically analyzing the data it generates. They develop the ability to make decisions in complex situations with a data-driven approach, supported by the integration of artificial intelligence across all our degrees. Entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity are actively encouraged.

Social, ethical, and environmental commitment

Our students not only receive excellent academic training that prepares them to become top professionals in their field of study, but they also develop into responsible global citizens. Values-based education permeates the model in a cross-cutting way, so our graduates are socially, ethically, and environmentally committed.

This core of teaching and learning is enriched by close student-teacher interaction, supported by highly advanced technological infrastructure. The academic excellence of the faculty at Universidad Europea and the high level of student satisfaction with their instructors ensure successful training outcomes.

In addition to faculty support, our model places great importance on the guidance provided to students by various university stakeholders, such as academic advisors. The goal is to ensure a smooth integration for students, encourage their independence, and motivate them to engage in university life, taking full advantage of the opportunities they will encounter throughout their university education.

Professional internships

An innovative education tailored to the realities of the workforce, offered in fully equipped facilities capable of replicating real work environments, and supported by a broad faculty of professionals whose teaching is directly connected to their practical experience, ensuring real-world relevance from the first year.

Innovative, Experiential Training in Small Student Groups
Excellent Facilities that Replicate Future Professional Environments
Continuous Guidance by Faculty with Real-World Experience, ensuring a practical connection from day one.
Facilities Accessible Beyond Regular University Hours to maximize use and provide extensive “flight hours” for hands-on learning.
Over 6,000 Partnerships with Companies, offering a wide range of internships for all students.
Active Methodologies, Interdisciplinary Focus, and Adaptation to Digitalization to achieve an integrated, holistic view of the profession.

HyFlex

The HyFlex Model integrates in-person and virtual classrooms, redesigning the learning space so that students can learn from their own experiences, guided by a highly qualified faculty trained in educational technology. The model is built on three foundations applied across all the academic programs offered at Universidad Europea:

We maximize the technology present in all our classrooms to provide an immersive experience, with the instructor as the facilitator of a real-time interactive learning experience through cameras, 360-degree microphones, and smart boards in every classroom.

The extended classroom at Universidad Europea also allows us to utilize various digital tools to virtualize practical classes. Thanks to simulation environments, gamification, and virtual labs, among others, we can reach areas that the real world cannot. There is no limit to the number of practical classes, creating safe environments to build confidence and achieve maximum academic excellence.

The immersive experience allows for:

Participation and Interaction: Engagement between in-person students, remote students, and the professor.
We create dynamics with integrative conversations and debates between in-person and remote students to enrich your learning process.

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