马德里自治大学：人民大学为人民
英文导读
The Autonomous University of Madrid (Spanish： Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) is one of the top universities of Spain and commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM. UAM is a Spanish public university established in 1968， along with the autonomous universities of Barcelona and Bilbao (now University of the Basque Country) during one of Spain’s most ambitious educational reforms， which took place during the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Since 1971， the university’s main campus has been located in Cantoblanco， a rural area in the northern outskirts of Madrid. Throughout its history， UAM has become one of Spain"s most prominent Higher Education Institutions. UAM’s three main values are excellence， leadership and commitment， to its students and society. UAM wants to excel as a research University， not only on its leading areas but across all of its many strong disciplines. The city of Madrid， for instance， hosts the headquarters of most Spanish companies， including a few of the world’s largest companies， e.g. Banco Santander， Telefónica and Repsol YPF and SMEs， most of which are concentrated in the north of Madrid where most UAM facilities are located.
System： The UAM is divided into eight faculties and superior schools that support and coordinate most of the university’s academic and administrative activities including： Faculty of Philosophy and Liberal Arts (Social Anthropology and Philosophical Thought， Arab and Islamic Studies and oriental Studies， Ancient History， Medieval， Palaeography and Diplomatic History， Post Modern History， Modern History， History and Theory of Art， Linguistics， Modern Languages， Logic and Philosophy of Science and Literary Theory and Comparative Literature )； Faculty of Law(Political Science and International Relations Law， Private， Social and Economic Law； Public Law and Legal Philosophy)； Faculty of Economical Science and Business Management (Economic Analysis， Economic Theory and History of Economics， Economic Analysis： Quantitative Finance and Accounting， Economics and Public Funds， Economic Structure and Development Economics， Finance and Marketing Research， Business Management)； Faculty of Sciences (Biology， Molecular Biology， Ecology， Applied Physics， Materials Physics， Condensed Matter Physics， Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics)； Faculty of Medicine (Pathological Anatomy， Anatomy， Histology and Neuroscience， Surgery， Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Microbiology， obstetrics and Gynaecology， Psychiatry)； Faculty of Psychology (General Psychology， Biological Psychology and Psychology of Health， Social Psychology and Methodology， Evolutionary and Educational Psychology)； Superior Polytechnic School； Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Music， Specific Teaching， Teaching and Theory of Education， Artistic， Sculpture and Visual Education， Physical Education， Sport and Human Motricity， Evolutionary and Educational Psychology).
生词助读
outskirt [.a.t.sk.t] n. 郊区；市郊
excel [.k.sel] vt. 优于，擅长
中文概述
马德里自治大学，为西班牙首都马德里的一个公立大学，创建于1968年。该校为西班牙最为著名的大学之一，特别是其法学院较为知名。
马德里自治大学设有：理学院、法学院、文哲学院、心理学院、医学院、经济与企业科学学院、师范学院七个学院。其专业门类丰富，专科专业有旅游学、体育教育、音乐教育、儿童教育、外语教育、人类营养与饮食、护理学、职业病治疗等；本科专业有物理学、化学、数学、生物学、环境科学、法律与政治科学、语言学、经济学、工商管理学、历史学、艺术史、笔译与口译、地理学、心理学、信息工程、医学、心理教育学等；研究生专业有天体物理学、农业化学、考古学与遗产等。
学校既现代又有古典城堡色彩的校舍非常有特点，许多圆形舷窗似的窗户似乎还诉说着这个曾经的海洋强国的历史。
梦想成功录
What may be done at any time is done at no time.
明日待明日，明日不再来。
Our time is limited， so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
我们的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间活在别人的生活里。