The Universidad de Léon is an active public HEI showing great interest towards international education since its foundation in 1979. Its two campuses are located in the cities of León and Ponferrada, in northwest quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula. ULE serves a population of 12.000 students with 38 undergraduate degrees, 30 graduate degrees and 14 doctoral programs offered by 26 Departments in 13 Faculties and 125 research groups.