Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León | |
Native Name: | Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de León |
Established: | 1852 |
Type: | Faculty of veterinary science |
Affiliation: | University of León |
City: | León |
Province: | Province of León |
Region: | Castile and León |
Country: | Spain |
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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León is a veterinary school in Spain.[1] It is part of the University of León, and is situated in the university campus of Vegazana.
The faculty and was founded by Royal Order on 16 March 1852,[2] as the veterinary school in León, in the San Marcos convent, where it remained until 1860.[3] It was the fourth veterinary faculty to be established in Spain.[4]
In 2017, the faculty was approved by the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education as meeting the minimum European standards for veterinary training, as set out in EU law.[5] It was the last of Spain's public veterinary schools to achieve this distinction.