>> The new institution features a network of innovative campuses—already operational—in Palma and Inca, and expands university offerings in health, architecture, art, design, technology, and social sciences.
Do you want to get to know the Universitat de Mallorca? Here are the key aspects of UMAC, the new university launched by ADEMA: a project rooted in over thirty years of educational experience that is committed to academic excellence, practical training, applied research, innovation, technology, internationalization, and personalized student attention.
Its educational model will be aligned with the socioeconomic and professional needs of the Balearic Islands, featuring an academic offering that includes new degree programs—some previously unavailable in the region—and driven by a commitment to expand and diversify university education opportunities while helping to prevent the brain drain.
The planned academic offerings include bachelor’s degrees in Biomedicine, Health Engineering, Medicine, Speech Therapy, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, and Dentistry—the latter also available in English. These will be joined by Architecture, Fine Arts (also in English), Political Science, Public Administration, Sports Business Management, Design, Video Game Design, Data Engineering, Sociology, and the double degree in Sociology and Data Engineering.
The proposal also includes master’s programs in Oral Surgery and Implantology, Oral Health Engineering, Clinical Nutrition, Digital Dentistry (also offered in English), Enabling Architecture, and Professional Development in Fine Arts and Product Design, as well as doctoral programs in Health Sciences and in Art, Architecture, and Social Transformations.
The University of Mallorca was recognized under Law 2/2026 of April 27, published on April 30 in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands. Within this framework, the implementation of the various degree programs will proceed gradually, in accordance with the corresponding academic and administrative procedures.
A university spread across Mallorca
One of the defining characteristics of the new UMAC is its territorial configuration. Instead of concentrating all its activity in a single location, the university is structured around specialized campuses that link teaching, research, professional practice, and knowledge transfer.
The Inca Campus, spanning approximately 1,500 square meters, occupies a renovated former shoe factory located opposite the train and bus station; it will focus on fields such as Architecture, Design, Data Engineering, and Sociology. The campus also houses Es Crum, a research center dedicated to Architecture, Design, Technology, and Thought.
The Coll Campus, spanning approximately 3,500 square meters, specializes in Health Sciences. It features facilities for biomedical laboratories, advanced clinical simulation, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, and houses the Mallorca University Medical Sciences Research Center, conceived as an interdisciplinary space for researchers from various fields.
The Son Rossinyol Campus, covering an area of approximately 4,500 square meters, is a key facility for practical training in Health Sciences. Its premises include laboratories, 3D virtual simulators with haptic technology, a university clinic, and clinical bays equipped with state-of-the-art technology. It also features the “Think Tank” space, designed to foster academic and creative activities in Fine Arts.
Located in the heart of Palma, the Jaime III Campus—spanning nearly 450 square meters—is dedicated to research, postgraduate training, advanced clinical practice, continuing education, and knowledge transfer, particularly in the fields of Dentistry and Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
In addition to these spaces, there is the Online Campus, which will support in-person and hybrid teaching through advanced virtual environments. The various campuses are already operational and currently host teaching and research activities.
Practical training and research
UMAC’s academic model places practical training—starting from the very first years of study—at the core of its approach. The program combines haptic 3D simulation, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, digital laboratories, and project-based learning with collaboration involving companies and social organizations.
This approach seeks to foster connections between art, health, technology, and business, drive applied research, and bring university education closer to the professional context from the earliest stages of learning.
UMAC was also established with the aim of strengthening the relationship between the university and the local community. The project features a collaborative network of over 400 companies for internships, as well as agreements with leading business and social organizations and professional associations across the islands.
The university also aims to contribute to retaining young talent in the Balearic Islands and to attracting students, professors, and researchers from both within the country and abroad. Instruction will be conducted in Catalan, Spanish, and English, with certain degree programs also taught entirely in English.
The academic structure of the University of Mallorca will be organized around two faculties, which will encompass the various fields of knowledge and planned degree programs: the Polytechnic Faculty and the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
The project also incorporates a long-term commitment to equal opportunities, academic quality, and knowledge generation. Over the next ten years, the University of Mallorca plans to allocate more than 9 million euros to scholarships, with a particular focus on high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds.
Added to this is an ongoing policy of technological and infrastructure renewal—to which between 7% and 16% of the annual budget will be allocated—as well as a firm commitment to research, which will receive a minimum of 7% of the budget each year and include, among other measures, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship programs.