Universidade de Vigo
The direct antecedent of the institution was the so-called University College of Vigo, created after the approval in 1972 of the construction of the aforementioned in the Lagoas, in Marcosende, in the parish of Zamáns, and under the sponsorship of Caixa de Aforros de Vigo. In the course 1977 - 78 began classes in the degrees that time were offered: Chemistry and Biology, Economics and Philology. Two years after the start of teaching at the institution, the University of Santiago de Compostela, founded in the 15th century, integrated the studies taught in Vigo under its administrative and academic tutelage.