La Universidad de Zaragoza es una institución pública dedicada a la investigación y educación superior. The University of Zaragoza is the main centre of technological innovation in the Ebro Valley and has great prestige among the group of both Spanish and European universities it has relations with. It originated from ecclesiastical schools in the 12th century, was elevated to Universitas magistrorum in 1474, and officially founded as a university in 1542 by Emperor Charles V. It offers a wide range of degrees and has campuses in Zaragoza, Huesca, and Teruel.