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Spanish Princess Leonor begins university with “great enthusiasm”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources Context piece
  • Princess Leonor, heir to Spain’s throne, began a four-year political science degree at Carlos III University of Madrid.
  • She was welcomed by university officials and applause as more than 4,000 new students started at the public university.
  • Leonor will study alongside 40 classmates and combine her degree with institutional duties as heir to the Crown.

Princess Leonor began university in Madrid on Monday, saying she arrived with “great enthusiasm” as she started a four-year political science degree.

The heir to Spain’s Crown arrived at the Carlos III University campus in jeans, a white shirt, sneakers and a large black bag. Dozens of journalists had gathered, and she was greeted with applause before university rector Ángel Arias and other academic officials welcomed her.

Great enthusiasm

· Princess LeonorShe described her feelings as she began university.

Leonor said she was excited, calm and eager to begin and meet her classmates, according to the rector. She will share a classroom with 40 other students, with their first lesson focused on legal theory. The university said more than 4,000 new students were beginning their studies there this week.

Excited, calm and eager to begin and to meet her classmates.

· Ángel AriasThe university rector described Leonor’s mood to the media.

Arias emphasized that the princess would follow normal schedules on campus. University rules prohibit mobile phones in classrooms unless a teacher authorizes them for teaching purposes. The dean of the faculty, Antonio Descalzo, said Leonor’s presence had not led to the selection of particular students or professors.

The rector expressed confidence in the students’ sense of responsibility and said Leonor would have excellent, respectful classmates. Her political science program covers political science, the humanities, law, economics, sociology, history and international relations. She will combine her higher education with institutional duties, as she did during her two years at UWC College of Wales and her three years of military training.

She will have excellent classmates who will be very respectful, as they always have been.

· Ángel AriasThe rector expressed confidence in the students and the university environment.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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