University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The objective of the Social Action Service is to get closer to the reality and environment closest to the student, through the study of their social and personal situations.For this purpose, it manages various care programs at the service of the interested parties, favoring the necessary conditions for full inclusion, offering information, training and guidance, and enhancing some intellectual, academic or personal resources to improve their academic performance.

The University Residences of the ULPGC are just one of the institution’s services. They are currently run by the University Accommodation Service (SAU, in Spanish). There are two residences for the University Community, one apartment complex and four bungalows; three of these centres are located on the Tafira Campus and the other one is in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The two residences and the apartments have rooms which have been adapted for the disabled. 

The General Library and the central library services are located in the Central Building of the University Library on the Tafira campus. This building has a surface area of 6000 m² distributed over 6 floors, 4 of which are open to the public. 

It has modern facilities and equipment, with Wi-Fi area in all its centres. Some of the reading rooms at the University Library are open 24 hours a day, and the students can also consult sources at the library, take books out on loan, make photocopies, access teledocumentation and request the purchase of material. Laptops are also available.