CEU Cardenal Herrera University (in Spanish: ''Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera'') is a

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located in the

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, Spain. It is part of the CEU Foundation, being the first private school of Law ever founded in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

. It has been associated to the

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and

Polytechnic University of Valencia The Technical University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; , es, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. It was founde ...

since the early 1970s but the university gained its current name in 1999. The university has five faculties: *Faculty of Health Sciences *Faculty of Veterinary Medicine *Faculty of Law, Business and Political Science *Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences *Technical School of Design, Architecture and Engineering (ESET) CEU UCH offers degrees in English (Bachelor's degrees in architecture, veterinary medicine, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, nursing studies and Gastronomy and Culinary Management), in French (Médecine Vétérinaire) and in Spanish. It boasts three modern campuses in

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(12 km from

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) and Castellón. CEU UCH currently provides high-quality teaching to over 9,250 students from all over the world, with 35% of its students being international. International rankings place CEU UCH at the top of the 23 Spanish private universities, rankings like

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's ''

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'' (''ARWU'') placed CEU UCH the second Spanish private university, after the

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, in terms of research in 2013. In 2014 ''

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'', a new global

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financed by the EU which assesses the performance of more than 850 higher education institutions worldwide, placed CEU-UCH as the tenth European university in agreement to regional involvement, scientific productivity and international orientation. THE World University Rankings 2021 and 2022 have included CEU among the best universities in the world.

History

It is run by the San Pablo CEU University Foundation which is the biggest private educational group in Spain, which includes two other universities ( CEU San Pablo University in

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and CEU Abat Oliva University in

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), as well as many primary and secondary schools. It has been associated to the

since the early 1970s. The history of CEU UCH dates back to 1971, when the first private school of Law was founded in Valencia. The university gained its current name in 1999. The Foundation inaugurated its work in

in 1971 and in

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approved the law of the creation of the now ''University CEU Cardenal Herrera'', which has been functioning since the 2000–2001 year. Now almost 10,000 students from around the world study in the university, with 35% of the student community being international. ''The University Cardenal Herrera'' takes part in the Program of Academic Excellence and the Organization of the Knowledge "Platon" of the San Pablo CEU Foundation has started in collaboration with

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and it belongs to the system of ''

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''. The aim of "Platon" is the strengthening of the system of tutorships for the students and the teacher who accompanies to the implementation of a system of continuous assessment.

Schools and faculties

CEU Cardenal Herrera University has five faculties: Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences: *Degrees in Journalism, Advertising, Audiovisual Communication, Sports, and Education Escuela Superior de Enseñanzas Técnicas

ESET Technical School of Engineering: *Degrees in Architecture and Industrial Design Faculty of Law, Business and Political Science: *Degrees in Law, Political Science, Marketing, and Business Administration Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: *Degree in Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences: *Degrees in Physiotherapy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Medicine

University Masters

Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences : *Master in Communication and Digital Branding * Master's Degree in Creative Advertising and Branding * European master's degree in Public Relations MARPA * Master's Degree in Teacher Education Secondary Education and High School Faculty of Law, Business and Political Science *Master's Degree in Equal Opportunities Agents (online training) * Master's Degree in Marketing * Master in Finance (with access to a PhD) * Master's Degree in policies and instruments for reducing emissions. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine *Master's Degree in Clinical Practice Management and Veterinary Centers ESET Technical School of Engineering *Master in Sustainable Architectural Design and Building Energy Assessment, *Master in Architectural Industrialisation and prefabrication, *Master in Engineering Design (with access to doctors), *Master's Degree in Technological Innovation and Technical Textiles, *Master's Degree in Fashion Design Management and Operations Business School *Master's Degree in Management and Project Management Centres and Sociosanitarios, *Master in Cultural Management, *Master's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Faculty of Health Sciences *Master in Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmacy Care (with access to doctors), *Master's Degree in Care physiotherapists in Physical Activity and Sport (with access to doctors), *Specialisation master's degree in Nursing Care (with access to doctors), *Master's Degree in Neurorehabilitation, *Master's Degree in Organic Chemistry, Experimental and Industrial, *University Master Osteopathic Manual Therapy (with access to doctors), *Master in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics *master's degree Specialization in Nursing Care, *Master in Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmacy Assistance, *Physiotherapeutic Care Master in Physical Activity and Sport, *Master in Neurorehabilitation, *Master's Degree in Applied Nutrition to Health, *Master's Degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, *Master's Degree in Organic Chemistry, Experimental and Industrial, *Master in Food Safety, *Master's Degree in Osteopathic Manual Therapy Elche Center *Master's Degree in Teacher Education Secondary Education and High School *Specialization master's degree in Nursing Care (with access to doctors) *University Master Osteopathic Manual Therapy (with access to doctors)

Campus

CEU Cardenal Herrera University has three different campuses located in

(Valencia),

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city centre, with a direct

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( Line 1) and frequent

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. It is also close to some of the privately run student accommodation residences. The university's brand new central library is a building with a capacity for up to 700 students. Its learning facilities include several computer laboratories, 12 group study rooms and 7 research rooms. Audiovisual and Internet reference points are available in the Periodical and Media Libraries. Medical students study at a newly built medical school building in

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, which is an attractive town about an hour away from Valencia. The town is very close to

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, which is a popular beach resort. Despite its quiet and relaxed atmosphere, students can still enjoy great nightlife in the historical centre of Castellón de la Plana. The town is home to a large university hospital.

Student life

At the moment, there are around 10,000 students in the university from all around Spain, especially

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, and

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. Every year 700 students from other countries come to study their degree at the university, adding to those who come under European Exchange Programmes like

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. The CEU Cardenal Herrera University has its own facilities for practical training of students, as the Center for Media Production and Multimedia, of , with television sets, radio and photography, the Veterinary Hospital, a reference in the area of Valencia, the Zoological Faculty, with various types of livestock, the University Dental Clinic, with outpatient care, laboratory practices in basic biomedical sciences and clinical simulated for the area of health. They also have a Central Library Newspaper Library, with 700 seats for consultation and over 100,000 volumes. The CEU Cardenal Herrera University publishes a monthly newspaper, ''The Rotary Diary'', and also features a fully operational radio station, ''Radio CEU'', which broadcasts for 12 hours daily and media company ''CEUMedia'' which has more TV Channel; both are run from the Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences CEU Moncada

The university features a number of social and sports-related groups. The university counts on a strong

-support group and every school features a Tuna, ''La Tuna del CEU-Cardenal Herrera'' (traditional Spanish band), which compete in the nationwide competitions and ''CEU Theatre'', a formation in the classroom and the human growth across the art of the theatre. In terms of sports,

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, diving,

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, and numerous other courses are offered. In terms of team sports, the CEU UCH features male and female basketball, soccer, and volleyball divisions, chess, table-tennis and more. CEU UCH hosts regular sport competitions such as golf, football and volleyball tournaments. Internal university games are held several times a year, with all of the different schools competing. CEU UCH offers ''Summer University'' which help eternal and new students, the formation in June and July the courses organize in the frame of the Summer university. Also offers ''Spanish language course which the International Office helps foreign students with the procedures necessary to study at the university, and also with finding accommodation or learning Spanish. The university runs two Spanish courses per academic year for international students

Academics

CEU UCH's academic programs operate on a semester calendar beginning in late September and ending in June.

University rankings

In 2012 CEU-UCH's ESET Technical School of Engineering was selected as the number two design school by

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in the article ''Top Ten section''. Others within the top five include

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(1),

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(3), Escola de Disseny i Art (4) and

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(5). '' El Mundo''s "Spain Best Universities Annual Report", placed CEU UCH in 6th position in 2006Listos para el Cambio
''El Mundo'', 10 May 2006(in Spanish) 2008 and its Degree in Audiovisual Communication ranked fourth "Spain Best Universities to study Audiovisual Communication" in 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. '' El Mundo'' said: "The facilities, practical work in small groups and personalized attention are aspects of the race that contribute to achieving and maintaining fourth". CEU UCH was highly ranked by many international university rankings in 2013. ''

'', an independent ranking with financial support in its initial years from the

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, stands for "multi-dimensional ranking of higher education institutions". The first ranking assesses the overall performance of 879 universities, 1,200 faculties and 5,000 study programmes from 74 countries placed CEU-UCH as the tenth European university in agreement to regional involvement, scientific productivity and international orientation U-Multirank was launched on 13 May 2014. As of 2021 and 2022, CEU Cardenal Herrera University has been included in

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, scoring particularly highly for citations of its research and for international outlook and is one of the leading Spanish institutions in these areas.

Research institutes

GROUPS AND RESEARCH The CEU Cardenal Herrera University has opened research projects in collaboration with

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. Some of these lines of research examining issues such as the neural effects of consumption of drugs and

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, diseases such as

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and media

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. The university has three research institutes: the IDYCA (Institute of

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and Addictive Behavior), the IDIT (Institute of

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, Innovation and Technology) and IDEA (Institute for Environmental law and Ethics). In July 2013, CEU-UCH and

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from Sweden signed the student's partnership and exchange agreement Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Endocrinology and pathophysiology of reproduction in ruminants and horses, Research Group on Experimental and Applied veterinary surgery, Improving food security in the production system and its derivatives, Veterinary ophthalmology, Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Pathology and Animal Health, Food safety in meat products, Ethology and Animal Welfare Section Faculty of Health Sciences: Application of computational methods to the design and development of new compounds with biological activity, Pharmaceutical Care and Rational Use of Medicines, Cellular and molecular biology of cancer, Adult mesenchymal cells in the control of the inflammatory process in humans, Brain damage and Neuroregeneration, Development of dosage forms of application to the skin, Design and synthesis of compounds with therapeutic activity, Molecular diagnostics in clinical microbiology, Study of human milk: composition, manipulation and functional properties, GIDRAQ (Group for Research and Resource Development in Chemical Analysis), Neurodegenerative and neuroprotective mechanisms CEU Dentistry Clinic, equipped with dental laboratories, X-ray and sterilization rooms. In addition to this, has advanced technology and equipment as directed by the European guide lines in the dentistry industry. Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences: Communication, participation and environmental awareness on the Internet, Communication campaign analysis and news coverage in the press, Bioethics Research Group, GIDYC. Research Group on disability and communication, OIMED (Centre for Research in Digital Media) Technical School of Design, Architecture and Engineering (ESET): Algorithms and numerical methods for large systems, Biomedical Engineering, Composites, Robotics and Industrial Control. Students participate on

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many years. The U.S.

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ed house. The competition is presented by the U.S. Department of Energy and organized by the

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(NREL). There is also a Solar Decathlon Europe, which was established by a 2007 agreement between the United States and Spain. Students participate on

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, too. The Eco-Marathon is an annual competition sponsored by

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, in which participants build special vehicles to achieve the highest possible

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. Faculty of Law, Business and Political Science Cooperation and Development, Deliberative democracy, communication and citizenship, Taxation and climate change, ADEC Group (Water: law, business, political science and communication), Research Group in financial economics, Research Group on International Protection of Human Rights, Legal protection of investors in emerging markets unregulated rights GHG emission, The region as a historical paradigm, International Financial Reporting Standards in the field of International Carbon Markets, Religion and Right to Environment

Notable people

Notable alumni includes for example Federico Martínez Roda;, María José Catalá, a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party;

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, a Spanish professional

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who won the Spanish National Time Trial Championship in 1999 and 2001 and won in 2000 a stage in

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, where he finished fourth; Spanish actress and model

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who is the best known for her roles in television series ''

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'', '' Camera Café'', ''

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'' and ''

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''; ''Joana Chilet'' who is director of

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; ''Pepa Crespo'' who is Bioparc's director of communication; '' Máxim Huerta'', host at the El programa de Ana Rosa Notable

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s includes for example ''Manuel Zaera'' who works as

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and

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teacher at the ''CEU-UCH'' and

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at the

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. He worked ad professor at the

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in 2010; ''Santiago Vega'', Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from

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from

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. Currently he is the

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of the Faculty of Veterinary; ''José Enrique March'', he graduated from CEU-UCH in advertising and currently he works as filmmaker; ''Manuel Ventimilla'', professor at the CEU-UCH and at the Valencian Museum of Enlightenment and Modernity; ''Joaquín Ruiz'', old student and currently audiovisual professor at the CEU-UCH. He won the prize for his documental "Calle Real 70" at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival; ''Enrique Beltrán'',

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at the ''Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Valencia''; Susana Sanz who was reelected as expert of the

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for the LifeLong Learning Programme The university has some notarial honoris causa: *

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is a Spanish

cardiologist Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular ...

– the only cardiologist to receive the two highest gold medal awards and all four major research awards from the world's four major

cardiovascular The blood circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate. It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, tha ...

organizations: The Distinguished Researcher Award (Interamerican Society of Cardiology, 2005 and 2009), Andreas Gruntzig Scientific Award "Dr. Valentin Fuster Honored with Grand Prix Award", TheHeart
retrieved March 21, 2013 and Gold Medal Award (

European Society of Cardiology The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and improve scientific u ...

, 1992-2007 respectively), Gold Medal Award and Distinguished Scientist (

American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deat ...

, 2001 and 2003 respectively), and the Distinguished Scientist Award (

American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC), based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949. It bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet its qualifications. Education is a core component of the ...

, 1993). "Doctor Profile”, Mount Sinai Hospital
retrieved March 13, 2013 Fuster made news in 2006 when he managed a patient who underwent successful combined

heart The heart is a muscular Organ (biology), organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as ca ...

and

lung The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of ...

transplant, which

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named one of the year's "11 medical marvels". In November 2012, Dr. Fuster received the highest honor given by the American Heart Association, the Research Achievement Award. "New York City scientist wins American Heart Association award for major additions to knowledge of artery disease process, treatments", American Heart Association
retrieved March 12, 2013 Dr. Fuster has ranked among the Top Doctors in the US for the past 13 years and is considered in the top 1% of physicians in the United States by Castle-Connolly. *

Jose Maria Aznar Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galile ...

(; born 25 February 1953) served as the

Prime Minister of Spain The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government ( es, link=no, Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of government of Spain. The office was established in its current form by the Constitution of 1978 and it was first regul ...

from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of

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and is also a member of the

Club de Madrid Club de Madrid is an independent non-profit organization created to promote democracy and change in the international community. Composed of 121 regular members from 72 countries, including 7 Nobel Peace Prize laureates and 20 first female heads ...

. *

Antonio Cañizares Llovera Antonio Cañizares Llovera (; born 15 October 1945) is a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacramen ...

(born 15 October 1945) is a Spanish

Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Co ...

who is the current

Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments it, Dicastero per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti , type = Dicastery , seal = Coat of arms Holy See.svg , seal_size = 100px , seal_caption = Coat of arms of the Holy See , logo = , p ...

, having previously served as

Archbishop of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

and

Primate of Spain The Primacy of the Spains ( pt, Primaz das Espanhas; es, Primado de las Españas, ca, Primat de les Espanyes) is the primacy of the Iberian Peninsula, historically known as Hispania or in the plural as the Spains. The Archbishop of Braga, in ...

from 2002 to 2008.

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...

created him

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

of '' San Pancrazio'' in the

consistory Consistory is the anglicized form of the consistorium, a council of the closest advisors of the Roman emperors. It can also refer to: *A papal consistory, a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church * Consistor ...

of 24 March 2006. The Spanish primate was awarded a doctorate ''honoris causa'' from the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera on that same date. He will be eligible to participate in any future

papal conclave A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and the earthly head of the Catholic Church. ...

s until he reaches the age of eighty on 10 October 2025

Nora Volkow Nora Volkow (born 27 March 1956) is a Mexican-American psychiatrist. She is currently the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Early life and education Born in Mexico ...

(b. 27 March 1956 Mexico) is director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). She is the great-granddaughter of Russian revolutionary leader and Head of the

Fourth International The Fourth International (FI) is a revolutionary socialist international organization consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky, also known as Trotskyists, whose declared goal is the overthrowing of global capitalism and the establishment of ...

Leon Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian ...

. She attended the Modern American School, then earned a medical degree from National University of Mexico before going to

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

for

psychiatric Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial psy ...

residency. She chose a career in

brain A brain is an organ (biology), organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It is located in the head, usually close to the sensory organs for senses such as Visual perception, vision. I ...

research after reading an article on the use of

positron emission tomography Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, ...

in studying brain function. She did research at

Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base and Japanese internment c ...

before becoming director of NIDA in 2003. *

Joaquín Navarro-Valls Joaquín Navarro-Valls, M.D. (November 16, 1936 – July 5, 2017) was a Spanish journalist, physician and academic who served as the Director of the Holy See Press Office from 1984 to 2006. His role as the press liaison between the Vatican and t ...

, M.D. (born November 16, 1936,

Cartagena, Spain Cartagena () is a Spanish city and a major Cartagena Naval Base, naval station on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Iberia. As of January 2018, it has a population of 218,943 inhabitants, being the region's second-largest ...

), studied medicine at the Universities of

Granada Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...

and

, as well as journalism at the Faculty of Sciences of Communication at the

in Pamplona, Spain. He also took post-graduate studies at

in the United States. He graduated

in Medicine and Surgery in 1961 and took courses for a doctorate in

Psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial p ...

in "Trastornos psiquiátricos en los traumas craneales". In addition, he taught at the Faculty of Medicine. In 1968, received a degree in

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (p ...

and in the science of communication in 1980. In 1988, he received the

Ischia International Journalism Award The Ischia International Journalism Award is one of the most important Italian journalism awards. It is organized under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, the Regione Campania, the Province of Naples, the National Fe ...

. He was the Director of the

Holy See Press Office The Holy See Press Office ( la, Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis; it, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, links=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/) publishes the official news of the activities of the Pope and of the various departments of the ...

(or

Vatican Press Office The Holy See Press Office ( la, Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis; it, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, links=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/) publishes the official news of the activities of the Pope and of the various departments of the ...

), taking the post in 1984. His role as the press liaison between the Vatican and the world press corps gave him perhaps the highest visibility of any one person in the

Vatican Vatican may refer to: Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum The Holy See * The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized ...

during the long reign of

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

, with the exception of the

Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

himself. Navarro-Valls, a non-clerical journalist, resigned his post July 11, 2006.

has appointed the Reverend Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., to take his place. On January 20, 2007, it was announced that he will be president of the board of advisers of the Biomedical University of Rome. In 2007, he was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident a ...

by the

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* Bishop Carlos Belo SDB, GCL (born 3 February 1948) is an

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-w ...

ese Roman Catholic bishop. Along with

José Ramos-Horta José Manuel Ramos-Horta (; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president of East Timor since May 2022. He previously served as president from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. Previously he was Ministry of Fore ...

, he received the 1996

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolo ...

for work "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor". Bishop Belo's labours on behalf of the East Timorese and in pursuit of peace and reconciliation were internationally recognised when, along with

, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1996. Bishop Belo capitalised upon this honour through meetings with

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again ...

of the United States and

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the ...

of South Africa. In 1995, he also won the John Humphrey Freedom Award from the Canadian human rights group Rights & Democracy. In July 2004, Bishop Belo took up missionary work in

Maputo Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...

, the capital of Mozambique and this year was awarded an honorary doctorate from CEU Cardenal Herrera University *

Stanley G. Payne Stanley George Payne (born September 9, 1934) is an American historian of modern Spain and European Fascism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He retired from full-time teaching in 2004 and is currently Professor Emeritus at its Department ...

(born September 9, 1934, in

Denton, Texas Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas, the 197th-most populous city in the United States, and the 12th-most populous ...

) is a historian of modern Spain and European

Fascism Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy and t ...

at the

University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...

. He retired from full-time teaching in 2004 and is currently

Professor Emeritus ''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title ...

at its Department of History. Payne uses a lengthy itemized list of characteristics to identify fascism, including the creation of an authoritarian state; a regulated, state-integrated economic sector;

fascist symbolism Fascist symbolism is the use of certain images and symbols which are designed to represent aspects of fascism. These include national symbols of historical importance, goals, and political policies. The best-known are the fasces, which was the or ...

; anti-liberalism;

anti-communism Anti-communism is Political movement, political and Ideology, ideological opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in the Russian Empire, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, w ...

, and anti-conservatism. He sees elimination of the autonomy or, in some cases, complete existence of large-scale

capitalism Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private ...

as the common aim of all fascist movements. *

Andrea Riccardi Andrea Riccardi (born 16 January 1950, in Rome) is an Italian historian, professor, politician and activist, founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio. He served as minister for international cooperation Minister without portfolio, without portfol ...

(born 1950 in Rome) is the founder of the

Community of Sant'Egidio The Community of Sant'Egidio ( it, Comunità di Sant'Egidio) is a lay Catholic association dedicated to social service, founded in 1968 under the leadership of Andrea Riccardi. The group grew and in 1973 was given a home at the former Carmelit ...

and

Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professo ...

Contemporary History Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present. Contemporary history is either a subset of the late modern period, or it is ...

at the University of Rome III in Rome, Italy. Since November 16, 2011, he has served as Minister for International Cooperation without portfolio in the

Monti Cabinet The Monti government was the sixty-first government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011. This Experts' cabinet was composed of independents, three of whom were women and was formed as an interim government. The government ran the co ...

. Riccardi is also a member of the Fondation Chirac's honour committee, ever since the foundation was launched in 2008 by former French president

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a Politics of France, French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to ...

in order to promote world peace. He also participated as jury member in 2009 for the Prize for Conflict Prevention awarded every year by this foundation. Prusiner 1

Stanley B. Prusiner Stanley Benjamin Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist. He is the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Prusiner discovered prions, a class of ...

(born May 28, 1942) is an American

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

and

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of "biological ch ...

. Currently the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at

University of California, San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It ...

(UCSF). Prusiner received a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

degree in

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, proper ...

from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...

and later received his M.D. from the

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med, is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1765, the Perelman School of Medicine is the oldest medi ...

. Prusiner then completed an

internship An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...

in medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Later Prusiner moved to the

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the lat ...

, where he studied glutaminases in '' E. coli'' in the laboratory of Earl Stadtman. He received the

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is one of the prizes awarded by the Lasker Foundation for a fundamental discovery that opens up a new area of biomedical science. The award frequently precedes a Nobel Prize in Medicine; almost 50 ...

in 1994 and the

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, accordi ...

in 1997 for his work in proposing an explanation for the cause of

bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include abnormal behavior, trouble walking, and weight loss. Later in the course of t ...

("mad cow disease") and its human equivalent,

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is an invariably fatal degenerative brain disorder. Early symptoms include memory problems, behavioral changes ...

. In this work, he coined the term ''prion'', which comes from the words "proteinaceous" and "infectious", to refer to a previously undescribed form of infection due to protein misfolding. Prusiner was elected to the

National Academy of Science The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Natio ...

in 1992 and to its governing council in 2007. He is also an elected member of

the American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, ...

(1993), the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

(1996), the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...

(1998), the

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Serbica, sr-Cyr, Српска академија наука и уметности, САНУ, Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti, SANU) is a national academy and the ...

(2003), and the

Institute of Medicine The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly called the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Medicine is a part of the National Academies of Sciences, Eng ...

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