University Ramon Llull (, URL; ) is a

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located in

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established in 1990. Currently it is made up of several different

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s specializing in different subjects; most of which are located in downtown Barcelona.

History

University Ramon Llull is named after

Ramon Llull Ramon Llull (; ; – 1316), sometimes anglicized as ''Raymond Lully'', was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, Christian apologist and former knight from the Kingdom of Majorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the ''Art ...

, a famous writer and

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born in the 13th century. University Ramon Llull was founded by four educational institutions to which others were added later on. The URL is composed of: *

ESADE Esade (Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) is an international private educational institution based in Barcelona, Spain. Esade runs two schools of the university, ESADE Business School, Esade Business School and ESADE Law Sch ...

(Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) (1958). * La Salle Engineering and Architecture (1903). * IQS (Institut Químic de Sarrià) - Chemical Institute of Sarrià (1905) and its two schools: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management * Blanquerna Foundation (1948). * Pere Tarrés University School of Social Studies (1998). * Ebro Observatory Research Institute (1904). * Vidal i Barraquer Foundation - University Institute of Mental Health (1964). * Borja Institute of Bioethics (1974). * ESDi Higher School of Design (1989). gave a conference organized by the URL and the Sant Joan de Déu in 1996. Among the promoters of the URL one can find Artur Juncosa Carbonell, later Síndic de Greuges of the university.

Academics

Ramon Llull University comprises 13 schools and

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and 3 university institutes: * IQS School of Engineering * IQS School of Management * Blanquerna School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences * Blanquerna School of Health Science * Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations * La Salle Digital Engineering School * La Salle International School of Commerce and Digital Economy * La Salle School of Architecture *

ESADE Business School ESADE Business School is a private Postgraduate education, graduate-level business school located in Barcelona, Spain. It is part of ESADE (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses'', Spanish: ''Escuela ...

ESADE Law School Esade Law School is the law school of Ramon Llull University. It is run by ESADE. It was created in 1992 in order to train legal professionals capable of coping with the challenges posed by globalisation. The law school is situated on the Esade ca ...

* Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work * Ebro Observatory University Institute * Vidal i Barraquer University School of Mental Health * Borja Institute of Bioethics * ESDi Higher School of Design

University personnel

Notable faculty

* -economics professor at the Chemical Institute of Sarrià. * Begoña Román Maestre (born 1965), Spanish philosopher, university professor, researcher * Esteve Almirall Mezquita, Spanish management scientist, academic

Notable alumni

* Kurt Burneo ( from

)-economics professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru's ''Centrum Católica''. * Damià Calvet (Degree in Building Sciences and Technologies from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura La Salle)-Catalan Minister of Territory and Sustainability. *

Ramon Laguarta Ramon Laguarta (born 1963) is a Spanish businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. He became CEO on 3 October 2018 after Indra Nooyi stepped down. He is the sixth CEO in the company's history and the first Spanish ...

( and '85 from

)-chairman and

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. * Christian Rosa Olmo ( in Advertising Strategies and Creativity from Facultad de Comunicación y Relaciones Internacionales Blanquerna)-Puerto Rican publicist and photographer. * Albina Ruiz ( in Chemistry)-Peruvian environmentalist and engineer, ''Ciudad Saludable'' founder. * Ester Vilarrubla Escales (Degree in Teaching Sciences from Facultad de Psicología, Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte Blanquerna)-Andorran Minister of Education and Higher Education.

References

External links

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