The University of Navarra is a
private Catholic
research university
A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are "the key sites of Knowledge production modes, knowledge production", along with "intergenerational ...
located on the southeast border of
Pamplona
Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain.
Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
,
Navarre, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by
Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of ''
Opus Dei'', as a
corporate work of the apostolate of ''Opus Dei''. The University of Navarra is among the best private universities in Spain. The University of Navarra is third in the "European Teaching Rankings of 2019" by Times Higher Education's International Rankings.
Through its six campuses (Pamplona - Iruña, Donostia - San Sebastian, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York City), the university confers 35 official
degrees, 13 dual degrees and more than 38 master's programs in 14 faculties, 2 university schools, 17 institutes, its graduate business school,
IESE ("''Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa''"; in English: "International Graduate School of Management" or "Institute of Higher Business Studies"), ''
Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion (ISSA)'' (in English: Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies), and other centers and institutions.
The university also runs a teaching hospital, CUN,
[CUN]
retrieved 16 July 2014 where 2,045 qualified professionals handle more than 100,000 patients each year, and a medical center research, CIMA, that focuses on four main areas: Oncology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular Sciences, and Gene Therapy and
Hepatology.
[CIMA]
retrieved 16 July 2014
History
The institution was founded as the ''Estudio General de Navarra'' on 17 October 1952, with the encouragement of Josemaría Escrivá. It began as a School of Law with 48 students and eight professors, under the direction of Ismael Sánchez Bella. The founder described the ideals he wanted to transmit in the university:
After the foundation of the Faculty of Philosophy in 1955 and the Business School,
IESE, in 1958, the ''Estudio General de Navarra'' was established as a university by The
Holy See
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on 6 August 1960, and Escrivá was designated as the Great Chancellor. The university received an official accreditation from the Spanish State, on 8 September 1962.
Students
In 2023, the university has a total of 12,054 students (1,758 international); 9,207 of whom are pursuing a bachelor's degree, 2,807 of whom are master's degree students, and 1,011 PhD students.
In addition, it has agreements with other universities, including the University of Washington (USA), the University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and the University of Edinburgh (UK).
[UW]
retrieved 22 June 2018
Campus
Most of the facilities and centers are located in
Pamplona
Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain.
Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
, with the exception of
IESE Business School
IESE Business School is the Catholic Church, Catholic graduate business school of the University of Navarra. It was established in Barcelona in 1958 by Opus Dei. From 1963, in collaboration with Harvard Business School, it offers a two-year Maste ...
, which is based in Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, New York and Sao Paulo; the School of Engineering, Tecnun, based in
Donostia-San Sebastián, and the
ISEM Fashion Business School which is located in Madrid.
In January 2015, the Museum of the University of Navarra was inaugurated by
King Felipe VI and houses a collection donated to the university by
María Josefa Huarte Beaumont. This collection, regarded as one of the greatest collections of contemporary art in Spain, includes works by
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...
and
Wassily Kandinsky
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, among other artists.
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retrieved 22 June 2018 The architect in charge of the project was
Rafael Moneo.
Research
The university faculties and schools have thousands of researchers in different areas. The 8 centers and 17 institutes, located in the five campuses, carry out their research in the fields of Science and the Humanities, as well as the University Clinic of Navarra, the Center for Applied Medical Research and the Institute of Society and Culture.
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Notable alumni
* Alessandra de Osma, wife of Prince Christian of Hanover
* Arancha González, former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
* Pedro Morenés, former Spanish Minister of Defense and former ambassador
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of Spain to the United States
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* Álex Pina, Spanish director and producer
* María Elósegui, Spanish judge at the European Court of Human Rights
* Pedro Sánchez, current Prime Minister
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of Spain
* Daniel Hadad, Argentine businessman
* Marek Kamiński, Polish polar explorer
* Iñaki Peralta, CEO of Sanitas and Bupa Europe and Latin America.
References
External links
Official English language websiteRanking of Spain's Master Programs (2016)Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 MBA rankingsThe University of Navarra site at www.josemariaescriva.infoArticle of Msgr. Javier Echevarría on the University of Navarra
published in ''Revista Antiguos Alumnos del IESE'', Barcelona, (December 2007)
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