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The University of Navarra is a
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located on the southeast border of
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
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. It was founded in 1952 by
Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
, the founder of ''
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'', as a
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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, San Sebastián, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York City), the university confers 35 official
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s, 13 dual degrees and more than 38 master's programs in 14 faculties, 2 university schools, 17 institutes, its graduate business school,
IESE IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. Founded in 1958 in Barcelona where its main campus is located,López, T. & Pampliega, J“La fundación del IESE (1956–1958)” Universidad de Navarra, Biblioteca ...
("''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
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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
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.CIMA
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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 IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. Founded in 1958 in Barcelona where its main campus is located,López, T. & Pampliega, J“La fundación del IESE (1956–1958)” Universidad de Navarra, Biblioteca ...
, in 1958, the ''Estudio General de Navarra'' was established as a university by The
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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
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Campus

Most of the facilities and centers are located in
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
, with the exception of
IESE Business School IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. Founded in 1958 in Barcelona where its main campus is located,López, T. & Pampliega, J“La fundación del IESE (1956–1958)” Universidad de Navarra, Biblioteca ...
, 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
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and houses a collection donated to the university by
María Josefa Huarte Beaumont María Josefa Huarte Beaumont or mecenas; benefactora; Maria Josefa Huarte Beaumont (25 May 1927 – 8 February 2015) was a Spanish art collector and philanthropist. She is known for donating her modern art collection (and a building to put it in) ...
. This collection, regarded as one of the greatest collections of contemporary art in Spain, includes works by
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and
Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (; rus, Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, vɐˈsʲilʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj;  – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter a ...
, among other artists.museo
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The architect in charge of the project was
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.


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.


Notable alumni

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, wife of
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* Arancha González, former Spanish
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, former Spanish
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and former
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of Spain to the
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, Spanish director and producer *
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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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarra, University Of Universities and colleges established in 1952 Opus Dei universities and colleges Buildings and structures in Pamplona 1952 establishments in Spain Universities and colleges in Spain