Institut Universitari de Cultura
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Institut Universitari de Cultura (instiˈtut uniβərsiˈtari ðə kuɫˈtuɾə), also known by the acronym
IUC, is a school belonging to Pompeu Fabra University
, in Barcelona
. It was created in 1994 in order to promote interdisciplinary cultural research in the fields of art, philosophy and literature. It's directed by Rafael Argullol
. IUC includes the university's Seminar of Slavic Studies, the Seminar of History of Religions, and the Prehistoric Art Research Centre, as well as a number of Humanities
postgraduate and doctorate
programs. It's closely associated with the Biblioteca Mystica et Philosophica Alois M. Haas, hosted in the Ciutadella Campus of UPF.
Acronym and initialism
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IUC, is a school belonging to Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University is a university in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is widely considered to be one of the best universities in Spain and in Europe, and was ranked 1st in scientific productivity in Spain in 2009. Founded in 1990, it is named after the Catalan philologist Pompeu Fabra...
, in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. It was created in 1994 in order to promote interdisciplinary cultural research in the fields of art, philosophy and literature. It's directed by Rafael Argullol
Rafael Argullol
Rafael Argullol i Murgadas is a Catalan Spanish writer, philosopher, poet, blogger and professor of aesthetics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, where he also directs the Institut Universitari de Cultura...
. IUC includes the university's Seminar of Slavic Studies, the Seminar of History of Religions, and the Prehistoric Art Research Centre, as well as a number of Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
postgraduate and doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
programs. It's closely associated with the Biblioteca Mystica et Philosophica Alois M. Haas, hosted in the Ciutadella Campus of UPF.