University of Navarra
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The University of Navarra is a private pontifical university
based at the southeast border of Pamplona
, Spain
. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer
, the founder of Opus Dei
as a corporate work
of the apostolate of Opus Dei
.
Through its four campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid and Barcelona), the University confers 27 official degree
s and administers more than 300 postgraduate programs (including 33 doctoral programs and 13 master's programs) through 10 schools, 2 superior colleges, 2 university schools, 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"), ISSA
("Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion"; engl.: Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies), and other centers and institutions. The university also runs a teaching hospital
s called CIMA, as well as various community outreach and volunteer initiatives. In addition, the University's library system contains over 1.1 million books.
The institution began as Estudio General de Navarra on October 17, 1952 with the inauguration of its School of Law with 48 students and eight professors under the direction of Josemaría Escrivá. The founder wished the future university "... to be a place where people acquire a high level of learning and a Christian outlook on life. We want it to be a place which encourages deep thought and reflection, so that learning is soundly rooted in true principles, and shines its light along all the paths of knowledge."
After founding its School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1955 and its graduate business school, IESE
, in 1958, the Estudio General de Navarra was established as a university by The Holy See
on August 6, 1960, and received official accreditation from the State of Spain
on September 8, 1962.
Since gaining university status, the university has gone by the name of Universidad de Navarra and has established several other schools and academic centers.
During all its years functioning it has suffered six terrorist attacks with bombs carried out by ETA
being the last one the 30 of October 2008, that left 17 people injured.
The Economist Intelligence Unit
of The Economist
magazine, in its 2005 and 2006 rankings of MBA programs, ranks the University of Navarra's business school, IESE
, as having the best MBA program in the world.
Among both public and private universities, its undergraduate journalism course ranked #1, its undergraduate audio-visual communications and humanities courses #2; its undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, medicine, nutrition, and public relations courses #3; its undergraduate architecture and industrial engineering courses #4; and undergraduate business administration and management, law, telecom engineering, and social work courses #5.
El Mundo
, in its 2007/2008 "250 Master" ranking of Spanish masters programs, ranks Navarra's
Pontifical university
A pontifical university is a Catholic University established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. It is licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, the most important of which are Sacred Theology, Canon Law, Sacred Scripture and...
based at the southeast border of Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer
Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer was a Roman Catholic priest from Spain who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a...
, the founder of Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
as a corporate work
Corporate work
A corporate work is an official organization or function of Opus Dei, a part of the Roman Catholic Church. Because Opus Dei is a personal prelature, its corporate works are almost always independent of the territorial dioceses which they operate in, in contrast to almost all other operations of...
of the apostolate of Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
.
Through its four campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid and Barcelona), the University confers 27 official degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
s and administers more than 300 postgraduate programs (including 33 doctoral programs and 13 master's programs) through 10 schools, 2 superior colleges, 2 university schools, its graduate business school, IESE
IESE
IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. IESE has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo...
("Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa"; in English: "International Graduate School of Management" or "Institute of Higher Business Studies"), ISSA
Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion (ISSA)
ISSA or Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies of the University of Navarra is one of the most prestigious academic centers in Spain and the world dedicated to the training of elite management assistants, many of whom go on to work at the most prestigious Spanish firms...
("Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion"; engl.: Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies), and other centers and institutions. The university also runs a teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
s called CIMA, as well as various community outreach and volunteer initiatives. In addition, the University's library system contains over 1.1 million books.
History
After founding its School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1955 and its graduate business school, IESE
IESE
IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. IESE has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo...
, in 1958, the Estudio General de Navarra was established as a university by The Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
on August 6, 1960, and received official accreditation from the State of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on September 8, 1962.
Since gaining university status, the university has gone by the name of Universidad de Navarra and has established several other schools and academic centers.
During all its years functioning it has suffered six terrorist attacks with bombs carried out by ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
being the last one the 30 of October 2008, that left 17 people injured.
Government appointments of Professors
- Prof. Luis CarranzaLuis CarranzaProf. Luis Carranza Ugarte, , was the Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru in the administration of Peruvian president Alan García, from July 2006 - July 2008. During his first tenure, he championed several structural economic reforms that proved extremely successful...
, MSc in Economics and Finance program, Faculty of Economics and Business Management - Appointed Minister of Economics of the Government of PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
on July 20, 2006
Notable rankings
- The QS World University Rankings by Quacquarelli SymondsQuacquarelli SymondsQuacquarelli Symonds is a company specializing in education and study abroad. The company was founded in 1990 by Wharton School MBA graduate Nunzio Quacquarelli...
in its 2011 ranking, ranked University of Navarra as 375 in the World. - University of Navarra does not appear on the 2011 ARWAArwaArwa is a bottled water brand produced by The Coca-Cola Company. It is sold across the Middle East countries."Arwa Fruits", a flavoured sparkling water variant, was launched in 2010....
academic ranking of world universities that lists the best 500 institutions in the world. - The Times Higher Education in its 2010-2012 ranking didn't include University of Navarra among the top 500 Universities in the World.
Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...
of The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
magazine, in its 2005 and 2006 rankings of MBA programs, ranks the University of Navarra's business school, IESE
IESE
IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. IESE has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo...
, as having the best MBA program in the world.
- The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
in its 2006 Times Higher Education Supplement ranked the University of Navarra as the top private university in Spain - El MundoEl Mundo (Spain)El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
, in its 2006/2007 "Spain Best Universities Annual Report", ranks the University of Navarra as the best private university in Spain, and has consistently ranked it as such in the past.
Among both public and private universities, its undergraduate journalism course ranked #1, its undergraduate audio-visual communications and humanities courses #2; its undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, medicine, nutrition, and public relations courses #3; its undergraduate architecture and industrial engineering courses #4; and undergraduate business administration and management, law, telecom engineering, and social work courses #5.
El Mundo
El Mundo (Spain)
El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
, in its 2007/2008 "250 Master" ranking of Spanish masters programs, ranks Navarra's
- MSc in Business Law and MSc in Drug Research and Development #1 in their categories;
- MSc in Economics & Finance (#1 program in English), MSc in Architectural Design, and MSc in Media Management #2 in their categories; and
- MA in Liberal Arts (specializations available in European Studies, Spanish Golden Age Literature, Medieval Studies, Spanish History, Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, Spanish Literature, Cultural Management, History of Art, Journalism, Public Relations, Economics, Law, Education, and/or Political and Social Studies) #3 in its category.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica in its 1973 edition ranks it as the best university in Spain
Notable alumni
- Isabel Aguilera, Executive Management Program Certificate - CEO, GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
Spain and Portugal "Google Iberia" - Antonio Arregui YarzaAntonio Arregui YarzaMsgr. Antonio Arregui Yarza is a Roman Catholic archbishop.Msgr. Arregui Yarza was Auxiliary Bishop of Quito and Titular Bishop of Auzegera from January 4, 1990, to July 25, 1995....
, Doctor of (Civil) Laws - Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador - Yolanda Barcina AnguloYolanda Barcina AnguloYolanda Barcina Angulo is a conservative Spanish politician who was the mayor of Pamplona, Navarre from 1999 to 2011, and elected the chairwoman of the Navarrese People's Union in 2009...
, degree in Pharmacy 1982, Doctor in Pharmacy 1984 - Pharmacy professor, Mayor of PamplonaPamplonaPamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and President of the Government of Navarra, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... - Alfredo Biel Castán, MBA - CEO, Bonsai Technologies group, S.A.
- Ruben Bonet, MBA - CEO, Fractus
- Javier Cebrián Sagarriga, MBA - Chairman, Bonsai Technologies group, S.A.
- Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) - Cardinal Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru.
- John A. Corapi, SOLT, Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.), Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) 1994 - Famous Catholic evangelist
- Juan Costa Climent, B.LL. - Former Secretary of State of Commerce and Tourism (2000–2004), and former Minister of Science and Technology (2003–2004), Government of SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
under the administration of José María Aznar López - Iñaki GabilondoIñaki GabilondoJosé Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol is a Spanish journalist, and TV news anchor. Gabilondo started his career at 21 in Radio Popular until 1969, when he became the director of Radio San Sebastián...
Pujol, Licentiate in Journalism c. 1963 - News director, Cuatro - Ricardo García García, Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) 1985 - Bishop-Prelate of the Prelature of Yauyos, Peru
- Félix Guerrero Igea, degree in Industrial Engineering - President, Gestlink, S.A.
- Antonio González-Adalid García-Zozaya, MBA 1976 – Chairman, Enagás S.A.
- Jacobo González-Robatto, E-MBA 1986 – CEO, Barclays Spain
- Luis Hernández de Cabanyes, MBA – Chairman, Renta Corporación
- José Horacio GomezJosé Horacio GomezJosé Horacio Gómez is a Mexican-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, currently serving as the Archbishop of Los Angeles. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Denver from 2001–2004 and as Archbishop of San Antonio from 2004–2010.Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Gómez was...
, B.A. in Theology (Rome campus) 1978, Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) 1980 - Archbishop of Los Angeles, United States - Julián Herranz CasadoJulián Herranz CasadoJulián Herranz Casado is a Spanish Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts in the Roman Curia from 1994 to 2007, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003.One of only two cardinals—along with Juan Luis...
, Doctor of Medicine - Former Cardinal President, Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsPontifical Council for Legislative TextsThe Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts is part of the Roman Curia. Its work "consists mainly in interpreting the laws of the Church". .... - Miguel Ángel Liso, Licentiate in Information Science - Editorial Director, Grupo ZETA
- William MacDonald, MBA – CEO, LazardLazardLazard Ltd is the parent company of Lazard Group LLC, a global, independent investment bank with approximately 2,300 employees in 42 cities across 27 countries throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, Central and South America...
Asesores Financieros S.A. - C. John McCloskeyC. John McCloskeyC. John McCloskey, III is a Catholic priest and member of Opus Dei. He is the former director of the Catholic Information Center of the Archdiocese of Washington. He worked on Wall Street - Citibank and Merrill Lynch - for some years before becoming a priest, being ordained in 1981 by Cardinal...
III, STD - CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
priest of Opus DeiOpus DeiOpus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the... - Jorge “Jordi” Mercader Miró, MBA 1969 – Chairman, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. (Grupo Agbar)
- Rev. Prof. Domènec Melé, Ph. D. in Theology - Chair, Department of Business Ethics, IESEIESEIESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. IESE has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo...
Business School
- Amparo Moraleda Martínez, MBA – President of IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, and Turkey - Joaquín Navarro-VallsJoaquin Navarro VallsDoctor Joaquín Navarro-Valls, M.D. , was the Director of the Holy See Press Office , taking the post in 1984...
, Doctor of Psychiatry 1960, degree in Journalism 1968, degree in Sciences of Communication 1980 - Former Director (1984–2006), Vatican Press Office, The Holy SeeHoly SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and... - Francisco Polti Santillan, Law degree (post-graduate) 1963 - Bishop of Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- Jaume Pujol Balcells, Doctor in Sciences of Education & Doctor in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) - Archbishop of TarragonaArchdiocese of TarragonaThe Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... - Pedro J. RamírezPedro J. RamírezPedro José Ramírez Codina , Spanish, more often known as Pedro J. Ramírez, is a Spanish journalist. When he was appointed to manage Diario 16 at the age of 28, he became Spain's youngest editor of a national newspaper. In 1989 he founded the newspaper El Mundo, managing it continuously since then,...
, Licentiate (equivalent to US or UK bachelor) in Journalism 1973 - Founder, journalist, and editor-in-chief of El MundoEl Mundo (Spain)El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
newspaper - Javier RoblesJavier RoblesJavier Sebastián Robles is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Deportivo Cuenca in the Ecuadorian Serie A.-Career:...
, PDG (General Management Program) 1990 – President, Danone Spain - Juan Antonio Ugarte Perez, Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.) - Archbishop of CuzcoCuscoCusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... - María del Pino Velázquez, MBA 1991 – CEO, Unisono
- Carmen Valera, MBA - CEO, Burson-Marsteller Spain
- Alberto Ortega Venzor, Doctor of Philosophy & Letters - Director of the President's Office of Public Policy and 6th ranking member on the President's Cabinet, Presidency of Vicente FoxVicente FoxVicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
, Government of MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... - Ruth KellyRuth KellyRuth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
, former UK Secretary of State for Transport. - Pedro Miguel Echenique, physicist, Prince of Asturias Award
- Ramón Calderón, former president of Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
- Hector ZagalHector ZagalHector Jesús Zagal Arreguín is a Mexican philosopher, essayist and novelist. As a scholar he specializes in Aristotle.-Academic career:Zagal has written books on ecology, ethics, Aristotle, gastronomy and literature. He obtained a PhD from the Universidad de Navarra, with a dissertation on...
- Mexican philosopher. - Enrique García-Máiquez - Spanish poet.
- Pablo Zalba - Spanish Politician and member of the European Parliament.
External links
- Official English language Website
- El Mundo 2007/2008 Ranking of Spain's Private Universities
- Ranking of Spain's Master Programs
- Economist Intelligence Unit's 2006 MBA rankings
- U. of Navarra site at www.josemariaescriva.info
- Article of Msgr. Javier Echevarría on the University of Navarre, published in the weekly “Alfa y Omega”