The
University of Navarra is a private
pontifical universityA pontifical university is a Roman 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 andPhilosophy...
based at the southeast border of
PamplonaPamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 7 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions...
,
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
. It was founded in 1952 by
St. Josemaría Escrivá de BalaguerSaint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer was a Roman Catholic priest from Spain, and founder of Opus Dei...
, the founder of
Opus DeiOpus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief 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...
as a
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of the apostolate of
Opus DeiOpus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief 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...
. It is widely considered Spain's top private university, and is also ranked among the most distinguished institutions of higher education in Europe.
Through its four campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid and Barcelona), the University confers 27 official
degreeA degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.- History :...
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 world-renowned graduate business school,
IESEIESE Business School, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, is ranked as a top 3 business school in Europe and is renowned for its MBA and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. IESE is an initiative of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the...
("Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa"; in English: "International Graduate School of Management" or "Institute of Higher Business Studies"),
ISSAISSA 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 one of Spain's most distinguished
teaching hospitalA 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 and the largest medical research center in Spain called
CIMA in addition to various community outreach and volunteer initiatives.
History
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 the founding its School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1955 and its graduate business school,
IESEIESE Business School, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, is ranked as a top 3 business school in Europe and is renowned for its MBA and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. IESE is an initiative of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the...
, in 1958, the
Estudio General de Navarra was established as a university by The
Holy SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and 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 speaks for the whole Catholic...
on August 6, 1960, and received official accreditation from the State of
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
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
ETAor ETA , is a terrorist, criminal, Basque nationalist and separatist organization. Founded in 1959, it evolved from a group advocating traditional cultural ways to a paramilitary group with the goal of independence for the greater Basque Country from a Marxist-Leninist perspective.Since 1968, ETA...
being the last one the 30 of October 2008, that left 17 people injured.
Government appointments of Professors
- Prof. Luis Carranza
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, MSc in Economics and Finance program, Faculty of Economics and Business Management - Appointed Minister of Economics of the Government of PeruPeru , 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.Peruvian territory was home to the Norte Chico...
on July 20, 2006
Notable rankings
The
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of
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magazine, in its 2005 and 2006 rankings of MBA programs, ranks the University of Navarra's business school,
IESEIESE Business School, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, is ranked as a top 3 business school in Europe and is renowned for its MBA and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. IESE is an initiative of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the...
, as having the best MBA program in the world.
- The Times
The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register....
in its 2006 Times Higher Education Supplement ranked the University of Navarra as the top private university in Spain
- El Mundo
El Mundo is the second largest daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a circulation topping 330,000. It first appeared on October 23, 1989, founded by Alfonso de Salas, Pedro J...
, 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 infirmary, 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 MundoEl Mundo is the second largest daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a circulation topping 330,000. It first appeared on October 23, 1989, founded by Alfonso de Salas, Pedro J...
, 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
- For more information on Navarra's master's degrees, click here.
Notable alumni
- Isabel Aguilera, Executive Management Program Certificate - CEO, Google
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Spain and Portugal "Google Iberia"
- Antonio Arregui Yarza
Msgr. 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 Angulo
Yolanda Barcina Angulo , has been the mayor of Pamplona, Spain since 1999.In 2001, Mayor Barcina had a feud with actress Penelope Cruz about the San Fermín running of the bulls festival held every July in Pamplona.-Education:...
, degree in Pharmacy 1982, Doctor in Pharmacy 1984 - Pharmacy professor and Mayor of PamplonaPamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 7 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions...
, SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
- 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 Cardinal Cipriani Thorne
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, Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) - 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 Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
under the administration of José María Aznar López
- Iñaki Gabilondo
Iñaki Gabilondo 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, CuatroCuatro is Spanish for the number four. It may also refer to:* Cuatro , the fourth album by thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam....
- 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 Gomez
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, B.A. in Theology (Rome campus) 1978, Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) 1980 - Archbishop of San Antonio, United States
- Julián Cardinal Herranz Casado, Doctor of Medicine - Former President, Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, The Holy See
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& Titular Archbishop of Vertara, Italy
- Miguel Ángel Liso, Licentiate in Information Science - Editorial Director, Grupo ZETA
- William MacDonald, MBA – CEO, Lazard
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Asesores Financieros S.A.
- C. John McCloskey
C. 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 Roger...
III, STD - CatholicThe word Catholic is derived from the Greek adjective , meaning "universal". In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. For some, the term "Catholic Church" refers to the church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, made up of the Latin Rite and the 22...
priest of Opus DeiOpus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief 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...
- 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, IESE
IESE Business School, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, is ranked as a top 3 business school in Europe and is renowned for its MBA and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. IESE is an initiative of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the...
Business School
- Amparo Moraleda Martínez, MBA – President of IBM
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Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, and Turkey
- Joaquín Navarro-Valls
Doctor 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 SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and 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 speaks for the whole Catholic...
- Francisco Polti Santillan, Law degree (post-graduate) 1963 - Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Jaume Pujol Balcells, Doctor in Sciences of Education & Doctor in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) - Archbishop of Tarragona
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, SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
- Pedro J. Ramírez
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, Licentiate (equivalent to US or UK bachelor) in Journalism 1973 - Founder, journalist, and editor-in-chief of El MundoEl Mundo can refer to:*El Mundo , Spanish newspaper*El Mundo , Colombian newspaper based in Medellín*El Mundo , Venezuelan newspaper*El Mundo , Puerto Rican newspaper*El Mundo , Argentine newspaper...
newspaper
- Javier Robles, PDG (General Management Program) 1990 – President, Danone Spain
- Juan Antonio Ugarte Perez, Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.) - Archbishop of Cuzco
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, PeruPeru , 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.Peruvian territory was home to the Norte Chico...
- 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 Fox
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- Ruth Kelly
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, UK Secretary of State for Transports.
- Pedro Miguel Echenique, physicist, Prince of Asturias Award
- Ramón Calderón, president of Real Madrid
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- Hector Zagal
Hector Jesús Zagal Arreguín is a Mexican philosopher and writer. As a scholar he specializes in Aristotle. He has written books on ecology, ethics, Aristotle, gastronomy and literature. He obtained a PhD in Universidad de Navarra, with a dissertation on Aristotle's epagoge and has since then...
- Mexican philosopher.
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