The former Centro de Estudios Universitarios (CEU), currently called Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, is a

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for the development of education founded by the Catholic Propagandistic Association (ACdP). Out of the many academic institutions it runs, it is mainly known for the prestigious universities; in

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CEU San Pablo University CEU San Pablo University () is a private Catholic university in Madrid, Spain. It is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes with renowned universities worldwide (Columbia, Chicago, Duke, Boston, Colgate), work practice schemes an ...

, in

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and CEU Cardenal Herrera University in

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History

Fundación Universitaria CEU was created in 1933 in

, by the ''Asociación Católica de Propagandistas'' (Catholic Association of Propagandists) on the initiative of its first President, the Servant of God

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. In 1972 the 'Centro de Estudios Universitarios' became the 'Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU', as we know it today. The original faculty consisted of prestigious teachers, many of whom, over time, became professors or ministers, and some have even reached the episcopate. In 1945, the institution received official recognition by the

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as a center affiliated to the University of Madrid. The CEU Foundation then set up a teaching institute, under the name of St. Paul College, affiliated with the

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. In 1993, Herrera Oria's dream of founding a university was fulfilled when the CEU Foundation established the

, capital of

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. This was followed by the CEU Cardenal Herrera University, the first private school of law ever founded in

. It has been associated to the

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since the early 1970s but the University took on its current name in 1999. The CEU Abat Oliva University is the third university established by the San Pablo CEU Foundation, and was founded in 2003. In 2005, all entities that are part of the institution were united under the name CEU.

Institutions

Schools and colleges run by the foundation:

Universities

(1993) * CEU Cardenal Herrera University,

(1999) * CEU Abat Oliva University,

(2003)

High schools

* Colegio CEU San Pablo, Claudio Coello (1971) * Colegio CEU San Pablo, Valencia (1971) * Colegio CEU San Pablo, Montepríncipe (1975) * Colegio CEU San Pablo, Murcia (1975) * Colegio CEU Jesús María, Alicante (2004) * Colegio CEU Virgen Niña, Vitoria-Gasteiz (2010)

Notable alumni

* Maria Rosa Calvo-Manzano,

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professor at the Royal Superior Music Conservatory of Madrid (Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid); one of the founding members of the RTVE Orchestra *

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professional

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, secretary General of Aspen Institute España, an independent foundation which is a partner of the Aspen Institute in the US *

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, won the

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in 1999 and 2001; won in 2000 a stage in

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, where he finished fourth * Máxim Huerta, host of the ''

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'' *

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, Spanish politician, lawyer; eldest son of

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y González, 1st

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; Spain's first democratically elected

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after the

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, Spanish TV presenter who was nominated for prizes like

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and model who took part in

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in 1989 (being Maid of Honour) and in

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in 1991 *

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, Spanish actress and

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; best known for her roles in

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'', '' Camera Café'', '' Yo soy Bea'' and ''

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'' * Ana Pastor, Spanish

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and

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'' and ''

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'' *

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within the Spanish Diplomatic Service, which he joined in 1967 *

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, Joseph Straus Professor of Law and European Union at

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and President of the European University Institute in Florence

Emeritus Professors

* Luis Núñez Ladeveze, Emeritus Professor at the Communications and Humanities Faculty. Coordinator of the CEINDO (Escuela Internacional de Doctorado de las Universidades CEU). * Justino Sinova. Emeritus Professor at the Communications and Humanities Faculty. Director o
El Debate de Hoy

External links

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