University Ramon Llull ( ca, Universitat Ramon Llull, URL; ) is a

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located in

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established in 1990. Currently it is formed by several different

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s specialized in different topics, most of which are located in downtown Barcelona.

History

University Ramon Llull is named after

Ramon Llull Ramon Llull (; c. 1232 – c. 1315/16) was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, and Christian apologist from the Kingdom of Majorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the ''Art'', conceived as a type of universal logic to pro ...

, a famous writer and

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born in the 13th century. University Ramon Llull was founded by four educational institutions to which others were added later on. The URL is composed of: *

ESADE Esade (Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) is a prestigious international private educational institution based in Barcelona, Spain. Esade runs two schools of the university, Esade Business School and Esade Law School, as well ...

(Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) (1958). * La Salle Engineering and Architecture (1903). * IQS (Institut Químic de Sarrià) - Chemical Institute of Sarriá (1905) and its two schools: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management * Blanquerna Foundation (1948). * Pere Tarrés University School of Social Studies (1998). * Ebro Observatory Research Institute (1904). * Vidal i Barraquer Foundation - University Institute of Mental Health (1964). * Borja Institute of Bioethics (1974). * ESDi Higher School of Design (1989). gave a conference organized by the URL and the Sant Joan de Déu in 1996. Among the promoters of the URL one can find

Artur Juncosa Carbonell Artur Juncosa Carbonell ; 5 October 1925 – 13 December 2010) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher, who specialized in epistemology and axiology. He stood out for his works on the sociology of knowledge and categorical translation. He was a ...

, later Síndic de Greuges of the university.

Academics

Ramon Llull University comprises 13 schools and faculties and 3 university institutes: * IQS School of Engineering * IQS School of Management * Blanquerna School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences * Blanquerna School of Health Science * Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations *

La Salle Digital Engineering School LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

* La Salle International School of Commerce and Digital Economy * La Salle School of Architecture *

ESADE Business School ESADE Business School is a private college and graduate school located in Barcelona, Spain. It is part of ESADE (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses'', Spanish: ''Escuela Superior de Administración ...

ESADE Law School Esade Law School is the law school of Ramon Llull University. It is run by ESADE. It was created in 1992 in order to train legal professionals capable of coping with the challenges posed by globalisation. The law school is situated on the Esade cam ...

Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work Pere may refer to: *Pere, Hungary, a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county * Rangimārie Te Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere (1937–2020), Māori New Zealand educationalist and spiritual leader *Wi Pere (1837–1915), a Māori Member of Parliament i ...

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Vidal i Barraquer University School of Mental Health Vidal (, , , ) is a Catalan, Aragonese, and possibly also Romansh surname, which also appears in French, Italian, Portuguese and English, and as a given name. Vidal may refer to: Surname *Maurice Vidal Portman (1850–1935), a British docto ...

Borja Institute of Bioethics Borja may refer to: People * Borja (name) Places * Borja, Aragon, Aragon, Spain ** Campo de Borja, comarca containing that municipality as capital * Borja, Peru, Loreto Region, Peru * Borja (mountain), in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Borja Distric ...

* ESDi Higher School of Design

University personnel

Notable faculty

* -economy professor at the

Chemical Institute of Sarrià Chemical Institute of Sarrià ( es, Instituto Químico de Sarriá, ca, Institut Químic de Sarrià, IQS) is an educational institution that manages two schools of the Ramon Llull University: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Managem ...

Notable alumni

Kurt Burneo Kurt Johnny Burneo Farfán (born 26 February 1961) is a Peruvian economist and politician. He served as minister of Economy and Finance under the presidency of Pedro Castillo. Early life Burneo was born in Lima, Peru on 26 February 1961. He s ...

( from

)-economy professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru's ''Centrum Católica''. * Damià Calvet (Degree in Building Sciences and Technologies from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura La Salle)-Catalan Minister of Territory and Sustainability. *

Ramon Laguarta Ramon Laguarta (born 1963) is a Spanish businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. He became CEO on 3 October 2018 after Indra Nooyi stepped down. He is the sixth CEO in the company's history and the first Spanish CEO ...

( and '85 from

)-chairman and

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. * Christian Rosa Olmo ( in Advertising Strategies and Creativity from Facultad de Comunicación y Relaciones Internacionales Blanquerna)-Puerto Rican publicist and photographer. *

Albina Ruiz Albina Ruiz Ríos is a Peruvian environmentalist, social activist and social entrepreneur serving as the minister of environment of Peru since 10 December 2022. She is the founder and leader of Ciudad Saludable, a non-profit environmental health o ...

( in Chemistry)-Peruvian environmentalist and engineer, ''Ciudad Saludable'' founder. * Ester Vilarrubla Escales (Degree in Teaching Sciences from Facultad de Psicología, Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte Blanquerna)-Andorran Minister of Education and Higher Education.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1990 1990 establishments in Spain Education in Barcelona University Ramon Llull Catholic universities and colleges in Spain Universities in Catalonia