The University of Girona ( ca, Universitat de Girona, UdG (); ;) is located in the city of

Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

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. Its real origin dates back to its creation in 1446, but it was reestablished as a new university in 1991. As of 2021, it consists of several campus and buildings across

: ''Montilivi'', ''Barri Vell'', ''Centre'', and ''Parc Científic i Tecnològic.'' A fifth campus, ''Campus de Ciències de la Salut'', was proposed some time ago. Since its founding, the university has had five presidents ( ca, rectors): Josep Maria Nadal i Farreras, from 1991 to 2002, Joan Batlle i Grabulosa from 2002 to 2005, Anna Maria Geli from 2005 to 2013, Sergi Bonet Marull from 2013 to 2017 and Joaquim Salvi since 2017 (still in office).

Organization

Partnerships and strategic alliances

The UdG has partnered with other universities and research centers (including the

University of the Balearic Islands The University of the Balearic Islands ( ca, Universitat de les Illes Balears, UIB; es, Universidad de las Islas Baleares ) is a Balearic Spanish university, founded in 1978 and located in Palma on the island of Majorca. The university is funde ...

and

University of Perpignan Via Domitia The University of Perpignan (french: Université de Perpignan; ca, Universitat de Perpinyà Via Domitia) is a French university, located in Perpignan. History The first university of Perpignan was established in 1349 by King Peter IV of Arago ...

) to create th
Pyrenees-Mediterranean Cross-Border Research and Higher Education Group (PRES-PM)
The UdG has joined forces with the

, the Catalan Institute for Water Research and the

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas The Spanish National Research Council ( es, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Its main objective is to develop and promote res ...

to create th
Campus d'Excel.lència Pirineus-Mediterrània (CEI-PM)
It is a member of the Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery and the Vives Network.

Internal decision-making

The Universitat de Girona uses the

open-source software Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Op ...

''Consul'' to let its members propose, debate and decide on issues in administration, teaching and budgeting.

History

The first modern reference of ''Universitat de Girona'' references to the ''Escola Normal de Mestres'' and, specially, the initiative during the 1960s decade to recover university level studies in

. In 1969, the ''Col·legi Universitari de Girona'' and the ''Escola Politècnica Universitària de Girona'' were created, which depended on the already founded universities UAB and UPC, respectively. Later, the ''Estudi General'' was restarted, with the available studies of

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

Sciences Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and

Social science Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soc ...

. Finally, on 12 December 1991, the Catalan Parliament created the new and current ''Universitat de Girona''.

Research

Research at the UdG is mainly focused on two strategic lines: (1) water science and management, and (2) tourism and sustainability. Furthermore, the UdG pursues research in a few important research and innovation programmes that have attained a prominent role at the university: scientific research, the dissemination of its results and its ensuing social influence are also focussed on computer simulation and applications, food and agriculture, biomedicine, the quality of life and cultural heritage. The University of Girona has 12 research institutes and academic personnel in 24 departments and 107 research groups (58 in science, technology and health fields and 49 in the humanities and social sciences).

Doctors Honoris Causa by the University of Girona

Jaume Aragall Jaume Aragall i Garriga (; born 6 June 1939), better known as Giacomo Aragall, is a Spanish operatic tenor. He became known for his role singing Rodolfo in Puccini's ''La bohème'' in the late 1960s, and it would become one of the most frequently ...

(1997) *

Fred M. Utter Fred Utter (November 25, 1931 – March 5, 2023) was an American affiliate professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington.

(1997) * Jerome S. Bruner (1997) * Miquel Batllori (2002) * Juan Bertrán (2004) * Jaume Gil Aluja (2004) *

Robert Brian Tate The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(2004) *

Raimon Panikkar Raimon Panikkar Alemany, also known as Raimundo Panikkar and Raymond Panikkar (November 2, 1918 – August 26, 2010), was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a proponent of Interfaith dialogue. As a scholar, he specialized in comparative reli ...

(2008) * Carmina Virgili (2008) * Joan Rodés (2008) *

Eric Hobsbawn Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm (; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. A life-long Marxist, his socio-political convictions influenced the character of his work. ...

(2008) * Miquel Roca Junyent (2008) *Joan Roca Fontané (2011) *Ferran Mir (2011) *Encarna Roca (2012) * Josef Havel (2012) *

George Steiner Francis George Steiner, FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020) was a Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, and the ...

(2012) *Josep Fontana Lázaro (2013) *Ramon Garrabou Segura (2013) *Jordi Nadal i Oller (2013) *David Jou i Mirabent (2014) * Juan Carlos Tedesco (2014) *

Ilona Kickbusch Ilona Kickbusch (born 27 August 1948) is a German political scientist best known for her contribution to health promotion and global health. She is adjunct professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Ear ...

(2015) *Pere Balsells i Jofre (2016) *

Lluís Llach Lluís Llach i Grande (; born 7 May 1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter, novelist and politician from Spain. He is one of the main representatives of the ''nova cançó'' genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of ...

i Grande (2017) *

Miquel Martí i Pol Miquel Martí i Pol (; 19 March 1929 – 11 November 2003) was one of the most popular and widely-read Catalan poets of the twentieth century, publishing more than 1,500 poems. Biography At the age of 14, Martí i Pol started work in the offic ...

(posthumous promotion) (2017) * Narcís Comadira i Moragriega (2018) *

Evert Jan Baerends Evert Jan Baerends (born 17 September 1945) is a Dutch theoretical chemist. He is an emeritus professor of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Baerends is known for his development and application of electronic structure calculations, which over time ...

(2019) *Sovan Lek (2019) *Josep Maria Casasús (2021) *Daniella Tilbury (2021)

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Girona, University of Educational institutions established in 1991 Florence Network 1991 establishments in Spain