The University of Lleida (officially in Catalan: ''Universitat de Lleida'') is a university based in
Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.
Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...
,
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain. It was the first university founded in Catalonia and in the ancient
Crown of Aragon
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. It was founded in 1300, using the name of ''Estudi General de Lleida''.
It was reestablished on December 12, 1991, after a lapse of three hundred years, by the
Catalan Parliament
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. In addition to the historical central edifice located in
Rambla d'Aragó, new campuses and buildings have been added.
History
![Lleida-udl](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Lleida-udl.jpg)
In 1297,
Pope Boniface VIII authorized the establishment of a university in the
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon ( , ) an, Corona d'Aragón ; ca, Corona d'Aragó, , , ; es, Corona de Aragón ; la, Corona Aragonum . was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of ...
. In 1300,
James II of Aragon
James II (Catalan: ''Jaume II''; Spanish: ''Jaime II;'' 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just,, an, Chaime lo Chusto, es, Jaime el Justo. was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He ...
used the papal authorization to establish the Estudi General de Lleida.
As the only university in the Crown of Aragon, the city of
Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.
Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...
prospered when citizens from across the kingdom came to attend the new university. The school was funded by both the city of Lleida and the local the
cathedral chapter
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.
Lleida and the Studium Generale Lleida continued to grow as a successful university town until the 16th century, when other universities were founded in the kingdom, robbed the university of some of its prestige as the only university in the region. While still a prominent university, it suffered a long period of decline through the 17th century.
After the
War of the Spanish Succession
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, reformers implemented a new university model.
Cervera
Cervera () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The title Comte de Cervera is a courtesy title, formerly part of the Crown of Aragon, that has been revived for Leonor ...
, a town east of Lleida, was chosen to be the location of the first of a new type of university. Cervera had supported King
Philip V Philip V may refer to:
* Philip V of Macedon (221–179 BC)
* Philip V of France (1293–1322)
* Philip II of Spain, also Philip V, Duke of Burgundy (1526–1598)
* Philip V of Spain
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while Lleida had opposed him from the beginning of the war. It was decided that the older universities model would be removed as punishment for the lack of support from the
Principality of Catalonia
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.
On 9 October 1717, a royal decree from Philip V ordered the closure of Estudi General of Lleida along with other Catalan universities.
In 1841, the foundation of a teacher training school marked the first step towards the foundation of the Universitat de Lleida. However, it would be another 125 years before more progress was made, and other studies were revived as extensions of other universities in Barcelona. Finally, on 30 December 1991, the Catalan Parliament passed an act which brought the various studies together, and founded the Universitat de Lleida with Víctor Siurana i Zaragoza as its director. The foundation of the Universitat de Lleida was formalized after the creation of the Statutes of the Universitat de Lleida on 27 October 1994.
Education
The Universitat de Lleida offers 38 different bachelor's degrees across 14 fields, ranging from Agriculture & Forestry to Natural Sciences & Mathematics. The field that offers the largest selection of bachelor's programs is the Engineering & Technology programs, which offer seven different bachelor's degrees.
The Universitat de Lleida is a leading institution in Spain for research and education in the fields of Agronomy, Food Technology and Forestry. It is the only university in Catalonia to offer Forestry Services.
The university also offers a total of 29 master's programs in 12 fields, with seven master's degrees in their Education& Training program, making it their most diverse field for postgraduate studies.
Additionally, the Universitat de Lleida has awarded
Honorary degree
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s to leading personalities such as Javier Pérez de Cuellar, John Elliot, Stanley M. Goldberg, and Theodore H. Hsiao, as recognition of their accomplishment.
Campuses
![Lleida-8-2 nou campus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Lleida-8-2_nou_campus.jpg)
The Universitat de Lleida is divided into 5 campuses, one of them in the city of
Igualada
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. Each campus is further divided into schools and faculties. The Universitat de Lleida has a total of 26 departments of education.
The university has affiliated programs at the Escola Universitària de Relacions Laborals (EURL), The Ostelea School of Tourism and Hospitality, and the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC).
The university has 3 affiliated research centres in the fields of agronomy: AGROTECNIO, medical sciences: IRB Lleida, and forestry:
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia
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(CTFC)
Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)
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See also
* Vives Network
* List of medieval universities
The list of medieval universities comprises universities (more precisely, '' studia generalia'') which existed in Europe during the Middle Ages.Rüegg 1992, pp. XIX–XX It also includes short-lived foundations and European educational ins ...
* List of universities in Spain
A list of universities in Spain:
See also
* Higher education in Spain
* List of colleges and universities by country
* List of colleges and universities
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*List of forestry universities and colleges
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References
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