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The University of Navarra is a

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located on the southeast border of

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. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of

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of the apostolate of

. The University of Navarra has consistently been ranked as the best private university in Spain. In 2021, the university's

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was ranked best in Spain and 44th in the world by Times Higher Education's international rankings. Through its six campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York City), the university confers 35 official

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s, 13 dual degrees and more than 38 master's programs in 14 faculties, 2 university schools, 17 institutes, its graduate business school,

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("Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa"; in English: "International Graduate School of Management" or "Institute of Higher Business Studies"), ISSA ("Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion"; in English: Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies), and other centers and institutions. The university also runs a teaching hospital, CUN,CUN
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.CIMA
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History

The institution was founded as the ''Estudio General de Navarra'' on 17 October 1952 with the encouragement of Josemaría Escrivá. It began as a School of Law with 48 students and eight professors, under the direction of Ismael Sánchez Bella. The founder described the ideals he wanted to transmit in the university: After the foundation of the Faculty of Philosophy in 1955 and the Business School,

, in 1958, the ''Estudio General de Navarra'' was established as a university by The

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on 6 August 1960, and Escrivá was designated as the Great Chancellor. The university received an official accreditation from the Spanish State, on 8, September 1962.

Students

The university has a total of 11,180 students (1,758 international); 8,636 whom are pursuing a bachelor's degree, 1,581 of whom are master's degree students, and 963 PhD students. In addition, it has agreements with other universities, including the University of Washington (USA), the University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and the University of Edinburgh (UK).UW
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Campus

Most of the facilities and centers are located in

, with the exception of

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, which is based in Barcelona, Madrid, Munich and New York; the School of Engineering, Tecnun, based in Donostia-San Sebastián and the ISEM Fashion Business School which is located in Madrid. In January 2015, the Museum of the University of Navarra was inaugurated by

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and houses a collection donated to the university by

María Josefa Huarte Beaumont María Josefa Huarte Beaumont or mecenas; benefactora; Maria Josefa Huarte Beaumont (25 May 1927 – 8 February 2015) was a Spanish art collector and philanthropist. She is known for donating her modern art collection (and a building to put it in) ...

. This collection, regarded as one of the greatest collections of contemporary art in Spain, includes works by

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and

Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (; rus, Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, vɐˈsʲilʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj; – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter a ...

, among other artists.museo
retrieved 22 June 2018 The architect in charge of the project was

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. The museum also aims to increase interaction between the faculties, centers, departments and schools of the university, and to be a point of reference in the world of

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Research

The university faculties and schools have thousands of researchers in different areas. The 8 centers and 17 institutes, located in the five campuses, carry out their research in the fields of Science and the Humanities, as well as the University Clinic of Navarra, the Center for Applied Medical Research and the Institute of Society and Culture.

Notable alumni

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, wife of Prince Christian of Hanover * Arancha González, current Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Pedro Morenés Pedro Morenés y Álvarez de Eulate, (born 17 September 1948) is a Spanish politician who was minister of defence and Ambassador of Spain to the United States of America. Prior to his appointment as minister, he was president of Real Club de la ...

, previous ambassador of Spain to the United States *

Álex Pina Alejandro "Álex" Pina Calafi (born 22 June 1967) is a Spanish television producer, writer, and director, known for the crime drama ''Money Heist''. Previous shows include '' Vis a vis'', '' El embarcadero'', and '' Los hombres de Paco''. His ne ...

, Spanish director and producer * María Elósegui, Spanish judge at the European Court of Human Rights *

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, current Prime Minister of Spain

References

External links

Official English language websiteRanking of Spain's Master Programs (2016)Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 MBA rankingsThe University of Navarra site at www.josemariaescriva.infoArticle of Msgr. Javier Echevarría on the University of Navarra
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