Chemical Institute of Sarrià (, , IQS) is an educational institution that manages two schools of the

Ramon Llull University University Ramon Llull (, URL; ) is a private university located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain established in 1990. Currently it is made up of several different colleges specializing in different subjects; most of which are located in downtown Ba ...

: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management. Both schools offer masters and doctorate programs.

History

Eduard Vitòria i Miralles founded Chemical Laboratory of the Ebre at Roquetes,

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, in August 1905. In 1916 he moved it next to St. Ignatius College in Sarrià, where it acquired the name Chemical Institute of Sarrià. In 1965 the Ministry of Education recognized it as a State Higher Technical Education Center. In 1984 it ceased to be a legally dependent centre of the

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and became a foundation governed by a board of trustees. On 1 March 1990 it joined with other institutions in becoming

, the first private university in

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as approved by the Parliament of Catalonia on 10 May 1991, then called the IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management (formerly School of Economics ADE). In 2005, IQS received the Gold Medal of the city of

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and the

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distinction of the

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, in recognition of their teaching and research. In 2010 construction began on the new IQS School of Management building, which was officially opened by the then

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and

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on 12 December 2012. In 2013, IQS School of Engineering began offering a degree in biotechnology.

IQS School of Engineering

IQS School of Engineering offers studies in chemistry, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, biotechnology, bioengineering and pharmacy.

References

Jesuit universities and colleges University Ramon Llull Organizations established in 1905 1905 establishments in Spain {{Spain-university-stub

History

IQS School of Engineering

See also

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