University of Navarra

University of Navarra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Not to be confused with Universidad Pública de Navarra. This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) University of Navarra Spanish: Universidad de Navarra Basque: Nafarroako Unibertsitatea UNAV.svg Latin: Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis Type Private, Roman Catholic Established 17 October 1952 Chancellor Fernando Ocáriz Braña President Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero Academic staff 1,569 (900 professors, and 669 adjunct professors) Administrative staff 1,408 Undergraduates 11,180 (c. 681 international) Postgraduates 1,557 (1,077 international) Location Pamplona, Spain Campus Six campuses: Pamplona (279.2 acres), San Sebastián, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York City Affiliations CRUE [es], CASE, Opus Dei, Catholic Church Website www.unav.edu University Ranking The University of Navarra is a private not-for-profit university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei, as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei. The University of Navarra has consistently been ranked as the best private university in Spain. Through its six campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York City), the University confers 35 official degrees, 13 dual degrees and more than 38 master's programs in 14 faculties, 2 university schools, 17 institutes, its graduate business school, IESE ("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,[1] where 2,045 qualified professionals handle more than 100,000 patients each year, and a medical center research, CIMA, that focuses on four main areas: Oncology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular Sciences, and Gene Therapy and Hepatology.[2]