Ramon Llull University
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Not to be confused with Ramon Llull Institute.
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| Motto: | Ser i Saber (To be and to know) |
| Established: | 1990 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Dr. Esther Giménez-Salinas |
| Faculty: | 1297 |
| Undergraduates: | 13,696 |
| Postgraduates: | 3,136 |
| Location: | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Programs: | 58 |
| Mascot: | None |
| Website: | www.url.cat |
Ramon Llull University is a top private university in Barcelona, Catalonia, founded in 1990. Currently it is formed by several different schools specialized in different topics, most of which are situated inside the city of Barcelona.
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[edit] The Institution
Ramon Llull University draws its name from Ramon Llull, a famous writer and philosopher born in the 13th century. Despite its relative infancy compared to other universities, it is already considered as one of the best private universities in Spain.[1] Its faculties are:
- ESADE (Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas) - ESADE Business School and ESADE Faculty Universities (undergradute and Law Schools) (1958)
- La Salle Engineering and Architecture La Salle (1903)
- IQS (Institut Químic de Sarrià) - Sarrià Chemical Institute (1905)
- Blanquerna Foundation (1948)
- Philosophy Faculty - Includes Philosophy and Humanities (1864)
- Pere Tarrés University School of Social Studies (1998)
- Ebro Observatory Research Institute (1904)
- Vidal i Barraquer Foundation - University Institute of Mental Health (1964)
- Borja Institute of Bioethics (1974)
- ESDi Higher School of Design (1989)
