Villanueva University

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Universidad Villanueva
Universidad Villanueva
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Established1987
Chancellor José María Ortiz Ibarz
Vice-Chancellor Carmen Fuente Cobo y Ana Fernández-Ardavín
DirectorPedro Irastorza Vaca
Address
Calle de la Costa Brava, 6, 28034 Madrid See map
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Spain
Website www.villanueva.edu

Universidad Villanueva is a private university located in Madrid (Spain), affiliated to the Catholic organization Opus Dei. It is the smallest university in Madrid by number of bachelor's students. It started teaching in the year 2020, although its history as an institution can be traced back to 1977.

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History

In 1997 the Centro Universitario Villanueva was established, also attached to the Complutense University of Madrid, with a Law Degree. That same year, an agreement was reached for the incorporation of the studies of the Escuela de Magisterio de Fomento.

From 1998 to 2015, Villanueva University incorporated the studies of Psychopedagogy (1998), Journalism (2000). Advertising and Public Relations (2000), Film Studies (2001), Business Administration and Management (2014) and Psychology (2015). At that time, Master's degrees were approved, such as Access to the Legal Profession, Master's Degree in Teachers, General Health Psychology; Early Attention, Psychopedagogy and Communication of Organizations. [1]

After 23 years of experience as a university center attached to the Complutense University of Madrid, the Decree of the Governing Council of the Community of Madrid was published on July 8, 2020, together with Law 5/2019 of March 20, 2019 , 3 4 its recognition as a private university, guaranteeing the solvency and maturity of the Villanueva University project, allowing it to begin its activity in the academic year 2020-2021.

Schools and colleges

The university has two colleges.

College of Health Sciences

Campus

Its campus is made up of two buildings on the Costa Brava Street in the Mirasierra neighborhood, in the Fuencarral-El Pardo district of Madrid.

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