University Rovira I Virgili

Institution Info

The URV was created in 1991 by the Parliament of Catalonia from the already existing university faculties and schools. In this way the Tarragona University of the 16th century was restored. From the very first day its aim has been very clear: to place knowledge at the service of society so as to contribute to the social and economic development of its environment, which has gradually transformed over time.

Social and cultural changes have opened the doors to a new framework in which our students and future workers are obliged to interact in Europe. At the URV we train professionals under the precepts of European harmonization, a key factor for opening the doors to a world of work without frontiers. And we do so by providing 52 programmes of study in a wide variety of knowledge areas for over 12,000 students.

The data show that the URV is not only one of the leading universities in Catalonia but also one of the leading universities in the European area for the quality of its teaching, its commitment to continuous training and the excellence of its research, development and innovation.

The URV has twelve centres of its own and two associates which between them teach about fifty courses, at both first and second cycle level. They also offer postgraduate diplomas, doctorates and masters’ degrees. All this is made possible by the work done by the technical and university faculties and schools. It is they who organise the courses and academic, administrative and management processes which ensure that our students receive top-quality training, without forgetting the work done by more than twenty departments. These make up the different courses – depending on the area of knowledge to which they belong – and are responsible for organising the activities of the teaching and research community.

Another field which is of fundamental importance at our university is research. To achieve a high level of quality in this area support is given to research institutes, as well as innovation centres, which are of key importance for technology transfer, as is the case with the hospitals.