University of Rovira i Virgili
Universitat Rovira i Virgili | |
| Motto | Sapientiae Liberi Libertati Sapientes (for wisdom free, for freedom wise) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1991 |
| Rector | Josep Pallarès Marzal |
Administrative staff | ~766 (2023) |
| Students | ~16,155 (2023-24) |
Other students | 1,284 full-time teaching and reseach staff members (2023) |
| Location | Tarragona, Reus, Vila-seca, Tortosa and El Vendrell, Vilafranca del Penedès Catalonia , |
| Campus | 6 |
| Affiliations | Vives Network / Aurora, European University Alliance |
| Website | www |
University of Rovira i Virgili (Catalan: Universitat Rovira i Virgili; IPA: [uniβəɾsiˈtad ruˈβiɾəj βiɾˈʒili]) is located in the Catalan cities of Tarragona, Reus, Tortosa Vila-seca, el Vendrell and Vilafranca del Penedès (Spain). Its name is in honor of Antoni Rovira i Virgili.
It was created in 1991 by the Parliament of Catalonia from the existing university faculties and schools and it was named after Antoni Rovira i Virgili, a writer, historian and politician from Tarragona who was president of the Parliament of Catalonia in exile. The 16th-century University of Tarragona was thus given new life. From day one, it has aimed to put knowledge at the service of society in order to contribute to the social and economic development of the region, which has constantly been changing over time.
The URV has twelve faculties and schools throughout the region, as well as affiliated centres. There are nearly 60 undergraduate programmes and 60 master's degrees (many of which are inter-university), a doctoral programme and lifelong learning courses.