University of Lleida

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University of Lleida
Universitat de Lleida
Established	1300;724 years ago(refounded 1991)
Vice-Chancellor	Jaume Puy Llorens
Academic staff	818
Administrative staff	537
Students	10,625
Location	Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Affiliations	Vives network
Website	www.udl.cat(engl.)

TheUniversity of Lleida(officially in Catalan:Universitat de Lleida) is a university based inLleida,Catalonia,Spain. It was the first university founded in Catalonia and in the ancientCrown of Aragon.It was founded in 1300, using the name ofEstudi General de Lleida.

It was reestablished on 12 December 1991, after a lapse of three hundred years, by theCatalan Parliament.In addition to the historical central edifice located inRambla d'Aragó,new campuses and buildings have been added.

History[edit]

In 1297,Pope Boniface VIIIauthorized the establishment of a university in theCrown of Aragon.In 1300,James II of Aragonused the papal authorization to establish the Estudi General de Lleida.^[7]^[8]

As the only university in the Crown of Aragon, the city ofLleidaprospered when citizens from across the kingdom came to attend the new university. The school was funded by both the city of Lleida and the local thecathedral chapter.^[8]

Lleida and the Studium Generale Lleida continued to grow as a successful university town until the 16th century, when other universities were founded in the kingdom, robbed the university of some of its prestige as the only university in the region. While still a prominent university, it suffered a long period of decline through the 17th century.^[8]After theWar of the Spanish Succession,reformers implemented a new university model.Cervera,a town east of Lleida, was chosen to be the location of the first of a new type of university. Cervera had supported KingPhilip Vwhile Lleida had opposed him from the beginning of the war. It was decided that the older universities model would be removed as punishment for the lack of support from thePrincipality of Catalonia.^[8]On 9 October 1717, a royal decree from Philip V ordered the closure of Estudi General of Lleida along with other Catalan universities.^[8]

In 1841, the foundation of a teacher training school marked the first step towards the foundation of the Universitat de Lleida. However, it would be another 125 years before more progress was made, and other studies were revived as extensions of other universities in Barcelona. Finally, on 30 December 1991, the Catalan Parliament passed an act which brought the various studies together, and founded the Universitat de Lleida with Víctor Siurana i Zaragoza as its director. The foundation of the Universitat de Lleida was formalized after the creation of the Statutes of the Universitat de Lleida on 27 October 1994.^[8]

Education[edit]

The Universitat de Lleida offers 38 different bachelor's degrees across 14 fields, ranging from Agriculture & Forestry to Natural Sciences & Mathematics. The field that offers the largest selection of bachelor's programs is the Engineering & Technology programs, which offer seven different bachelor's degrees.

The Universitat de Lleida is a leading institution in Spain for research and education in the fields of Agronomy, Food Technology and Forestry.^[9]It is the only university in Catalonia to offer Forestry Services.^[10]

The university also offers a total of 29 master's programs in 12 fields, with seven master's degrees in their Education& Training program, making it their most diverse field for postgraduate studies.^[11]

Additionally, the Universitat de Lleida has awardedHonorary degreesto leading personalities such as Javier Pérez de Cuellar, John Elliot, Stanley M. Goldberg, and Theodore H. Hsiao, as recognition of their accomplishment.^[12]

Campuses[edit]

The Universitat de Lleida is divided into 5 campuses, one of them in the city ofIgualada.Each campus is further divided into schools and faculties.^[13]The Universitat de Lleida has a total of 26 departments of education.^{[citation needed]}

The university has affiliated programs at the Escola Universitària de Relacions Laborals (EURL),^[14]The Ostelea School of Tourism and Hospitality,^[15]and the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC).^[16]

The university has 3 affiliated research centres in the fields of agronomy: AGROTECNIO, medical sciences: IRB Lleida, and forestry:Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia(CTFC)^[17]

References[edit]

^University of Lleida
^"La UdL en xifres".
^"ARWU World University Rankings 2034".www.shanghairanking.com.Retrieved26 August2022.
^"QS World University Rankings 2024".topuniversities.com.19 June 2023.Retrieved26 August2023.
^"World University Rankings".timeshighereducation.com.6 August 2023.Retrieved26 August2023.
^"U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23".Retrieved23 November2023.
^"Privilegi de Fundacio de L'Estudi General de Lleida".Arxiu Municipal Lleida(in Catalan).Retrieved11 November2022.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f"History".UDL - Universitat de Lleida.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"University of Lleida l UEF".www.uef.fi.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"University of Lleida — Inverness College UHI".www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"University of Lleida - Lleida - Spain - MastersPortal.eu".www.mastersportal.eu.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"University of Lleida - Lleida - Spain - DistanceLearningPortal.com".www.distancelearningportal.com.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"Campus and University Schools and Faculties".UDL - Universitat de Lleida.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"EURL » Escola de Relacions Laborals de Lleida".eurl.es.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"Ostelea".Ostelea.Retrieved13 April2016.
^"Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya".www.inefc.cat.Retrieved13 April2016.
^Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)

External links[edit]

Official website

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[1] University of Lleida

[2] "La UdL en xifres".

[3] "ARWU World University Rankings 2034".www.shanghairanking.com.Retrieved26 August2022.

[4] "QS World University Rankings 2024".topuniversities.com.19 June 2023.Retrieved26 August2023.

[5] "World University Rankings".timeshighereducation.com.6 August 2023.Retrieved26 August2023.

[6] "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23".Retrieved23 November2023.

[archive-7] "Privilegi de Fundacio de L'Estudi General de Lleida".Arxiu Municipal Lleida(in Catalan).Retrieved11 November2022.

[:0-8] "History".UDL - Universitat de Lleida.Retrieved13 April2016.

[9] "University of Lleida l UEF".www.uef.fi.Retrieved13 April2016.

[10] "University of Lleida — Inverness College UHI".www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk.Retrieved13 April2016.

[11] "University of Lleida - Lleida - Spain - MastersPortal.eu".www.mastersportal.eu.Retrieved13 April2016.

[12] "University of Lleida - Lleida - Spain - DistanceLearningPortal.com".www.distancelearningportal.com.Retrieved13 April2016.

[13] "Campus and University Schools and Faculties".UDL - Universitat de Lleida.Retrieved13 April2016.

[14] "EURL » Escola de Relacions Laborals de Lleida".eurl.es.Retrieved13 April2016.

[15] "Ostelea".Ostelea.Retrieved13 April2016.

[16] "Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya".www.inefc.cat.Retrieved13 April2016.

[17] Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)

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