The Comillas Pontifical University (Spanish: Universidad Pontificia Comillas) is one of the most distinguished academic institutions in Spain. It's main campus is in Madrid, Spain and it has approximately 10,000 students. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... A pontifical university is a Roman Catholic university established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... Peter Hans Kolvenbach, current Superior-General of the Catholic order or the Jesuits, in Goa, India, Nov 9, 2006. ... SJ can refer to: Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu) (formal name of the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic Order of men) Sozialistische Jugend, the youth organisation of the Social Democratic Party in countries where German is spoken SJ, Swedish Railways - a public transport limited company owned by the Government of Sweden... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Motto: La Suma de Todos (The Sum of Everyone) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Motto: La Suma de Todos (The Sum of Everyone) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ...

It is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes, work practice schemes and international projects with over 200 Higher Education Institutions in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia.

History

Pope Leo XIII founded the Seminary of San Antonio de Padua in 1890 in the town of Comillas (Cantabria, Spain) in response to efforts made by the Marquis of Comillas to build an institution for educating candidates to the priesthood. At the time of its foundation, the Seminary was entrusted to the Society of Jesus. In 1904, the Universidad Pontificia was established when Pope Pius X granted “Comillas” the power to confer academic degrees in Theology, Philosophy and Canon Law. Pope Leo XIII (March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903), born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, having succeeded Pope Pius IX (1846–78) on February 20, 1878 and reigning until his death in 1903. ... Comillas is a small township in the northern reaches of Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. ... Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5,321 km²  1. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pope St. ...

During the sixties, the University was transferred to Madrid, where its doors were opened to a range of students. Thus, the old Faculty of Philosophy became the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, which conferred degrees in Philosophy, Psychology and Education. These degrees are fully recognised by the Spanish State. Motto: La Suma de Todos (The Sum of Everyone) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ...

First Comillas Pontifical University building

In 1908 the “Instituto Católico de Artes e Industrias” (ICAI) was founded in Madrid and its study programmes were officially recognised by the Spanish Government in 1957. In 1956, the Society of Jesus had approved the establishment of the “Instituto Católico de Administración y Dirección de Empresas” (ICADE) which conferred degrees in Law and in Economics and Business Administration. With a view to constituting a Roman Catholic University with a wider range of academic disciplines, ICAI and ICADE joined the Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid in 1979. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 378 pixels Full resolution (1189 × 562 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Title Universidad Pontificia de Comillas Pontifical University of Comillas Place Comillas (Cantabria, España) Comillas (Cantabria, Spain) Description La vista parcial muestra el Seminario Mayor... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 378 pixels Full resolution (1189 × 562 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Title Universidad Pontificia de Comillas Pontifical University of Comillas Place Comillas (Cantabria, España) Comillas (Cantabria, Spain) Description La vista parcial muestra el Seminario Mayor... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... ICAI may stand for Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Pontifical Comillas University of Madrid This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Pontifical Comillas University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Pontificia de Comillas de Madrid) is a university in Madrid, Spain with approximately 10,000 students. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

In 1982, the University incorporated the "San Vicente de Paúl" School of Social Work, which became the “Escuela Universitaria de Trabajo Social” in 1983. The “School of Computer Sciences” and the “School of Nursing ‘San Juan de Díos’", were incorporated in 1988. In recent years, new study and research centres and institutes have been created (The Institute of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, Comillas International Institute). 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995 the ecclesiastical degrees in Theology, Philosophy and Canon Law were recognised for law purposes, and the Bachelor in Theology degree was equated with the Degree in Ecclesiastical Studies. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1998 the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales” became the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, ICAI” and assimilated the studies provided by the “Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial” and the “Escuela Universitaria de Informática”, which were suppressed. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Campus

The main urban campus comprises several buildings around Alberto Aguilera street in Madrid. There is also a rural campus outside of the city in Cantoblanco, next to the Autonomous University of Madrid. The Autonomous University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, UAM) came into being in 1968 when it had 5 main departments: Science; Political Science; Economics; Law; and Philosophy. ...

Faculties

• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Canon Law
• Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
• Superior Technical School of Engineering (ICAI)
• Faculty of Law and Business Administration (ICADE)
• University School of Nursing and Physiotherapy

Research Centers

• Institute for Technological Research
• Institute for Liberalism, Krausim and Freemasonry Research
• Graduate Studies Institute
• Institute for Educational Science
• Institute for Migration Research
• Faith and Secularism Institute
• Law Innnovation Center
• Modern Language Institute
• University Institute on the Family

Coordinates: 40°25′48″N, 3°42′41″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...