Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) is a private independent non-profit university with a distinguished international reputation for its research and teaching. It has a Catholic, open, and international inspiration.
Founded in 1993, it is divided into six faculties (Law, business and government, Communication sciences, Education and psychology, Experimental Sciences, Health Sciences, and Medicine), one Polytechnic School, and hosts in Spain one of the most prestigious schools of culinary arts (Le Cordon Bleu). UFV offers more than 50 degree and double degree programs, vocational training, a post graduate school, doctoral degrees, research centres and is a member of an international network of higher education institutions spanning Europe, the United States, Mexico and South America.
Over 40,000 students have passed through its classrooms. In the 2022-23 academic year, it has a student body of over 20,000 undergraduates and postgraduates, 1,500 lecturers and 500 administration and staff personnel.
The UFV Vision for 2023 sets the challenge to be a reference in person-centred disciplines and professions. This challenge means to be a university of transforming and transdisciplinary scientific excellence in both degree and postgraduate courses, with lecturers and methodologies focussed on the sciences centred around the person and with innovative and competitive research.