Loyola University Andalusia
Former name
Superior Technical School of Business Agriculture
(1963-2010)
TypePrivate Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational Higher education institution
EstablishedJune 7, 2010 (June 7, 2010)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliation
IAJU UNIJES-Universidades Jesuitas de España
ChairmanFr.Jaime Oraá Oraá, SJ
ChancellorFr.Francisco J.Ruiz Perez, SJ
PresidentFr.Ildefonso Camacho Laraña,SJ
RectorGabriel María Pérez Alcalá
Location
Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4 Córdoba
,
Andalucía
,
Spain

40°25′20.3″N 3°42′21.26″W
CampusSeville and Córdoba
ColorsBlue and white
  
Websitewww.uloyola.es

Loyola University Andalusia (Spanish: Universidad Loyola Andalucía) is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Spain with campuses in Seville and Córdoba, It opened it doors for classes in the 2013-14 academic year.

The university includes undergraduate education with an initial list of nine Bachelor's degrees to be taught. A graduate school, called Loyola Leadership School, offers master's degrees related to all of the nine undergraduate programs plus five doctorates.[1] Loyola University Andalusia conducts student exchanges with top-ranked universities around the world, among them its partner Loyola University Chicago.

History

The university originated in ETEA, the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of Córdoba, a higher education centre founded in 1963. The establishment of Loyola University Andalusia was approved by the Parliament of Andalusia on 23 November 2011. The first promotion enrolled in 2013.

In 2019 a new Campus was opened in Dos Hermanas (Seville). Campus Palmas Altas closed.

Campuses

The university has two campuses: Campus recently opened in Dos Hermanas (Seville) and Campus de Córdoba ETEA in Córdoba.

Faculties and schools

The university contains three undergraduate faculties and schools and two postgraduate schools:

  • Undergraduate
    • Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences
    • Faculty of Social, Law and Education Sciences 
    • Higher Technical School of Engineering
  • Postgraduate
    • Loyola Leadership School
    • Doctoral School

40°25′20.3″N 3°42′21.26″W / 40.422306°N 3.7059056°W / 40.422306; -3.7059056

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