Nebrija University

The Nebrija University is a private and independent Spanish university, based in the city of Madrid and with other campuses in the Community of Madrid. This educational institution founded in 1995, welcomes more than 12,000 students of 56 different nationalities.

Its name pays homage to Elio Antonio de Nebrija, father of the first Castilian grammar, written in 1492.

The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate university studies, as well as doctoral school, international studies and languages.

History

Nebrija University began its trajectory with the inauguration of the Center for Hispanic Studies on July 31, 1985. Due to the humanist and linguistic vocation of the initial collaborators, the center takes the name of Elio Antonio de Nebrija, author of the first Castilian grammar, published in 1492.

Teaching the Spanish language and culture to foreign students and mitigating the need for training of professionals who teach Spanish as a foreign language was the first objective of the Nebrija institution.

After its inauguration in 1989, the Universitas Nebrissensis, as the organization had been called, was officially recognized as a higher education institution with the addition to its academic offer of the first two university degrees in the history of Nebrija: the Higher Graduate in Business Management and Higher Graduate in International Business Management, to which two courses later would be added the qualifications in Communication Sciences and Applied Languages.

With the appearance of the Universities Law that authorized the creation of private universities in Spain, the leaders of the project designed the creation of the Nebrija University, presenting the report for its recognition in July 1992.

Finally, on July 17, 1995, the Antonio de Nebrija University would be officially recognized as a private university by the Cortes Generales.

Since 1995, a stage of development began for Nebrija University. From the homologation until the year 2000, Nebrija University developed 14 official degrees with 31 curricular itineraries in the areas of Philology and Applied Modern Languages; Legal, Economic and Business Sciences; Communication Sciences, Journalism and Advertising; and Computer Engineering. Also 8 postgraduate programs and its first 2 Doctorates: Doctorate in Linguistics Applied to the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language and the Doctorate in Tourism.

In the 2003-2004 academic year, Nebrija University adapted its academic model to the impositions and requirements of the European Higher Education Area which established, for all universities, the training of students in skills, support for international mobility, adaptation to the labor market and equivalence in knowledge standards.

Nebrija University began the Bologna Plan in the 2008-2009 academic year and since 2009 has had 9 undergraduate degrees adapted to the European Higher Education Area.

Starting in 2010, with all the programs adapted to the European Higher Education Area, a period of growth began that was consolidated with the opening of the Nebrija Branches and Institutes abroad, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, China and Indonesia.

Campus

Campus of La Berzosa, in Hoyo de Manzanares.

• Campus of Madrid-Princesa: The Faculty of “Communication and Arts”, “Social Sciences”, and “Education and Languages” share these facilities with the Center for Hispanic Studies.

• Campus de la Dehesa de la Villa: The Nebrija University's Technological Campus is located in the University City district, next to the Dehesa de la Villa Park.
• Campus of La Berzosa: Located in Hoyo de Manzanares, with a varied educational offer.
• Centro Universitario San Rafael-Nebrija: Specialized in the branch of health. Students form in this center integrated in the San Rafael Hospital's own facilities.
• Virtual Campus: Digital platform for the teaching of subjects, information and collaboration of the University. It is the main channel for e-learning programs and also serves as a support for face-to-face programs.

Colleges and schools

The Antonio de Nebrija University has four faculties, a school and a university center.

• Faculty of Social Sciences.
• Faculty of Communication and Arts Sciences.
• Faculty of Languages and Education.
• Higher Polytechnic School.
• Centro Universitario San Rafael – Nebrija, specialized in the health branch.

Academic offer

The academic offer of Nebrija University is divided into:

• 30 degree programmes
• 31 double degrees
• 55 postgraduate programmes
• 5 PhD programs
• 39 continuing training courses
• Language courses of different levels

Nebrija Institutions

Nebrija Foundation

Cultural and private educational foundation, of indefinite duration and permanent nature dedicated to the promotion of quality university education. Its objectives include: promoting university-business relations, developing the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language and favoring the generation of university, cultural and social activities.

Its functions range from granting study and research scholarships and prizes; to the convening of forums, academic acts, conferences and congresses.

Nebrija Residences

The University has more than 12,000 square meters of facilities with a total of 347 places distributed among three residence halls in the center of Madrid: Augustinus - Nebrija, Nebrija - Chamberí and Nebrija - Corazonistas.

Doctors Honoris Causa

• José Manuel Lara Bosch (2009)
• José María Fernández Sousa-Faro (2009)
• Víctor García de la Concha (2009)
• Martín Chirino (2011)
• Paloma O’Shea (2011)

Presence in the rankings

Nebrija University is present in the following rankings, with the aim of endorsing the elements with which they seek to differentiate themselves from other Universities: academic excellence, employability and international orientation.

U-Ranking 2019 of the BBVA Foundation and the Institute of Economic Research (IVIE)

Nebrija University is at the forefront of Spanish universities in the field of teaching, according to the latest edition of this ranking, in which 61 universities have been analysed.

University Ratings QS Stars

The university holds three stars (out of a maximum score of five) in the "University Ratings QS Stars" index. It also has the highest score (five stars) in Teaching, Internationalization, Employability and Online Teaching in the University Ratings QS Stars.

2018 University Transparency Ranking of the Commitment and Transparency Foundation

In 2018, Nebrija University was positioned in the bracket of the 24-27th most transparent university nationwide, 3rd among private universities and 1st in the Community of Madrid, meeting 39 of the 48 indicators in the report, including indicators of financial statements and audit report (24 to 27)

Global CEO Magazine Ranking. Nebrija Business School MBA Program

In the 2020 ranking, the Nebrija Business School MBA program has been positioned among the top 3 online MBAs in the world and among the top 5 MBAs in Spain.

Top 100 Masters in Entrepreneurship

The MBA + Expert in Business Creation from Nebrija University has been classified in the World Top 100 of the Best Masters in the world Ranking, made by Eduniversal, in the Entrepreneurship category.

Ranking 250 Masters The World

This ranking includes the following degrees from Nebrija University: Master's Degree in Integrated Advertising Management and Master's Degree in Art Market and Management of Related Companies.

Employability

According to the 2019 Report on Labor Insertion Surveys and Assessment of the Training Received, the employment rate is 85.41% in undergraduate students at Nebrija University and 91.3% in master students.

On the other hand, Nebrija University has 6,674 collaborating companies and institutions in terms of professional internships, upon signing during the 2018-2019 academic year, 1,167 new educational cooperation agreements.