Rovira Virgili University

The Rovira i Virgili University (URV) is a nationally and internationally recognized teaching and research institution with centres in Tarragona, Reus, Vila-seca, Tortosa and El Vendrell.The URV was created in 1991 by the Parliament of Catalonia from the already existing university faculties and schools. to place knowledge at the service of society so as to contribute to the social and economic development of its environment, which has gradually transformed over time.Social and cultural changes have opened the doors to a new framework in which our students and future workers are obliged to interact in Europe. At the URV we train professionals under the precepts of European harmonization, a key factor for opening the doors to a world of work without frontiers. And we do so by providing a full range of educational possibilities with more than 40 undergraduate courses and 50 master's degrees  an extensive doctoral programme. In 2018 and 2019 it was ranked the 78th World's Best Young University with less than 50 years. In 2020 it was ranked within the top 200 world's universities by the Times Higher Education 2020 ranking, which recognizes universities for their socials and economic impact based on 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.