University of La Laguna

University of La Laguna
Universidad de La Laguna
	Seal of the University of La Laguna
Type	Public
Established	1927
Location	San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
Website	http://www.ull.es

The University of La Laguna (in Spanish: Universidad de La Laguna), also known as the ULL, is situated in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the island of Tenerife. It is the oldest university in the Canary Islands. It has six campuses: Central, Anchieta, Guajara, Campus del Sur, Ofra and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

In 2015, the University of La Laguna entered the ranking of the top 500 universities in the world by the Institute of Education in Shanghai (China), being the only of the two Canarian public universities to enter the ranking.^[1] In addition, the Leiden ranking, prepared by the Center for Studies of Science and Technology of the Leiden University (Netherlands), has been at the University of La Laguna as the first Spanish university in scientific collaboration.^[2] Meanwhile, in 2016 the University of La Laguna was recognized as the second best university in Spain in Humanities, according to a survey by the Everis Foundation.^[3]

History

Its origins date to the year 1701 when a center for advanced studies was established by the Augustinians in the town of La Laguna. A Papal Bull of 1744 proposed that it be converted into the Ecclesiastical University of San Agustín.

In 1792, by royal decree, Charles IV of Spain ordered the establishment in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, then the capital of Tenerife and Canary Islands, of the first Universidad Literaria of the Canaries, but the political situation on the mainland prevented its establishment. However, with the restoration of the House of Bourbon in the guise of Fernando VII of Spain, the university was established at La Laguna as the Universidad de San Fernando. In this role it played an important role the priest Cristóbal Bencomo y Rodríguez, confessor of King Ferdinand VII^[4] and Titular Archbishop of Heraclea.^[5]

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Split their units in the cities of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Moreover, its activity includes university curricula such as the University's environmental La Palma, the Summer University of Lanzarote, the Summer University of La Gomera, the Summer University of Adeje (Tenerife), Classrooms El Hierro Sea, and university extension courses, in some municipalities of Tenerife and other islands.

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[1] Las 15 universidades españolas que están entre las mejores 500 del mundo

[2] Un ránking sitúa a la ULL como la primera universidad española en colaboración científica

[3] La Universidad de La Laguna, segunda mejor universidad española en Humanidades

[4] Obispos canarios. Página web oficial de la Diócesis de Canarias

[5] Obispos canarios. Página web oficial de la Diócesis de Canarias

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v t e Compostela Group of Universities
Members	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior Columbus University ESAN University Grigol Robakidze University Ilia State University Jaume I University Karlstad University Kazimieras Simonavičius University King Juan Carlos University Kore University of Enna Masaryk University Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Federico Villarreal National University National University of San Marcos Pan-European University Peruvian University of Applied Sciences Philipps University of Marburg Pontifical Catholic University of Peru São Paulo State University Santo Domingo Institute of Technology Technical University of Madrid Universidad Anáhuac Xalapa (Anahuac University Network) Universidad La Salle México Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno University Business Academy in Novi Sad University of A Coruña University of Almería University of Burgos University of Cádiz University of Extremadura University of Fribourg University of Guadalajara University of La Laguna University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University of León University of Lima University of Lleida University of Łódź University of Málaga University of Malta University of Minho University of Monterrey University of Nantes University of Oviedo University of Pécs University of Piura University of Regensburg University of Salamanca University of Santiago de Compostela University of Seville University of Surabaya University of the Basque Country University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro University of Valencia University of Vigo University of Worcester University of Zaragoza Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Zhejiang Wanli University
Associates	Metropolitan College (AMC)
Collaborators	Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration EEUA Erasmus Compostela Euro-Mediterranean University of Slovenia FAUBAI HACU Quacquarelli Symonds Scholars at Risk

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