Quality

URL is once again ranked among the best young universities in the world, according to the prestigious QS Top 50 ranking. This ranking, issued by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) since 2012, ranks URL in the 101-150th position in the world and seventh in Spain.

URL is the third top university in Spain and stands out in the rankings for teaching and learning and contribution to development.

URL is considered the top Catalan private university and the sixth best performing in Spain.

For the sixth year in a row, URL has ranked among the top universities in Spain with the best teaching performance.

URL stands out as one of the best centers worldwide in terms of graduates highly valued by employers.

The Psychology courses offered at Blanquerna-URL have ranked for the first time in 7th place nationally and in the 251-300 range on a global scale.

URL has been included for the first time in the world ranking of universities under 50 years old, THE Young University Rankings, with excellent results. URL is ranked 121st in the world, 62nd in Europe and 2nd in Spain.

Three Blanquerna-URL master degrees are among the best in Spanish universities: The master degree in Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate Teacher Training, Vocational Training and Language Teaching, the master degree in Advertising Strategy and Creativity and the master degree in Advanced Journalism and Reporting.

To establish policies and strategies for improving the quality and academic, teaching and research innovation, as well as administrative and student support services, and implement effective internal quality assurance systems that will subsequently be subject to assessment and audit by the corresponding assessment agencies. To consolidate internal control and assessment systems and create the necessary conditions for accreditation.

The VSMA framework for official degrees connects these quality assessment processes that take place throughout the life of the degrees, in order to establish coherent bonds between them and promote incrased efficiency in its management.

Current applicable law stipulates that quality assessment agencies will follow-up registered diplomas using publicly available information until such time as they are subject to assessment for renewal of their accreditation.

Performance of their teaching activity is an essential element in assessing how the quality of the faculty is guaranteed. Thus, learning the method used by the faculty to plan, develop, assess, and improve their teaching is key to determining their teaching competence.

The Strategic Framework 2021-2026 defines the objectives of the institution, specifies the actions to be implemented in line with its mission, vision and values, and is based on fundamental pillars according to which objectives and strategic areas are developed. At the same time, each school has its own strategic plan that describe the actions defined in the general strategic framework.