The former Centro de Estudios Universitarios (CEU), currently called Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, is a
foundation for the development of education founded by the Catholic Propagandistic Association (ACdP).
Fundación Universitaria CEU was created in 1933 in
Madrid, by the Asociación Católica de Propagandistas (Catholic Association of Propagandists) on the initiative of its first President, the Servant of God
Ángel Herrera Oria. In 1972 the 'Centro de Estudios Universitarios' became the 'Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU', as we know it today. The original faculty consisted of prestigious teachers, many of whom, over time, became professors or ministers, and some have even reached the episcopate. In 1945, the institution received official recognition by the
Ministry of Education as a center affiliated to the
University of Madrid. The CEU Foundation then set up a teaching institute, under the name of St. Paul College, affiliated with the
Complutense University of Madrid. In 1993, Herrera Oria's dream of founding a university was fulfilled when the CEU Foundation established the
CEU San Pablo University in
Madrid, capital of
Spain. This was followed by the
CEU Cardenal Herrera University, the first private school of law ever founded in
Valencia. It has been associated to the
University of Valencia since the early 1970s but the University took on its current name in 1999. The
CEU Abat Oliva University is the third university established by the San Pablo CEU Foundation, and was founded in 2003. In 2005, all entities that are part of the institution were united under the name CEU.
Maria Rosa Calvo-Manzano,
harp professor at the Royal Superior Music Conservatory of Madrid (Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid); one of the founding members of the RTVE Orchestra
Silvia Jato, Spanish TV presenter who was nominated for prizes like
TP de Oro and model who took part in
Miss Spain in 1989 (being Maid of Honour) and in
Miss Europe in 1991
Javier Rupérez, Spanish politician, diplomat and writer; since 2006 he has held the rank of full
Ambassador within the Spanish Diplomatic Service, which he joined in 1967
Luis Núñez Ladeveze, Emeritus Professor at the Communications and Humanities Faculty. Coordinator of the CEINDO (Escuela Internacional de Doctorado de las Universidades CEU).
Justino Sinova. Emeritus Professor at the Communications and Humanities Faculty. Director of
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