University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC)
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya
MottoScientiae patriaeque impendere vitam (Latin)
TypePrivately managed under public supervision
Established1599 as Literary University of Vic, 1997 re-foundation of the current University
RectorJosep Eladi Baños
Academic staff
863[1]
Administrative staff
243[1]
Students15.335[1]
Location,
CampusPrincipally in Vic and in Manresa
AffiliationsXarxa Vives d'Universitats
Websitewww.uvic.cat

The University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), is a Catalan university with premises in Vic, Manresa and Granollers. It is a privately managed institution, under public supervision through its proprietor, the Balmes University Foundation, whose chair is the Mayor of Vic. UVic-UCC is a higher education and research centre. The UVic-UCC is a member of the Vives University Network.[2]

It was recognised as a university in 1997, fruit of the fusion of several centres in Vic affiliated to other universities. Initially, there was a campus only in Vic, but in 2014 the University of Vic was reconstituted as the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), as a result of the federation between the University of Vic and university centres in Manresa managed by the Bages University Foundation.

The emblem of the University of Vic is the A of Charlemagne, a Carolingian gold ornament symbolising the principles of learning and boundless expansion. The university lemma, Scientiae patriaeque impendere vitam, is a verse of Lucan that means "Devoting life to the service of science and the community".

  1. ^ a b c "Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Qui som". Xarxa Vives d'Universitats (in Catalan). Retrieved 10 September 2019.