Rovira i Virgili University is the university of southern Catalonia, providing the region with a knowledge structure of international prestige. It contributes to building a fairer and freer society through teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and culture.
In 1991, the Parliament of Catalonia approved its creation from existing university centres, naming it after Antoni Rovira i Virgili, a writer, historian, and politician from Tarragona who was President of the Parliament of Catalonia in exile. In this way, the 16th-century University of Tarragona was revived. From day one, its aim has been to place knowledge at the service of society, contributing to the social and economic development of its environment-a context that has evolved over time.
URV has twelve teaching centres across the region, as well as affiliated centres, with modern infrastructure and technology that facilitate teaching and research. All this is supported by a comprehensive educational offering, with nearly 60 undergraduate and 60 master's programmes (many of them interuniversity), an extensive doctoral programme, and a dynamic lifelong learning curriculum to help professionals continuously update their knowledge and enhance their skills.