Comillas Pontifical University
Comillas Pontifical University (Spanish: Universidad Pontificia Comillas) is a private Catholic university in Madrid, Spain, run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus, and its degrees carry both pontifical and Spanish civil recognition.科米利亚斯主教大学(西班牙语 Universidad Pontificia Comillas)是西班牙马德里的一所私立天主教大学,由耶稣会西班牙省运营,其学位兼获主教与西班牙民事实体的承认。
It was founded in 1890 as a seminary in the Cantabrian town of Comillas and was raised to the status of a Pontifical University in 1904, before moving to Madrid in 1969.该校 1890 年作为神学院在坎塔布里亚的科米利亚斯镇创办,1904 年升格为主教大学,1969 年迁至马德里。
In the 2025 strategic plan the university enrolled 16,442 students, including 9,467 bachelor's and 4,034 postgraduate students, and it is placed 643rd in the QS World University Rankings 2027.按 2025 年战略规划,该校注册学生 16442 人,其中本科生 9467 人、研究生 4034 人,在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中列第 643 位,其中本科生占招生最大比重,其后是研究生与继续教育学员。
History
- Pope Leo XIII founded the Seminary of Saint Anthony of Padua in 1890 in the town of Comillas, in what is now Cantabria, to educate candidates for the priesthood from dioceses across Spain.教皇利奥十三世于 1890 年在科米利亚斯镇——今属坎塔布里亚——创办圣安东尼帕多瓦神学院,为西班牙各教区培养神职候选人。
- The seminary was established under the papal brief Sempiternam Dominici Gregis, dated 16 December 1890, and at its foundation it was entrusted to the Society of Jesus.该神学院依据 1890 年 12 月 16 日的教宗诏书「Sempiternam Dominici Gregis」设立,创办之初即交由耶稣会管理。
- It owed its creation to the efforts of Antonio López y López, the first Marquis of Comillas, and his son Claudio López Brú, the second Marquis, who sought an institution to train local clergy.其创立得益于首任科米利亚斯侯爵安东尼奥·洛佩斯·洛佩斯及其子、第二任侯爵克劳迪奥·洛佩斯·布鲁的努力,二人希望设立一所培养本地神职人员的机构,首任侯爵此前已把科米利亚斯镇发展为教育与慈善中心。
- When it opened, the seminary trained candidates for the priesthood from dioceses throughout Spain as well as from Latin America and the Philippines.开办之初,该神学院为西班牙各地以及拉丁美洲和菲律宾的教区培养神职候选人,这种联系反映出西班牙历史上的天主教纽带。
- In 1904 Pope Pius X raised the seminary to the status of a Pontifical University, granting it the power to confer academic degrees in theology, philosophy and canon law.1904 年教皇庇护十世将神学院升格为主教大学,授予其在神学、哲学与教会法领域颁授学位的权力,这使其成为西班牙最早的主教大学之一。
- In 1969 the university moved to Madrid, where it began to admit a wider range of students, including international ones.1969 年该校迁往马德里,并开始招收更广泛的学生,包括国际学生,这次迁址标志着学校开始超越最初的神学院角色而扩展。
- In 1978 the Jesuits incorporated into the university their Madrid higher-education institution ICAI-ICADE, which brought the engineering and business schools into Comillas.1978 年耶稣会将其在马德里的高等院校 ICAI-ICADE 并入该校,把工程学院与商学院带入科米利亚斯,这三个学院至今仍是其工程、商学与法学院。
- The engineering tradition of ICAI began when the ICAI School of Engineering was founded as the Escuela de Mecánica y Electricidad in Madrid in 1908.ICAI 的工程传统始于 1908 年,其时 ICAI 工程学院的前身「机械与电力学校」在马德里创办。
- ICADE, the business and law institute, was established in 1956, and the two institutes merged in 1960 before being folded into the university in 1978.商学与法学机构 ICADE 于 1956 年设立,两者于 1960 年合并,随后于 1978 年并入大学。
- After their incorporation the three units became the ICAI School of Engineering, the ICADE School of Law and the ICADE School of Business and Economics.并入之后,三者分别成为 ICAI 工程学院、ICADE 法学院与 ICADE 商学与经济学院。
- Several other schools were added later, among them the San Juan de Dios School of Nursing and Physiotherapy.此后又陆续增设若干学院,其中包括圣胡安德迪奥斯护理与物理治疗学院,它现已成为学校健康科学板块的一部分。
- These mergers and additions produced the university's present structure of seven colleges and schools.这些合并与增设造就了学校现有 7 个学院与学系的架构,从教会类学院延伸到工程、商学与健康领域的职业学院。
- A range of study and research centres was created over the decades, from the Institute for Research in Technology to the Modern Language Institute and the University Institute on the Family.数十年间学校陆续设立各类研究与教学中心,从技术研究所到现代语言学院以及家庭研究大学学院。
- The Graduate Studies Institute and the Faith and Secularism Institute were added alongside more specialised centres such as the Law Innovation Center and the Institute for Migration Research.在法学院创新中心与移民研究所等较为专门的中心之外,还增设了研究生院与信仰与世俗研究所,并由国际博士学院统筹全院系的博士培养。
- Further centres include the Institute for Liberalism, Krausism and Freemasonry Research and the Institute for Educational Science, reflecting the university's broad humanities and social-science interests.此外还设有自由主义、克劳斯主义与共济会研究所及教育科学研究所,反映出学校广泛的人文与社会科学兴趣。
- In 2024 the university marked 120 years since its elevation to a Pontifical University, staging an exhibition on 120 years of theology and canon law at Comillas.2024 年,学校纪念升格为主教大学 120 周年,举办「科米利亚斯神学与教会法 120 年」展览。
- The same year, Fr. Antonio Allende Felgueroso, SJ, took office as rector, opening the 2024-2025 academic year with a formal ceremony.同年,耶稣会士安东尼奥·阿连德·费尔格罗索神父就任校长,并以正式典礼开启 2024-2025 学年。
- ICADE's programmes received accreditation from the Association of MBAs in 2026, reinforcing the faculty's standing in management education.ICADE 的项目于 2026 年获工商管理硕士协会认证,进一步巩固了该学院在管理教育领域的地位。
- The university now cooperates with more than 200 institutions of higher education in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia through academic exchanges and work-placement schemes.该校目前通过学术交流与实习计划,与欧洲、拉丁美洲、北美和亚洲的 200 多所高等院校开展合作,学生可在其中一所伙伴院校完成部分学业。
- The mission of the university has remained tied to the Society of Jesus, combining academic study with a Catholic ethical and social commitment.学校的办学宗旨始终与耶稣会相连,把学术研习与天主教伦理和社会担当相结合。
- The Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Canon Law were among the institution's first faculties, created when it became a Pontifical University under Pope Pius X in 1904.神学院与教会法学院是该校最早的学院之一,1904 年在教皇庇护十世治下学校升格为主教大学时设立。
- When the university moved to Madrid in 1969 it began to add professional schools, gradually acquiring the modern shape it has today alongside its older ecclesiastical faculties.1969 年迁至马德里后,学校开始增设专业学院,在原有教会类学院之外逐步形成今日的格局。
- The 1978 incorporation of ICAI-ICADE added engineering, business and law to the Theology and Canon Law faculties, producing its present academic balance.1978 年并入 ICAI-ICADE 后,工程、商学与法学与神学、教会法学院并列,形成现有的学科格局。
Academics
- Comillas is organised into seven colleges and schools, spanning theology, canon law, human and social sciences, engineering, business and law, and nursing and physiotherapy.科米利亚斯下设 7 个学院与学系,涵盖神学、教会法、人文与社会科学、工程、商学与法学以及护理与物理治疗,兼具教会类与专业类学院,这在西班牙私立大学中较为少见。
- The Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Canon Law descend directly from the seminary's original purpose of educating clergy.神学院与教会法学院直接源自神学院培养神职人员的初衷,它们仍是学校作为主教机构身份的核心。
- The Faculty of Human and Social Sciences offers programmes in fields such as psychology, education and social work.人文与社会科学学院开设心理学、教育学与社会工作等领域的专业,并为学校相关学位课程作出贡献。
- The ICAI School of Engineering focuses on industrial and telecommunications engineering and artificial intelligence.ICAI 工程学院以工业工程、通信工程与人工智能为重点,是 1908 年「机械与电力学校」的继承者。
- The ICADE School of Business and Economics and the ICADE School of Law are among Spain's best-known faculties in their fields.ICADE 商学与经济学院与 ICADE 法学院是西班牙在其领域内最知名的学院之列,自 1950 年代以来培养了数代西班牙商界领袖。
- The San Juan de Dios School of Nursing and Physiotherapy trains health professionals in nursing and physiotherapy.圣胡安德迪奥斯护理与物理治疗学院培养护理与物理治疗方面的卫生专业人才,是学校在医学与药学之外的主要卫生专业人才培养单位。
- Teaching combines these seven schools with a network of research institutes and chairs developed by the university's researchers.教学把这 7 个学院与由学校研究人员建立的研究所和讲席网络结合起来,这些讲席由能源与技术等领域的公司与机构资助。
- The Institute for Research in Technology carries out applied engineering research with industry partners.技术研究所与产业伙伴合作开展应用工程研究,与能源及工业企业合作开展项目。
- In the 2025 strategic plan the university recorded 16,442 enrolled students, of whom 9,467 were bachelor's students and 4,034 were postgraduate students.按 2025 年战略规划,学校注册学生 16442 人,其中本科生 9467 人、研究生 4034 人,国际学生在本科与研究生项目中合计逾 1500 人。
- Continuing education for adults accounts for a further group of learners, mostly professionals returning for short courses.成人继续教育另有一批学员,多为回校修读短期课程的在职人士,这些学员多是为进修或职业发展而返校。
- International education is a defining feature, with more than 200 partner institutions supporting exchange programmes, work placements and joint projects.国际化教育是其显著特征,200 多所伙伴院校支持交流项目、实习与联合研究。
- Comillas takes part in dual-degree programmes, including combinations such as business administration with international relations.科米利亚斯开设双学位项目,例如工商管理与国际关系的组合,这是一种受欢迎的选择。
- The university's management programmes hold AMBA accreditation, awarded in 2026 to the ICADE faculty.其管理类项目持有 2026 年授予 ICADE 学院的工商管理硕士协会认证。
- Teaching is delivered chiefly in Spanish, with a growing number of English-taught and bilingual tracks for international students.教学主要以西班牙语进行,同时为国际学生提供日益增多的英语授课与双语方向。
- The university's centres and chairs support research training through an International Doctoral School.学校的各研究中心与讲席通过国际博士学院支持研究训练。
- Its engineering and business faculties maintain close links with Spanish and international companies for internships and applied projects.其工程与商学院系与西班牙及国际企业保持密切联系,开展实习与应用项目。
- Research activity spans engineering, energy, business, law, social sciences and theology, aligned with the university's Jesuit social mission.研究活动遍及工程、能源、商学、法学、社会科学与神学,与学校的耶稣会社会使命相一致,研究人员在各研究所、讲席与研究小组中工作。
- Comillas offers summer courses and language programmes through its Modern Language Institute, extending teaching beyond the standard academic year.科米利亚斯通过现代语言学院开设暑期课程与语言项目,把教学延伸到常规学年之外。
- Its ICADE faculty has long supplied senior managers and professionals to Spanish business, finance and law.其 ICADE 学院长期为西班牙的商界、金融与法律领域输送高级管理人才与专业人士,许多校友在西班牙的银行、咨询公司与律所担任高级职务。
- Degrees in theology and canon law at Comillas are awarded under pontifical authority, a legacy of its elevation in 1904.科米利亚斯的神学与教会法学位依主教权威颁授,这是其 1904 年升格的遗产。
Campus
- The main campus of Comillas stands on Calle Alberto Aguilera 23 in the Argüelles district of central Madrid.科米利亚斯的主校区位于马德里市中心阿圭列斯区的阿尔贝托·阿圭莱拉街 23 号。
- A second campus lies at Cantoblanco, on Calle Universidad Comillas 3-5 in the Fuencarral-El Pardo district in the north of the city.第二处校区位于城北富恩卡拉尔-埃尔帕尔多区的坎托布兰科,即首都北郊,地址为科米利亚斯大学街 3-5 号。
- The university operates five campuses in all, reflecting its spread across Madrid and its historic links to the town of Comillas.该校共运营 5 处校区,从市中心的阿圭莱拉历史建筑延伸到城北的现代坎托布兰科建筑群,反映出其在马德里的分布以及与科米利亚斯镇的历史联系。
- The Alberto Aguilera site is served by the Argüelles and San Bernardo metro stations, placing it within walking distance of central Madrid.阿尔贝托·阿圭莱拉校区邻近阿圭列斯站与圣贝尔纳多站地铁,步行可达马德里市中心,使学生可以便捷通达首都其他地区。
- The Cantoblanco campus includes the Arrupe building, named in the Jesuit tradition, among its teaching and research facilities.坎托布兰科学院区在教研设施中包括以耶稣会传统命名的阿鲁佩楼,它是学校在坎托布兰科的现代设施的一部分。
- The university has renamed many of its buildings and lecture rooms, giving them names drawn from its history and Jesuit identity.学校为多座建筑与教室重新命名,其名称取自学校的历史与耶稣会身份,把现代校园与学校的渊源联系起来。
- Its recorded geographic position is latitude 40.4165 and longitude -3.70256, placing it in the heart of Madrid.学校登记地理坐标为北纬 40.4165、经度 -3.70256,位于马德里市中心。
- Madrid, Spain's capital and largest city with more than three million inhabitants, hosts the university's students within a dense urban and cultural environment.马德里是西班牙首都与最大城市,居民逾 300 万,学校学生置身于密集的城市与文化环境之中,其商业、文化与交通网络使它成为重要的欧洲大学城。
- The two Madrid campuses are served by the city's metro network, connecting the Argüelles and Cantoblanco sites across the capital.马德里两处校区由城市地铁网络连接,把阿圭列斯与坎托布兰科两址贯通全市。
- The university's buildings are integrated into Madrid rather than forming a single self-contained campus, so teaching and city life sit close together.该校建筑融入马德里城区,而非构成单一的独立校园,教学与城市生活因此紧密相邻,学生可在同一城区内往返于课堂与城市街道之间。
Reputation
- In the QS World University Rankings 2027, the edition to which this entry belongs, Comillas Pontifical University is placed 643rd in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,也就是本条目所属的榜单版本,科米利亚斯主教大学列全球第 643 位,稳居全球前 700 行列。
- The university does not appear in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings main table.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名主榜,缺席该榜单更多反映方法论与覆盖范围的差异,而非研究水准。
- The 2026-2027 US News Best Global Universities table lists the university at 2,225th in the world.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将该校列于全球第 2225 位。
- Nor does it appear in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities main list.该校也未出现在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜之中。
- Research output recorded by OpenAlex amounts to about 10,245 works with more than 198,955 citations.OpenAlex 记录的科研产出约 10245 件作品、被引逾 19 万次。
- In the CYD 2026 ranking the university met 21 high-performance indicators and stood out for international reach, student mobility and graduate employment.在 CYD 2026 排名中,该校达到 21 项高绩效指标,并在国际影响、学生流动与毕业生就业方面表现突出,位居西班牙领先私立大学之列。
- Comillas is widely regarded as one of Spain's leading private universities, particularly for engineering, business and law.科米利亚斯被普遍视为西班牙领先的私立大学之一,其毕业生活跃于西班牙商界、法律界与公共行政领域。
- Its ICADE faculty strengthened its standing in management education when its programmes received AMBA accreditation in 2026.其 ICADE 学院在项目于 2026 年获工商管理硕士协会认证后,进一步巩固了在管理教育领域的地位。
- The university maintains a large network of more than 200 partner institutions, adding an international dimension to its reputation.学校拥有 200 多所伙伴院校的庞大网络,为其声誉增添了国际维度,其中许多合作支持双学位与流动项目。
- Its Jesuit identity and long history in theology and canon law give it a distinctive position among Spanish universities.其耶稣会身份以及在神学与教会法上的悠久历史,使其在西班牙各大学中占据独特地位,其神学院是西班牙历史最悠久的主教学院之一。
- Comillas is a member of the International Association of Universities, linking it to a worldwide network of higher-education bodies.科米利亚斯是国际大学协会成员,由此与全球高等教育机构网络相连。
- Its alumni network includes chief executives and senior professionals across Spanish and international companies.其校友网络涵盖西班牙与国际企业中的首席执行官及高级专业人士,他们中许多人就读于 ICADE 与 ICAI。
Student life
- The university has no single formal Latin motto, its identity being expressed instead through the Spiritual Exercises and the Jesuit educational tradition.该校没有单一正式的拉丁校训,其身份更多通过《神操》与耶稣会教育传统来表达,其耶稣会特质持续塑造着办学方式,学校也以此界定自身使命。
- Pastoral care and chaplaincy form part of university life, in keeping with its foundation by the Society of Jesus.与其由耶稣会创办的背景相称,牧灵关怀与校牧服务构成校园生活的一部分,并向各种背景的学生开放。
- The Faith and Secularism Institute organises reflection and debate on the relationship between religion and contemporary society.信仰与世俗研究所组织关于宗教与当代社会关系的反思与讨论,体现了耶稣会与当代文化对话的传统。
- Alumni are organised through ICADE Asociación, which presents annual awards recognising professional achievement in business and law.校友通过 ICADE 协会组织起来,该协会设立年度奖项,表彰商学与法学领域的职业成就,并维系着毕业生与学校联系的大型网络。
- The university's student body mixes Spanish and international students, supported by exchange programmes with more than 200 partner institutions.学校的学生群体由西班牙与国际学生混合而成,200 多所伙伴院校的交流项目为其提供支持,交换生通常就读一个学期或整个学年。
- Because its campuses sit within Madrid, student life is closely bound up with the capital's cultural, professional and social opportunities.由于校区坐落于马德里市区,校园生活与首都的文化、职业与社会机会紧密相连,从两处校区均可便捷抵达城市的商业区与文化机构。
- The Alberto Aguilera and Cantoblanco sites each have their own libraries and study facilities serving the faculties based there.阿尔贝托·阿圭莱拉与坎托布兰科两处校区各有图书馆与学习设施,服务设于当地的学院,二者共同支持两处校区的学习。
- Comillas runs a network of research institutes and chairs that also engage students in seminars, projects and public events.科米利亚斯运营研究机构与讲席网络,并通过研讨会、项目与公开活动让学生参与其中,其中包括向更广泛的城市公众开放的公开讲座与研讨会。
- The academic year opens with a formal ceremony at which the rector addresses the university community and welcomes new students.学年以正式典礼开启,由校长向全校师生致辞并迎接新生。
Notable people
- Pope Leo XIII founded the seminary that became the university in 1890, issuing the papal brief that gave it its charter.教皇利奥十三世于 1890 年创办了后来成为该校的神学院,并颁布授予其章程的教宗诏书,使西班牙北部成为天主教高等教育的一个中心。
- Antonio López y López, the first Marquis of Comillas, and his son Claudio López Brú, the second Marquis, were the patrons behind its foundation.首任科米利亚斯侯爵安东尼奥·洛佩斯·洛佩斯与其子、第二任侯爵克劳迪奥·洛佩斯·布鲁,是促成其创办的赞助人,该家族财富来自航运与贸易,其资助还在镇内创办了学校与一所医院。
- Pope Pius X raised the institution to the rank of a Pontifical University in 1904, allowing it to award degrees in theology, philosophy and canon law.教皇庇护十世于 1904 年将该校升格为主教大学,使其得以在神学、哲学与教会法领域授予学位,1904 年的升格章程至今仍是该校主教学位的法律基础。
- Fr. Antonio Allende Felgueroso, SJ, became rector in 2024, taking office at the opening of the 2024-2025 academic year.耶稣会士安东尼奥·阿连德·费尔格罗索神父于 2024 年出任校长,在 2024-2025 学年开学时履职。
- Amparo Moraleda, an alumna of Comillas ICAI, was named president of the European aerospace group Airbus, taking up the post in October 2026.科米利亚斯 ICAI 校友安帕罗·莫拉莱达被任命为欧洲航空企业空中客车的董事长,于 2026 年 10 月就任,她此前曾执掌 IBM 西班牙公司并出任伊比利亚航空董事长。
- Samuel Macanás D'Aniello, a graduate of the ICADE E-3 programme in 2005, was named among Spain's thirty top finance leaders.2005 年 ICADE E-3 项目的毕业生萨穆埃尔·马卡纳斯·达尼埃洛,被评为西班牙三十位顶尖金融领军人物之一,他在西班牙金融业工作逾十五年。
- Javier Tarjuelo, an ICADE graduate of the 2015 double master's in law and business law, was selected as one of Spain's ten most promising young lawyers.ICADE 2015 届法学与商法双硕士毕业生哈维尔·塔尔胡埃洛,入选西班牙十位最有前途的青年律师,并入围西班牙最佳青年律师奖决选。
- Ángel Cordovilla, a professor of dogmatic theology at Comillas, contributed to the university's 2024 exhibition on 120 years of theology and canon law.科米利亚斯教义神学教授安赫尔·科尔多维亚,为学校 2024 年「神学与教会法 120 年」展览作出贡献。