page_title: Rovira i Virgili University
hierarchical_section_title: Rovira i Virgili University
caption_attribution_description: English: Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain Français&#160;: Université de Rovira i Virgili, Tarragone, Espagne
context_page_description: Rovira i Virgili University is located in the Catalan cities of Tarragona and Reus, Spain. Its name is in honour to Antoni Rovira i Virgili.
  The Rovira i Virgili University is a nationally and internationally recognized teaching and research institution with centres in Tarragona, Reus, Vila-seca, Tortosa and El Vendrell. In 2018 and 2019 it was ranked the 78th World's Best Young University with less than 50 years. In 2020 it was ranked within the top 200 world's universities by the Times Higher Education 2020 ranking, which recognizes universities for their socials and economic impact based on 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At Spanish level, in 2017 URV was ranked the 4th in publication production by faculty number, and the 7th with Highly Cited Papers by faculty number. In 2014 URV obtained the HR Excellence in Research award by the EC, renewed in 2017. URV offers doctoral studies distributed in 24 programs and annually welcomes 11400 undergraduate, 1300 master and 1200 PhD students.
context_section_description: Rovira i Virgili University (Catalan: Universitat Rovira i Virgili, URV; IPA: [uniβəɾsiˈtad ruˈβiɾə j βiɾˈʒili]) is  located in the Catalan cities of Tarragona and Reus, Spain. Its name is in honour to Antoni Rovira i Virgili.
  The Rovira i Virgili University (URV) is a nationally and internationally recognized teaching and research institution with centres in Tarragona, Reus, Vila-seca, Tortosa and El Vendrell. In 2018 and 2019 it was ranked the 78th World's Best Young University with less than 50 years (Times Higher Education World University Rankings). In 2020 it was ranked within the top 200 world's universities by the Times Higher Education 2020 ranking, which recognizes universities for their socials and economic impact based on 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At Spanish level, in 2017  URV was ranked the 4th in publication production by faculty number, and the 7th with Highly Cited Papers by faculty number. In 2014 URV obtained the HR Excellence in Research award by the EC, renewed in 2017. URV offers doctoral studies distributed in 24 programs and annually welcomes 11400 undergraduate, 1300 master and 1200 PhD students.
caption: Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona
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