The University of Navarra and Madrid World Capital have signed a collaboration agreement for the creation of the “Madrid Forum”. Specifically, the University’s Higher Technical School of Architecture and the MWCC association, through the signing of this agreement, have the following objectives: to promote the Spanish infrastructure sector, the construction of mobility and cities under quality criteria, sustainability and resilience; make Madrid visible as the world reference center and strengthen the international leadership of our companies.

They will work in the fields of scientific and technological research and teaching, in areas of knowledge of mutual interest, promoting the implementation of programs, projects and activities and fostering the generation of knowledge, the exchange and transfer of this knowledge between them.

The University of Navarra and MWCC will promote education around urban solutions; Employability will be promoted in the field of urban planning (both in the Public Administration and in the private sector: Real Estate, engineering, landscaping, architecture and urban planning offices…). A study of urban solutions will be created, as well as research on the future of cities, analyzing the future of cities, with Madrid at the center, addressing issues such as overpopulation, digitization and the attraction of talent.

The University of Navarra and MWCC invite public and private companies to join this agreement to promote the objectives set.

For David Garcia Nuñez, president of MWCC, “the signing of this collaboration agreement is the spearhead for new city conception projects, new design and architecture projects for other ways of creating the city, all of them aimed at improving the quality of life of citizens

The School of Architecture of the University of Navarra teaches three master’s programs at its postgraduate headquarters in Madrid: the Master’s Degree in Architecture (qualifying), another in sustainability and another in Real Estate. It is the only university that offers qualification and specialization jointly in a year and a half.

The University of Navarra is a Christian-inspired institution that carries out its non-profit teaching, research and assistance activities with a clear aim of serving society. With more than 13,000 students (32% international) and 1,186 professors, it has six campuses -Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York-, where it teaches 37 degrees, 42 master’s degrees and 19 doctoral programmes.

Its mission is to offer students a 360º education, with the necessary knowledge to face the challenges of their professional career, but also to foster values and critical thinking in them. Likewise, it carries out high-level research, for which it has eight research centers in which more than 1,000 professionals work, and with a budget of more than 106 million euros. Currently, it promotes its 2025 Strategy, focused on projects that have sustainable development and care for people and the environment as their axis.