The Pontifical University of Salamanca (in Spanish: Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca) is a private Roman Catholic university based in Salamanca, Spain. History This Pontifical University has its origins in the unique University of Salamanca, founded in 1218 and one of the oldest institutions of all Europe and the whole world. Resulting from the resolution of the Spanish kingdom of dissolving the faculties of Theology and Canon Law at the University of Salamanca in 1854, Pope Pius XII decided to establish a new pontifical university and restore those faculties in a new institution. Additional faculties and schools were added over the years. Olegario González de Cardedal, who received the Ratzinger Prize in 2011, teaches Dogmatic and Fundamental Theology. The University is famous thanks to its faculties of Philosophy, Psychology, Informatics and Education. Degrees Currently, the Pontifical University of Salamanca offers the following undergraduate degrees adapted to the European Higher Education Area : Salamanca Campus Canon Law Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport Communication Studies Social Education Nursing Philosophy Trilingual Biblical Philology Humanities Computer Science and Engineering Speech Therapy Master in Early Childhood Education Teacher of Primary Education Pedagogy Journalism Psychology Advertising and Public Relations Madrid Campus Architecture Building Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Industrial Management Engineering Nursing Osteopathy Physiotherapy Sociology Notable alumni José María Vigil (born 1946), theologian See also List of Jesuit sites List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945) References External links Pontifical universities Universities in Castile and León Salamanca Educational institutions established in 1940 1940 establishments in Spain