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The mayor of Madrid inaugurates the new Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences building

21/09/2022


The Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has inaugurated the new Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences building at the CEU San Pablo University, located on the Moncloa Campus (Paseo de Juan XXIII, 10). Following an investment of nearly 25 million euros, this modern and sustainable construction of more than 14,000m² incorporates the very latest architectural, technological and environmental innovations. In this academic year, it will be used by up to 1,250 students and over 100 teaching staff at the faculty.

The Grand Chancellor of the University, Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza, the Director General of the University Foundation, Javier Tello, the Rector Rosa Visiedo, and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences, María Solano, accompanied the Mayor on a tour of the installations.

The centric building is equipped with the most innovative technologies for the faculty students to undertake practical sessions - two television sets and a further two for radio, photography laboratories and video and audio editing classrooms.

In addition, the state-of-the-art classrooms and multidisciplinary spaces facilitate the implementation of Exploria. This teaching innovation programme is adapted to a new student profile and proposes the use of new learning tools and methodologies in an attempt to promote continuous student training and assessment, autonomy, project development and teamwork.

This new building also houses the HUB - an in-house multimedia platform - , a modern newsroom made up of students and for students to produce written content, podcasts and videos, all allowing students on Communication degrees to embark on their professional development.

CEU San Pablo University is heir to the first School of Journalism in Spain (El Debate, 1926), which, in its day, made a significant contribution to the modernisation and promotion of the journalism profession.

Efficiency of the building

The state-of-the-art and sustainable building, designed by the Nieto Sobejano studio, incorporates the latest architectural, technological and environmental innovations in a total of 14,000m², divided into 12,000m² of facilities and over 2,000m² of exterior surface area.

The innovative construction boasts a geothermal installation with 150-metre deep wells that can cover up to 75% of the energy demand for heating and air conditioning annually - and up to 100% in the mild climates of spring and autumn. The perforated sheet metal of the exterior walls provides solar protection, which has a direct influence on air conditioning savings in summer. There is also an Exterior Thermal Insulation System (SATE) on the exterior walls and double glazing with solar control on the windows. The entrances to the building have a double-sliding door to act as a windbreak and prevent leaks.

Palabras clave José Luis Martínez-Almeida Humanities Communication Building Inauguration