More than 1100 former students They returned to the classrooms University of Navarra on the occasion of Alumni Weekend. The event brought together graduates from more than 50 countriesfrom the faculties of architecture, science, medicine, communication, law, economics and management, nursing, education and psychology, philosophy and letters and pharmacy and nutrition. The Association of Friends of the University was also present at the event.
The general celebration took place at the sports center, where Inigo Gutierrezdirector of the alumni office, welcomed the participants. Then, Inés García Paine, president of Alumni, commented on the news that the University reserves for its former students, and Teo Peñarroja, editor-in-chief of the Revue Nuestro Tiempo, spoke about the 70th anniversary of the magazine.
Then, the rector, Maria Iraburuand the president of the Association of Friends, Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero, They had a conversation on the theme “The Future of the University” during which Isabelle Olloqui, director of the Development Department, participated as a moderator. “Thinking about the future, there are two things that are interesting for the sustainability of the project: the people who make up the University and finding these places where new things are being done to make their own contribution to society with the touch humanist of the University”, underlined the rector
Added to this, Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero He emphasized the fundamental role of the Friends Association in achieving this goal: “No matter how strong a person is, without friends they go nowhere. Since 1960, the Association of Friends has sought to support the University of Navarra project and enable it to continue to develop.
The event ended with a small tribute to alumni of the class of 1974 who were celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diploma.
Tecnun 25th anniversary meeting
The San Sebastián campus joined the celebration by bringing together more than 60 former students of the Engineering School on the occasion of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the class of 1999. The former students gathered there took advantage of a day during which they were able to return to the classrooms, the workshops, as well as reconnect with their classmates class. During their central event, they connected to the Pamplona campus to listen to the intervention of María Iraburu and Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero.
