The San Pablo CEU University Foundation has launched its first university campus in the Balearic Islands, for which it foresees an investment of more than 40 million euros. The new Beato Luis Belda University Centre, attached to the CEU San Pablo University, will be located in the Riskal building, located at numbers 1, 3 and 5 of Antònia Martínez Fiol street, in Palma.
The building, which has been in disuse for more than a decade, will be refurbished for its conversion into a biosanitary university campus. The project will be carried out in two phases and will not involve new construction, as an existing structure will be reused, thus limiting the urban impact and reducing the environmental footprint.
The project is currently in the processing phase, following the approval by the Consell de Govern Balear of the agreement to assign the centre to the CEU San Pablo University. Once the necessary reports and authorisations have been completed, the opening is scheduled for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The future institution will offer university degrees exclusively in the field of Health Sciences. In its first phase, it will offer degrees in Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Psychology. In later stages, bilingual medicine, dentistry and pharmacy will be added. According to the promoter, this offer responds to the high demand for health personnel in the Balearic Islands and to the needs arising from the generational changeover in the health system.
The campus will have teaching facilities adapted to modern teaching, including specialised laboratories, an advanced clinical simulation centre, a social university dental clinic, library, cafeteria, car park and space for more than 2,000 students.
CEU currently manages four universities in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona and Seville, in addition to a network of nearly 30 educational centres throughout the country, with more than 44,000 students. The San Pablo CEU University Foundation acts as a non-profit organisation and reinvests its resources in scholarships, research and educational development.