HISTORY OF HIGH SCHOOL
1986, the beginnings
business and Humanism began its activity as seminar Permanent in 1986.
Men of business
A group of men from business, convinced of the need to redesign the society in which we live, came to the University of Navarra in search of people who wanted to demonstrate the effectiveness internship of the Humanities, and show that they are much more practical than is generally thought.
Companies
On the corporate side, Tomás Calleja (Iberdrola) took the initiative and, with him, José María Zalbidea (Iberdrola), Felipe Gómez Pallete (IBM) and Manuel Herrán (Compañía Sevillana de Electricidad). Luis María de Ybarra y Oriol (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya) was appointed Chairman of the new seminar.
University
On behalf of the University of Navarra, Alejandro Llano, Leonardo Polo, Rafael Alvira and Jaime Benguría joined this initiative.
The statutes
Rafael Alvira recounted how they drew up the statutes in a now defunct cafeteria on Avenida Pío XII in Pamplona, and how the name came about. Alvira claimed the capacity of the high school to "tackle lines of themes that have opened the way and have later been important in the discussion".
Commitment
From the outset, "it set out to contribute - through research and teaching- to solving the problems posed by the growing complexity of our society, especially those related to how to integrate business and economic activity into civil society. And it did so with a strong and pioneering interdisciplinary character.
Generate new operational attitudes and ideas
Its purpose is to help refine an economic, business and political Philosophy internship , through a continuous dialogue between entrepreneurs and academics, so that new attitudes and new operational ideas are generated. In this sense the high school has to be a stimulus to rebuild a society in need of ethical principles.
Politics with a capital P
Rafael Alvira pointed out that the work carried out by the high school business and Humanism "can be framed within the sphere of what has classically been called great politics, Politics with a capital P, which observes society in its Structures and in its living with sufficient distance to be able to know it truly and without political or economic partisanship. Its goal is to contribute to the flourishing of a new civil society, in which the University fertilises the institutions with its spirit and in turn enriches itself through dialogue with them".
25th anniversary
Professor Alejandro Llano and the businessman Tomás Calleja, founding members of high school, took part in the academic event to mark its 25th anniversary. Rafael Alvira, its director at the time, spoke about the objectives and inspiration of high school and gave way to the tribute paid to Enrique de Sendagorta, president of high school since 1996.
30th anniversary
The Museum hosted the events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the high school business y Humanismo, with the participation of its president, Ricardo Martí-Fluxá, and its director, Jaume Aurell, and three of its promoters: Alejandro Llano, Rafael Alvira and Tomás Calleja. directorJaume Aurell, and three of its promoters: Alejandro Llano, Rafael Alvira and Tomás Calleja.
At present
The high school business and Humanism is a high school of the School of Economic Sciences whose goal is to promote humanism in the business and organisations through academic programmes, specific publications and conference business. From the link of the theoretical research with the experience internship, it aims to foster meeting between people from the business, political and academic worlds, stimulating an interdisciplinary dialogue on the fundamental issues that concern them.