ISLA LAB
Cooperation in the search for solutions
The Island Council of La Palma and the University of Navarra have signed an agreement partnership agreement in order to develop teaching activities, knowledge dissemination and research. This union will benefit both the academic community and society in general, promoting sustainable development , heritage conservation and cultural promotion of the island.
Teaching
SUMMER COURSE 'METAL CRAFTSMANSHIP'.
This was held in Santa Cruz de La Palma from June 24 to 28 (2024). Students from different courses of the Degrees of design and Architecture of the University of Navarra learned about the uses and applications of iron from local craftsman and expert in blacksmithing and forging Yoel Díaz Sánchez.
CT LAB SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
The CT Labs have the goal to share academic solutions with the society to face, together with the City Councils, the challenges of the growth of cities and the contemporary human habitat. Therefore, the cities become a laboratory where students work and develop their proposals. These works are then exhibited publicly. The students of School of Architecture have already carried out three projects on the island of La Palma.
ACADEMIC TRIP OF DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
A group of students from Degree in Environmental Sciences made this year 23-24 a training trip to the Canary Islands, within the Landscapes Program. Among other things, in addition to La Palma, they visited the Garajonay National Park and Mount Teide.
COIL (COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING): CAMPUS INTERUNIVERSITY IN LA PALMA
Architecture students from the University of Navarra developed proposals in 2025 for a universitycampus in the municipality of El Paso (La Palma), intended to house academic extension courses in the area affected by the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja in 2021. As a novelty, the academic exercise was carried out in COIL format together with nine other universities in Latin America through the America Foruman initiative of the University of Navarra and the Pan-American Federation of Architects Associations(FPAA) that promotes research, professional training and partnership between institutions. Universities from Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil and Guatemala participated in the project .
academic trip of the Degree in design
The 4th year design students of the University of Navarra made an academic stay on the island of La Palma to learn about the main industries that support the Economics of the Canary Islands after the eruption of the volcano in 2021. During the trip, the students had the opportunity to learn about the different services that characterize the area: the craft trades, the silk industry and the tourism sector.
News
25 | 11 | 2025
The good work of local craftsmanship
24 | 01 | 2025
University students develop a project for planning an inter-university campus on La Palma
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09 | 07 | 2024
The president of the University visit the island of La Palma
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07 | 07 | 2024
Architecture students and design learn about metal craftsmanship in La Palma.
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07 | 05 | 2024
The University and the Cabildo de La Palma sign an agreement agreement to develop teaching and research activities. research
ImagenManuel Castells
23 | 01 | 2024
University architecture students design a multifunctional center for the elderly in La Palma
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09 | 11 | 2023
A exhibition with proposals from Architecture students for the National Volcanological Center travels around La Palma.
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03 | 03 | 2023
Architecture students present their ideas for the future National Volcanological Center to the Mayor of El Paso (La Palma)
ImagenManuel Castells
21 | 07 | 2022
University students present emergency and sustainable housing projects for those affected by the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption
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