Created in 1961, it was the first School of Design to open in Spain, being the first to offer specific design studies. As a pioneer, it has set methodological guidelines that have served as a starting point for other schools. Elisava promotes education, knowledge, research, development and innovation in the field of design, engineering and communication, providing university education that prepares its students to meet professional challenges internationally, promoting the relationship of our community with the business community, institutions and society and ensuring our viability to transform and grow in a global and changing environment. At Elisava we work to be a university centre of international reference that contributes to the transformation of the human environment and the generation of new realities, developing design, engineering and communication with creativity and quality.