The Indiana University delegation set out on a weeklong trip to Spain and France. On the first day in Madrid, Spain, members of IU’s delegation visited Complutense University of Madrid and had a meeting with Rector Carlos Andradas Heranz in this building. The second day of the trip marked a formal celebration of the golden anniversary of IU’s Madrid Program and recognition of the consortium of U.S. universities, known as the Universidades Reunidas, that has enabled thousands of students to study abroad in Spain’s capital and largest city.On the first day in Madrid, Spain, members of IU’s delegation -- IU Bloomington Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Melissa Dinverno, second from left, IU President Michael A. McRobbie, IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie and IU Vice President for International Affairs David Zaret -- met with Complutense University of Madrid Rector Carlos Andradas Heranz, left.During a tour, the IU delegation saw a model representation of the devastation endured by the Complutense University of Madrid campus during the Spanish Civil War.After the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), original buildings like the Filosofia Building at the Complutense University of Madrid, pictured here, were repaired or rebuilt and several new buildings were added, including a number distinctly developed in the modern architectural style of some major U.S. universities. The original buildings still carry battlefield markings, such as bullet holes.
