The University is an admirable European invention which, since its origins, has striven to establish a genuine community of persons within itself, to create and transmit science, to constitute a space open to criticism and peaceful debate of ideas in its untiring search for truth, to commit itself to the solution of the problems that beset society, serving it but at the same time guiding it in a free and independent spirit.
DECALOGUE
1. - Because the transcendent dignity of the person and the respect that every human being deserves by the mere fact of being a human being demand our contribution to make them effective in today's world, I commit myself to treat my professors, colleagues and other members of the university community with respect, observing university manners, taking the utmost care not to hurt or annoy anyone with words or actions that show contempt, and to ensure in my attitude and presence, both in the classroom and outside the university, the respect that academic dignity demands of all members of the university community.
2.- Because abuse, injustice and arbitrariness should not form part of relations between people, I undertake to make service to others my way of acting and not to promote unhealthy competitiveness in my conduct.
3.- Because evils present in this world such as wars, terrorism or genocide must disappear once and for all, I commit myself to renounce all forms of violence and to seek a peaceful solution to conflicts that may arise.
4.- Because no man should feel loneliness, sadness or marginalisation, I commit myself to procure in my environment a suitable climate for the best development of human relations, without marginalising anyone.
5.- Because evil, disloyalty and lies must be combated, I commit myself to ensure that my actions, my relations with others and my studies are based on good and sincerity, and that my aim is the search for scientific truth.
6.- Because a society should not be based on selfishness, easy success or the search for self-satisfaction and money, I commit myself to work with seriousness and enthusiasm and to accept the effort involved in all learning.
7.- Because everyone should have access to a decent job that contributes to making him/her a full and happy human being, I commit myself to be faithful to my vocation, to carry out my university work well and not to forget the opportunity that life has given me to obtain an adequate intellectual education, not to waste or squander it, and to give back to society the good received.
8.- Because poverty in the world must be combated, I undertake to bear in mind that my studies and my work must serve the common good of society.
9.- Because all true science must serve to make men freer, societies fairer and to protect life and the natural environment, I commit myself to study in search of the ultimate reason for things and to put my knowledge at the service of progress, life and the improvement of society and nature.
10.- Because no one should think that life is meaningless, that everything that happens is the result of chance, that everything is relative or that nothing matters, I commit myself to seek and show the meaning of what I do and to pursue the truth that underlies everything according to the vision of Christian humanism.