The Falange of José Antonio Primo de Rivera and the Franco regime imported from
other countries several institutions, among them, the Labour Universities (1955-1983).
José Antonio Girón was the founder, although to create them he followed the Belgian
Labor University (1911) created by Paul Pastur. In this paper, we will analyze the
similarities and differences between both institutions through the information that NODO
(Noticiarios-Documentales) (Newsreels and Documentaries, audiovisual
propaganda of Franco’s regime) offered in its newsreels about the Spanish Labour
Universities. Both institutions were similar in the architecture, in the design of spaces,
and in offering different specialties, mainly in the industrial field. They differed in the
context in which they were born. The Belgian Labor University was also imported into
other countries such as France, Zaire, Montevideo, Iran and China.
