IBEI - Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

17/06/2026

| Global Shifts, Local Responses: Implications for Europe, Spain, and Catalonia 🌍

Geopolitical and economic transformations at a global level do not affect everyone in the same way. These global changes demand specific, tailored responses from European, national, and regional governments to protect and guide their citizens.

This panel examines how major international trends translate into concrete policies for Europe, Spain, and Catalonia:

🔹Germà Bel (Universitat de Barcelona)

🔹Agustí Fernández de Losada (Generalitat de Catalunya)

🔹Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI)

The session was moderated by Anna Terrón (Migration Policy Institute).

Explore the dynamics connecting global trends with local governance.

16/06/2026

🤝 IBEI, together with the Catalan public universities and Exteriors Catalunya (Generalitat de Catalunya), has signed a framework agreement for educational cooperation that will allow master's and postgraduate students to do paid professional internships both in the Department's central services, in Barcelona, ​​and in the Government's delegations abroad.

A representation of students and coordinators of IBEI's master's programmes attended the institutional signing event, held at the Palau de la Generalitat.

The event was chaired by the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Salvador Illa Roca, and was attended by the Minister for European Union and Foreign Action, Jaume Duch Guillot; the Minister for Research and Universities, Nuria Montserrat, and the President of IBEI, Jacint Jordana.

🔎 Keep reading here: https://t.ly/deZVh

12/06/2026

⏰ Last days to register | Do you want to delve deeper into the geopolitical, economic, and social challenges of the Mediterranean and the Middle East?

The deadline to join the Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East is fast approaching.

📅 Program dates: From June 29 to July 3, 2026.

🚨 Application deadline: June 22, 2026.

A unique opportunity to learn from international experts, expand your academic network, and debate current affairs in a key region.

Upon completion of the program, all participants will receive an official certificate stating the number of training hours completed.

👉 Check our programmes out and apply here: t.ly/MPu5k
IEMed & Catalonia International

11/06/2026

Class of 2026, you made it! 🎓🙌

On June 1st, we celebrated the incredible hard work, dedication, and brilliance of our newest IBEI graduates. Congratulations to everyone who completed their degrees across our programmes:

🌍 Master’s in International Relations
🌐 Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Public Policy (Mundus MAPP)
✏️ Master’s in International Security
🍃 Master’s in International Development
🏛️ Master’s in Public Policy

P.S. The full photo gallery is officially live on IBEI’s Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ibeibarcelona/albums/ 📸


Offered jointly by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universitat de Barcelona.

10/06/2026

| Development Finance in Flux: Reimagining Development Cooperation 🌍

The traditional architecture of development finance is no longer suited for today’s overlapping crises. Shrinking budgets, shifting political priorities, and the rising demand for climate and social resilience are forcing global institutions, civil society, and the private sector to completely rethink how development cooperation operates.

This panel addresses these systemic challenges through a diverse, multistakeholder analysis featuring:

🔹Cristina Fernández-Duran (Oxfam EU Office)

🔹Hans Peter Lankes (ODI)

🔹Emilia Saiz (United Cities and Local Governments)

🔹José María Viñals (Standard Chartered)

🔹Gabriel Yorio (Inter-American Development Bank)

Explore the new frameworks redefining international aid and finance.

09/06/2026

📢 NOVA : Tècnic/a de pràctiques acadèmiques i serveis a l'estudiantat

T’agradaria formar part d’un entorn acadèmic internacional, dinàmic i multicultural a Barcelona? A l’IBEI busquem el/la pròxim/a membre del nostre equip de gestió!

Si ets una persona dinàmica, organitzada i polivalent, amb experiència en gestió universitària, serveis a l'estudiantat, administració acadèmica i/o gestió de pràctiques professionals, això t'interessa. Et coordinaràs amb estudiants, professorat i institucions col·laboradores per donar suport a l'Oficina Acadèmica.

Envia la teva sol·licitud!

📅 Data límit: 21 de juny de 2026

👉 Més info: t.ly/xepSd

05/06/2026

Can vulnerability be a strength for the public sector?

A new article by Jacint Jordana (IBEI) and Juan Carlos Triviño-Salazar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona) analyzes how independent regulatory agencies strategically accept certain risks to gain credibility, enhance accountability, and, above all, build stakeholder trust.

Read the full analysis and its application to data protection, finance, and food safety agencies here:

Trustable environments are highly appreciated for regulatory performance, but difficult to emerge. A condition for making trust work is to accept vulnerability, and this holds both for stakeholders a...

04/06/2026

How does the Franco-German relationship shape the future of Europe? 🇪🇺

While we often view the European Union as a vast multilateral bloc, key decisions are frequently born from bilateral agreements. In their latest article, Ulrich Krotz and Lucas Schramm analyze how the partnership between France and Germany has served as the underlying "engine" stabilizing and guiding European politics over the last 50 years.

A must-read to understand the forces moving regional order and world politics today.

📥 Read the full article here:

Regional integration scholars have long stressed the role and importance of bilateral and other minilateral relations between states for multilateral politics i...

03/06/2026

Is politicization a failure or an opportunity for the European Union? 🇪🇺

Book chapter by Alex Andrione-Moylan: "Revisiting TTIP and CETA: Claim-making and Legitimacy in the EU".

By analyzing media debates across six key countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland), the author examines the impact of public mobilization against EU trade agreements.

An essential read to understand the gap, and the opportunities for reconnection, between European institutions and their citizenry.

👉 Read more: t.ly/knwv-
Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)

03/06/2026

| Global Trade at a Turning Point: Rethinking the Global Trading System 🌐

The multilateral trading system is undergoing a fundamental shift. Rising protectionism, geopolitical fragmentation, and the evolution of digital trade are forcing a comprehensive reassessment of traditional commercial frameworks.

This panel brings together key perspectives from academia, international organizations, and public policy to analyze these structural changes:

🔹Simon J. Evenett (Institute for Management Development IMD)

🔹Meredith Lilly (Carleton University (Official))

🔹Carlos Grau (Global Express Association)

🔹Luz María de la Mora (UN Trade and Development)

🔹Cristina Serradell (ACCIÓ)