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The URL among the most prominent universities in the world according to "World University Rankings 2023"
Ramon Llull University (URL) is ranked at position 501 among the 600 best universities in the world. It is ranked 7th in Spain and remains 4th in Catalonia.

We celebrate the start of the 2022-2023 academic year for the university master's and doctoral programs!
The opening ceremony of the master's degrees offered by the School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences of Blanquerna-URL took place on Monday, October 3, at 6:00 pm. Dr. Sacra Morejón, Academic Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research opened the ceremony and welcomed the attendees, who in many cases are newcomers to the Blanquerna-URL community.

Dr. Josep Maria Carbonell, new president of Blanquerna-URL
The appointment took place on October 3

Blanquerna-URL awarded the "UNESCO ICM Martial Arts Education Prize" with AUTJUDO
AUTJUDO is a project focused on transmitting values and fostering the social inclusion of children with autism spectrum disorder through judo

Josep Antoni Rom takes office as the new rector of the URL
Josep Maria Garrell, the outgoing rector, bid farewell to more than 300 people with heartfelt thanks to all the people and institutions that have supported him during his 10-year term of office

Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations organizes Women and Research Meetings
The Associate Dean for Research has created a monthly meeting to share research among women, juniors and seniors, from the School.

BarcelonActua and Blanquerna-URL explore new avenues of collaboration
Since June, refugees from Ukraine have been receiving Spanish lessons from some members of the faculty and admin personnel.

Ramon Llull University organizes the event to inaugurate the 2022-23 academic year
Next Monday, October 10, 2022, Ramon Llull University will hold its inauguration ceremony for the 2022-2023 academic year.

We are participating in the third edition of the Digital Skills Congress!
The third Congress of Digital Skills will discuss the creation of more ethical and inclusive digital environments
La primera setmana del curs 22-23, superada!
Sessions de benvinguda, Buddies, apadrinaments i la Fira de Participació Universitària a la Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’Educació i de l’Esport Blanquerna-URL

Emerson College and Blanquerna organize the 8th Annual Emerson-Blanquerna Global Communication
The 8th Annual Emerson-Blanquerna Global Communication Pre-Summit and Summit will take place in two cities steeped in history and known for promoting dialogue - Boston, MA and Washington, DC.
We welcome our international students!
24 exchange students arrive at the School of Psychology, Education and Sport Science.

At Blanquerna we are ready to start the 2022/23 academic year
This information is of interest to you, whether you are starting a course at Blanquerna this year, or will be in your 2nd, 3rd or 4th year.

Jordi Borda, former student and professor at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, new director of Catalunya Ràdio
The Governing Council of the Catalan Audiovisual Media Corporation (CCMA) appointed Jordi Borda as the new director of Catalunya Ràdio on Monday, July 25, following the conclusion of the public process.

The Blanquerna Bachelor degree in Psychology enters the prestigious Global Ranking of Academic Subjects of the Shanghai Ranking
The bachelor degree in Psychology from the Blanquerna Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Sciences enters for the first time the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects of the Shanghai Ranking, prepared by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy in the range 401-500.
In order to be evaluated for this classification, institutions need to have published a minimum number of scientific articles between 2016-2020. In the case of the department of Psychology and Physics, 100 and 300 papers were published respectively. Universities are also ranked according to the number of citations published by the discipline, international collaborations, publications in the highest-quality journals, and outstanding awards according to each category.
Ramon Llull University is also included in this ranking in the fields of Public Administration, Business Administration and Management.

Blanquerna Research Scholarships
Scholarships announced by Blanquerna schools for master degree and PhD students with the aim of promoting the training of young researchers and supporting research groups. The announcement is made public on the bulletin boards of the schools and on the website. The announcement is published depending on the availability of places.

2022 National Research Awards
The Government of Catalonia announces the 2022 National Research Awards through the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI)
The purpose of the awards is to foster the social acknowledgement of science and, specifically, to raise awareness among Catalan society on the scientific activity of researchers in connection with our country

2022 Emilio Aced Personal Data Protection Research Award
The AEPD (Spanish Data Protection Agency) announces a new edition of the Emilio Aced Personal Data Protection Research Award for 2022

2022 Nursing Research Awards
The General Council of Official Colleges of Nursing of Spain holds the 2nd research awards to foster research among nursing professionals

Discover Sportboard, a tool for the study of ethics and value in sport
The European Sportboard project was presented on 4 July, headed by a group of sports organizations, including the Blanquerna-URL School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences.