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«Alma y Amantes», Blanquerna Best Communicator of the Year Award
Both parts of Estrella Damm's "Alma y Amantes" ad campaign wins the Blanquerna Award for Best Communicator of the year and Betevé will receive the Extraordinary Prize.

Signed agreements with universities in Australia and New Zealand
The Dean of the School, Dr. Josep Maria Carbonell has just signed a number of agreements for the exchange of professors and students with Curtin University, Australian Catholic University and Auckland University of Technology.

Blanquerna-URL wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2020
Classes will resume in the three Faculties of Blanquerna-URL on January 7.

Blanquerna obtains the HR Excellence in Research quality award
The European Commission has given Blanquerna the HRS4R accreditation, the Human Resources Strategy for researchers award.

Blanquerna-URL organiza el Open Day el 30 de noviembre
El Blanquerna Open Day será el próximo sábado 30 de noviembre en las tres facultades Blanquerna-URL.

James Gregory Payne, an expert in public diplomacy, awarded an honorary doctorate by the URL
James Gregory Payne, an expert in public diplomacy and director of Communication Studies at Emerson College (Boston, USA), has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Ramon Llull University (URL) on a proposal by the School of Communication and International Relations (FCRI) Blanquerna-URL.

James Gregory Payne, an expert in public diplomacy, awarded an honorary doctorate by the URL
James Gregory Payne, an expert in public diplomacy and director of Communication Studies at Emerson College (Boston, USA), has been awarded this friday, november 15th, an honorary doctorate from the Ramon Llull University (URL) on a proposal by the Faculty of Communication and International Relations (FCRI) Blanquerna-URL.

Members of Digilab participate in Brussels in the kick-off meeting of the Media Councils in the Digital Age project
Last Thursday, October 24, the first meeting of the Media Councils in the Digital Age project was held in Brussels, of which the Digilab research group forms a part of. Professors Pere Masip and Jaume Suau attended the meeting, where the different project partners met: the European Federation of Journalists, the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the press councils of Finland, Ireland, Austria, Germany and Belgium.

Pre-enrolment opened from 29th October for 2020-2021 courses
This year Blanquerna-URL has advanced preenrolment date in order to better satisfy all demands coming from future students interested in Blanquerna bachelor’s degrees.

Blanquerna recruits journalists for an European Union Program in Liberia
Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations is recruiting European media professionals to cover European Union's activity in Liberia.

Blanquerna has submitted its application for HRS4R assessment to the European Commission
The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) is an initiative by the European Comission to encourage and support institutions in the implementation of the Charter and Code principles in their practices and policies.

The URL, among the top 100 European universities in teaching
The Ramon Llull University has been positioned in the 76-100 range of the best universities in Europe in teaching, according to the Europe Teaching Ranking produced by Times Higher Education. It is situated, therefore, among the top 5 Catalan universities in the Top 100.

The Alumna Clara Calderó receives 'la Caixa' scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies in London
The Alumna of the 3rd graduating year of the Degree in International Relations, Clara Calderó, has been one of the 120 awarded, among 1,226 Spanish students, with the scholarship of 'la Caixa' to study abroad.

Havas Media Group and Blanquerna present a Master in Digital Transformation of Marketing and Communication
The headquarters of Havas Village in Barcelona has hosted the presentation of a master's degree that includes a module of internships in companies of the Havas Group Spain and that allows students to specialize in strategies and management of the digital transformation of marketing and communication in any area: institutions, organizations, advertising, public relations, digital media, consultancies.

Data analysis: a digital talk with specialist Marc Argemí
The team of researchers and professors of the School have enjoyed an update session with Dr. Marc Argemí, director of Sibilare and specialist in data, communication, rumors and credibility.

Communication sector focused on the use of Big Data
Big Data consolidates itself as the main source of innovation in the communication sector in Catalonia. This is one of the conclusions of the Outlook Blanquerna 2019 study, that was presented at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona.

Blanquerna starts the process to get the HR Excellence in Research quality award
This April, Blanquerna-URL has signed and sent to the European Commission the declaration of commitment to the principles of the Charter for European Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

The power of women in the XXV Blanquerna Conferences
From Monday 18 to March 20, we celebrate the XXV Blanquerna Conferences, which on this occasion open a debate on women in the world of communication, international relations and public sector management.

MILAB Conferences: Virtual Reality in the real world
Last Monday, February 18, the first edition of the MILAB Conferences took place. These conferences came about with the aim of facilitating the approach to the changing reality caused by the technological impulse of the new economy 4.0.

Dr. Enric Ordeix, new president of the Global Communication Institute
The director of the degree in Global Communication Management, Dr. Enric Ordeix has been appointed as president of the Global Communication Institute, an interuniversity consortium of 15 universities, responsible for the organization of the seminar on Global Public Relations, taught for third-year students of the degree in Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing.