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Trustees & sponsors

IBEI has signed cooperation agreements with institutions directly linked to its activity, both in research and teaching, which has allowed it to develop a dynamic institutional policy for programmes covering internships, academic exchanges, secondments, etc.

Board Members

The Barcelona City Council is a board member of IBEI and has partially funded its budget since the Institute was created in 2004.

The AMB (Metropolitan Area of Barcelona) is a board member of IBEI and contributes to finance its budget.

The Barcelona Provincial Council is a board member of IBEI, and has partially funded its budget since the Institute was created in 2004.

In recent years, “la Caixa” Foundation has made a significant financial contribution to IBEI, and has collaborated in the organization of academic activities.

The Generalitat de Catalunya is a board member of IBEI and contributes to finance some of its activities.

Other Sponsors

The European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme offers scholarships to outstanding students within and from outside the European Union to be part of Mundus MAPP, in addition to grants for academics invited to participate in teaching and research. The universities in the Consortium also support these students by offering partial exemptions on tuition fees to those benefitting from Erasmus+ scholarships.

The Fundación Banco Sabadell contributes to the scholarship programme for the IBEI master's studies.

In order to facilitate and promote postgraduate education in Spanish universities for Latin American students, the Fundación Carolina offers scholarships for the Master's in International Relations and for the Master's in International Security.

The Institut d’Estudis Nord-americans (IEN) sponsors the IEN - IBEI programme on American politics and international security in order to promote the city of Barcelona as a relevant meeting place for American studies.

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