Governing bodies

Born in Barcelona (1963). Degree in Contemporary History from the UB (1987), Doctorate in Advertising and Public Relations from the URL (2004) and professor at the URL. In 1994 he joined Blanquerna-URL, where he was co-founder of the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, Vice-Dean of Technology and Equipment (1998-2016) and Director of the Degree in Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing (2016-2020). From September 2020 to September 2022 he was part of the URL Rector Team as Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation. He is a member of several scientific committees of national and international congresses and of the magazines Trípodos, Gráfica and Questiones Publicitarias. He is the main researcher of the Research Group on Strategy and Creativity in Advertising and Public Relations (GRECPRP). He has been director of the university master's degree in Advertising Strategy and Creativity and of the master's degree in Advertising Art Direction at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations and of the Blanquerna-URL Design and Publications Service.

Born in Spezzano Albanese, Italy (1956). He holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and Commerce by Messina University (Italy), an MBA by Esade-URL and a PhD in Economics and Business Sciences by Comillas Pontificia University, ICADE-ICAI (Madrid). He also followed the Executive Program in Management at University of California at Los Angeles UCLA (USA) and the Strategic Marketing Management Program at Harvard University, Boston (USA). He is currently Full Professor of Marketing at Esade-URL (Barcelona, Spain), where he works since 1986 and where he has held various top positions, particularly in the area of international affairs. He is member of the Esade International Advisory Board. Since January 2013 he is part of the URL Rector’s Team as Vice-Rector for International Relations and Students. Among other recognitions, in 2013 he received by the President of the Italian Republic the distinction of “Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia”, and in 2019 by the French Government the distinction of “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques”. In 2018 he received the Doctorate Honoris Causa of the Córdoba Catholic University, Argentina.

 

Born in Sant Celoni (1963). He is an IQS Chemical Engineer (1987), graduated in Chemistry from URL (1993), Doctor of Chemical Engineering IQS in Organic Chemistry (1991), Fellow Rohm & Haas Agrochemical Division, Pennsylvania, USA (1998). Since 1987, Professor and Chair of the URL (2005). Manager of the Polytechnic University School of Mataró (2008). Director of University Studies, Research and Development of the Public Foundation Tecnocampus Mataró-Maresme (2009-10). Patron of the Xavier Foundation (2013-20). Secretary General of IQS-URL (2012-14). Dean of IQS School of Engineering-URL (2014-20). He has co-founded the IQS Molecular Engineering Group 1998-2017 and the GRC Pharmaceutical Chemistry Group (since 2018). His research has focused on Biomedical research in the design of biologically active molecules. He has participated in the publication of two books on Organic Synthesis, more than a hundred articles in international journals and 15 patents. In 2010 he received the Honorable Mention of the Research Award of the Dr. Antoni Esteve Foundation and in 2011 the research award of Expoquimia in the International Year of Chemistry. He has been a national basketball player and coach. Director of the Madrigalist Choir of Mataró, founder of the "Ciutat de Mataró" Choir and for thirty years a member of the Orfeó Català.

Born in Barcelona (1967). Full Professor at La Salle-URL. Expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (30 years). Degree in Computer Science from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, PhD in Computer Engineering from Ramon Llull University. General Management Program (PDG) at IESE Business School. Member of the Smart Society Research Group at La Salle-URL. Member of the LHCb collaboration at CERN. Member of the Advisory Board of the Observatory of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence of Catalonia (OEIAC). Member of the Advisory Board of the Center of Innovation for Data tech and Artificial intelligence (CIDAI). Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Privada Innovació, Recerca i tecnologia Educativa (FIRTEDU). Member of the Editorial Board of 'COMPRENDRE. Revista catalana de filosofia'. Promotion of Women in Technology. Previously, director of La Salle School of Electronics and Computer Engineering (2003-2012), academic director of La Salle-URL (2012-2014) and academic coordinator of the master's degree in Data Science (2017-2022).

 

Born in Badalona (1963). Diploma in Teaching from the UB (1985), degree in Pedagogy from the UB (1989) and PhD in Pedagogy from the UB (2011). His professional experience is developed as a social educator in juvenile justice centers before joining as a teacher at the Faculty Pere Tarrés-URL in 1994, where he has held various positions: head of the Social Education Area, director of publications, academic director of the degrees and member of the Research Ethics Committee of the URL. His lines of research and teaching are educational intervention with vulnerable and/or at-risk groups in complex environments, especially in childhood and adolescence; and the construction and development of applied ethics in social education and social work. He has been linked to the scientific management team of the CaixaProinfancia program and to the Permanent Commission of the Observatory of Children's Rights of the Generalitat de Catalunya. He currently collaborates with the Center for Legal Studies and Specialized Training, coordinates the Ethics Committee of the Col·legi d'Educadores i Educadors Socials de Catalunya (CEESC) and is a member of the Executive Council of the Ibero-American Society of Social Pedagogy.