Graduation ceremonies
2024. Martin Shaw
The past 27th of June, IBEI celebrated the graduation ceremonies of the 2023-2024 promotion of its Master's in International Security, International Development, Research Master's in International Studies and Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Public Policy (Mundus MAPP) at the Paranymph of the Universitat de Barcelona.
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The event introduction was in charge of Marta Ferrer, Vice-rector for Student Services and Campus Life of the UB; Helena Ramalhinho, Vice-rector of Internationalization of the UPF; and Laura Chaqués Bonafont, Director of IBEI; who inaugurated the ceremony and welcomed all the students, their families, and also all the IBEI community including professors and staff.
Martin Shaw, Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex, and Research Professor at IBEI, attended the Graduation Ceremony 2024 and gave the keynote speech Responding to the New Global Insecurity.
After this lecture, Tutku Ayhan, IBEI Fellow; took part as a speaker to address the students, congratulating and encouraging them in their promising future after their studies at the IBEI.
IBEI students Rutiksha Bosamia, Student of the Master’s in International Development; Gabriël Antonio Van Veen, Student of the Master’s in International Security and Chi Le Linh, Student of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Public Policy, also participated by giving a speech on behalf of their classmates.
Finally, Marta Ferrer, Vice-Rector for Student Services and Campus Life at the UB; Helena Ramalhinho, Vice-rector of Internationalization of the UPF; and Laura Chaqués Bonafont, Director of IBEI, along with Jacint Jordana, President of IBEI, awarded the certificates to all IBEI graduates.
At the very end, there was an outdoor reception with some professors, family, and friends, who did not want to miss the special occasion.
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2017. José Ignacio TORREBLANCA
Location: Paranimf of the Universitat de Barcelona
The welcome speech was in charge of Dr. Oriol Escardíbul, Vice-Rector for Finance of the Universitat de Barcelona, who mentioned the past unexpected powershifts in the world and how they adress to the present changes. His discourse was followed by some warm words of IBEI's director Jacint Jordana.
Prof. José Ignacio Torreblanca, Editor-in-chief of EL PAÍS and Professor of Political Science at UNED, attended the Graduation Ceremony 2017 as a keynote speaker with the lecture "The New International Disorder", available in video here.
After this lecture, Pablo Astorga, co-coordinator of the Master's in International Development at IBEI, took part as a speaker to address the students, receiving an enthusiastic response by the future graduates as he congratulated and encouraged them to be selfconfident. You can read his talk here, and also watch it in video.
The IBEI student Aaradhana Ramesh participated as well giving a speech in behalf of the rest of her classmates. You can access to her conference in video here.
Finally, the vice-rectors of the universities that issue the masters certificates (UPF, UAB and UB) awarded the certificates to all IBEI graduates.
The President of IBEI Narcís Serra also made a final speech as a way of closure.
At the very end there was a reception at the garden, accompanied with some beverages and appetizers, enlivered with live xylophone music and the company of professors, family and friends, who did not want to miss the special ocassion.
Our students took the initiative to organize and coordinate themselves to create a Yearbook, which they themselves distributed at the end of the act.
2016. Antonio MISSIROLI
Venue: UPF - ESCI Auditorium
Dr Antonio Missiroli, Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies, attended the Graduation Ceremony 2016 as a keynote speaker with the lecture "The EU in a changing security environment".
After this lecture, Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués, Research Fellow at IBEI, took part as a speaker to address the students. The IBEI student Warren Quinton participated as well giving a speech.
Finally, the vice-rectors of the universities that issue the Master’s Certificate (UPF, UAB and UB) awarded the certificates to all IBEI graduates.
2015. Mary KALDOR
Venue: UAB - Casa Convalescència
Professor Mary Kaldor, Professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), attended the Graduation Ceremony 2015 as a keynote speaker with the lecture "Democracy in Europe".
After this lecture, Matthias vom Hau, Assistant Professor at IBEI, took part as a speaker to address the students, you can read his talk here. The IBEI student Charles Crossley participated as well giving a speech.
The vice-rectors of the universities that issue the Master’s Certificate (UPF, UAB and UB) awarded the certificates to all IBEI graduates.
2014. Juan DÍEZ MEDRANO
Professor Juan Díez Medrano, Research Program Coordinator at IBEI and Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, attended the Graduation Ceremony 2014 as a keynote speaker with the lecture "Transnational Europeans and the Future of Europe". The vice-rectors of the universities that issue the Master’s Certificate (UPF, UAB and UB) awarded the certificates to all IBEI graduates.