The Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) Foundation is a non-profit organisation with full legal status and capacity to act, since the conversion of its Founding Charter into a public deed and its registration at the Foundations Register of the Generalitat de Catalunya. IBEI, as established in Article 1 of the Orden UNI/253/2004, of 16 July, is an inter-university research institute, in accordance with Article 10 of the Universities Act 6/2001, of 21 December, and Article 23 of the Catalan Universities Act 1/2003, of 19 February.

IBEI is governed by:

• The Statutes of Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) Foundation.
• The IBEI Internal Regulations.
• Other legal provisions that may apply.
• The resolutions adopted by the Board of IBEI or by its other governing bodies in the exercise of their functions.