The event introduction was in charge of Xavier Triadó, Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation of the UB; Xavier Ramos, Vice-Rector for Economics of the UAB; Ester Oliveras, Vice-rector of Social Compromise and Sustainability of the UPF; and Jacint Jordana, Director of IBEI; who inaugurated the ceremony and welcomed all the students, their families, and also all the IBEI community including professors and staff.

Quique Bassat, ICREA Research Professor, Head of the Malaria Programme of ISGLobal; attended the Graduation Ceremony 2022 as a keynote speaker, focusing on global health, inequalities and how to fight them.

After this lecture, Laura Chaqués Bonafont, Professor of Political Science at UB and Senior Research Associate at IBEI; 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 Shivam Shammit Ghai, Angel Manuel Almendros Salerno & Mercédesz Mária Lajos (Master's in International Relations) participated as well giving a speech. They highlighted to their classmates the need to become the change they want to see in the world.

Ambiorix Feliz Brito, IBEI Alumni Barcelona Chapter Lead; addressed the future graduates stressing the relevance of the synergies and opportunities between our alumni & our recent graduates: "IBEI will always your home, you will always be welcome here"