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.