Next Monday, November 28, elections for the UB Rector's Office
Picture of the seven candidates on the day of electoral debate, November 22.
Institutional
(28/11/2016)
Next Monday, November 28, the UBʼs Rector Offices elections will take place. A total of 62.998 people from the different university groups will be able to vote from 10 h to 20 h with no interruptions, in the eighteen polling stations located in the different centers of the UB.
Picture of the seven candidates on the day of electoral debate, November 22.
Institutional
28/11/2016
Next Monday, November 28, the UBʼs Rector Offices elections will take place. A total of 62.998 people from the different university groups will be able to vote from 10 h to 20 h with no interruptions, in the eighteen polling stations located in the different centers of the UB.
The evening of the very same elections day, when ballot boxes are closed, the Aula Magna of the Historic Building will be opened to the public. This room will be the place where, at about 22.30 h the numbers of the results of counting up the votes and the turnout will be made public. All this information will be broadcast live at 21.50 h via UBTV.
Seven candidates aim to hold the position of rector of the University of Barcelona. These are, in alphabetical order, Norbert Bilbeny, professor of Ethics; Joan Elias, professor of Mathematics; Rafael Franco, professor of Biochemistry; Joan Guàrdia, professor of Behavioral Sciences Methodology; Eduardo L. Mariño, professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology; Màrius Rubiralta, professor of Organic Chemistry, and David Vallespín, professor of Procedural Law.
It will be the fourth time that, according to the current regulations, the new rector will be elected by the university community through direct election and secret universal suffrage. According to the UBʼs statutes, the values of the different groups are the following: permanent professors (51 % of the total); other teaching and research staff (9 % of the total); students (30 %), and administrative and service staff (10 %).
If any of the candidates do not get an overall majority on November 28, a second round will be done on December 1, in which the two more voted candidates will participate, and then the candidate who gets more votes will be elected as rector.
More information on the website Eleccions al Rectorat 2016