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The University of Barcelona is the best-rated state center in all international research indicators. The Faculty of Philology and Communication provides quality and prestigious research through the work of numerous groups and projects obtained in national and international competitive calls, research institutes and research and documentation centers. The Faculty's Research Committee (LINCAR) is the body in charge of defining, monitoring and evaluating the main lines of action in research. The Research Office is in charge of the financial and administrative management of the projects and offers general information on calls for proposals and grants.
New Dean and team take office at the Faculty
News | 20-06-2025
On Thursday, June 19, the University of Barcelona held the inauguration ceremony for several new dean teams, including that of the Faculty of Philology and Communication
The Aula Magna hosted the inauguration ceremony for the new dean of the Faculty of Philology and Communication, Dr. Joan G. Burguera, along with his team. The new dean's office, which will lead the Faculty for the next six years, is composed of professionals with distinguished academic careers. Supporting Dr. Burguera in this new stage are: Dr. Salvador Iranzo, as Vice-Dean of Coordination; Dr. Ana Moya, as Vice-Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Quality, and Students; Dr. M. Pilar Perea, as Vice-Dean of Master's, Research, and Doctoral Studies; Dr. Eva Martínez, as Vice-Dean of Communication and International Relations; and Dr. Mireia Farrús, as Academic Secretary.
During the ceremony, the rector of the University of Barcelona, Dr. Joan Guàrdia, expressed his gratitude and recognition to the outgoing deans and emphasized the importance of this new phase, with a clear focus on academic excellence and the future.
To close the event, Dr. Guàrdia invited Dr. Javier Velaza, outgoing dean (2017–2025), to read the poem "Aula Magna" from his book Las Ignorancias. In Velaza’s words, “This poem is a tribute to the importance of knowledge transfer and to the fundamental role of the University in education.”
Dr. Joan G. Burguera Serra, new dean of the Faculty
Dr. Burguera is an associate professor in the Department of Hispanic Philology, Literary Theory, and Communication. He holds a degree in Hispanic Philology, a Law degree, and a European PhD in Spanish Linguistics with a dissertation on the uses of interrogative structures in parliamentary debates.
His research has primarily focused on political discourse from a linguistic-communicative perspective, within the Multidisciplinary Group for Discourse and Political Communication Analysis. He has also organized recent academic conferences on discourse and political communication held at the Faculty. Currently, his research focuses on how traditional parliamentary debates intersect with social media formats from a multimodal perspective.
In teaching, he has lectured in the degrees of Hispanic Philology and Communication and Cultural Industries, as well as in the official Master’s in Specialized Communication. He directs the Faculty's GID on Communication and Entrepreneurship, has long collaborated in study abroad programs with Dartmouth College and the University of California, and coordinates the BCN-NY Journalism Master’s with Columbia University.
Since 2011, he has been one of the driving forces behind both official and proprietary communication studies at the Faculty of Philology and Communication, initially as head of studies for the Communication and Cultural Industries degree and, in recent years, as Vice-Dean of Faculty and Communication.