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November 16, 2016

10th Joan Oró Award for Scientific Dissemination – Call for Candidates

The Catalan Association for Scientific Communication has announced the 10th Joan Oró Award for Scientific Dissemination. The main aim of this call is to encourage young researcher and communicators to team up. In order to be eligible for the prize, teams of at least a researcher and a communicator of less than 35 years old must have been formed. The submitted work must be unpublished and suitable for printed publications…

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November 15, 2016

University of Barcelona climbs four places in the URAP ranking

The University of Barcelona stands out once more among the top 50 universities worldwide and it is leader in Spain, according to the latest edition of the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP). The university holds the 45th position in 2016-2017 and gains four positions compared to last edition, whereas in Europe it holds the 10th place and gains three. It is also the only Spanish university to have been…

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November 15, 2016

The Faculty of Economics and Business unveils new Alumni Wall

Elisenda Paluzie, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona, has unveiled the first plaques of the new Alumni Wall. The names of all former students that have made a donation to the Faculty have been engraved in metal plaques, which have been placed in one of the main entrance lobbies of the Faculty. “With this project, the University of Barcelona and the Faculty of…

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November 11, 2016

PhD in Economics by the UB David Castells-Quintana wins José Manuel Blecua Prize

David Castells-Quintana, PhD in Economics by the Universidad de Barcelona, has been awarded the José Manuel Blecua prize by the university’s Board of Trustees. The award recognizes the best article published in a leading scientific journal resulting from a PhD thesis defended at the University of Barcelona in the field of Humanities and Social Sciecnes. Castells-Quintana’s Malthus living in slum: Urban concentration, infraestructure and economic growth was published in the…

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November 11, 2016

Mobility grants for research on the development of Barcelona – Call for Applications

The Societat Econòmica Barcelonesa d’Amics del País and the Fundació Barcelonesa d’Amics del País, in collaboration with Javier Godó, count of Godó, and the Obra Social La Caixa, offer scholarships aimed at teaching and research staff in Catalonia and PhD students at universities or research centres in Catalonia to carry out a three-month stay at a foreign university. Research must be related to the progress and development of Barcelona and…

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November 11, 2016

Post-Doctoral positions at UB’s Faculty of Economics and Business – Call for Applications

The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona invites applications for a three-year Post-Doctoral positions beginning in September 2017. Applicants are expected to show outstanding commitment to research and must have obtained a PhD when taking up the position. Successful applicants will be expected to teach in English in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, to develop independent research programmes achieving international recognition, and to be involved in…

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November 10, 2016

La Caixa Foundation fellowships for doctoral studies in Europe – Call for Applications

La Caixa Foundation grants 85 fellowships to carry out postgraduate studies at universities in countries within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). A total of 65 fellowships are aimed at students that want to carry out a master’s or a doctoral degree in any European Higher Education Area (EHEA) country, except Spain. The remaining 20 fellowships are restricted to young researchers who wish to earn a doctoral degree at any…

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November 10, 2016

UB’s Faculty of Economics and Business to unveil new Alumni Wall on Monday

Elisenda Paluzie, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona, will unveil on Monday November 14th, 2016, at 17:30, the first plaques of the new Alumni Wall, a fundraising project which will bring alumni and new generations of students closer together. The names of all former students that make a donation to the Faculty will be engraved in metal plaques, which will be placed in…

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November 8, 2016

FBK-IRVAPP Winter School on impact evaluation of public policies – Call for Applications

Applications for the Winter School on “Fundamentals and methods for Impact Evaluation of Public Policies” are now open. The course is the 9th edition of an initiative by the Bruno Kessler Foundation-Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (FBK-IRVAPP). The Winter School has been designed to be of particular benefit to PhD students and researchers in Social Sciences, Economics and Statistics, needing to undertake policy evaluation analysis using microdata….

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November 4, 2016

Trainee Position at the OECD Development Centre for a MSc or PhD student in Economics – Call for Applications

The OECD Development Centre is looking for a trainee to contribute to the work of the Development Centre on international migration and development, in particular in the framework of the project Assessing the Economic Contribution of Labour Migration in Developing Countries as Countries of Destination (ECLM). The trainee will in particular work on the fiscal effects of immigration in Costa Rica. Only Master or PhD students in economics are eligible…

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