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May 27, 2016

The University of Barcelona, Spanish leader regarding scientific impact

The University of Barcelona is leader in Spain regarding indicators for general scientific impact and publication collaborations, according to 2016 Leiden ranking. The University of Barcelona is placed at 127th position worldwide, followed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, on 155th position, and the Complutense University of Madrid, on 202nd position. The ranking assesses the scientific performance of more than 800 universities worldwide. It is based on a series of bibliometric…

Econometrics Summer School in Cambridge opens registrations

Registration is now open to attend the 2016 Econometrics Summer School, Cambridge, comprising a series of three 2.5-day courses running consecutively between 18 and 25 July 2016. These will be delivered by econometricians from the University of Cambridge. Subjects include microeconometrics, time series analysis & modelling and macroeconomic modelling & forecasting. All courses will teach econometrics from an applied perspective and demonstrate the techniques in the internationally used econometric software…

Nominations now open to honour the best scientific and humanistic dissemination

Nominations are now open for the University of Barcelona honour for the best scientific and humanistic dissemination activities. Candidates need to be doctors at the University of Barcelona in order to be eligible for this distinction. Their activities should contribute significantly to the dissemination of sciences, technics, training, culture and ideas through the media or institutions open to society. The awarded candidate will receive the prize in a public ceremony…

CEMFI Summer School courses – Call for applications

CEMFI (Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros) has announced the 2016 Summer School. Nine intensive courses will be offered in late August and early September in Madrid. This year it will cover a broad range of subject areas, including Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Banking, Corporate Finance and Industrial Economics. Deadlines for applications: June 17th, 2016. More information HERE.

UB Doctoral School Courses for UB Researchers – Call for applications

The UB Doctoral School is offering two seminars on methodological, transversal and instrumental aspects of research. The seminars are organised for all starting researchers at the UB, particularly those researching in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities. More information HERE (in Catalan).

Scholarships to pursue international studies – Call for applications

The Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (DIPLOCAT) is issuing a call for applications for grants for a maximum period of a year to pursue international studies, with the collaboration of “la Caixa” Foundation. The universities eligible through the grant are those that offer courses in international relations, whether of a general kind, or more specifically related to public diplomacy, politics, law, economics and trade, diplomatic relations, co-operation in development and…

Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) Teaching Assistant – Call for applications

The Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) invites applications for a Teaching Assistant (TA) position for an introductory course in Economics. The course is taught in English and consists of a total of 24 hours starting October 2016. Candidates must hold a PhD degree. More information HERE.

Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) PhD Scholarships – Call for applications

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) offers PhD Scholarships for 3 years (with possible extension for one more year), starting September 2016. This shcolarship call is for students who have graduated after 2012 and who aim at enrolling on the PhD program in Economics (University of Barcelona). The candidates must have a Master in Economics completed by summer 2016. Deadline for applications: May 27th, 2016. More information HERE.

Vives Network Summer Courses 2016

The Vives Network (Xarxa Vives) is a non-profit institution that represents and coordinates the joint action in higher education, research and culture of 21 universities from 4 different European countries. This institution offers financial support for UB students interested to attend to one of the summer courses listed HERE. Deadline for applications: June 1st, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.

II RRI Tools Conference

On May 4th will take place in Barcelona the II RRI Tools Conference organised by the Association of Public Universities of Barcelona (ACUP), the Catalan Association for Science Communication (ACCC), CERCA Institute, the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) and Obra Social La Caixa. The conference will be the framework to present the first version of the European project RRI Tools’ Toolkit with more than 350 multimedia…