Governing bodies
Ramon Llull University, created as a private non-profit foundation, has a federal structure that is governed by its Rules for Organization and Operation. The governing bodies are as follows.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The 海角社区Fundaci贸 is the URL鈥檚 maximum governing body in all non-academic areas. The Foundation exercises its authority through the Board of Trustees. The latter consists of representatives from the different institutions which make up URL and other members representing civil society. The Board鈥檚 primary tasks include defining the university鈥檚 strategy and lines of governance, naming the Rector and his/her team, approving the URL鈥檚 Statutes, deciding on the creation of new centres, and assuming the function of University Social Council.
Chairman: Mr Llu铆s Recoder i Miralles
First Vice-President: Ms Anna Xicoy Cruells, Esade Foundation
Second Vice-president: Br Josep Espuny Crespo, La Salle FUNITEC
Secretary: Dr Vicen莽 Pedret Clemente, IQS CETS Private Foundation
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
He has a degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Urban Planning Law. He has been a member of the Congress of Deputies, mayor of Sant Cugat del Vall猫s, member of the Parliament of Catalonia, vice-president of the Diputaci贸 de Barcelona and councilor of Territory and Sustainability. In the private sector, he has practiced law and is currently a partner of the firm Ineo Corporate, and was previously a partner at KPMG lawyers, among others. He has been associate professor of Global Environmental Governance at Blanquerna-URL. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the ETS de Edificaci贸n de Barcelona (UPC), of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Barcelona and of the Board of Directors of T煤neles de Barcelona y Cad铆 and Esade-Creapolis. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Strategic Plan of ECOEMBES, of Cruz Roja Sant Cugat-Rub铆 and of the Advisory Board of Fundaci贸n Ayuda y Esperanza. Co-founder of the Food Bank of Catalonia, member of Climate Project, C铆rculo de Econom铆a, the Advisory Board of the Oncolliga Foundation, the Pere Tarr茅s Foundation and Alcaldes.eu.
Since December 2024, he is President of the Board of Trustees of the URL.
RECTOR TEAM
Born in Spezzano Albanese, Italy (1956). He holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and Commerce by Messina University (Italy), an MBA by Esade-URL and a PhD in Economics and Business Sciences by Comillas Pontificia University, ICADE-ICAI (Madrid). He also followed the Executive Program in Management at University of California at Los Angeles UCLA (USA) and the Strategic Marketing Management Program at Harvard University, Boston (USA). He is currently Full Professor of Marketing at Esade-URL (Barcelona, Spain), where he works since 1986 and where he has held various top positions, particularly in the area of international affairs. He is member of the Esade International Advisory Board. Since January 2013 he is part of the URL Rector鈥檚 Team as Vice-Rector for International Relations and Students. Among other recognitions, in 2013 he received by the President of the Italian Republic the distinction of 鈥淯fficiale dell鈥橭rdine della Stella d鈥橧talia鈥, and in 2019 by the French Government the distinction of 鈥淐hevalier dans l鈥橭rdre des Palmes acad茅miques鈥. In 2018 he received the Doctorate Honoris Causa of the C贸rdoba Catholic University, Argentina. He is currently member of the board of the Federation of European Catholic Universities (FUCE) and the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC).
Born in Spezzano Albanese, Italy (1956). He holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and Commerce by Messina University (Italy), an MBA by Esade-URL and a PhD in Economics and Business Sciences by Comillas Pontificia University, ICADE-ICAI (Madrid). He also followed the Executive Program in Management at University of California at Los Angeles UCLA (USA) and the Strategic Marketing Management Program at Harvard University, Boston (USA). He is currently Full Professor of Marketing at Esade-URL (Barcelona, Spain), where he works since 1986 and where he has held various top positions, particularly in the area of international affairs. He is member of the Esade International Advisory Board. Since January 2013 he is part of the URL Rector鈥檚 Team as Vice-Rector for International Relations and Students. Among other recognitions, in 2013 he received by the President of the Italian Republic the distinction of 鈥淯fficiale dell鈥橭rdine della Stella d鈥橧talia鈥, and in 2019 by the French Government the distinction of 鈥淐hevalier dans l鈥橭rdre des Palmes acad茅miques鈥. In 2018 he received the Doctorate Honoris Causa of the C贸rdoba Catholic University, Argentina. He is currently member of the board of the Federation of European Catholic Universities (FUCE) and the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC).
Born in Sant Celoni (1963). He is an IQS Chemical Engineer (1987), graduated in Chemistry from URL (1993), Doctor of Chemical Engineering IQS in Organic Chemistry (1991), Fellow Rohm & Haas Agrochemical Division, Pennsylvania, USA (1998). Since 1987, Professor and Chair of the URL (2005). Manager of the Polytechnic University School of Matar贸 (2008). Director of University Studies, Research and Development of the Public Foundation Tecnocampus Matar贸-Maresme (2009-10). Patron of the Xavier Foundation (2013-20). Secretary General of IQS-URL (2012-14). Dean of IQS School of Engineering-URL (2014-20). He has co-founded the IQS Molecular Engineering Group 1998-2017 and the GRC Pharmaceutical Chemistry Group (since 2018). His research has focused on Biomedical research in the design of biologically active molecules. He has participated in the publication of two books on Organic Synthesis, more than a hundred articles in international journals and 15 patents. In 2010 he received the Honorable Mention of the Research Award of the Dr. Antoni Esteve Foundation and in 2011 the research award of Expoquimia in the International Year of Chemistry. He has been a national basketball player and coach. Director of the Madrigalist Choir of Matar贸, founder of the "Ciutat de Matar贸" Choir and for thirty years a member of the Orfe贸 Catal脿.
Born in Barcelona (1967). Full Professor at La Salle-URL. Expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (30 years). Degree in Computer Science from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, PhD in Computer Engineering from Ramon Llull University. General Management Program (PDG) at IESE Business School. Member of the Smart Society Research Group at La Salle-URL. Member of the LHCb collaboration at CERN. Member of the Advisory Board of the Observatory of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence of Catalonia (OEIAC). Member of the Advisory Board of the Center of Innovation for Data tech and Artificial intelligence (CIDAI). Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fundaci贸 Privada Innovaci贸, Recerca i tecnologia Educativa (FIRTEDU). Member of the Editorial Board of 'COMPRENDRE. Revista catalana de filosofia'. Promotion of Women in Technology. Previously, director of La Salle School of Electronics and Computer Engineering (2003-2012), academic director of La Salle-URL (2012-2014) and academic coordinator of the master's degree in Data Science (2017-2022).
Born in Badalona (1963). Diploma in Teaching from the UB (1985), degree in Pedagogy from the UB (1989) and PhD in Pedagogy from the UB (2011). His professional experience is developed as a social educator in juvenile justice centers before joining as a teacher at the Faculty Pere Tarr茅s-URL in 1994, where he has held various positions: head of the Social Education Area, director of publications, academic director of the degrees and member of the Research Ethics Committee of the URL. His lines of research and teaching are educational intervention with vulnerable and/or at-risk groups in complex environments, especially in childhood and adolescence; and the construction and development of applied ethics in social education and social work. He has been linked to the scientific management team of the CaixaProinfancia program and to the Permanent Commission of the Observatory of Children's Rights of the Generalitat de Catalunya. He currently collaborates with the Center for Legal Studies and Specialized Training, coordinates the Ethics Committee of the Col路legi d'Educadores i Educadors Socials de Catalunya (CEESC) and is a member of the Executive Council of the Ibero-American Society of Social Pedagogy.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
This body serves to coordinate the university鈥檚 different federated institutions. It consists of the Board of Trustees President, the Rector, the Directors or General Directors of the federated institutions, the Deputy Rectors and the Secretary General. Its primary functions, amongst others, are to: propose the university鈥檚 general strategic principles, inform about budgets, inform about or propose the creation of new centres, and plan the structure and development of university programmes, research activities and knowledge transferals.
President: Mr Llu铆s Recoder i Miralles
Secretary: Dr. Jes煤s Vilar Mart铆n
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
This is the collegiate body which supports the Rector in governing and managing the university. It consists of the Rector, the Deputy Rectors, the Secretary General, the Directors or Deans of the different schools, a representative from each of the different university research institutes, university delegates from the federated centres, and the Manager (the latter can participate though not vote). The Academic Council meets monthly to prepare the different topics to be addressed by the Management Board, prepare general orientation guidelines regarding academic fees, inform about the creation of new centres, and coordinate academic activities and common services between the different URL centres.
President: Dr. Carlo Maria Gallucci Calabrese, interim rector
Secretary: Dr. Jes煤s Vilar Mart铆n
MANAGEMENT BOARD
This is the senior collegiate governing body for academic questions. It consists of the Rector, Deputy Rectors, the Secretary General, the Directors or Deans of the different schools, a professor designated by each centre, the Directors of the university research institutes, between three and six graduate and postgraduate students, a representative from the PAS personnel and administrative staff, and by university delegates from the federated centres. The Management Board generally meets once a semester and, extraordinarily, whenever convened by the Rector or half of its members. The Management Board鈥檚 responsibilities include informing about the creation or elimination of schools or institutes, the incorporation of other centres into URL, the approval of study plans and, lastly, advising and providing guidance on the university鈥檚 basic academic development.
President: Dr. Carlo Maria Gallucci Calabrese, interim rector
Secretary: Dr. Jes煤s Vilar Mart铆n