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The Faculty of Education is currently in the process of accrediting its University Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Secondary and Upper-Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Foreign Language Teaching. This process is outlined in the Framework for the Verification, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation of Official Degrees (MVSMA), established by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya).

The Thinking Classroom on Sustainability brings the academic year to a close with the participation of experts in anthropological, social and educational aspects related to sustainability, and aims to welcome new participants in the 2026–2027 academic year

The graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Education Sciences took place on 30 June in the Aula Magna at UIC Barcelona, where students from the bachelor’s degrees in Pre-Primary and Primary Education received their sashes

The University was placed directly into the 901-950 range worldwide, further consolidating its international profile and global standing

The University has climbed 10 positions compared to the previous edition

To mark Sant Jordi Day, Maria Pujol Valls, vice-dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences, explores the concept of ecocritical literacy in The Conversation, highlighting the role of literature in shaping more sustainable ways of understanding the world

On 24 March, Dr Carmina Folch, great-granddaughter of the educational psychologist Lluís Folch i Torres, inaugurated the exhibition “Learning Through Play: The Teaching Materials of Lluís Folch i Torres” with a lecture on her great-grandfather’s legacy, during which she highlighted the social, educational and cultural impact of one of the Folch i Torres brothers

Three lecturers from UIC Barcelona – Dr Magdalena Bosch from the Faculty of Humanities; Dr Juan David Quiceno from the Institute of Culture and Thought; and lecturer and doctoral researcher Carla Vidal from the Faculty of Education – took part in the XXVI International Congress of Philosophy, “Emotions and Flourishing: From Magda Arnold’s Proposal to Contemporary Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives”, held from 25–27 February at the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce in Rome.

On 12 and 13 February, the Aula Magna hosted the Impuls congress on leadership in learning, with two round table discussions moderated by Enric Vidal, dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences, and which included Australian educator John Hattie, one of the leading figures in educational methodologies

The event acknowledged the effort and academic commitment of students receiving grants, supported by partner companies and institutions