La Salle Campus Barcelona

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La Salle Campus Barcelona is a higher education centre located in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[1] It is a founding member of the Universitat Ramon Llull (URL), which was recognised by the Parliament of Catalonia in May 1991 as the first private university in Spain.[2] The campus is part of the international network of La Salle educational institutions managed by the Brothers of the Christian Schools.[3][4]

History

The origins of university-level teaching at La Salle Campus Barcelona date back to 1903, when the Brothers of the Christian Schools at the Colegio La Salle Bonanova began offering industrial surveying studies.[5]

In 1991, the Parliament of Catalonia recognised the creation of the Universitat Ramon Llull, in which La Salle participated as a founding member with two schools: the University School of Technical Telecommunications Engineering (EUETT) and the Higher Technical School of Electronic and Computer Engineering.[2]

In 2001, La Salle Technova Barcelona, the campus innovation park, was inaugurated.[6] It is a member of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP).[7] In 2016, La Salle Technova Barcelona was recognised as one of the ten best accelerators in Europe, and in 2017 it received the award for best Business Angels Network from the Spanish Association of Business Angels (AEBAN).[7]

In 2020, the Internet of Things Institute of Catalonia (IoTiCAT) was established with support from the European Regional Development Fund and the Generalitat de Catalunya.[8]

In September 2023, the School of Engineering appointed Dr. Guiomar Corral as its director, the first woman to hold the position in the school's hundred-year history.[9]

In 2024, the Interactive Arts & Science Laboratory (IASlab) was inaugurated, a transdisciplinary laboratory dedicated to research in digital arts and technological innovation.[10][11] The laboratory has collaborated with events such as the Sónar festival[12] and the MIRA festival,[13] as well as with institutions such as the Josep Trueta University Hospital.[14] IASlab has also participated in immersive heritage recovery projects, including the reconstruction of La font de l'Aurora, a Barcelona sculpture dismantled in 1931.[15]

Academic structure

The teaching activity of La Salle Campus Barcelona is organised into four schools:

  • Higher Technical School of Engineering La Salle-URL (ETSELS)[9]
  • Higher Technical School of Architecture La Salle-URL (ETSALS)[16]
  • International Faculty of Commerce and Digital Economy La Salle-URL (FICEDLS)[17]
  • Faculty of Philosophy La Salle-URL[18]

The campus also includes Brooder Lab, an incubator specialising in animation, visual effects (VFX), and digital arts.[19]

Rankings

In 2025, Forbes magazine ranked URL as the top private university in Catalonia in its classification of the most highly regarded private Spanish universities by companies.[20]

References

  1. 1."La Salle Universitat Ramon Llull". Ajuntament de Barcelona (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. 2.[2.2]"Llei 12/1991, de 10 de maig, de reconeixement de la Universitat Ramon Llull" (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  3. 3."La International Association La Salle Universities (IALU) es reuneix a Barcelona" (in Catalan). Església de Barcelona. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  4. 4."Las universidades de La Salle del mundo esbozan el futuro de la educación superior en el XIII Encuentro de la IALU" (in Spanish). La Salle. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  5. 5."Salle Bonanova: legado de excelencia educativa". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  6. 6."Monográfico: Salle Technova Barcelona" (in Spanish). APTE. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  7. 7.[7.2]"La Salle Technova Barcelona – EDIH Catalogue". European Commission. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  8. 8."Buenas Prácticas en la Administración Central: IoTiCAT" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Hacienda. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  9. 9.[9.2]"L'Escola d'Enginyeria de La Salle nomena una directora per primera vegada en 100 anys d'història". Diari El Jardí (in Catalan). September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  10. 10."Barcelona abre un laboratorio artístico pionero". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  11. 11."Un original laboratori on la ciència i l'art es donen la mà" (in Catalan). 3Cat. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  12. 12.Bianciotto, Jordi (11 March 2025). "Sónar+D 2025: inteligencia artificial, actividades y programa". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  13. 13."MIRA y La Salle Campus Barcelona crean una residencia artística en IASlab" (in Spanish). Digital AV Magazine. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  14. 14."El Hospital Trueta y el IAS reflejan cómo diferentes iniciativas artísticas y creativas". ICS Girona. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  15. 15."Recuperada en formato inmersivo la Font de l'Aurora, escultura barcelonesa desmembrada en 1931". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  16. 16."ETSALS – Setmanes d'Arquitectura" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  17. 17."Facultat Internacional de Comerç i Economia Digital La Salle-URL" (in Catalan). Guia BCN. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  18. 18."La Salle-URL refuerza su carácter transversal e innovador". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  19. 19.Aznar, Glòria. "'Baile con la muerte', el corto dirigido por la tarraconense Carlota Massó, preseleccionado para los Goya". Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  20. 20."La universidad de Cataluña mejor valorada por las empresas". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.