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LLIMONA BALCELLS, Joaquim

Colaborador
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Department of Economy and Business Organization
  • Academic training
  • Professional experience
  • Subjects taught

Academic training

- Graduated in law from the UB.
- Higher European Studies Diploma from the College of Europe in Bruges.
- IESE General Management Program.
- Invited visitor from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, the United Kingdom and the US Department of State.

Professional experience

- Director General and Secretary of Foreign Relations of the Government of the Generalitat (1996-2004)

- Director and Commissioner of External Relations of Barcelona City Council (2011-2015)

- Lawyer and consultant in international and European Union law (2004-2011 and 2015 to date).

- President of the PIMEC Foundation; President of the Consell Català del Moviment Europeu, Secretary General of the European League for Economic Cooperation.

- Professor of European Law at the UB since 1996 and at the UIC since 2021.

- Director of the Center for International Studies since January 1, 2023.

Subjects taught

Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
  • Others
    Continuity Programme: Our Europe: Heritage and Challenges - First Course
    • - Towards a True Political and Economic Union
    Continuity Programme: Our World: Roots and Destiny
    • - The New Multilevel World Multilevel
Course 2023-2024 - Period: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
  • Others
    Continuity Program: Europe - Second Curs
    • - Europe Within the New Global World
Course 2022-2023 - Period: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2023
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
  • Others
    Continuity Programme: Our Europe: Challenges and Legacies - First Course
    • - Towards a True Political and Economic Union
Course 2021-2022 - Period: 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
    Bachelor's Degree in Law
    • - International Organisations & Human Rights
Course 2006-2007 - Period: 01/09/2006 - 31/08/2007
  • Degree
    BA in Audiovisual Communication
    • - Analysis of the Social Environment of Historical Evolution 2

Academic training

- Graduated in law from the UB.
- Higher European Studies Diploma from the College of Europe in Bruges.
- IESE General Management Program.
- Invited visitor from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, the United Kingdom and the US Department of State.

Professional experience

- Director General and Secretary of Foreign Relations of the Government of the Generalitat (1996-2004)

- Director and Commissioner of External Relations of Barcelona City Council (2011-2015)

- Lawyer and consultant in international and European Union law (2004-2011 and 2015 to date).

- President of the PIMEC Foundation; President of the Consell Català del Moviment Europeu, Secretary General of the European League for Economic Cooperation.

- Professor of European Law at the UB since 1996 and at the UIC since 2021.

- Director of the Center for International Studies since January 1, 2023.
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
  • Others
    Continuity Programme: Our Europe: Heritage and Challenges - First Course
    • - Towards a True Political and Economic Union
    Continuity Programme: Our World: Roots and Destiny
    • - The New Multilevel World Multilevel
Course 2023-2024 - Period: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
  • Others
    Continuity Program: Europe - Second Curs
    • - Europe Within the New Global World
Course 2022-2023 - Period: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2023
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
  • Others
    Continuity Programme: Our Europe: Challenges and Legacies - First Course
    • - Towards a True Political and Economic Union
Course 2021-2022 - Period: 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
  • Bachelor’s Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
    • - European Law
    Bachelor's Degree in Law
    • - International Organisations & Human Rights
Course 2006-2007 - Period: 01/09/2006 - 31/08/2007
  • Degree
    BA in Audiovisual Communication
    • - Analysis of the Social Environment of Historical Evolution 2