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Pedralbes is a male University Hall of Residence affiliated with the International University of Catalonia. A Hall of Residence differs from a University Dorm. The various activities allow contact with students from all degrees, opening creative and professional horizons through trips and cultural events, improving public speaking, or practicing languages with international students.
More than 40 years
Since 1983, Pedralbes University Hall of Residence in Barcelona has offered a living environment suitable for study and for the cultural, sports, and social development of its residents. Many activities are open to the entire university community.
The hall’s educational philosophy is Christian-inspired. There is a chaplaincy and Christian formation is offered to anyone who wishes. Pastoral care is entrusted to the Opus Dei Prelature of the Catholic Church.
Pedralbes offers 83 accommodation places, mainly occupied by undergraduate students, but also master’s students, PhD candidates, and university professors.
Pedralbes is a university hall of residence affiliated with the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, although it also has collaboration agreements with other universities.
Christian Humanism
The University Hall has an educational project of Christian inspiration. This training is embodied in academic rigor, the promotion of social and service values, respect for personal freedom, the fostering of human virtues, and an atmosphere of trust and cordiality that permeates all college life.
In the same way, those who freely wish to improve their spiritual formation have the right to participate in the means of Christian formation which, in accordance with its mission, are provided by the Prelature of Opus Dei.
What is Opus Dei?
Opus Dei seeks to spread among people of all kinds, ages, and conditions, the message of the universal call to holiness in ordinary life, through professional work and the fulfillment of Christian duties.
How are we organized?
Board of Trustees
Board of Directors (o Executive Committee)
Responsible for the day-to-day management of Pedralbes University Hall. It ensures that the activities promoted in our university residence in Barcelona are in line with the educational mission and values. Its tasks include decision-making on economic, organizational, and promotional matters, as well as those affecting the University Hall.
Academic Direction
The Academic Direction of Pedralbes guides the academic work of the residents, motivating them in their degrees and advising them on the choice of subjects and the professional world to improve their results. During the first years, regular academic advising is offered with the support of professionals in the field and senior students. Its main activities are: personal academic advising, seminars, retreats, and study intensives.
Training and Development Direction
It is responsible for translating the educational project of Pedralbes University Hall into concrete initiatives. It is the body that develops, organizes, and channels the various initiatives proposed by the students themselves. Finally, it oversees the internal and external communication of the university residence in Barcelona through various platforms.
Dean's Office
The Pedralbes Dean’s Office is made up of 3 or 4 students in their 3rd or 4th year. Its main function is to represent the students before the Management team to improve college life management. It meets every two weeks to ensure dynamic operation. Additionally, it promotes and manages leisure and study activities, coordinates monthly scholarship councils, sets up committees, and encourages new projects, all with the aim of enriching life at the University Hall and serving the rest of the students.
Chaplaincy
The Pedralbes Chaplaincy offers Christian formation and voluntary spiritual care. Doctrinal formation is entrusted to Opus Dei, a Prelature of the Catholic Church. Activities include classes, retreats, and pastoral care, as well as acts of devotion such as the Rosary, grace before meals, and Holy Mass. The residence is open to people of all religious faiths.
Maintenance
Pedralbes University Hall has a maintenance manager who ensures the facilities are kept in optimal condition.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTE
Director
Miquel Marqués Figarola
Assistant Director 1
Íñigo Gallo Martínez
Assistant Director 2
Tomás Masó
Secretary
Marc Serveto Font
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT
Josep Argemi i Renom
VICE PRESIDENT
José Esteve Pardo
SECRETARY
Jordi Domingo
BOARD MEMBERS
Marc Badia
Xavier Pallas
Óscar Martínez
Jesús Rico Flor
