The IES Abroad Barcelona Center is located in the center of Barcelona near the Plaza Catalunya. Features include:
High-speed and wireless Internet access
Multimedia classrooms
Study lounges with printers
Large outdoor terrace with social and study space
Center staff:
Dr. Cèsar Alegre Alsina IES Abroad Director
Originally from Barcelona, Dr. Alegre speaks Spanish, Catalan, and English fluently. He brings more than twenty years of experience in higher education to IES Abroad, including a distinguished teaching career in the United States, experience in student services, and a strong research portfolio. Dr. Alegre is a linguist specializing in second language acquisition, pedagogy, bilingualism and sociolinguistics. Previously, Dr. Alegre served as the Dean of Spanish for IES Abroad Barcelona, where he distinguished himself as the coordinator of language teaching by implementing numerous curricular and technological improvements. Notably, Dr. Alegre launched internet-based teaching tools and an on-line language placement test. Student evaluations of the Spanish language courses and the language faculty have been consistently high under his direction.
IES Abroad Staff
Jane Ewart Head of Registration and Advising
Francesc Fontes Administration Coordinator
Pilar Gracia Administration Coordinator
Salvador Ortiz Outside Courses and Customized Programs Coordinator
Noemí Polo Student Affairs Coordinator - Health and Safety, Homestays
María Romero Assistant Dean of Faculty
Olga Sánchez Student Affairs Associate - Health and Safety
Beatriz Taberner Coordinator of Educational Resources and Publications
Betsey Tufano General Manager and Director of Administration
Alex Walker Director of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Margherita Mangini Center Administrator
Matthew Clear Area Faculty Advisor
María Mejías Language Faculty Advisor
Ignasi Pérez Area Faculty Advisor
Ataúlfo Portela Language Faculty Advisor
Laura Vázquez Language Faculty Advisor
Faculty
Cèsar Alegre Spanish Language
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Massachussets and Amherst
John Frederick Anderson Master of Arts in Documentary Photography, University of Wales College Newport, UK Sandra Becerril
Spanish Language
Nieves Borrego Spanish Language
Rosa Brion Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) Linguistics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Luis Cardona Oceanography
Ph.D. in Biology, Universitat de Barcelona
Laura Cervi PhD. in Political Science, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain- Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Alistair Charles Internships
MBA, University of Brighton
Matthew Clear Art History
Ph.D. in Mediterranean History, University of Sussex
Josep María Contreras Spanish Language
Xavier De Pedro Environmental Studies, Sociology
Ph.D. in Biology, Universitat de Barcelona
Gemma Draper Master in Fine Arts. Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, MI
Alexander Walker Urban Studies
Ph.D. in Planning Studies, University College London
Marina Díaz History
Ph.D. in History, Tufts University
Verónica Fajardo Literature
Laura Vázquez Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) in Teaching of Language and Literature, Universitat de Barcelona
Josep Grau History
Ph.D. in History, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Dawn Hiscock Anthropology, Sociology
Jeannine Horowitz International Business
Ph.D. in Genetics/Biochemistry, University of East Anglia/John Innes Institute
Sinan Hosadam Political Science
Ph.D. (in progress) in Political and Social Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Pep Inglés Catalan Ph.D. (in progress) in Spanish as a Second Language, Universitat de Barcelona
Christopher Kennet PhD of Philosophy in Sports Management, Loughborough University, UK
Beth Kuhnlein Management
Ph.D. (in progress) in Management Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull
Camila Loew Literature
Ph.D. in Humanities, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Raúl Lozano Spanish Language
Ph.D. in Hispanic Philology, Universitat de Barcelona
Marga García Bolivar Spanish Language
Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics, Temple University
Meritxell Martín Religious Studies
Ph.D. in History of Religions, University of Virginia
James McGlade History, Archaeology
Ph.D. in Archaeology, Cambridge University
María Mejias Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) in Education Studies, Universitat de Barcelona
Wim Mellaerts
History Ph.D. in History, University of East Anglia
Laura Mier Ph.D. in Literature, 15th Century Spanish Literature, University of Salamanca
Mauricio Molina PhD in Philosophy Music, City University of New York
Jay Moran
International Business MBA, Emory University
Iolanda Nieves Spanish Language
Nuria Plaza Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) in Philology, 17th Century Spanish Literature, Universitat de Barcelona
Ataúlfo Portela Spanish
M.A. Spanish, Miami University, Oxford Ohio
Ignasi Pérez History, Political Science
Ph.D. in Political Science with European Honors (Doctor Europeo), Universitat de Barcelona/University of Florence
Adil Qureshi Psychology
Ph.D. in Counceling Psychology, University of Southern CA
Montserrat Suárez Environmental Science
M.S. Marine Environmental Sciences, Stony Brook University, New York
Carles Roca Communications
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Manchester
Daniel Rodriguez Máster Spanish Teaching as a Foreign Language, University of Granada
Carme Ruiz Communications
Ph.D. in Archaeology, University if Texas at Austin
F. Javier San Julián Arrupe PhD in History and Civilisation, European University Institute, Firenze
Isabel Sanchez Art History
Nuria Silvestre Spanish Language
Karen Smyth
Psychology Ph.D. in Mental Health, Trinity College, Dublin
Anna Solé del Barrio Master Degree in Economic History, Universitat de Barcelona
Ian Stephens B.A. Sports and Recreation Studies, Madeley College of Physical Educattion, Staffordshire University, UK
Suzanne Strum Urban Studies
Ph.D. (in progress) in Architectural Theory and History
The IES Abroad Barcelona Center is located in the center of Barcelona near the Plaza Catalunya. Features include:
Dr. Cèsar Alegre Alsina
IES Abroad Director
Originally from Barcelona, Dr. Alegre speaks Spanish, Catalan, and English fluently. He brings more than twenty years of experience in higher education to IES Abroad, including a distinguished teaching career in the United States, experience in student services, and a strong research portfolio. Dr. Alegre is a linguist specializing in second language acquisition, pedagogy, bilingualism and sociolinguistics. Previously, Dr. Alegre served as the Dean of Spanish for IES Abroad Barcelona, where he distinguished himself as the coordinator of language teaching by implementing numerous curricular and technological improvements. Notably, Dr. Alegre launched internet-based teaching tools and an on-line language placement test. Student evaluations of the Spanish language courses and the language faculty have been consistently high under his direction.
IES Abroad Staff
Jane Ewart
Head of Registration and Advising
Francesc Fontes
Administration Coordinator
Pilar Gracia
Administration Coordinator
Salvador Ortiz
Outside Courses and Customized Programs Coordinator
Noemí Polo
Student Affairs Coordinator - Health and Safety, Homestays
María Romero
Assistant Dean of Faculty
Olga Sánchez
Student Affairs Associate - Health and Safety
Beatriz Taberner
Coordinator of Educational Resources and Publications
Ferran Teres
Student Affairs Coordinator - Apartments
Betsey Tufano
General Manager and Director of Administration
Alex Walker
Director of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Margherita Mangini
Center Administrator
Matthew Clear
Area Faculty Advisor
María Mejías
Language Faculty Advisor
Ignasi Pérez
Area Faculty Advisor
Ataúlfo Portela
Language Faculty Advisor
Laura Vázquez
Language Faculty Advisor
Faculty
Cèsar Alegre
Spanish Language
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Massachussets and Amherst
John Frederick Anderson
Master of Arts in Documentary Photography, University of Wales College Newport, UK Sandra Becerril
Spanish Language
Nieves Borrego
Spanish Language
Rosa Brion
Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) Linguistics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Luis Cardona
Oceanography
Ph.D. in Biology, Universitat de Barcelona
Laura Cervi
PhD. in Political Science, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain- Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Alistair Charles
Internships
MBA, University of Brighton
Matthew Clear
Art History
Ph.D. in Mediterranean History, University of Sussex
Josep María Contreras
Spanish Language
Xavier De Pedro
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Ph.D. in Biology, Universitat de Barcelona
Gemma Draper
Master in Fine Arts. Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, MI
Alexander Walker
Urban Studies
Ph.D. in Planning Studies, University College London
Marina Díaz
History
Ph.D. in History, Tufts University
Verónica Fajardo
Literature
Laura Vázquez
Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) in Teaching of Language and Literature, Universitat de Barcelona
Josep Grau
History
Ph.D. in History, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Dawn Hiscock
Anthropology, Sociology
Jeannine Horowitz
International Business
Ph.D. in Genetics/Biochemistry, University of East Anglia/John Innes Institute
Sinan Hosadam
Political Science
Ph.D. (in progress) in Political and Social Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Pep Inglés
Catalan
Ph.D. (in progress) in Spanish as a Second Language, Universitat de Barcelona
Christopher Kennet
PhD of Philosophy in Sports Management, Loughborough University, UK
Beth Kuhnlein
Management
Ph.D. (in progress) in Management Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull
Camila Loew
Literature
Ph.D. in Humanities, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Raúl Lozano
Spanish Language
Ph.D. in Hispanic Philology, Universitat de Barcelona
Marga García Bolivar
Spanish Language
Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics, Temple University
Meritxell Martín
Religious Studies
Ph.D. in History of Religions, University of Virginia
James McGlade
History, Archaeology
Ph.D. in Archaeology, Cambridge University
María Mejias
Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) in Education Studies, Universitat de Barcelona
Wim Mellaerts
History
Ph.D. in History, University of East Anglia
Laura Mier
Ph.D. in Literature, 15th Century Spanish Literature, University of Salamanca
Mauricio Molina
PhD in Philosophy Music, City University of New York
Jay Moran
International Business
MBA, Emory University
Iolanda Nieves
Spanish Language
Nuria Plaza
Spanish Language
Ph.D. (in progress) in Philology, 17th Century Spanish Literature, Universitat de Barcelona
Ataúlfo Portela
Spanish
M.A. Spanish, Miami University, Oxford Ohio
Ignasi Pérez
History, Political Science
Ph.D. in Political Science with European Honors (Doctor Europeo), Universitat de Barcelona/University of Florence
Adil Qureshi
Psychology
Ph.D. in Counceling Psychology, University of Southern CA
Montserrat Suárez
Environmental Science
M.S. Marine Environmental Sciences, Stony Brook University, New York
Carles Roca
Communications
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Manchester
Daniel Rodriguez
Máster Spanish Teaching as a Foreign Language, University of Granada
Carme Ruiz
Communications
Ph.D. in Archaeology, University if Texas at Austin
F. Javier San Julián Arrupe
PhD in History and Civilisation, European University Institute, Firenze
Isabel Sanchez
Art History
Nuria Silvestre
Spanish Language
Karen Smyth
Psychology
Ph.D. in Mental Health, Trinity College, Dublin
Anna Solé del Barrio
Master Degree in Economic History, Universitat de Barcelona
Ian Stephens
B.A. Sports and Recreation Studies, Madeley College of Physical Educattion, Staffordshire University, UK
Suzanne Strum
Urban Studies
Ph.D. (in progress) in Architectural Theory and History