The IES Abroad Salamanca Center is located in the core of the city, near the Plaza Mayor and the historic campuses of the Universidad de Salamanca and Universidad Pontificia. Features include:

  • Modern facility
  • Wireless Internet access
  • A student lounge and study area
  • A small library
  • A computer lab
Center staff: 

Barbara Liberatore
IES Abroad Director
Originally from the United States, Barbara Liberatore has been living and working in Salamanca for more than 17 years. She is fluent in Spanish and Italian. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, where she studied languages, and her Master’s degree in Italian Studies from Brown University, where she also held a teaching assistantship. Barbara brings to IES Abroad more than 17 years of experience in teaching, management and supervision in international education. She has taught a wide range of courses and languages to students of all ages. Barbara taught in Brown University’s Summer Intensive English Program for ten years, was the Assistant Director for the University of Rhode Island's Summer Study Abroad Program in Salamanca for two years, and directed other U.S. Study Abroad programs in Salamanca for five years before coming to IES Abroad.

IES Abroad Staff
María Ángeles Tabárez de Dios
Academic and Administrative Coordinator 

David Artime Holgado
Student Affairs Coordinator 

Yolanda López
Housing Coordinator

Faculty
María Marcos Ramos
Literature and Cinema
Doctora en Comunicación Audiovisual 

Luisa Mª González Rodríguez,
Education
Doctora en Filología Inglesa
Profesora Contratado Doctor, Universidad de Salamanca 

Juan José Guardo González,
Economics
Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Profesor Ayudante, Universidad de Salamanca

Teresa Amores Sierra
Spanish Language
Doctoranda en Filología Hispánica 

Laura Muñoz Pérez,
Art History
Doctora en Historia del Arte Profesor Asociado, Universidad de Salamanca

María Encarna Pérez Álvarez,
Political Science
Doctora en Trabajo Social
Profesora Titular Universidad de Salamanca 

Carmen Quijada Van den Berghe
Spanish Language
Doctora en Filología Hispánica
Profesora Ayudante Doctora, Universidad de Salamanca 

Ricardo Rivero Ortega
Political Science
Doctor en Derecho
Catedrático, Universidad de Salamanca

Zulima Sánchez Sánchez
Political Science
Doctora en Derecho
Profesora Contratada Doctora, Universidad de Salamanca 

Cristina Anta Rodríguez
Spanish Language
Doctoranda en Filología Hispánica 

Begoña Lázaro Blanco
Political Science
Licenciada en Sociología 

Juan José Rastrollo Suárez
Political Science
Doctor en Derecho

Profesor, Universidad de Salamanca 

José Ramón Matito Fernández
Religion
Doctor en Teología Dogmática

Profesor, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

Andrés Catalán Rubio
Literature
Doctor en Literatura Española

Iñaki Martín Viso
History
Doctor en Historia
Profesor, Universidad de Salamanca