In collaboration with the Government of Valencia’s Ministry of Education, Research, Cultura and Sports, the Institut Ramon Llull strives to promote the Valencian language in academic contexts. Ultimately, these efforts aim to establish lectureships in universities outside the Catalan-speaking world.

The Institut Ramon Llull and the University of Salamanca have signed a collaboration agreement to bolster the university’s Catalan studies program. Academic and research programming – including lectures, conferences, seminars and symposia – will promote and disseminate the Catalan language, literature and culture.

The University of Salamanca is a venerated institution offering high caliber academic studies. One of the oldest Spanish places of learning, it regularly appears in rankings of the world’s top universities. The Languages and Literatures Department is renowned for the range of languages on offer: Catalan was taught as early as the 1990s under founding professor José Antonio Pascual and his successor Adolf Piquer Vidal, as well as the current lecturer, Martin Escribà.

The Institut Ramon Llull has also endeavored to raise awareness of one of Catalonia’s leading historical figures through Pompeu Fabra, A complete language. This traveling exhibition details Fabra’s contribution to the Catalan language and his acclaim across Catalonia. Conceived by the Directorate General for Language Policy and spearheaded by the regional cultural offices of the Consortium for Linguistic Normalization, the project takes the Fabra Year – an IRL initiative curated by Jordi Ginebra – to the international stage.