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Courses offered in The Barcelona Experience are taught by University of Barcelona professors, a group of scholars devoted to the highest standards of research and teaching. They create a rich academic experience drawing on the wealth of educational resources at the University of Barcelona and in the city itself.

Philip Banks

Philip Banks holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in archaeology and history from the University of Nottingham, England. Dr. Banks is an expert on the development of medieval Barcelona. A resident of Barcelona since 1975, he has taught English as a Foreign Language at the Language Center of the University of Barcelona since 1977; he coordinated the Center’s academic programs from 1980 to 2008. He has written and lectured widely on medieval Barcelona, translated works on medieval history into English, directed archaeological excavations in England and Spain, participated in several master's degree programs, and been a regular contributor to the Walking Through Barcelona courses organized by the University of Barcelona. He also has led archaeological and historical study tours of Roman and medieval Barcelona and Spain for the University of Exeter and other institutions.

Carolina Forns Bernhardt

Carolina Forns Bernhardt holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and education from the University of Barcelona. She has served as an associate professor in the department of teaching languages and literature at the University of Barcelona since 1999 and as a professor for the master of teaching Spanish as a foreign language (Master de Formación de profesores de español como Lengua Extranjera E/LE) at the University of Barcelona since 2001. She specializes in ethnographic studies on beliefs and attitudes, specifically regarding languages in contact and Hispanic language and culture in the United States. From 1995 until 1997 she was Spanish lecturer at the University of Chicago and taught Spanish as a heritage language at the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago.

Zaida Muxí

Zaida Muxí holds a degree in architecture from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was awarded a master’s in architecture from the University of Barcelona and a doctorate in architecture from the University of Seville. Muxí is Professor in the Urban Development Department of the School of Architecture of Barcelona. She has published articles on urban development, architecture, and design and has coauthored and contributed to numerous books on public/private spaces. She has lectured on urban and architectural design in various venues in Spain and Argentina, including the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Elisava School of Design Barcelona.

Joan Carles Suari

Joan Carles Suari received his doctorate in economics from the University of Barcelona, where he teaches Foreign Trade in Practice and European Integration. He is Adviser to the Barcelona Port Authority and has worked as an international consultant in Morocco, Israel, Peru, and Uzbekistan. He was a trainee at the European Commission in 1981 and is now a member of the GroupEuro and Team Europe.