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Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Accreditation

Barcelona GSE awarded second Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Distinction for 2016-2019

The award provided €4 million in funding to build on the research initiatives that have reinforced the School’s position as a global leader in economic research.

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In excellent company

The Barcelona GSE was the only research center in the social sciences to receive the Severo Ochoa Excellence Accreditation in the inaugural edition of the program in 2011.

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The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics was distinguished as one of only eight top research institutions of excellence with an international impact in the framework of the first Severo Ochoa Program (2012-15) and renewed the accreditation in 2016-19.

The Severo Ochoa Program ran from 2012-2015 and from 2016-2019. It was sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The program recognized those institutions that are defining the global scientific debate.

Benefits of the Severo Ochoa accreditation

  • Four million euros (one million euros a year for four years) to promote frontier research
  • Preferential access to the best research facilities 
  • Improved access to other competitive calls 
  • Flexibility to hire new researchers 
  • Increased visibility and capacity for attracting sponsors

Accreditation process

  • Evaluation by selection committee composed of international researchers and led by three Nobel Prize laureates (in Social Sciences: Prof. Roger B. Myerson, University of Chicago) 
  • Examination of research activities and human resources 
  • Analysis of institutional outlook and projected results 
  • A total of 75 candidate centers were analyzed in a rigorous accreditation process for the first call in this competitive program. Candidates in three areas were considered: Physical Sciences and Engineering; Life Sciences and Medicine; and Social Sciences and Humanities. The Barcelona GSE was the only center in the latter category to be recognized by the program.

“The Severo Ochoa award has allowed us to consolidate some of our existing research activities and be ambitious with new projects. Being named part of the selective group of research centers to obtain a second Severo Ochoa accreditation is public recognition of the excellent standards in frontier research that are an integral part of our academic community.”

Professor Teresa Garcia-Milà
Director of the Barcelona GSE

News related to the Barcelona GSE Severo Ochoa awards

Some of the research initiatives supported by the Severo Ochoa Program from 2012-15 and 2016-19:

Summer Forum

Every year, the Barcelona GSE faculty organize and participate in the Summer Forum, a two-week conference with 25+ different workshops that attracts hundreds of researchers from around the globe to Barcelona to present their latest research.

Highlights from past editions of the Summer Forum:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

Next edition: June 7-18, 2021

Recognition Program

The Research Recognition Program acknowledges Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors who have published research papers in a list of international economic journals of high impact within the last three years.

See the latest Recognition Program publications

Barcelona GSE Focus

Barcelona GSE Focus is an online magazine offering research-based analysis and commentary from economists and social scientists in the Barcelona GSE community.

Visit Barcelona GSE Focus

Economics "Trobada"

The "Economics Trobada" is an annual gathering of Barcelona GSE affiliated professors that marks the beginning of the academic year, introduces new affiliated professors and their work to the research community, and serves as a venue for debate and idea exchange on current Economics issues.

Highlights from recent editions 2019 | 2018 | 2017 

Barcelona JOCS

Barcelona JOCS (Seminars on Game Theory and its Applications) provide a meeting point for the game theory community in the Barcelona area. Seminars are held several times a year. The organization of Barcelona JOCS rotates every two years between Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and Universitat de Barcelona (UB).

View a list of Barcelona JOCS seminars

La Caixa-Severo Ochoa International Doctoral Fellowships

"La Caixa" Foundation funds doctoral fellowships for students and candidates of the Barcelona GSE's PhD programs at UPF and UAB. The Foundation supports doctoral fellowships at those institutions which have received the Severo Ochoa Excellence Accreditation.

Details and recipients

More initiatives supported by the Severo Ochoa Program

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