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Institut d'Estudis Catalans

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Catalan academic institution

The Institute for Catalan Studies (Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans ), also known by the acronym IEC, is Catalonia's national academy, an institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture". It is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.2 It was founded by Enric Prat de la Riba.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 18, 1907Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersBarcelona1
  • Founded inBarcelona1
  • Websitewww.iec.cat
  • Legal formpublic law corporation1
  • Kind of organizationAssociation1
  • LEI959800MTN3XQMDC0AJ873
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressCARME 47, 08001 Barcelona, Spain3
  • Registered withTemporary Code, 43

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105 Casa de Convalescència, seu de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans (Barcelona), pati
Photo: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Institute for Catalan Studies (Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans [instiˈtud dəsˈtuðis kətəˈlans]), also known by the acronym IEC, is Catalonia's national academy, an institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture". It is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.2

Corporate structure

Institut d'Estudis Catalans sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Institut d'Estudis Catalans Barcelona, Spain
    • Societat Catalana de Comunicació Subsidiary
    • Secció Històrico-Arqueològica de l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans Subsidiary · Spain
    • Societat Catalana de Geografia Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    • Societat Catalana de Terminologia Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Enric Prat de la Riba on Jun 18, 1907, in Barcelona.1

The Societat Catalana de Terminologia was founded as the Associació Catalana de Terminologia (Catalan Terminology Association – ACATERM) following a proposal presented at the 1st Terminology and Language Services Conference on 18 May 2001 at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Under this initiative, a management committee consisting of members of various institutions in Catalan-speaking areas was responsible for steering the founding process. It was made up of representatives from the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (Sports Federations Union of Catalonia – UFEC), the terminology centre TERMCAT, the Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada (University Institute for Applied Linguistics – IULA) at the UPF and the language services at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech and Jaume I University at Castelló.

From Wikipedia’s article on Institute for Catalan Studies, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Institut d'Estudis Catalans, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Maria Corominas i Piulats2021–now
  2. Maria Teresa Cabré i Castellví2021–now
  3. Marta Prevosti2021–now
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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Secció Històrico-Arqueològica de l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans
  • Societat Catalana de Comunicació
  • Societat Catalana de Geografia
  • Societat Catalana de Terminologia

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 18, 1907Founded Founded in Barcelona1

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