Institut d'Estudis Metropolitans Barcelona
Barcelona

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Campus de Bellaterra
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)
tel.: +34 93 691 83 61; 93 691 97 97; 93 691 91 82
fax. +34 93 580 65 72
e-mail: iermb@uab.es
web site: http://www.blues.uab.es/iemb

The Institut d'Estudis Metropolitans of Barcelona (IEMB) is a consortium of public authorities and public bodies, founded in 1984 by the Metropolitan Authority, the University of Barcelona and the Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de Barcelona, later open to other Universities, the Consorci de la Zona Franca, the Council of Barcelona, the Federació de Municipis de Catalunya and others mucipalities in the metropolitan area. Iemb is aimed to the study urban issues, the training of urban managers.
Iemb is chaired by the mayor of Barcelona Joan Clos, with Carles Solà, Rector of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Antoni Negre, President of COCINB as deputy-chair. IEMB is directed by Josep Maria Vegara, and has almost 20 employees.