Entries by Càtedra UNESCO d'Habitatge URV

Dr. Elga Molina publishes a proposal to amend housing tenancies according to the European systems

The researcher of the UNESCO Chair of Housing of the URV Dr. Elga Molina Roig publishes her doctoral thesis “A new regulation of housing tenancies in a European context”. This book undertakes a critical study of the current housing tenancy contract in Spain and proposes a new regulation, which is considered essential to correct the […]

Granting of a new research project

The Centre d’Estudis Jurídics i Formació Especialitzada just funded an interdisciplinary research project of the UNESCO Housing Chair entitled “Tokenisation of rights in rem and the regulation of the fifth book of the Catalan civil Code”. This research project analyses the new technological practice of creating tokens or colored coins, which represent the ownership or rights […]

Attendance to the annual meeting of the Research Project on Abusive Lending Practices of the Open Society Foundations

Dr. Héctor Simón attended the annual meeting of the “Abusive Lending Practices” Project on November 22 and 23 2018, which is coordinated by Open Society Foundations. The convening took place in the city of Lisbon. This project combines strategic litigation, advocacy, empirical research, and legal empowerment to ensure that states protect the human rights of […]

Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre and Gemma Caballé attended the 8th COAPI Conference of lawyers

On 23th November, Prof.Dr. Sergio Nasarre and the predoctoral researcher Gemma Caballé attended the 8th Conference of lawyers of the General Council of Real Estate Agents Bar (COAPI) that was held in Madrid. The researchers of the Chair were invited to explain the new challenges of the housing sector from a European perspective, as well […]

The researcher Gemma Caballé attends a CRS course

On 22th November 2018, the PhD student of the chair Gemma Caballé, who is doing her PhD about the new challenges of the real estate agents’ profession, attended the CRS course (Council of Residential Specialists) organized by the Tarragona Real Estate Agents Bar (Colegio de Agentes de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria de Tarragona). This course was […]

The Generalitat de Catalunya, through the Council for the Disability of Catalonia (CODISCAT), initiates the process of legislative adaptation to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

On November 16th, the opening session of the technical table was held at the headquarters of the Department of Labor, Social Affairs and Families to achieve the adaptation of the Catalan legal system to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability approved by the Organization of the United Nations, on December 13, 2006, […]

New academic partner of the European Federation for Living (EFL)

The UNESCO Housing Chair has been accepted as a new associated academic partner of the European Federation for Living (EFL), thus becoming the first Spanish member. The EFL has currently 60 members, which represent 14 European countries and more than 1.2 million housing in Europe. This network has a unique combination ofsocial housing providers, private […]