Agenda of the Chair
The Agenda of the Chair num. 52 for the month of November 2026 is already available.
Link to all agendas: https://housing.urv.cat/en/agenda/
Participation on the count of homeless people in Tarragona
The UNESCO Chair in Housing actively participated in the count of homeless people in Tarragona, which took place on the night of October 27, 2026. This marks the seventh time this annual initiative has been carried out.
More information at: https://radiociutat.com/es/ultimas-noticias/cronicas/tarragona-contabiliza-100-personas-durmiendo-en-la-calle-en-el-septimo-recuento-de-personas-sin-hogar/
Newspaper Diari de Tarragona
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre and Dr. Gemma Caballé have collaborated in a report from Diari de Tarragona on “Los grandes tenedores se duplican in Tarragona since the bubble” (28-10-2026).
Start of the 13th Edition of the Estate Agent and Property Management course
On Monday, October 19th, the first session of the 13th edition of the Estate Agent and Property Management course took place. This training course, organized by the UNESCO Housing Chair of University Rovira i Virgili, responds to the need to have some kind of specific training backed up by a diploma on the part of people working as estate agents, as per Law 18/2007, of 28 December, on the Right to a Home, and Decree 12/2010, of 2 February, which regulates the requirements to exercise the activity of estate agent and creates the Registry of Estate Agents in Catalonia.
More information available at: https://housing.urv.cat/portada/docencia/curs-agent-immobiliari/
2nd TEDxTarragonaWomen
Dr. Gemma Caballé participated in the 2nd TEDxTarragonaWomen—the “Supernova” edition—which took place on Friday, October 16, at the auditorium of the Tarragona Provincial Council (Diputació de Tarragona).
More information at: https://www.tarragona.cat/la-ciutat/agenda/2026/octubre/ii-tedxtarragona-women
Press
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre was interviewed by Idealista in the article “The myth of the 3.8 million empty homes in Spain, an outdated and inaccurate statistic” (19-10-2026).
International publication
Dr. Héctor Simón has published the scientific article “Temporal Ownership as an Autonomous Form of Property: The Catalan Model in European Perspective” in the European Property Law Journal in open access.
The article can be downloaded at: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/eplj-2026-0014/html
Press
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar was interviewed on Cadena COPE (October 14, 2026).
The item is available at: https://www.cope.es/emisoras/catalunya/podcast/episodios/13-00h-14-octubre-2026-migdia-cope-catalunya-i-andorra-20261014_3455287.html
19th International Workshop “Collaborative Housing: Typology, Suitability, and Experiences”
The UNESCO Chair in Housing organized a workshop titled “Collaborative Housing: Typology, Suitability, and Experiences”. Dr. Philippa Hughes has spent two years conducting research at the URV UNESCO Chair in Housing, investigating key aspects of collaborative housing in Catalonia and England; her work has led to the establishment of a typology and an analysis of the motivations for choosing this lifestyle, as well as the experiences and challenges faced by residents. This research was carried out within the framework of the European project CollabHome, supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship from the European Commission. The seminar tool place on October 13, 2026.
Conference
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar delivered a lecture titled “Housing, Property, and Family” at the 3rd Legal Conference on Housing, held at the University of La Rioja. The event took place in Logroño on October 8, 2026.
More information at: https://www.unirioja.es/actividades/iii-jornadas-juridicas-sobre-vivienda-vivienda-familiar/
