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Josep Coll Bertran

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Adreça de correu electrònic: josep.coll@upc.edu
Telèfon: 93 4137384
Professor in the Department of Management at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) (2003)
PhD in Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (1983).
Industrial Engineer, sp. Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (1981).
GET Graduate Program (Master in Business Management and Technology), Technical University of Catalonia in co-operation with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (1980-81).

He was "Offcier for long life learning of the UPC in Peru" with a mission to strengthen and expand the presence of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in this Latin American country in the field of postgraduate training. Of its activities in training especially noted his work as director of the "International MBA" UPC, and in particular the "Double Degree MBA Seminar in Barcelona" that teaches the UPC in Barcelona in co-operation with universities from Chile, Peru, Brazil and Mexico, which to date have been held 26 editions.

He has always been very active in university management, which has led him to perform various tasks: Vice President for University Extension UPC (1987-88), Coordinator for admission to the University of Catalan universities (1989-92), Vice President for Academic Policy UOC (1997-2003), Director of the Department of Management of the UPC (2009-12), and Chief Executive Officer and the Rector of the Polytechnic Foundation of Catalonia (UPC ) (2012-13).

Over the years of study and research activity has focused on three major areas: Regional Science, University management, learning and teaching based on the intensive use of ICT. Currently his main focus of interest is the study of the role of management and leadership in companies and organizations understood in a broad sense: management, strategy, organizational design and management control.