Biography

Institut Pompeu Fabra (Bufalà, Badalona) is a first-time participant in EN RESiDÈNCiA.  The current school dates back to 1915, when the local council created the Municipal School of Arts and Crafts, based on the school run by the La Bienhechora cooperative of the Badalona Workers' Association. Over the course of its history and after several name changes, the school became known as the Institut Pompeu Fabra in 1990, following the Education Act (LEC). The name of the school is a tribute to Professor Fabra, the first director of the Municipal School of Arts and Crafts and also the driving force behind the creation of the Catalan School of Badalona.  While living in the city, Pompeu Fabra compiled the General Dictionary of the Catalan Language.

Information updated as of September 2025