2007-2008 academic year
| Inaugural lecture given by Dr Valentí Fuster: Salut i qualitat de vida, un repte per al segle XXI (Health and quality of life: a challenge for the 21st century)
Speech by the Rector, Anna M. Geli |
2006-2007 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Federico Mayor Zaragoza: Delicte de silenci (Crime of silence)
Speech by the Rector, Anna M. Geli |
2005-2006 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Pere Cornellà: "L'Aroma de la innovació (The scent of innovation) 
Speech by the Rector, Joan Batlle
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2004-2005 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Dr Gianmarco Veruggio: Des de l'Antàrtida fins a l'Àrtic. Una aventura submarina (From the Antarctic to the Arctic: an underwater adventure)
Speech by the Rector, Joan Batlle |
2003-2004 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Dr Rosa Congost: "Ensenyar a pensar històricament. El llegat de Pierre Vilar (Teaching to think historically: The legacy of Pierre Vilar)
Speech by the Rector, Joan Batlle
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2002-2003 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Jaume Pagès: Cultures i globalització: reptes i oportunitats (Cultures and globalization: challenges and opportunities)
Speech by the Rector, Joan Batlle
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2001-2002 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Dr Josep Brugada: Els reptes de la medicina al tercer mil·lenni (The challenges of medicine in the third millennium)
Speech by the Rector, Josep M. Nadal: Tocar de nou el foc primer (Touching the first fire again) |
2000-2001 academic year 
| Inaugural lecture given by Anna Birulés: Universitat, investigació i empresa. Reptes de future (Universities, research and businesses: challenges for the future)
Speech by the Rector, Josep M. Nadal: La sella en què va cavalcar Homer (The saddle Homer rode on) |
1999-2000 academic year | Inaugural lecture given by Valentí Puig: Elogi de M. Àngels Anglada (Tribute to M. Ángels Anglada)
Speech by the Rector, Josep M. Nadal |
1998-1999 academic year inauguration
for the Catalan University System 
| Inaugural lecture given by Narcís Comadira: Aprendre de lletra (Going to school)
Speech by the Rector, Josep M. Nadal |