The National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC) Barcelona is celebrating. The institution marks half a century of history and the party for the celebration of its 50th anniversary brought together more than a thousand people at the new Montjuïc campus. Students from all years – from those at the Esplugues de Llobregat campus until 1991, and those from Montjuïc since the Barcelona Olympic Games –, faculty, administrative and service staff, teaching and research staff, students, and people associated with the center, enjoyed a night marked by reunions, emotion, and a sense of belonging.

In 2021, in the midst of the pandemic and with students wearing masks, the INEFC Pirineus (National Institute of Sports and Physical Activity) began its adventure in La Seu d'Urgell with an event at the Parc Olímpic del Segre. The center was created so that students could be where they needed to be: in the local area. Around 40 students, mostly girls, began their studies for a degree in physical activity and sports sciences specializing in mountain and river sports, a degree from which they graduated a few months ago, this year. "The work done has been incredible, but we had the problem of not having a center to study at," Puigarnau, the center's director, said.