{"id":40181,"date":"2026-05-30T18:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/who-we-are-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:07:51","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutnordic.com\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40181\" class=\"elementor elementor-40181 elementor-39738\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3880f97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3880f97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e5c22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78e5c22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f599157 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f599157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426ee6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"426ee6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8da8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d8da8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a835611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a835611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Institut N\u00f2rdic is the first school specialized in teaching Nordic languages: <strong>Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c605712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c605712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After four decades of experience, we have developed a philosophy and work methodology based on quality, with the aim of turning any student into a confident communicator in the language they are studying. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b282d1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b282d1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe7ed3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fe7ed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9033ea9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9033ea9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6baf27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6baf27\" 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every detail. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94ec31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f94ec31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1070409 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1070409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8727255 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8727255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b224732 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b224732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a97fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53a97fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642a638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"642a638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 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class=\"eael-timeline-title\">Scandinavian Club of Barcelona<\/h4><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p>The origins of Institut N\u00f2rdic date back to 1927, when the Scandinavian Club of Barcelona (CEB) was founded, a cultural association and meeting point for Nordic residents in Catalonia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\">1981<\/span><h4 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">Start of courses<\/h4><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p>The cultural work of the CEB was completed in 1981 with<strong> the start of Swedish courses<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Danish, Norwegian, and 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class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\">2020<\/span><h4 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">Adapting to the Changing Times<\/h4><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We adapted our in-person classes to an online format so we could continue supporting our students during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\">2022<\/span><h4 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">Internationalization<\/h4><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are committed to a 100% online approach and welcome students from all over 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