University of the Balearic Islands University of the Balearic Islands The University of the Balearic Islands (, UIB; ; ) is a Balearic Spanish university, founded in 1978 and located in Palma on the island of Majorca. The origins of the University date back to 1483, when King Ferdinand II of Aragon authorized the foundation of the in Palma, Majorca. This college was named after the philosopher and writer Ramon Llull (1232–1315). It operated until 1835 when it was closed following intense debate. After 1835, students from the Balearic Islands attended university in Cervera, and subsequently in Barcelona. There was no higher education institution in
Balearic Islands declined between 2007 and 2017 while the largest-increasing populations were the Moroccans, Italians, and Romanians. Each one of the three main islands is administered, along with its surrounding minor islands and islets, by an insular council ("consell insular" in Catalan) of the same name. These four insular councils are the first level of subdivision in the autonomous community (and province) of the Baleares. Before the administrative reform of 1977, the two insular councils of Ibiza and Formentera were forming in a single one (covering the whole group of the Pitiusic Islands). This level is further subdivided into six comarques only