Balearic Islands their state. However, the Cordoban emirate disintegrated in civil war and partition in the early eleventh century, breaking into smaller states called "taifa". Mujahid al-Siqlabi, the ruler of the Taifa of Dénia, sent a fleet and seized control of the islands in 1015, using it as the base for subsequent expeditions to Sardinia and Pisa. In 1050, the island's governor Abd Allah ibn Aglab rebelled and established the independent Taifa of Mallorca. For centuries, the Balearic sailors and pirates had been masters of the western Mediterranean. But the expanding influence of the Italian maritime republics and the shift of power
University of the Balearic Islands was inaugurated on April 25, 2007, but was closed later that year due to structural problems caused by flooding. The faculties and schools are divided into autonomous departments, which are divided into subject areas. Each faculty is headed by a dean and each department by a director. Also on the campus are the "Institute of Educational Sciences", for teacher training, the "Cultural Activities Service", which organizes the Open University, a student residence ("Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel") and a restaurant. The UIB also has "University Schools Adscritas", private establishments offering university degrees recognized by the University of the Balearic Islands (which are valid