University of Barcelona

Since it was founded in 1450, the University of Barcelona has become a benchmark institution for teaching, scientific research and knowledge creation in Spain and abroad. Its dynamic, critical and constructive qualities have always been placed at the service of the community and the country, where it strives to uphold the principles of freedom and equality and pursue its commitment to progress. In its nineteen centres, located within the inner city, the UB offers a wide range of subjects to more than eighty thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students of 120 different nationalities, studying on campus or online. In research, the UB works in innovative disciplines such as biomedicine and biotechnology but is also active in more traditional fields including experimental sciences, social sciences, the humanities, health, and fine arts, and its researchers publish in the most prestigious international journals. The University of Barcelona now boasts two Campuses of International Excellence, the HUBc health campus and the BKC knowledge campus, the latter in conjunction with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Alongside teaching and research, areas such as internationalization, innovation, social and environmental responsibility, good governance, gender equality and ageing complete the portfolio of activities and initiatives carried out by the UB.

The strategic vision of the University of Barcelona has as a principal aims: – The modernization of the UB`s organization, and of its management procedures and systems. – The strengthening of ties with the greater community and the consolidation of the UB’s social responsibilities. – The improvement of the UB`s position and prestige through the consolidation of its financial autonomy. – The full implementation of EHEA directives and the provision of a competitive and comprehensive offering in EHEA bachelor`s degree courses, university master`s degree courses and doctoral programs. – The development of the UB as an international institution and a recruiter of talented professionals and promising students. – The attainment of qualitative progress and the valuation of research and innovation to make the UB a benchmark institution.

Foundation year: 1450
Short name: UB
Type: Public
Students: 46000
Faculty: 3860
Faculty/Students Ratio: 12:1
Region: Europe
Location: Barcelona