The University of Barcelona is the most formidable public institution of higher education in Catalonia, catering to the needs of the greatest number of students and delivering the broadest and most comprehensive offering in higher educational courses. The UB is also the principal centre of university research at a state level and has become a European benchmark for research activity, both in terms of the number of research programs it conducts and the excellence these have achieved.
Its own history closely tied to the history of Barcelona and of Catalonia, our university combines the values of tradition with its position as an institution dedicated to innovation and teaching excellence: a university that is as urban, outward-looking and cosmopolitan as the city from which it takes its name.
| No. of students: | 90.644* |
| No. of Academic staff: | 4.715 |
| Funding type: | Public |
Humanities Campus
Located in the city centre, this campus is found in the Historic Building in Plaça de la Universitat, and is home to the Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Philology. In addition, the Faculty of Geography and History and the Faculty of Philosophy are now housed in the University's new building in the nearby Raval district.
Diagonal Knowledge Gateway Campus
This campus straddles Avinguda Diagonal, the busy thoroughfare that runs across the city of Barcelona. To the north are grouped the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics and Business, which together offer studies in social sciences. To the south are located the Faculties of Pharmacy and Physics, which offer studies in experimental sciences, and the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Bellvitge Health Sciences Campus
Part of Bellvitge Hospital, this campus is located in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat. It is home to the Faculty of Dentistry, the University School of Nursing and some of the departments in the Faculty of Medicine.
Medicine Campus - Hospital Clínic August Pi i Sunyer
Linked to Hospital Clínic, this campus houses the Faculty of Medicine.
Mundet Campus - University of Barcelona
Located in the northern part of the city near the park of Collserola and officially known as Mundet Campus - University of Barcelona, this campus is home to the Faculty of Psychology, the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Teacher Training.
Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus
This campus is home to the degree studies Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Starting in 2010, it will also incorporate the degree studies Food Science and Technology.
The School of Modern Languages (EIM)
The UB School of Modern Languages (EIM) offers students the chance to study up to 15 different languages from beginner to advanced level at any UB campus and at any time of the year, with a selection of different timetables available. Around 4,500 students sign up every year on either ordinary, specific or examination preparation courses offered by the EIM.
Sports
Apart from being one of the largest facilities in the city in terms of sports infrastructure, UB Sports also provides members of the university community with leisure, sports and health installations.
Its 100,000 sq m of sports facilities host a wide range of directed activities and provide a series of installations for community use, among which are swimming pools, tennis courts, directed activity and fitness rooms, football and rugby pitches, a sports centre and an athletics track.
UB Sports also promotes competitive-level sport to forge a link between UB students and students from other universities. UB squads have qualified amongst the best university teams in Spain and in Catalan Championships.
IT facilities
Teaching activity at the University of Barcelona is fully supported by the Virtual Campus, an online learning environment adapted to the needs of face-to-face, blended and distance learning models. Students can access the Virtual Campus 24 hours a day to consult syllabuses and course curricula, to deliver their study assignments, complete self-assessment exercises, view their grades and contact their teachers or classmates.
UB students also have access to the University’s numerous computer rooms across its campuses, equipped with a total of over 2,600 student terminals. The UB also provides Wi-Fi coverage on all campuses.
Students at the University of Barcelona have the best services and support materials at their disposal for every aspect of their student lives: a network of libraries boasting the largest catalogue of all the Catalan universities, the chance to learn a wide selection of languages, fully comprehensive sports facilities, plus the advantages offered by new teaching and learning technologies and the availability of leading publications.