The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona was founded in 1968. The founders aimed to establish four principles of autonomy: freedom to select teaching staff, admission available to all students (but with a limited number), freedom to create its own study plans and freedom to administrate the University's capital. It is therefore a young university, but in its short history it has moved forward at a rapid pace.

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is an institution that demonstrates its commitment to society by contributing in two main areas: knowledge and innovation.

The University is among the best education establishments in Spain and the European Union in terms of the quality of teaching and research, and its aim to prepare professionals with the profiles needed by society. The University aim also to contribute to society through its scientific research. To achieve this objectives, the school offer a wide range of courses, with 78 undergraduate courses, 88 doctoral programmes, 123 postgraduate programmes and 335 especialisation courses. The campus hosts a number of research centres and institutes, which together with the departments, make up the research consortium known as the Esfera UAB.

The university is one of the few to have an infrastructure created entirely for university life, with all the different academic, research, cultural and social activities on the same central campus. Furthermore, the school is also very committed to projecting the university internationally, and we take part in a number of international programmes and student exchange programmes, especially with Europe, Latin America and Asia.