Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)is known for its excellence in research and quality in teaching, holds a leading position in the most prestigious and influent international university rankings and is areference centre in Europe. The UAB is located only 25 minutes via publictransportation from Barcelona’s city centre, a cosmopolitan metropolislying on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The main campus is located inBellaterra, in the heart of one of the main industrial and technological polesof Mediterranean Europe.
The campusis a true city of knowledge with almost 50,000 inhabitants: students,lecturers, researchers and administrative staff. It is organised with all thenecessary services for the university community: residence halls (2,100places), specialised libraries, a language learning centre, sport facilities(with a gym, pools, football pitch, etc.), healthcare centre, restaurants,stores and cafés.
The UABoffers top-level postgraduate and graduate programmes in almost all areas ofknowledge:
Theinternational dimension of the UAB can be seen by the number of studentsenrolled from abroad, especially in master's degrees.
The UABpromotes innovation, employability and entrepreneurship. It strivesto foster research and transfer in all areas of knowledge and works closelytogether with the surrounding business and industrial community.
Theuniversity actively encourages the involvement and participation of its studentsin volunteering activities and community service.
The UABfacilitates participation in mobility programmes and works to attract studentsfrom abroad. The most important projects are Erasmus Mundus, Comenius, LeonardoDa Vinci and Erasmus +. It also provides support to international students oncethey arrive at the UAB. Under the Erasmus programme alone, the UAB has 1,300bilateral agreements with more than 500 universities in Europe.
