Universitat Autònoma deBarcelona

Last update: 2018 October

A public university Unique in Catalonia ●

The UAB is a public university The UAB possesses something that ●

offering high quality undergraduate, makes it unique in Catalonia: a
graduate and PhD programmes in the comprehensive campus in which one can ●
majority of areas of knowledge: study, conduct research and live.
social sciences, the humanities, The UAB campus offers an
experimental and biological sciences, ●
interdisciplinary framework which
technology and engineering, and includes teaching, research,
health sciences. ●
technological platforms, knowledge
In addition, it also offers a wide range transfer, creation of businesses and
●
of subjects in English, double university life all in one same space.
degrees, work placements,
The singularity of this campus
international mobility, and a long list favours the presence of renowned
of other advantages which attracts academic fields and the
motivated, talented students from internationalisation of lecturers and
near and far. students.
The UAB occupies prominent positions in Spain, the European Union and
worldwide in some of the most prestigious university rankings.
At the UAB, the university experience A privileged environment Nature itineraries, paths
is lived to the maximum and walks around campus
All of this can be found in natural
The campus offers all types of surroundings of great beauty and The campus offers two nature
services: specialised libraries open ecological value, in an organised and itineraries: Can Magrans and Can
24 hours, computer rooms, language comfortable environment, where Domènec. Both are signalled paths
school, healthcare services, sports there is respect for green areas and and run through the most unique
hall, theatre, cinema, restaurants, in which forests make up almost two- areas of the campus. The routes
stores and residence halls. thirds of the campus grounds. allow the community to discover the
most important agroforestry
The campus is a comfortable and
landscapes and animal and plant
pleasant place to almost 50,000
species of the area.
people daily and with students from
90 countries from around the world. The network of walks at the UAB is
formed by six paths running through
three small valleys which make up a
large part of the campus.
The UAB's main campus is
located in Bellaterra, well How to reach the UAB? Within the campus
connected to Barcelona and Choose one option for more information: To move around on campus,
close to the towns of Sabadell walking is the easiest and most
and Terrassa. pleasant option. Nevertheless,
The campus is well there are 5 free bus lines which
communicated and easy to help members move all around
reach by train, bus, car and the campus and reach the
bicycle. nearby train stations.
Everyday, members of the UAB The UAB-Bus app allows users
arrive in one of the 12 interurban to know in real time where
bus lines, with 4 more lines buses are and the location of
weekly which connect the the nearest bus stop.
campus with a large part of the
country.
External work placements Entrepreneurship and new ideas
included in bachelor's degrees
The UAB encourages the
Helping graduates enter the labour incorporation of innovative initiatives
market is one of the main objectives into its study programmes with the
of the UAB. All bachelor's degrees aim of creating new professional
offer external work placements in profiles which can meet the needs of
prestigious firms and institutions. an evolving labour market.
The UAB yearly manages over 4,000 The UAB Emprèn network offers UAB
work placements included in its students and graduates with
academic study plans. innovative ideas support and
assessment in order to help them
Students can also take advantage of
develop their ideas and turn them
more than 2,000 extra curricular work
into reality.
placements, job offers, professional
mobility abroad and support to
entrepreneurs.
A world of languages International mobility The UAB, a melting pot of
cultures
The international outlook of the UAB Every year, the UAB reaches new
is reflected in its broad offer of mobility agreements with universities The UAB campus provides a
undergraduate optional subjects in from around the world. The most framework for intercultural co-
English. It is also the Catalan outstanding programmes are the existence, where different university
university which has the greatest Erasmus+, with over 500 European realities and cultures from around the
number of full academic programmes universities participating, and the globe can be seen side by side.
in English: 4 bachelor's degrees and UAB Exchange Programme with
The Mentor programme puts into
over 40 master's degrees. universities in different parts of the
contact international students staying
world.
At the UAB Languages you can learn at the UAB with locals. It is a good way
Catalan, Spanish, English, German, to encourage cultural exchanges and
French, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, practice languages, while meeting new
Korean, Japanese, Greek, Hebrew, people.
Portuguese, Russian, Swedish and
Starting in your second year at the
many more languages.
UAB do not hesitate to participate as a
mentor, it is a very enriching
experience!
One of the distinctive elements of Striving to conduct cutting-edge
excellence of the UAB is the close research
relationship between its teaching and
research activities. The UAB is internationally recognised
The on-campus location of important for its quality and innovation in
research centers and institutes research and has been awarded the
guarantees an ongoing and updated HR EURAXESS seal for being an
transfer of knowledge between institution committed to the
students, teaching staff and continuous professional development
researchers. of its researchers.
A healthy and sustainable campus Volunteering Functional diversity
The Campus SIS project includes 70 The UAB is a supportive and The PIUNE offers disabled students
actions aimed at improving committed university. guidance and technical and
the health of the university community technological support catered to their
The Solidarity Autonomous
by promoting the environment and specific needs throughout the
Foundation has been working since
habits needed for a healthy lifestyle, duration of their studies and entrance
1999 to get students involved in
and becoming a more sustainable and into the labour market through its
volunteering activities, in
environment-friendly university. Impuls Programme.
programmes which promote equal
In this sense, the UAB leads the Green opportunities and respect diversity, It also provides assessment to future
Metric 2016 ranking as the and also in participating in students and coordinates information
top university in Spain and the 14th awareness-raising campaigns. sessions and guided visits prior to
worldwide. their enrolment.
The UAB libraries altogether have 4,661 Feel at home at the Vila Sports
reading and group work places. On
campus alone, there are 7 large libraries, The UAB is one of the few universities The campus includes a variety of
in addition to the General Newspaper in Spain in which people can learn, sports facilities and one of the most
Archives, the Journals Building, and a teach, conduct research, and also live. complete university sports halls in
study hall opened 24 hours a day, 365 Barcelona, the UAB's Physical
The Vila Universitària offers more than
days a year. Activity Service
600 apartments, with room for 2,100
The UAB occupies the first position in students. At the moment, 700 of its The SAF offers over one hundred
the Ranking of the Spanish University residents come from outside of supervised activities each week:
Libraries (SECABA) Europe. aerobics, zumba, aqua fitness,
pilates, yoga, basketball, football,
All the UAB campus is equipped with volley ball, capoeira, personal
WiFi. defence classes, rock climbing,
There are also a variety of restaurants paddle tennis, tennis, swimming,
offering buffets and menus, self-service water polo, laugh therapy, etc.
areas and pizzerias. A total of 4,500
menus are served on campus each day
at special university prices.
Its cultural and artistic life is one of the identity traits of the UAB

Several activities and workshops can Cultura en Viu offers programmes and
be validated as academic credits and activity cycles in different artistic
a large set of activities and initiatives disciplines: music, choir, dance,
proposed by the university theatre, writing, cinema, etc.
community are incorporated into the It is also in charge of the UAB Cinema
university's cultural offer each year. and Theatre Hall and the exhibition
At the Community Involvement Unit, rooms.
students can participate in different The Plaça Cívica, with its Àgora
parts of its broad associative building, is the reference point for
infrastructure, as well as through campus involvement, a space of
institutional channels to have their meeting, leisure, solidarity, demand…
voice heard in the governance and A public place for the community to
management of the university. They share and enjoy.
can also form part of the university
debate team.
Look at the UAB A university with the people
and for the people

● The UAB believes in a common

university project shared by all,
where people are at the centre,
and transparency and dialogue
are at the core of any decision-making
● process.
The UAB promotes an education
model in which academic spaces
are conceived as transformation areas
● and promoters of individuals holding
the reigns of their future.
UAB Information Service
For general information about the UAB, the
studies and the activities that are carried out
on and off campus.

+ 34 93 581 11 11

[email protected]

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Plaça Cívica - Campus de la UAB

08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)