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LOCATION
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is mostly located in its
central campus, in Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 20km outside Barcelona,
25 minutes from downtown Barcelona by train. The Bellaterra Campus is located
in the heart of one of the main industrial and technological centres of
Mediterranean Europe.
ACCOMMODATION
The UAB has on campus accommodation for over 2.200 students at Vila
Universitaria (prices ranging €220-€825). Vila also offers rooms outside the
campus and downtown Barcelona. For conventions and short stays there is the
Campus Hotel.
LIVING COSTS
As an
estimate, a student in Barcelona will need around €720-€1.200 per month on
housing, living expenses and study material.
CURRENCY
The
currency in Spain is the Euro €.
VISAS
Students
from outside the European Union must obtain a D-Type visa before leaving their
country in the nearest Spanish Embassy or Consulate. Without the visa students
cannot obtain the Student Card they need to be a legal resident in Spain.
The
International Welcome Point offers personal attention to all legal matters:
international.welcome.point@uab.cat
Tel. +34 93 581 2210
Fax +34 93 586
8025.
STRUCTURE OF UNIVERSITY
The UAB develops its structure on three campuses. The main UAB campus hosts
the Scientific and Technological cluster, Faculty of Life Sciences, Engineering
School, Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, Science and Technology Park,
the Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and
Social Sciences and research units. The Sabadell campus is committed to
Technology and Business. The Campus in Hospital de Sant Pau with historical
modernist pavilions is our Health Sciences centre. All the departments, Science
and Technology services, research centres and institutes, centres at the
Science and Technology Park, and university hospitals make up the research
consortium known as Esfera UAB.
Teaching (2011/2012 Numbers)
To express it in Numbers:
29.018
undergraduate students
5.858 graduates
10,791 postgraduate and continuing
education students
6.419 international regular students
1.269 exchange
students
85 undergraduate, 130 official
masters, 79 PhD programmes
2.239 articles published in indexed journals
1.179.371 books in its libraries
4.411 teaching and research staff
2.503
administration and services staff
Education
Structure
We
offer innovative high-quality, exacting courses that are characterized by their
strong practical content. We offer the chance to study for diplomas, degrees,
technical qualifications and postgraduate courses in all areas of knowledge.
General
Semester
1st
term September - February
2nd term February - July
STUDENT LIFE
The
UAB campus is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Its
infrastructure, created exclusively for university life, offers different
academic, cultural and social activities.
CONTACT
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Àrea de Relacions Internacionals
Edifici A-Rectorat
Campus Bellaterra
08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del
Vallès)
Contact for Exchange Students:
Margarita Espinosa
Erasmus@uab.cat
Erasmus Coordinator:
Monica Leiva
monica.leiva@uab.cat
Phone +34 93 581 2753
www.uab.cat