University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
- 1450
- Founded
- #165
- Global Rank
- Not listed
- Total Students
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- International Students
- 25
- Programs
About University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona — UB), established in 1450 by King Alfonso V of Aragon as the Estudi General de Barcelona, is Spain’s premier comprehensive research university and one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Europe. Consistently recognized as the #1 university in Spain across major international league tables (ranking #165 globally in QS and #149 in Times Higher Education), UB educates over 63,000 students from more than 120 nations across 16 faculties and 106 academic departments. The university’s campus footprint is organically integrated across the city of Barcelona through specialized knowledge quarters—from the majestic 19th-century neo-Gothic Edifici Històric on Plaça de la Universitat to the expansive science, law, and business complexes along Avinguda Diagonal, and dedicated medical centers at Hospital Clínic and Bellvitge. As the only Spanish member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and a founding member of the CHARM-EU European University alliance, UB produces the highest volume of scientific output in Spain, leading European research in biomedicine, economics, chemistry, and environmental sustainability while upholding an ethos of rigorous public education and cosmopolitan scholarship.
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Barcelona, Spain
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