Autonomous University of Barcelona
The Autonomous University of Barcelona is a public university in Catalonia, Spain, with its main campus in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near Barcelona. The university has 57 departments in experimental, biological, social, and human sciences dispersed over 13 faculties/schools as of 2012. These centers award a total of 85 qualifications in the form of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and engineering degrees. In addition, about 80 PhD degrees and over 80 other postgraduate programs are available. More than 40,000 students and 3,600 academic and research professionals attend UAB. In terms of encouraging research, UAB is a forerunner. Many research institutions, as well as other research centers, technical support services, and service-providing laboratories, are located on campus, and the ALBA (synchrotron) in the Barcelona Synchrotron Park is quite close to UAB.
According to the 2022 QS World Institution Rankings, UAB is the second-best university in Spain, behind the University of Barcelona, which is also located in the same city. UAB is placed 209th overall in the world. Veterinary Science was ranked 27th, Education & Training was 72nd, Linguistics was 73rd, Sociology was 78th, and Economics & Econometrics was 88th. The famous Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals is also a degree-awarding body of the UAB (IBEI).
Established: June 6, 1968
Location: Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
