University of Barcelona

University of Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
	Coat of Arms
Motto	Libertas perfundet omnia luce (Freedom bathes everything with light)
Type	Public
Established	3 November 1450
Rector	Joan Guàrdia
Administrative staff	5.715
Students	62,995
Location	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Campus	4 with 16 faculties and 9 affiliated centres
Language	Catalan
Colours	Sky blue
Affiliations	Coimbra Group; LERU; European University Association; Mediterranean Universities Union; International Research Universities Network; Vives Network; Sino-Spanish University Alliance (SSU)
Website	ub.edu

The University of Barcelona (official name in Catalan: Universitat de Barcelona, UB) is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain^[4] and has also been ranked 1st in the country in most of the 2024 rankings.^[5]^[6]^[7]

It has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers, technicians and research assistants, most of whom work in the 243 research groups as recognized and supported by the Government of Catalonia. In 2010, the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros. The work of these groups is overseen by the UB's research centres and institutes which collaborate with leading research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home to three large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL). The UB is also a degree-awarding body of the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI).

^ "The UB's language policy". Universitat de Barcelona. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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^ Imatge corporativa – website of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona
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Universitat de Barcelona
Coat of Arms
Motto	Libertas perfundet omnia luce (Freedom bathes everything with light)
Type	Public
Established	3 November 1450; 574 years ago (1450-11-03)
Rector	Joan Guàrdia
Administrative staff	5.715
Students	62,995
Location	Barcelona, Catalonia , Spain
Campus	4 with 16 faculties and 9 affiliated centres
Language	Catalan^[1]
Colours	Sky blue^[2]^[3]
Affiliations	Coimbra Group LERU European University Association Mediterranean Universities Union International Research Universities Network Vives Network Sino-Spanish University Alliance (SSU)
Website	ub.edu