The UIC teaches 17 degrees, nine PhDs, some twenty masters and more than 50 postgraduate and continuing education courses at its two campuses in Barcelona and Sant Cugat del Vallés (the latter housed on the premises of the Hospital General de Catalunya).

The UIC is a private, non-profit institution founded under the auspices of the Fundación Familiar Catalana and guided by principles of Christian humanism. Since 1997, the UIC has sought to serve society by providing a rigorous university education of excellence and by promoting academic research.

The UIC offers students a teaching model based on the pursuit of academic excellence. It is typified by small class sizes and by practical, customized training that emphasizes the development of instrumental skills. The teaching model is geared towards not only training good professionals, but also educating individuals with criteria and the basic skills to adapt easily to an ever-changing labour market. All degree courses include interdisciplinary subjects to encourage students to broaden their horizons and acquire new skills outside what is strictly their discipline. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of analytical skills, working as a member of a team, good oral and written communication skills and the ability to make effective decisions.

The UIC’s commitment to society is reflected in the priority it gives to research, based on the search for the truth and the desire to uphold human dignity and promote social development. The UIC conducts a number of different research lines in the fields of architecture, the humanities and the health sciences. The University’s commitment to research is similarly reflected in the PhD programs it teaches, the numerous articles published by its academic teaching staff, the rapid growth in the number of opportunities for research assistants and the number of joint projects being conducted with outside firms.

As well as its teaching commitments, the University organizes many different activities on an almost daily basis. These range from conferences, seminars and workshops on issues of topical relevance to concerts. Students can write for the university newspaper (NewsUIC), compete in the football league, sing in the choir, put on a play or get involved in volunteer work with the Student Volunteers group, whose social projects give students an opportunity to gain experience of the professional fields in which they might one day wish to work. During the academic year, several cultural and social events are arranged, including the Film Week, Charity Week and the Sant Jordi Cultural Festival.

The University has a marked international profile helping students to build their careers on the global stage. Some degree courses, such as Audiovisual Communication, prepare their students to work throughout the European area and help students find job placements abroad. It is, however, the specific task of the International Relations Service to establish agreements with institutions around the world and to manage student exchanges on the Erasmus and Argos programs. In fact, 10% of the UIC’s students come from abroad. Some degree courses even offer students the chance of studying abroad for a year. This is the case of Business Administration where students can study in Italy under an agreement signed with the Politécnico di Torino. To benefit from this offer, students are encouraged to become fluent in a range of foreign languages. The University runs a self-access program where students are encouraged to further their command of a foreign language using multimedia materials with the back-up of teaching staff. In addition, it is committed to providing specialist English courses on each degree program.

The Barcelona Campus is home to the Rector’s Office, the Institute of Advanced Family Studies and the Charlemagne Institute of European Studies. The campus also runs an Academic and Professional Advisory Service, Students Services, a Sports Service, a Language Service, Information Technology Services, International Relations, a Library and Chaplaincy. Students can also use the TV studios, built on two floors, and the first digital architecture workshop in Spain. This campus has an auditorium that can hold up to 420 people and a cafeteria providing a canteen service for students and teaching staff. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is based on the Sant Cugat Campus. The Institute for Advanced Bioethics Studies is also located here. This campus has a dissecting room, a bone bank and a nursing simulation laboratory equipped with cutting-edge technology. The campus is also home to the University Dental Clinic (CUO), which is a teaching service unit affiliated to the School of Dentistry, but whose primary objective is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with clinical training. The clinic runs 53 dental services suites equipped with the latest technology: oral radiology equipment, digital imaging equipment and a microscope for endodontic surgery.

The UIC has a marked international profile and a teaching model that is based on the pursuit of academic excellence. Students can expect a high level of personal treatment - studying in small groups - and to receive an eminently practical focus to their studies - 40% of their course being delivered in practical classes. Student internships are carried out in prestigious firms, while the UIC’s international standing allows students to receive the professional training that will allow them to succeed on a global stage. Finally, to ensure that graduates can build a successful career, the UIC offers students careers seminars and workshops. This careers service also tries to match students with the job offers they receive on the basis of their ambitions and personal qualities. The reputation of the UIC is fully backed-up by the assessment reports received from the employers of the University’s students and their high (95%) overall employment rate.

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