The Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) is a modern university with a commitment to quality and innovation across all of its activities. UPF is renowned for its advanced technological infrastructures, modern facilities and high-level research in the most advanced fields of knowledge and learning.

The Universitat Pompeu Fabra is a leading modern public university that was founded in 1990 to introduce a new model of university in Barcelona and Catalonia. It offers undergraduate programs in social sciences, the humanities, information and communication technologies, health sciences and life sciences, as well as a wide range of master’s and doctoral degrees and specialized postgraduate programs. The UPF occupies various sites in Barcelona, extending from the Parque de la Ciutadella to the new 22@ Technological District of the city, home to the recently opened Communication Campus.

The Pompeu Fabra teaching model is based on teaching plans that reflect the changing academic and professional requirements of society, personalized attention and practical vocational training in companies and institutions. UPF is renowned for the academic calibre of its students and the ease with which graduates find employment after their studies. The UPF has also been quick to adapt its academic structures and curricula to the new student-focused, competence-based learning model proposed by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The wide range of new UPF postgraduate programs — 21 official master’s degrees and 10 doctoral programs — enables students to specialize to a high level in any of the areas of knowledge offered at the University. As of the 2009-10 academic year, all of the undergraduate degrees offered at the UPF will be fully adapted to the requirements of the Bologna process, the highest proportion of any public university in Catalonia.

Research at the UPF is carried out by a core of around 800 highly qualified research fellows (80% of full-time teaching staff have PhDs) and organized through the various University departments and institutes and dedicated research groups and units. Priority research areas cover various disciplines, including social sciences (law, political science, sociology, economics and business studies), health and life sciences (biology and biotechnology, focusing particularly on biomedicine, and public health and bioinformatics), audiovisual communication and information technologies and telecommunications, and the humanities (language and literature, art, history and thought).

The Universitat Pompeu Fabra UPF offers learners over 50 years of age the chance to take part in the UPF Senior lifelong learning programs. The selection of university-level courses offers older learners the chance to update and expand their cultural knowledge and to acquire or improve skills required in today’s information-driven society. UPF Senior is also intended to promote social interaction and the free exchange of knowledge and ideas between members of a generation that was offered fewer opportunities access higher education. Participants are regarded as full UPF students for the duration of their studies: they are given a student card and access to the Global Classroom, may use the UPF library and computer rooms, and are encouraged to play an active part in student life through the wide variety of activities organized by the University Community Assistance Service (choir, music lessons, drama groups, etc.).

Internationalization is one of the strategic priorities of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Since its first involvement in international activities in 1992-93, over 5,400 students have taken part in a wide range of exchange and mobility programs, and the UPF is proud to have achieved the highest mobility rate in Spain. Of the 2008-09 graduating class, 32% took up the offer of exchange placements and completed part of their courses at universities in other countries. For the 2009-10 academic year, almost 1000 grants have been announced for exchange and mobility programs with 280 institutions in countries across the world.

PERMANENT LIBRARY. Open 360 days a year until late. It contains 565,000 articles and 17,500 e-publications and provides 1,700 individual study booths. COMPUTER ROOMS. 28 computer rooms with 894 computers. Late opening hours and ongoing software renewal. VIRTUAL CAMPUS. Students can use the Global Campus (intranet) to check their grades, reserve library books or communicate with lecturers and tutors. LANGUAGE COURSES. The Language Teaching Program (PEI) English, French, German and Italian courses and Catalan and Spanish for foreigners. ACCOMMODATION. UPF advises students on the different accommodation options open to them (university halls of residence, shared flats, rooms with families, etc). EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. A wide range of activities including drama, music, sports, cinema, charity initiatives and volunteer work. FORMER STUDENTS. The UPF Alumni Association provides careers advice, works to protect its members’ interest and is represented in the University’s governing bodies. Graduates can also form part of UPF Alumni, the new program for alumni and friends of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, whose mission is to create and maintain links with the UPF community and to foster a sense of belonging among all those related to or who have been associated with the University.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. Results are excellent: 60% of graduates complete their courses within the period of study envisaged, and the performance ratio (credits passed/credits enrolled for) is 80%. LABOUR INTEGRATION. 85% of graduates find employment, and 86% of this group do so within six months of completing their degree course. STUDENT ASSESSMENT. According to a survey of 2,500 students conducted by the Board of Trustees, 94% would recommend UPF to others, and the vast majority are highly satisfied with the teaching they receive (awarding it an average score of 7.8 out of 10).

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