Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona was founded in 1968. The founders aimed to establish four principles of autonomy: freedom to select teaching staff, admission available to all students (but with a limited number), freedom to create its own study plans and freedom to administrate the University's capital. It is therefore a young university, but in its short history it has moved forward at a rapid pace.
UAB's structure includes three campuses, all in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona and its outskirts.
Bellaterra: a large campus for teaching and research
The main UAB campus, in Cerdanyola del Vallès, is home to most of our faculties, departments, institutes and services, as well as to a significant scientific and technological cluster.
The Bellaterra campus is also home to the UAB Research Park, a group of centres and specific partner research institutes created to meet the specific needs for important fields of research.
Sabadell: committed to technology, business and work
Work began during the 2004/05 academic year on transforming the university schools in Sabadell into a full campus with undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research groups and services. This campus focuses on technology, business and employment.
Sabadell, along with the Bellaterra campus, will be the home to the School of Engineering and the Faculty of Business and Economics. Therefore the degree in Work Relations, coordinated by the Faculty of Law, will be available in Sabadell.
Sant Pau: a new Health Sciences campus
As the historical pavilions of Hospital de Sant Pau were gradually opened, UAB began transferring university lectures and research in the field of Health Sciences to this new site.