Universitat de Barcelona

In April 2011, the University of Barcelona joined the Catalan Network for Health Promoting Universities (us.cat) and the Spanish Network for Health Promoting Universities (REUS). The objectives of HPU networks are to integrate processes and structures within higher educational culture that can support a commitment to health and health promotion.

From its origins as a public university, the University of Barcelona has been an institution committed to its society and its country. This kind of commitment should be extended to the whole university community, and be brought closer to the commitment to social responsibility.  

The UB is taking action to become more sustainable by promoting the reduction and recycling of waste, increased bicycle use, the use of recycled paper and the use of renewable energies. Because the UB is committed to the environment and sustainability, these concepts are also an important part of the teaching and research carried out at its faculties and schools.

The UB’s Plan for Equal Oportunities between Women and Men sets out a series of actions that aim to incorporate the perspective of gender into all University activities, fundamentally in UB teaching and research, but also in academic advancement, in the composition of our governing and management bodies, and in the pursuit of work-life balance. 

The University of Barcelona is characterized by its emphasis on work in solidarity in these two broad areas: development cooperation and social action. Indeed, more than 200 people in the UB community are currently working in 161 solidarity projects, initiatives, and actions aimed at deepening our relationships with the social agents involved.