Founded in 1450, the Universitat de Barcelona has overcome centuries of challenges and, thanks to the perseverance of its community, stands today as a leading academic institution in Europe.
History with a future
575 years of History
Founded in 1450, the Universitat de Barcelona has overcome centuries of challenges and, thanks to the perseverance of its community, stands today as a leading academic institution in Europe.
Activities to celebrate 575 years
A year full of cultural, academic, and institutional activities open to everyone
Internationalization and research
Democracy4All 2025
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3 November 2025
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Location: Assembly Hall UB-IL3 (Carrer de la Ciutat de Granada, 131)
Internationalization and research
I International Student Congress of the University of Barcelona
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2026 (dates to be confirmed)
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Location: Historic Building and CMU Penyafort-Montserrat
Internationalization and research
CHARM-EU Student Summit
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Location: Aula Magna or Paranymph Hall
Patrimonial
BIPADI UB Professors digital collection
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April 23, 2026
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Location: Virtual. Within BiPaDi (https://bipadi.ub.edu/)
Patrimonial
Exhibition of works by former professors of the University of Barcelona
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From June 8 to July 30, 2026
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Location: Exhibition space CRAI Library of Letters and CRAI Library of Ancient Collections
Patrimonial
V Conference on Bibliographic Heritage Management
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April 16 and 17, 2026
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Location: Aula Magna of the Historical Building of the UB
institutional and cultural
XXXVIII University Music Cycle
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From October 2025 to May 2026
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Location: Paranymph of the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona
institutional and cultural
Inaugural Event for the University System Academic Year
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Tuesday, October 7 at 12:00 PM
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Location: Paranimf of the Historic Building
institutional and cultural
The Books of the Osuna Library at the CRAI Rare Books Library
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April 13 to June 4, 2026
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Location: Exhibition space at CRAI Library of Letters and CRAI Rare Books Library
Internationalization and research
International Research Congress: Past, Present and Future of Research-Intensive Universities
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May 27 and 28, 2026 (registration will be required)
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Location: Aula Magna and Gardens of the Historic Building
Patrimonial
Printed America: European Views of a New World
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December 1–30, 2025
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Location: Display cases at the CRAI Library of Letters and CRAI Rare Book Library
institutional and cultural
Literary Tours at the Historic Building
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from January to June 2026
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Location: Historic Building
institutional and cultural
UB 575 Cup
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from December 2 to 4
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Location: UB Sports Service Facilities (Avda. Diagonal 695)
Artistic
The image of the 575th anniversary of the University of Barcelona. A case study
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Location: Encontro de tipografia (Portugal)
institutional and cultural
Escape room “The Ancestral Mystery of UB”
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December 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2025
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Location: Historic Building
institutional and cultural
New Year’s Concert by the Gaudium Choir
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Tuesday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m.
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Location: Paranimf of the University of Experience
institutional and cultural
The University Under the Bombs
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Monday, 26 January 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
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Location: Paranimf of the Historic Building
institutional and cultural
Senior Citizens’ Classrooms: the (essential) convergence between the associative world and the university world
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Friday, 13 February 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
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Location: Paranimf of the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona
Internationalization and research
International Staff Week and International Partners' Day
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From April 20 to 24, 2026 (morning and afternoon). Initially, International Partners' Day will take place on April 22, 2026.
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University of Barcelona (different campuses)
Patrimonial
Users with their own name. Drawing on primary sources.
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November 28, 2025, 11:30
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Location: Assumpció Català Room. Historic Building of UB
institutional and cultural
University human tower day for the 30th anniversary of the Arreplegats de la Zona Universitària
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20 November 2025, from 15:00 to 20:00
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Location: University of Barcelona and Plaça Universitat
Patrimonial
III National Meeting of University Heritage Collections
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20 and 21 May 2026
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Location: Aula Magna (Historic Building)
institutional and cultural
Right to resistance
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13 February - 29 May 2026
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Location: Faculty of Law
institutional and cultural
The School of Architecture in the Historic Building: the cradle of Catalan Modernism
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Inauguration, March 3, 2026
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Location: Historic Building
Patrimonial
One among thousands. Female property marks in Catalan convent funds
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Opening: Monday, October 20
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Location: Exhibition space that the Rare Book and Manuscript CRAI Library shares with the Arts CRAI Library (Historic Building)
institutional and cultural
575 years of history of the UB archive
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throughout the 2025-2026 academic year
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Location: Faculty of Geography and History and Office of the Historical Archive and Documentary Heritage of the UB (OAHPD)
Publisher
"Laconic Sophomachia, or war of science against Ignorance", John Leslie, 1612
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7 October 2025 (gift for the opening of the academic year)
institutional and cultural
575 voices: past, present and future of a university that thinks, feels and creates
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February - April 2026
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Location: Aula Ramon y Cajal
institutional and cultural
30th anniversary of Arreplegats de la Zona Universitària
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18 December 2025. Call for human tower day, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Start of the casteller day, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Location: Car park of the Faculty of Biology
institutional and cultural
Conferences on feminism at the UB: Past, Present and Future
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April 16 and 17, 2026
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Location: Historic Building
institutional and cultural
History cycle. The University of Barcelona since 1450: history of our alma mater
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From January to June 2026
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Location: Aula Magna
Patrimonial
The musical heritage of the UB: past, present and future challenges
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Thursday, November 27, at 7:00 p.m.
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Location: Paranymph Hall
Internationalization and research
Elena Maseras and Ribera Awards for research on the University of Barcelona
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Application Submission Calendar:
Opening: Monday, October 20, 2025
Closing: Friday, January 30, 2026
Award Ceremony: April 2026 -
Location: University of Barcelona
Patrimonial
V International Conference on Musical Heritage
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20, 21 and 22 May
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Location: Faculty of Geography and History
Patrimonial
The new museum space of the Plant Biodiversity Documentation Centre
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Inauguration of the space: Summer-fall 2026 (pending det.)
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Location: CeDocBiV headquarters (basement floor, Juliana Morell building, Baldiri Reixac, 2)
Internationalization and research
Democracy4All 2025
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3 November 2025
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Location: Assembly Hall UB-IL3 (Carrer de la Ciutat de Granada, 131)
Take part in the 575th anniversary. Make it yours!
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575th anniversary merchandise. Always bring UB with you!
A collection of items combining history, identity, and future
