The University

The University of Barcelona boasts a longstanding, prestigious tradition of top level education, into which the Food Studies & Gastronomy International Program is born.

The Food Studies & Gastronomy program inherits this trustworthy, consolidated legacy, and brings with it the groundbreaking task of creating innovation and freshness of perspective.

The University of Barcelona combines the values of tradition with being an innovative and excellent institution in the fields of teaching, research, and transfer.

It is an urban, open, and cosmopolitan university, much like the city of Barcelona itself, and one of the oldest institutions in Catalonia: a clear reflection of the country’s political, social, and economic events and an important reference point in its history.

Classrooms

At the Food Studies & Gastronomy Program, we take pride in providing an enriching and dynamic learning environment for our students.

Our modern classrooms are designed to facilitate student-teacher interactions and collaborative learning and are equipped with the latest audio-visual aids, to ensure that our students enjoy an interactive and engaging learning experience. Each is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi connection.

Libraries

The CRAI – the University of Barcelona’s Learning and Research Resources Centre features a vast collection of books, journals, digital archives, and research databases. As part of the program, students have access to the University of Barcelona’s 16 libraries, which correspond to the University’s different faculties, in addition to the Food & Nutrition Library at the Torribera Campus. With dedicated study spaces and expert librarians, they serve as a hub for academic discovery and research.

Sports Complex

Students have ample opportunities to stay active, compete, and enjoy a healthy lifestyle while studying at the Food Studies & Gastronomy Program. UB Sports, our sprawling complex, offers a range of indoor and outdoor facilities, including a gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis courts, soccer fields, and more.

Class Location

Our in-person classes take place in the center of the city, close to Plaza Catalunya, the central hub of Barcelona. We are also located just a stone’s throw from many of our partner study abroad organizations, so students can conveniently walk to and from classes in a short amount of time.

We are fortunate to offer classrooms in the UB’s historical building, a work of art itself, in which students feel immediately immersed in the local European culture.

Facultat de Filologia
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
08007 BARCELONA

Email
info@foodstudiesabroad.org

The Food Studies & Gastronomy Program is housed by the University of Barcelona’s Faculty of Pharmacy, under its Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy Department. The department is concentrated in the Torribera Food & Nutrition Campus (Santa Coloma de Gramenet), however, the University’s Diagonal Campus (located in Zona Universitaria) houses undergraduate programs in Pharmacy, Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Food Science & Technology, and Culinary & Gastronomic Sciences.

Each of our semester courses officially count as Cursos Superiores Universitarios (Advanced University Courses).

The Torribera Food & Nutrition Campus is located in Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Metropolitan Area of Barcelona). It was established on the site of the reformed Modernist Recinto Torribera mental health clinic, which took up the entirety of the compound, after various of the property’s buildings were rehabilitated by the City Council of Barcelona.

The Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera is the University of Barcelona’s Food and Nutrition hub and constitutes one of the University’s six metropolitan campuses. Entirely devoted to food studies and nutrition sciences, it houses our Program and additionally offers EHEA bachelor’s and master’s degree courses, with research initiatives coordinated by the UB’s Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA).

Located in the municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet (North of Barcelona’s Metropolitan Area), it is just 9 kilometers from the city center and the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona.

The verdant 84-acre campus is located at the foot of the Serralada de Marina natural park and was established on the site of the reformed Modernist Recinto Torribera mental clinic. It features the UB’s Library of Food and Nutrition, which holds an impressive collection of academic resources, from food service organization to human nutrition or anthropology.

With four pavilions and this impressive greenhouse, it’s a beautiful place to explore the UB’s vast academic resources, while enjoying Barcelona’s beautiful, mild weather.