UB School of Economics
Centre for research
and postgraduate
education in
Economics
Our School
The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics is the centre for research and postgraduate education in Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the UB.
Our mission is to contribute actively to the consolidation of Barcelona as a pole of attraction for international students and researchers, and as a European capital of economic research.
We offer two postgraduate programmes taught entirely in English. The two-year Master in Economics is the perfect programme for new graduated students to develop their research skills, and it has been accredited with Excellence by the Universities Council. The PhD in Economics is one of only a few doctoral programmes in Spain to have received the Quality Award for Research Excellence from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.
The UB School of Economics comprises four departments, three research institutes and twelve research groups with official status granted by the Catalan government, all of which are affiliated to the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona: UB School of Economics structure.
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Campus
The UB School of Economics belongs to the Faculty of Economics and Business, located in the Knowledge Gateway Campus at the Avinguda Diagonal. You can move around by public transport or by bicycle sharing system called Bicing or AMBici.
This location offers the UB community the chance to maintain a close relationship with the city, and gives access to the services provided by the city and the university:
- Careers service: The Faculty of Economics and Business offers access to the Careers Service, which oversees in-company placements, provides careers guidance services, and manages the coworking space for students involved in business-creation projects. It also organises talks, workshops and other events with major employers and a wide range of organisations of interest to every possible student profile.
- International Relations Office: The International Relations Office oversees the management of international mobility programmes in which the Faculty of Economics and Business is involved, seeks new agreements with universities around the world, and actively pursues the on-going internationalisation of the Faculty and its student community.
- Language Services: The UB’s Language Services are responsible for promoting the Catalan language and for building a multilingual university community. They offer advice on linguistic matters to all members of the university community.
- School of Modern Languages: The School of Modern Languages (EIM) offers courses in foreign languages to the whole university community, aiming for quality and formal rigorousness. The school offers ordinary courses, extraordinary introductory courses, oral fluency courses, exam preparation courses and courses aimed at students from different university disciplines in face-to-face, online and blended formats.
- Libraries: The Economics and Business CRAI Library has two library spaces and provides comprehensive materials for teaching and research, computer rooms, group work rooms, self-service photocopiers and other services. Its opening hours allow for students to study at different hours and during examination periods the library remains open throughout the night.
- UB Sports: UB Sports provides 100,000 sq m of facilities for a wide range of directed activities and offers members of the university community a range of installations – swimming pools, tennis and padel courts, a football pitch and rugby pitch, etc. – that are only five minutes away from the Faculty!
Study in Barcelona
Barcelona is one of the most prosperous cities in Europe and a fantastic place to live, with a sunny climate and a cosmopolitan cultural life. It is also affordable, particularly when compared to cities such as London and Paris, offering an excellent quality of life and a diverse student mix.
The University of Barcelona offers students the chance to study and undertake research at an institution that is fully integrated into the city around it. Lying on the Mediterranean coast, and with a population of over 1.5 million, Barcelona is one of the most economically, socially and culturally important cities in Europe and is characterised by its extraordinary diversity.
Graduates of the UB enjoy an excellent reputation among international employers. Barcelona is currently the 31st best university city to live in the world according to QS Best Student Cities 2023, which combines data on universities, student population, affordability, quality of life and reputation with employers.
General advising housing search assistance
The University of Barcelona offers students several types of accommodation so that they can choose the one that best suits their needs and expectations:
- UB halls of residence
- UB university residence
- Affiliated halls of residence
- Private university residences
Likewise, students admitted to the UB can address the Barcelona Centre Universitari (BCU) where information and advice are provided.