Catalan courses 2025-2026: 1st semester

A1 - Basic 1

  • Barcelona’s city centre – Casa Jeroni Granell30 hours
    Dates Times
    From 2 to 12 September 2025 Mon to Fri, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enrolment
    Mon to Fri, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Enrolment
    From 16 to 26 September 2025 Mon to Fri, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enrolment
    Mon to Fri, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Enrolment
    Each course will end with an examination held on the last day of class.
  • Faculty of Philology and Communication30 hours
    Dates Times
    From 6 to 29 October 2025 Enrolment Mon to Thurs, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    From 3 to 26 November 2025 Enrolment Mon to Thurs, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
  • Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media30 hours
    Dates Times
    From 6 to 29 October 2025Enrolment Mon to Thurs, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
  • Faculty of Economics and Business30 hours
    Dates Times
    From 3 to 26 November 2025 Enrolment Mon to Thurs, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
  • Campus Mundet30 hours
    Dates Times
    From 6 to 29 October 2025 Enrolment Mon to Thurs, 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
  • Medicine and Health Sciences30 hours
    Dates Times
    From 1 to 11 December 2025 Enrolment Mon to Fri, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
  • Virtual Campus20 + 10 hours
    Dates Video conference Examination modality
    From 30 September to 30 October 2025 Tues and Thurs, 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Face-to-face Enrolment
    Online Enrolment
    Specific information on the online examination
    This course comprises 20 hours of teaching via video conference and 10 hours of independent learning via the Virtual Campus. The exam will be held on 4 November 2025, in both face-to-face and online examination modalities.

A2 - Basic 2

  • Barcelona’s city centre – Casa Jeroni Granell50 hours
    Dates Times
    From 20 October to 1 December 2025 Mon to Thurs, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
    This course will be free for UB students who have passed level A1 in Language Services during the 2025-2026 academic year.
  • Faculty of Philology and Communication50 hours
    Dates Times
    From 20 October to 1 December 2025 Mon to Thurs, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
    This course will be free for UB students who have passed level A1 in Language Services during the 2025-2026 academic year.
  • Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media50 hours
    Dates Times
    From 20 October to 1 December 2025 Mon to Thurs, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    From 17 November 2025 to 11 February 2026 Mon and Wed, 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
    From 18 November 2025 to 10 February 2026 Tues and Thurs, 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m
    The exam will be held on the last day of class.
    This course will be free for UB students who have passed level A1 in Language Services during the 2025-2026 academic year.

B1 - Elementary

  • Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media60 + 20 h
    Dates Times
    From 28 October 2025 to 3 February 2026 Tues and Thurs, 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
    From 3 November 2025 to 11 February 2026 Mon and Wed, 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
    This courses comprises 60 hours of face-to-face teaching and 20 hours of independent learning via a Catalan learning platform.
    The written exam will be held on 5 February 2026 and the oral exam on 10 February 2026.

Intermediate and advanced courses: Intermedi, Suficiència and Superior

Online examination modality

Students sit the exam online and are monitored by remote proctoring software.

Technical requirements for the online exam:

  • A computer with Windows, Mac or Linux, plugged into a power outlet.
  • Google Chrome browser. Safari is not supported.
  • A webcam and microphone, either built-in or connected to the computer.
  • Built-in or external speakers connected to the computer. The use of headphones is not allowed.
  • A stable internet connection, preferably via Ethernet cable.
  • Installation of the remote proctoring software Smowl (provided free of charge).
  • A University of Barcelona Zoom account (provided free of charge).
  • A mobile device (phone or tablet, Android or iOS) with a video camera, plugged into a power outlet and connected to the internet.
  • A quiet, well-lit environment that will be free of interruptions during the exam.

Supervision during the exam:

  • Computer webcam
  • Screen monitoring
  • Room scanning
  • Audio monitoring of the room
  • AI-based supervision with human validation

Right to information pertaining to the processing of personal data

UB

Right to information pertaining to the processing of personal data

Data controller

General Secretary's Office of the University of Barcelona
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona
secretaria.general@ub.edu

Purpose of data processing

To manage the Catalan course you have enrolled in.

Lawful basis

The lawful basis is the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (Organic Law 2/2023, of 22 March, on the University System and Law 1/2003 of 19 February governing Catalan universities).

Period of data storage

Data will be kept for the period necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they were collected and to determine any possible liabilities that may be derived from them.

Recipients

The companies Langoo IO, S.L. and Smiley Owl Tech, S.L., who have been contracted to manage the platform through which the exams and proctoring will be carried out, respectively, will process the personal data under the responsibility of the University of Barcelona, as data processors. Data will not be disclosed to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so.

Data subject rights

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction of processing, and portability at any time by submitting a written request to the General Secretary’s Office of the University of Barcelona, by post (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona) or by email (secretaria.general@ub.edu). You will need to attach a photocopy of your Spanish ID document (DNI/NIE) or other valid ID.

Data protection officer

If you consider that your rights have not been given due consideration, you can contact the UB Data Protection Officer by post (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona) or email (protecciodedades@ub.edu).

Supervisory authority

You can also file a complaint with the Catalan Data Protection Authority.