The UPF campus is located in the centre of the city of Barcelona, extending from the Rambla as far as the Barcelona 22@ technology district. Thus, it is an urban university and is interconnected with the whole of the fabric of the city, to which there is easy access via public transport: underground, train, tram, bus, Bicing...
Small classes mean that there is close contact with lecturers and individual attention can be afforded. This is undoubtedly conducive to learning and progress with the studies pursued.
UPF is a face-to-face learning environment, but you also dispose of Campus Global intranet, which aims to make things easier for you. On Campus Global you will find, for example, an area for each of the subjects you are studying and you can consult related notes, practicals, grades. You can also handle administrative matters, order a book, subscribe to an activity, get an e-mail address, take part in chats and forums...
One of the great advantages of UPF is its unbeatable facilities. Thus, for example, in addition to its research areas, the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences offers its students the facilities of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park for them to do practicals. The new Communication campus - Poblenou also offers students in the field of communications state-of-the-art areas and apparatus (television set, translation booths, integrated newsrooms).
Furthermore, at your disposal is a library without limits, considered one of the best in Catalonia, which opens 360 days a year with opening times stretching into the early hours. The services on offer include requesting articles from foreign publications or the loan of a book from any university library in Catalonia within 24 to 48 hours.
There are also the 32 computer rooms, with a total of 1,045 computers. In addition, UPF is an online university. There are 300 wireless hotspots scattered across the different campuses, which means you can connect to Internet via your laptop. And, if you haven't got one, you can go to the university Library and ask for one on loan just as you can borrow a book.
On the Language Training Programme (PEI) you can improve the languages you already command or learn new ones. Besides the now traditional languages such as Catalan, Spanish, French, English, German and Italian, you can also learn such diverse languages as Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic.