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Catalan Landing Program: culture and language courses to welcome you at UPF!

The Catalan Landing Program consists of different face-to-face courses about Catalan culture and language that, during the month of September and at the beginning of each term, make it possible for non-catalan UPF students and workers to acquire the basic notions about Catalonia and its language, in order to start their studies at the UPF in the best way possible.

This program offers different courses:

Academic year 2026-2027

Catalan Culture & Language Survival Kit  

  • Calendar: 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 September 
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday from 3 to 5 pm (afternoon group)
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 1 July until spots are filled.
  • Fee: 15 €
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

Intensive Catalan language course  

  • Calendar: from 7 to 25 September
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm
  • Duration: 45 hours
  • Registration period: from 1 July until spots are filled.
  • Fee: 60 €
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 3 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
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A Quick Glance at Catalonia  

  • Calendar: from 7 to 28 October
  • Schedule: Wednesday from 2.30 to 5pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 1 July until spots are filled.
  • Fee: 15 €
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

Parlem en català! (A1)  

  • Calendar: from 2 to 30 November
  • Schedule: Monday from 12.30 to 2.30 pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 1 July until spots are filled.
  • Fee: 15 €
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

Catalan Culture & Language Survival Kit  

  • Calendar: from 19 to 28 January
  • Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday from 2.30 to 5 pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 17 November spots are filled.
  • Fee: 15 €
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

What Else Should I Know About Catalan Culture?

  • Calendar: from 16 February to 9 March
  • Schedule: Tuesday, from 2.30 to 5 pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 17 November until spots are filled.
  • Fee: €15
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

Parlem en català! (A2-B1)  

  • Calendar: from 11 February to 11 March
  • Schedule: Thursday from 3 to 5 pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 1 July until spots are filled.
  • Fee: 15 €
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

Catalan Culture & Language Survival Kit

  • Calendar: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 May
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday from 5 to 7 pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period:  from 12 February until spots are filled.
  • Fee: €15
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

Parlem en català! (A2-B1) 

  • Calendar: from 27 April to 25 May
  • Schedule: Tuesday, from 2.30 to 4.30 pm
  • Duration: 10 hours
  • Registration period: from 12 February until spots are filled.
  • Fee: €15
    • CATStudies Diploma discount: Free course for those UPF students that only have to complete one more course to reach the 7 ECTS needed to request the CATStudies Diploma
  • Credits: 1 ECTS (valid to reach the 7 ECTS needed to obtain the CATStudies Diploma).
  • More information and enrolment

For each Catalan culture or conversation course you complete, you will earn 1 ECTS credit, up to the 7 ECTS required to obtain the UPF Diploma CATStudies.    
For the intensive language course (A1), you will earn 3 ECTS credits towards the 7 ECTS required to obtain the UPF Diploma CATStudies.


New CATStudies discount: you can enroll for free in the last course you need to reach the 7 ECTS required for the CATStudies Diploma (whether it is a quarterly Catalan language course, a culture course, or a Catalan conversation course).