Barcelona is a bilingual city, where both Catalan and Spanish are spoken. One of the aims of the program is for you to gain a basic receptive knowledge of Catalan by the end of the first term.

To attain this aim, if you do not know any Catalan, it is advisable that you enrol in the following language landing program, which has been designed to give you practical information of Catalan language and culture.

https://www.upf.edu/web/idiomesupf/catalanlanding

For more information about learning languages at UPF, see:

https://www.upf.edu/web/idiomesupf