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Pompeu Fabra University - Barcelona (UPF) is a small research-based competitive university founded in 1990. Awarded with a CEI label (International Excellence Campus) by the Spanish Ministry of Education, UPF's indicators have made it a benchmark for the Spanish and European university systems. In recent years, the University has begun to figure prominently in some prestigious international rankings.
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1st. university in Spain, 58th. in Europe and 135th. in the world (2019). 11th. university in the world among universities that were created less than 50 years ago (2018) |
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Among the 100 best universities in the world for Linguistics, and among the 150 best universities for Modern Languages (2018) |
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5th. university in Spain in Translation and Interpretation, 4rth. university in Spain for Modern Languages |


