Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - UAB Speciality : Economics
programme: Business Administration and Economics

My time as an exchange student at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) was positive and life-changing. I was on the Business & Economics program and the institution offered a supportive atmosphere for intellectual and personal development because of its dedication to academic quality and its active campus life.

Experience with academics:

Numerous courses in a variety of subjects are available at UAB. I took the following classes throughout my semester:
Culture Without State: Catalonia’s Situation Professor Toni is the instructor.
This course explored Catalonia’s distinct political and cultural environment. The subject topic was made both approachable and fascinating by Professor Toni’s captivating teaching style and extensive expertise. His enthusiasm for the subject sparked spirited debates and a greater comprehension of Catalonia’s identity crisis.
The UAB campus is a thriving center of activity, with several tools available to help students succeed. There are several possibilities to participate and contribute, including well-equipped libraries and diverse student clubs. The university’s devotion to research is clear, with various institutes and centers promoting innovation and scholarly inquiry.
While UAB welcomes a big number of international students, the help they get may be enhanced. Some lecturers anticipated fluency in Catalan or Spanish, making certain classes more difficult for non-native speakers. Furthermore, while there were international student services, they did not always have enough resources to address concerns effectively, particularly those related to visas and housing.

My sister is going this university I really satisfied this university every staffs and professor very respectful I advised all friends must try this university all rule regulations are satisfied all students

It’s a highly competitive university and is considered one of the best in Spain. However, I believe during my experience at UAB, I thought that despite considered so “prestigious” it is lacking modernization.
In some ways it felt like the continuation of high school. You attend classes, have your books, hand in some projects and then exams. I didn’t appreciate the fact that projects were hardly a 10-20% of each course and they depended heavily in your exam results. I felt like sometimes the system was a bit unfair. If you did not perform very well in an exam, you could have failed the entire class.
Also, even if there is a digital campus, I wish they could utilize it better and give more material. In some classes, you rely on what is delivered during class! If you miss a class, you feel like you are left behind and there are no slides or material to be found anywhere online. I felt that professors were not that involved with international students compared to locals and were not really willing to help outside office hours. The library is super cool, however I was hoping for more facilities for students even though the campus is huge!

Something really negative is that the campus is really far from the city center in Bellatera. The only accommodation you can find is on the campus which is very old, and not convenient. Otherwise, you’d need at least 30-40 mins from city center.