Despite its small size,
Catalonia has a long history. From the Pyrenees to the
Mediterranean coast, the variety of landscape has long
earned Catalonia fame, offering visitors an infinite
number of possibilities. Its cities are full of delights,
whilst its villages, its beauty spots and its traditions
evoke times past whose traces still remain.
The geographical position
of Catalonia, the doorway between the Iberian Peninsula
and Central Europe, has given it a decidedly pro-European
stance, reflected in its whole-hearted commitment to
the European Union.
Ours is a country of
more than six million inhabitants, with over one thousand
years of history and its own language and culture, giving
Catalonia its own personality.
The famous industrial and productive strength of Catalonia
has always gone hand in hand with a high standard of
living, and a high level of initiative and progress,
particularly in the fields of applications and sciences
–from medicine to legal sciences, passing through
chemistry, engineering, linguistics, tourism, agriculture
and livestock, the food industries and services of all
kinds.
Catalans have always
been ready to receive people with open arms. We
are pleased to welcome people from all over the world
to show them our land and traditions. We hope you enjoy
your stay.
Catalonia: cultural
tourism
Catalonia has over one thousand years of history, its
own language and its own institutions. This and its
significant architectonic and artistic heritage are
good reasons for you to explore the country. There are
many routes to discover Catalonia. In this guide, we
recommend you to visit the following places:
1- The
route of the Iberians Over the last few years we have rediscovered
the Iberian culture, from the 6th to the 1st Centuries
BC. In the settlements of the Route of the Iberians,
such as Ullastret, Olèrdola and the Citadel of
the town of Calafell among others, visitors can discover
the Iberian culture and traditions. (Further information:
Archaeological Museum of Catalonia).
2- Catalonia
and the Romans In the 3rd
century BC, the wars against Carthage brought the Romans
to the ancient Greek colony of Emporion (at present
called Empúries) and they began to expand all
over Catalonia. In 2000, the archaeological site
of Tárraco (Tarragona) was declared a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
3- Catalan Romanesque art Catalonia preserves more than 2,000 Romanesque
works such as churches, monasteries and civil building,
a unique paint collection in the world kept in the National
Art Museum of Catalonia. Don't miss the Catalan
Romanesque churches of theVall
de Boí, declared UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4- The Route of the Cathars The Cathars,
also known as good men, escaped from the Crusade and
the Inquisition (in Occitany) to Catalan territories,
crossing the Pyrenees, to seek refuge between the 12th
and 14th centuries. A route signalled as GR-107 (Long
distance route) connects the sanctuary of Queralt, close
to Berga village, with the mythical castle of Montsegur,
in the French department of Ariège, through the
natural Park of Cadí-Moixeró.
5- Jewish Catalonia Jewish
communities played an important role in the social,
economic and political life of Catalonia from the 10th
century onwards (www.redjuderias.org). Recently, part
of their legacy has been rediscovered, having lain forgotten
since 1492, when the Jews were expelled from Spain.
Girona offers you guided tours through the Call de Girona,
one of the most interesting Jewish quarters in Europe.
6- The Ruta del Císter There are three Cistercian monasteries
in Catalonia located in Santes Creus, Poblet (UNESCO
World Heritage Site) and Vallbona de les Monges. These
monasteries make up a route
that includes a visit to the most important surrounding
Medieval villages.
7- “Domus Templi”, the Knights
Templars' dominions
In Catalonia, the Templars
conquered cities of major strategic importance such
as Tortosa or Lleida. The Templars' heritage includes
fortified houses, towers and villages, castles and cities
such as Miravet or Lleida (castle of Gardeny) of great
historic value.
8- Modernism walking tours
Modernism (known worldwide as an Art Nouveau Movement),
occurred between the last decades of the 19th and the
first few decades of the 20th century as a broad cultural
movement. It embraces all arts: music, literature, painting,
sculpture and architecture. Antoni Gaudí is the
best-known artist and architect of this style. However,
we find other important artists such as Lluís
Domènech i Montaner, Josep Puig i Cadafalch and
Josep Maria Jujol.
9- Dalí: the three museums
An introduction to the world of the genius artist Salvador
Dalí. You can visit the places where he lived
and enjoy part of the artist's legacy: the Theatre-Museum
in Figueres, the castle of Púbol and the house
in Portlligat (Cadaqués). We remind you that
2004 was declared Dalí Year.
Catalonia: popular
festivities, gastronomic tourism and alternative tourism
model
Catalonia: popular festivities and gastronomic
tourism
Catalonia is the home of a lively and varied traditional
and popular culture: castellers (human towers), sardanes
(Catalan traditional dance), correfocs (a fire parade
with devils and other imaginary creatures), gegants
(huge papier mâché puppets) and capgrossos
(little papier mâché puppets with big heads)
take part in different popular festivities that take
place in towns and villages all over the country (www.bcn.es/cultura,
www.gencat.net/probert).
Nevertheless, good food is essential to any party. For
this reason, we suggest that you combine our popular
festivities with a good knowledge of Catalan cuisine
that mixes Mediterranean tradition with mountain fruits:
the Calçotada –sweet spring onions - (January),
Carnival (February), St. George's Day (April), Aplec
del Cargol – snail festival (May), Festa de la
Patum (June), Cava Week (October), and so on.
Catalonia: alternative tourism model In Catalonia you will find an enormous variety
of landscapes, more than 20 natural parks and protected
areas to enjoy nature's wonders and practice outdoor
sports.
1. Open-air tourism You can enjoy high mountain landscapes
in the Pyrenees, with the National Park of Aigüestortes
and Sant Maurici Lake, and the National Park of Cadí-Moixeró.
You will also find the spectacular and unusual shapes
of Montserrat or the Garrotxa volcanic area, not forgetting
the Ports de Tortosa nature reserve or the Garraf Massif.
Montseny Natural Park is an example of Catalonia's wide
variety of vegetation and fauna, like the Natural Park
of the Ebre river delta which is one of the most important
reserves for migratory birds in Europe, and offers a
very characteristic vegetation.
Near the sea, you will also find very interesting natural
sites such as the natural reserves of Cap de Creus and
the Aiguamolls or marshlands of the Empordà on
the Costa Brava or the long sandy beaches of the Costa
del Maresme and Costa Daurada.
2. Winter tourism Catalonia has many ski
resorts all over the Pyrenees, where you can enjoy
a wide variety of winter sports.
3. Active
tourism Catalonia offers
many possibilities for those who seek active
tourist experiences based on sport. At the same
time, you can enjoy unforgettable days practicing rafting,
trekking, climbing, free fall parachuting.
WHAT IS BARCELONA? Barcelona, capital of Catalonia: some
history and geography
Barcelona is the administrative
and cultural capital of Catalonia. The city's two thousand
year history has left its mark in its architectural,
artistic and cultural heritage. Its excellent international
communications, its Mediterranean climate and its cosmopolitan
atmosphere make it a privileged city indeed.
Barcelona, the southernmost port of Europe, has seen
Romans, Arabs, Christians and other civilisations leave
their mark. Streets and squares are full of monuments
and sculptures, both classical and Mediterranean, evidence
of a great passion for art that makes Barcelona an open-air
museum.
The Barri Gòtic
(Gothic Quarter), the heart of the Medieval city, was
surrounded by ramparts till the middle of the 19th century.
Through the maze of the streets you will reach the Cathedral
which dates back to the 13th century. Nearby, the Plaça
del Rei is the historical quarter centre where the Barcelona
History Museum is sited. This quarter is the Barcelona's
historical and political centre with the Sant Jaume
square, where Barcelona City council and the Palau de
la Generalitat, seat of the Catalan Government, are
located.
Barcelona Walking Tours: Guided tours in Barcelona
Further information: 807 117 222 (Turisme de BCN)
The Ribera district is a labyrinth of Medieval streets,
such as the famous Carrer Montcada with its noble palaces
that reflect Barcelona’s commercial prosperity
between the 13th and 15th centuries. At present, these
buildings house different museums, such as the Picasso
Museum and the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Precolombian
Art. At the end of Carrer Montcada you will find the
splendid Gothic church of Santa Maria del Mar. The Palau
de la Música Catalana, a magnificent Modernist
building designed by the architect Domènech i
Montaner is a must.
El Born has become one of the most visited districts
of the city, giving place to the opening of shops, restaurants,
bars and other fashion places that have provided it
a new air while keeping its traditional character. Worth
a visit are the Mercat del Born and the Estació
de França.
La Rambla and the Raval.
La Rambla begins in Plaça de Catalunya and continues
down to the Mirador de Colom, in the harbour, and passes
in front of long-established shops, cafes, the Palau
de la Virreina, the Boqueria -the city's finest market-,
the Gran Teatre del Liceu -the city's opera house-,
the Plaça Reial and the Santa Mònica Art
Centre. Going down La Rambla towards the sea, on the
right-hand side, you will find the Raval district, where
the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
–the main exhibition centre in the city- and the
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona -Contemporary
art museum- are located.
2. THE SEASIDE
. Facing the Mediterranean
Today Barcelona is
a city open to the sea. The Reials Drassanes –the
former medieval shipyards- reflect the importance of
sea trade and the social life of the Catalan merchant
class during the Middle Ages. Nowadays, the building
houses the Museu Marítim – maritime museum.
The domed viewing gallery of the Mirador de Colom provides
a view of the entire city and its seafront. The Rambla
de Mar links the Moll de la Fusta with the Moll d'Espanya,
where we find the leisure complex of the Maremàgnum,
L'Aquàrium –one of Europe’s biggest
sea world centres- and Imax cinema. The Palau de Mar
is the house of the Museu d'Història de Catalunya
- Catalonia History Museum.
The Barceloneta is a traditional sailing and fishing
district, which is renowned for its fish and seafood
restaurants. You can also spend a day on the beach.
The Olympic Village, with the Olympic Port, offers excellent
conditions for practicing water sports.
3. MONTJUïC:
A natural area located in the Olympic mountain
Montjuïc is where
the International Exhibition of 1929 and the Olympic
Games of 1992 took place. It has important cultural
sites (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya -MNAC-, Fundació
Joan Miró, Caixa Forum, Teatre Grec, Mercat de
les Flors or the Pavilion Mies van der Rohe); sport
equipments (Olympic stadium, Palau Sant Jordi or the
Picornell swimming pool); and leisure sites such as
the Poble Espanyol, or Spanish village, designed as
a showcase of Spanish local architecture.
4. The EIXAMPLE: An open-air museum
The Eixample
district was the result of Barcelona’s need to
spread beyond its city walls, due to the expansion it
underwent from 1860. With its tidy grid-like street
layout planned by the engineer Ildefons Cerdà,
it is doubtless one of the most unusual civil engineering
creations in Europe.
At present, the Eixample is the big centre of the city.
It is a shopping and residential area whose streets
house many fashionable shops, art galleries, restaurants
and bars and pubs. A walk around the Eixample gives
you a good impression of the vibrant everyday life of
the city.
Modernism and
Gaudí Modernism (known worldwide as Art Nouveau)
is an artistic movement that flourished between the
end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century
and was mainly architectural. Many modernist buildings
are located in a privileged zone of the Eixample called
the Quadrat d'Or or Golden Square, situated within the
limits of Aribau and the Pg. de Sant Joan, the Av. Diagonal
and the Ronda Sant Pere. In this area we can find works
of Antoni Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner and
Puig i Cadafalch.
Special attention must be paid to Gaudi's works. His
unique style continues to attract an increasing number
of visitors. Gaudi's buildings in Barcelona are: Casa
Batlló, Casa Vicens, Pabellons de la Finca Güell,
Col•legi de les Teresianes, Casa Calvet, Torre
Bellesguard, Casa Milà, Palau Güell, Sagrada
Família and Park Güell.
5. DIAGONAL AND PEDRALBES:
Business and residential areas
In this district, tradition
and modernity live side by side in perfect harmony.
Innovative structures such as the Torres Trade stand
out against modern offices, housing and hotels. There
are also important shops and department stores.
At both sides of the Avinguda Diagonal we find university
campuses. Do not miss the chance to visit the Palau
Reial de Pedralbes, built for King Alfonso XIII in 1929,
and the 14th century Monastery of Pedralbes, which houses
the Thyssen-Bornemisza art collection. You can also
discover the world-famous Futbol Club Barcelona sports
facilities – Camp Nou and Barça Museum-
the Polo Club and the Royal Tennis Club of Barcelona.
6.
COLLSEROLA MOUNTAIN AND TIBIDABO: A wonderful view over
the city
Tibidabo, the highest
point of the Collserola mountain range, is a characteristic
backdrop to the city, and houses the expiatory Temple
of the Sacred Heart, the Fabra Observatory and the communication
tower designed by Norman Foster, which overlooks Barcelona.
The Collserola Park, the city's easy-to-access green
area offers natural beauty, and has become an exceptional
viewpoint and an excellent place to follow signposted
routes. One of the most famous places in Barcelona is
the Tibidabo funfair.
LEISURE TIME AND CULTURE
Barcelona offers a wide
range of cultural activities. Further information available
on local newspapers, the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona,
and through the city information telephone number 010.
Cultural Information Office
Palau de la Virreina. La Rambla, 99. Tel. 93 301 77
75
Further information: http://w3.bcn.es
If you want to
know the monthly programme
of events, taking place in Catalonia, you can access
a database that provides you with extensive information
on cultural events over the coming month (exhibitions,
theatre, cinema, concerts, dance, lectures, etc.). This
database is updated every day.
PRACTICAL TIPS Everything you need to know to live in Barcelona.
Here are some useful tips to enjoy your stay in our
city:
COST OF LIVING
The cost of
living in Barcelona is similar to that of other European
cities. If you compare Barcelona to other cities such
as Paris, London or any northern European city, Barcelona
is cheaper than those cities. It is more expensive than
Lisbon or Athens. The cost of living in Barcelona is
similar to that of Rome.
Monthly expenditure ranges from 480.81 € to 721.21
€, mostly depending on the type of accommodation
that you use. For the first few days, you will need
pocket money mainly to cover accommodation costs (including
deposits), transport passes, etc.
Currency
Euro is the currency of our country. The euro area currently
comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg the Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain (its symbol is €).
All these countries agreed to adopt a common currency,
the euro, enabling members of these countries to use
a single currency across the EU.
ACCOMMODATION
University
Halls of Residence
Residència
Universitària Lesseps. In this
hall at the Residència Universitària
Lesseps, in the Plaça Lesseps in Barcelona,
the Ramon Llull University offers 72 student
places and different shared areas (laundry,
gymnasium, study room, computer room, TV room,
games room, etc.). Likewise it has rooms for
visiting lecturers. Info rmation and reservation
telephone: 902 444 447 - resa@resa.es.
Residència
University Sarrià. This is a
new building surrounded by gardens. This hall
of residence has common areas designed to facilitate
team work and the relationships between students
from different places.
List of residences in Barcelona (+).
For further informtaion, you shall
contact with the residences.
As it is accustomed
to receiving thousands of visitors a year from
all corners of the globe, Barcelona offers a
wide range of hotel services, catering for all
tastes and needs. However, for those wishing
to make medium and long stays in Barcelona,
we recommend that they start looking for suitable
accommodation well in advance of their arrival.
Specialized agencies are a good starting point.
Many of them can be contacted via the internet
making them a practical and reliable source
of information.
This web site offers a range of information
for those university students following study
courses in Barcelona. The web provides information
concerning many practical aspects of city life
and is a valuable guide.
Barcelona
University Centre's goal is to promote,
to co-ordinate and to inform the actions of
the Regional Government and City Council, as
well as the University of Barcelona and their
area of influence in the activities they consider
necessary to promote Barcelona as an international
university centre.
RESA
(Residencias de Estudiantes S.A.), specialises
in the creation and management of an accommodation
services network for the university community
in Catalonia. From now on it will also deal
with accommodation in apartments for foreign
students and lecturers on international exchanges
as long as they are properly accredited by the
following universities: UB, UAB, UPC, UPF, URL
and UIC.
Resa is a company offering a wide range of accommodation
to both students and academic staff throughout
Catalonia. The new Residencia Lesseps, for instance,
situated near the Faculty of Psychology, Education
and Sport Sciences offers accommodation to those
foreign students completing a full academic
year in Barcelona. Resa also offers university
lecturers coming to Barcelona for shorter stays
the possibility to rent apartments.
Both are bodies
linked to the Catalan Government. They seek accommodation
for students and professionals. They provide a
very wide range of offers including a varied range
of housing. All transactions are carried out online.
This is a private
agency which specializes in finding short term
accommodation. It is located in Calle Muntaner,
200, 2 3 – 08836 Barcelona . Tel. 34.93.209.50.45/
+34.93.209.54.88. Fax. + 34.93.414.54.25. Email
address: habitservei@habitservei.com.
University Halls
of Residences in Marina and Poble Sec districts.
Avda. Paral.lel, 101. 08004 Barcelona. Reservation
telephone: 93 217 88 12 · info@melondistrict.com
Catalan cuisine Catalan cuisine, Mediterranean cooking at
its best, is based on natural, seasonal products and
the perfect marriage of the myriad ingredients and the
style of cooking, often simple but also intriguing,
over a low flame and with just the right final touch:
chopped garlic and almonds, a dash of vi ranci,
a sprig of thyme or essence of lemon for dishes that
appeal to the nose, taste buds and eyes.
Olive oil, vegetables and greens, fruit, fresh fish
and shellfish, salted cod, beans, nuts and dried fruits,
pork, herbs and a wide range of baked goods are the
staple ingredients in the Catalan diet.
The Catalan table is also blessed with a diversity of
still and sparkling wines, their quality guaranteed
by our certificates of origin: wines from the Priorat,
Penedès or Alella regions, all made from a unique
blend of the most traditional Catalan grapes -Peralada,
Samsó and Garró- or using such internationally
renowned varieties as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
The quality of these basic products and the way in which
they are combined make Catalan cuisine rich and healthy,
simple and varied, natural and refined, local and worldly,
modern and traditional, subtle and contrasted in its
flavours, as well as appetising and seductive.
The gourmet's calendar
Seasonal produce, holiday menus, pastries for all types
of celebrations...
Spring cuisine Spring has it all, and the markets burst with
the colours of the season's bountiful fruits and vegetables.
This is the time to enjoy fresh fava beans
à la catalana. It is the season for wild
asparagus and escarole (an essential ingredient in a
good xató salad) and a wide variety
of lettuce for green salads. Now is also the time to
desalt the cod to mix with fresh vegetables for a healthy
esqueixada, or to savour the wild strawberries
any way you like them - with whipped cream, with sugar
and muscatel or orange juice.
But, from the gastronomic point of view, the high point
of spring is, without doubt, Holy Week. During Lent
it is traditional to leave meat off the menu on Fridays,
above all Good Friday. Egg and vegetables accompany
the seasonal fish on the Lent table. One traditional
dish this time of year is chickpeas with hard-boiled
egg or spinach.
Easter Monday marks the end of the austerity of Holy
Week and according to tradition the table is crowned
with the Mona de Pasqua, the traditional chocolate
Easter cake. The arrival of fine weather means a lot
of meals outdoors, with grilled meats, especially lamb,
being a big favourite.
Summer cuisine With the heat of the summer the Mediterranean
diet favours fresh, light cuisine, with salads and fruit
- now in its full splendour and available in a dizzying
variety. The season offers a wide variety of produce
that is combined to create tasty yet easy-to-prepare
fresh dishes, many of which are ideal for eating in
company and can be put together beforehand: bread smeared
with fresh tomato to go with any sort of sausage, omelettes,
cold meat or fish, along with mixed salads - rice, bean
or green - cold courgette or tomato soup or warm pea
soup. The favourite desserts are the season's juicy,
refreshing fruits, especially: watermelon, melon, peaches,
fresh figs, apricots and pears.
The high point of the summer is, without doubt, the
summer solstice: Saint John's eve, with its obligatory
sweet flatbread Coca de Sant Joan downed with
a glass of sparkling cava. The festivals of Saint Peter
and Saint James also share this traditional sweet.
Autumn cuisine Autumn, and the arrival of the first cool days,
brings a more elaborate cuisine with time playing an
important role in cooking to ensure rich, sophisticated
dishes based, as always, on seasonal produce, including:
pumpkin, chestnuts, grapes, aubergine, sweet peppers,
cuttlefish and game. On the table appear escalivada
(grilled seasonal vegetables), hot soups - notably the
hearty escudella barrejada, broth with boiled
meat and the bouillabaisse -like sopa de peix-
pork or duck with chestnuts and samfaina, the
Catalan version of ratatouille.
But the autumn food par excellence is the wild mushroom:
Rovellons, rossinyols, llenegues, ceps and
camagrocs are just a few of the local varieties
that infuse the season's dishes with flavour and aromas.
Everything goes with this prized food: veal with wild
mushrooms, stewed rice with rabbit and wild mushrooms,
omelette with camagrocs, warm cep salad, scrambled
eggs with prawns and wild mushrooms.
On the street, the appearance of the castanyeres
provides evidence of the season with their piping hot,
right-out-of-the-roaster chestnuts and sweet potatoes.
These fruits of autumn are the stars of All Saints Day,
when the tradition says they must be washed down with
pungent vi ranci and followed by the almond-based panellets.
Winter cuisine Winter, like all the seasons, imposes its own
pace on life. Eating becomes more "intimate"
and after lunch or dinner people tend to lounge even
longer round the table over coffee and brandy, especially
on rainy days. The Christmas holidays mean family meals
at which, most of all on Christmas day, no table is
without its steaming escudella, the Christmas
roast, torrons (nougat, in all its varieties:
Alacant, Xixona, burnt caramel cream, coconut, etc.)
and the tasty, perfumed neules (sweet rolled
wafers), accompanied by cava wine. The following day,
Saint Stephen's, is associated with cannelloni.
On New Year's Eve on every table sits a bowl of grapes,
twelve for each person, ready to be gulped down whole
to the pealing of the last bells of the year. The Magi,
besides toys for the little ones, bring to the table
the traditional Kings' cake, with a fava bean
and a surprise hidden inside.
The winter celebrations culminate with Saint Anthony's
and its traditional O-shaped tortell cake with
surprise, and Fat Thursday, bringing us back to Lent
and all sorts of omelettes (on the popular dia de
la truita, omelette day), botifarra d'ou
(egg sausage) and coca de llardons (pork crackling
flat cake). The end of winter means Saint Joseph’s
Day and its traditional dessert, the perfumed crema
catalana (crème brûlée).
MEDICAL FACILITIES
Before coming to our
University you should get in touch with your National
Health Service in order to know the required documentation
to be able to use our National Health System. Once
you are here if you have any health problems you can
call the following telephone number where you will
receive information and advise: 902.111.444
You can also consult
the following web link to get information about the
Catalan health service: www.gencat.net
1. Medical insurance
(either Social Security or other)
2. Additional insurance that should
cover the following:
Accidents
Medical, surgical, pharmaceutical hospitalization
and ambulance expenses.
Repatriation or medical transport in case of injury
or illness.
Repatriation or transport of the deceased.
Travel of a companion and expenses of his/her
stay in case of hospitalization.
Return of the insured person by death of a non-assured
relative.
Urgent shipment of non-existing medicines abroad.
Transmission of messages.
Assistance in the searching and shipping of lost
luggage.
Travel assistance.
Shipment of forgotten objects difficult to be
replaced.
Civil liability
The University has information and guidance
points for students so that they can receive
information and guidance on all aspects of
university life: access and matriculation
procedures, academic procedures and deadlines
for these, recognition of qualifications,
grants, socio-cultural initiatives, etc.
They provide support to the proposals and
demands of the students, as well as to the
activities organised from the centres.
Other services The centres of the Ramon Llull
University also provide computer rooms and
multimedia rooms for the holding of events,
congresses, seminars, etc. They also provide
the following services: international relations,
religious and pastoral guidance, bookshop,
stationers and publications, refectories
and bars.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Ramon Llull University has international programmes
with the following educational institutions:
Europe
Germany
Bavarian
Centre for Applied Energy Research
Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität,
Greifswald
ESMG GmbH
Evangelische Fachhochschule Darmstadt
Fachhochschule Reutlingen
Federal Institute for Materials Research
and Testing
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial
Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart
Freie Universität Berlin
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
HAWK (Hochschule fur Angewandte Wissenschaft
und Kunst)
Inburex GMbH
Institut de la Keramische Technologien
und Sinterwerkstoffe
Katholische Fachhochschule Freiburg
Katholische Universitat Eichstatt
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für
Molekulare Medizin
Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt,
Berlin
Technische Universität Berlin
Technische Universität München
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Universität Karlsruhe
Universität zu Köln
Universität der Kunste Berlin
Universität Hamburg
Universität Humboldt
Universität Marburg
Universität Stuttgart
University of Applied Sciences ULM
University of Applied Sciences Regensberg
University of Stuttgart Institut fuer
Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme
Witten Herdecke University
Austria
Institute
of Chemistry/Karl-Franzens-Universität
Graz
Karl- Franzens – Universit:at Graz
Osterreichisches Giesserel-Institut
Technische Universität Graz
W irtschaftsuniversität Wien
Belgium
Artevelde
Hogeschool de Gent
Ecole Normale Catholique du Brabant
Wallon, Nivelles
Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame
de la Paix
Haute École DeFré Bruxelles
Haute Ecole Leonard de Vinci
Haute Ecole Namuroise
Haute Ecole Provinciale de Charleroi
Haute Ecole Roi Baudouin
Hogeschool Antwerpen
Institut Libre Marie Haps
Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement
Infirmier
Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement
Libre Liegeois
Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerpen
Katholike Universiteit Leuven
Parnasse Deux Alice
UFSIA, University of Antwerp
Universiteit Gent
Université Catholique de Louvain
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Denmark
Alborg
Universitet
Copenhagen Business School
Ergoterapeut – Og Fysioterapeutskolen
i Aalborg
Hojvangseminariet
Kolding Pedagogseminarium
Risoe National Laboratory
Technical Universityof Denmark .
University of Aarhus
University of Copenhagen
Slovakia
Slovak
Metrologicky Ustav
Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy
of Sciences
Slovenia
University
of Ljubljana
Finland
International
Technical Committee for the Prevention and
Extinction of Fire
Jurva School of Design
Helsinki School of Economics and Business
Administration
Helsinki Polytechnic
Lahti Polytechnic (Lahden Ammattikorkeakoulu)
School of Tourism and Service Management
(Jväskylä Polytechnic)
Seinäjoki Polytechnic School
of Social Work
Turku Polytechnic
University of Helsinki
University of Oulu
France
AFMB-CNRS,
Marsella
Armines Cindy / ENSMP Cindy
CERMAV, CNRS
Centre les Escaldes
Conservatoire National des Arts et
Metiers
HEC-Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales,
París
École d'éducateurs spécialisés
de Versailles, BUC Ressources
École Catolique d'Arts et Metiers
de Lyon (ECAM)
École Nationale Supérieure
de Chimie de Montpellier
École Nationale Supérieure
de Chimie de Mulhouse
École Supérieur d'Agriculture
de Purpan
École Supérieure de
Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon
École Supérieure de
Chimie Organique et Minérale, ESCOM
École Supérieure de
Commerce de Paris, ESCP
École Superieure des Sciences
Économiques et Commerciales, ESSEN
École Supérieure des
Sciences Économiques et Commerciales,
ESSEC
Group ESIEE
Group HEC neris
I. d'Arts Visuels d'Orleans
I.de Formation en Masso-Kinésithérapie
du Nord de la France
I.N. des Sciences Appliquées
de Lyon,
I.N. Polytechnique de Toulouse Institut
Regional du Travail Social Aquitaine
Institu t Regional du Travail Social
Languedoc Roussillon
Institut Regional du Travail Social
Lorraine
Institut Supérieur des Matériaux
du Mans, ISMANS
Institut Universitarie de Formation
des Maîtres de Paris
ISAIP d'Angers
IUFM de l'Académie de Nantes
Laboratoire National d'Essais de Paris
Université Aix en Provence
Université Catholique de Lille
Université Catholique de Lyon
Université de Bordeaux
Université de Haute Alsace
Université de Montpellier
Université de Nantes
Uni versité Paris VII – Denis
Diderot
Université de Perpignan
Université de Poitiers
Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse.·
Université Paris VII – Denis Diderot
Université de Strasbourg
Uni versity of Cornell-Essec ( Paris
)
Greece
Demokritos,
NRCPS
National Technical University of Athens
Netherlands
Amsterdam
University
Haagse Hogeschool
Hogeschool Alkmaar
Inholland Hogeschool
Hogeschool de Horst Driebergen
Maastricht Hotel Management School
National Institute of Public Health
and Environmental Protection, RIVM
Netherlands Institute for Fisheries
Research (RIVO)
Netherlands Organization for Applied
Scientific Research (TNO)
Rotte rdam School of Management -
Erasmus University
Twente University of Technology
University of Leiden
University of Rotterdam
University of Vrije
University of Wageningen
Hungary
Budapest
University of Economic Sciences
Corvinus University of Budapest
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Hungarian University of Craft and
Design
Technical University of Budapest
Ireland
Dublin
Institute of Technology
Smurfit School of Business
University College Dublin
Island
Reykjavik
University
Italy
Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto per la Chimica del Tirreno
Istituto Politecnico di Milano
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Istituto Superiore per la Preventione
e la Sicurezza del Lavoro
Istituto Universitario di Scienze
Motore
Joint Research Centre, Ispra
Libera Università di Lingue
e Comunicazione
Libera Università Vita-Salute
“San Raffaele” di Milano
LUMSA Università
Politecnico de Milano
Stazione Sperimentale per i Combustibili
SpA
Università Carlo Cattaneo
Università Commerciale Luigi
Bocconi, Milán
Università Cattolica del Sacro
Cuore
Università degli Studi di Bologna
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Università degli Studi di Genova
Uni versità degli Studi di
Macerata
Università degli Studi di Messina
Università degli Studi di Napoli
Università degli Studi di Padova
Università degli Studi di Roma
Università della Calabria
Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
Università di Milano
Università di Padova
Università di Roma Tre
Un iversità di Torino
Norway
Diakonhjemmet
College Oslo
Hogskolen i Oslo
Norwegian School of Economics and
Business Administration, Bergen
The Norwegian School of Hotel Management,
Stavanger
Uni versity of Oslo
Poland
Akademia
Polonjjna W Czestochowie
Technical University of Wroclaw
W arsaw School of Economics
Warsaw University of Technology
Portugal
Escola
Superior de Educaçao de Santarém
Escola Superior de Enfermagem Dr.
Ângelo da Fonseca (Coimbra)
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde
Istituto Politecnico di Viseu
Instituto Superior Bissaya-Barreto
Coïmbra
Istituto Superiore de Psicologia Aplicada
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Universidade de Aveiro
United
Kingdom
Bell
College of Technology
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism
and Creative Studies
BLC Leather Technology Centre
Canterbury Christ Church University
College
Ceram Research British Ceranic Research
Ltd.
European Process Safety Centre
Health and Safety Executive
Imperial College, Londres
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research
Park Kent
Institut of Arts & Design
London School of Economics
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington
Robert Gordon University
St. Mary's University College of Belfast
Sheffield Hallam University
University College Worcester
University of Aberdeen
Uni versity of Central Lancashire
University of Edinburg
University of Kingston
University of Leeds
University of Manchester Institut
of Science and Technology
University of Northumbria
University of Nottingham
University of St. Andrews
University of Strathclyde (Glasgow)
Warwick University
Win chester School of Art
Czech
Republic
Charles
University Praga
Jaroslav-Heyrovsky Institut
Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
Ostravská Univerzita
University of Economics Prague
Romania
Romanian
National Research Institute
University of Bucharest
Sweden
Institute
of Environmental Chemistry, Umeå University
Öresund Safety Advisers AS
Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm
Stockholm School of Economics
Swedish National Testing and Research
Institute
Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute
University College of Örebro
University of Göteborg
Uni versity of Umeå (SLU)
Switzerland
E.T.H. Zurich Fribourg
Catholic University Institut d'Études
Sociales Genève Universität
Bern Universität Fribourg
Universität St. Gallen Swiss
Federal Institute for Environmental Science
and Technology Swiss Institute for
the Promotion of Safety and Security United
Nations Environmental Program – UNEP University
of Applied Sciences Aargau U niversity
of Applied Sciences Social Work Rorschach
Middle
East
Israel
Holon Academic Institute
of Technology Tel Aviv University,
The Leon Recanati Graduate School of B usiness
Administration
America
Argentina
Universidad de Buenos
Aires Universidad Católica
de Córdoba Universidad de
El Salvador Universidad Torcuato
di Tella
Bolivia
Comité
Ejecutivo de la Universidad Boliviana CEUB
Brasil
Fundaçao
de Ciencias Aplicadas
Fundaçao Armando Alvares Penteado
(FAAP)
Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas,
Escola de Administraçäo de Empresas
de Säo Paulo
La Salle Canoas
UNISINOS
Univ ersidad Católica de Pernambuco
Canada
HEC
- Montréal, Québec
McGill University, Montreal. Québec
Univ. of British Columbia, Fac. of
Commerce and Business Administration, Vancouver
University of Western Ontario, Richard
Ivey School of Business, London, Ontario
University of Western Ontario
York University, Schulich School of
Business, Ontario
Colombia
La
Salle Bogotá
La Salle Medellín
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana,
Bogotà
Universidad de Antioquía
Univ ersidad de la Sabana
Cuba
Centro
de Química Farmacéutica-CQF
Universidad de La Habana
Un iversidad de Oriente
El
Salvador
Universidad
Centroamericana José Simeón
Cañas
Equador
Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador
United
States
of America
American
Graduate School of International Management
- Thunderbird, Glendale, Arizona
American University, Washington
Babson College
Boler School of Business, John Carroll
University
Boston College
Brandeis University, Boston
College of Business Administration,
Loyola Marymount University
Cornell University, Ithaca
Creighton University
Duke University, North Carolina
Eastern Illinois University
Emory University, Roberto C. Goizueta
Business School, Atlanta, Georgia
Fordham University, New York
Georgetown University, The McDonough
School of Business, Washington, DC
Indiana University, Kelley School
of Business, Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University, Law School
John Carroll University
John Coor School of Business, St.
Louis University
Johnson&Wales University (Campus
of Providence, Rhode Island and Miami)
La Salle Philadelphia
Loyola College Maryland
Loyola University of Chicago
Loyola University of New Orleans
Manhattan College, New York
Marquette University
Massachusets Institute of Technology
New York University, Robert F. Wagner
Graduate School of Public Service
Pen nsylvania State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, New York
St. Joseph 's University, Pennsylvania
Saint Mary`s college, California
Santa Clara University
Seattle University
Stanford Research Institute
Tulane University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California Irvine
University of California Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Notre Dame
University of New York, Buffalo
University of San Francisco
University of Southern Calilfornia
University of Southern Mississippi
University of St. Thomas
University of Texas
Wallace E. Carroll School of Management,
Boston College
Mexico
Instituto
Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Instituto Tecnológico y de
Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Instituto Tecnológico y de
Estudios Superiores de Occidente, ITESO
Universidad Iberoamericana
Universidad La Salle Bajío
Universidad La Salle México
D.F.
Universidad La Salle Guadalajara
Univ ersidad La Salle Noroeste (Ciudad
de Obregón)
Nicaragua
Universidad
Centroamericana de Managua
Peru
ESAN
Lima
Pontificia Universidad Católica
de Perú, Lima
Universidad Ruiz Montoya, Lima
Uruguay
Universidad
Católica, Dámaso A. Larrañaga
Universidad Católica Andrés
Bello
Venezuela
Universidad
Central de Venezuela
Chile
Escuela de Kinesiología
de la Universidad de Chile ILADES
Universidad Alberto Hurtado Pontifícia
Universidad Católica de Chile Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Universidad UNIACC U niversidad
Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM)
Oceania
Australia
University of Melbourne,
The Graduate School of Management U.
of New South Wales, Australian Graduate School
of M anagement (AGSM), Sydney
New Zeeland
University of Otago, Dunedin
Korea
Kyung Hee University,
Seoul Yon sei University, Graduate
School of International Studies, Seoul
Philippines
La Salle Filipinas
India
Indian
Institute of Management at Ahmedabad (IIMA)
Indian Institute of Management at
Bangalore (IIMB)
Indian Institute of Management at
Lucknow (IIML)
Indonesia
La
Salle Manado Indonesia
Japan
International
University of Japan, Niigata
Malaysia
Universiti
Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang
Singapore
Nanyang
Technological University, The Nanyang Business
School – Singapur National University
of Singapore, Faculty of Business Administration
Singapore Management University
Thailand
Thammasat
University, Bangkok
China
Beijing Center for Language
& Culture China Europe International
Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai - China
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty
of Business Administration – China Hong
Kong University of Science & Technology,
The School of Business and Management, Kowloon
Universities
and research centres which collaborate with
Ramon Llull University in the fields of education
and research
A
part from the mobility of lecturers, recent
graduates or students, Ramon Llull University
favours the participation of its staff in
all kind of programmes from the European
Union in order to carry out its task of
research, knowledge exchange as well as
educational and pedagogic innovation.
A part from the European programmes Erasmus
and Leonardo da Vinci, The University also
takes part in the following ones:
COMENIUS – European Cooperation
on School Education
DAPHNE – Cooperation in practice - EU funding
opportunities in the area of justice, freedom
and security
GROWTH – Competitive and sustainable
growth
PI ERASMUS – Fostering of effective
and multinational education
The University
also takes part in European telematic nets
and in specific associations in order to
exchange and widen its knowledge in sharing
experiences with experts from the same field.
Thus, we can mention:
AIEJI
– International Association of Social Educators AIESEC
– International platform for young people
to discover and develop their potential AMFORTH
– World Association for Hospitality and
Tourism Education and Training ATLAS
– European Association for Tourism and Leisure
Education. COMENIUS
Association – It gathers 20 European
institutions and it is addressed to students
and lecturers of the teaching area. CEMS –
Community of European Management Schools
and international companies. It gathers
the 17 most prestigious European business
schools, 4 non-European academic institutions
and 50 multinational companies. CLADEA
– of Latin America 's leading management
schools. EASSW
– European Association of Schools of Social
Work and Social Work Educators EURHODIP
– The leading Hotel schools in Europe EUROCHRIE
– European Council on Hotel, Restaurant
&Institutional Education EVITherM
– European Virtual Institute for Thermal
Metrology FESET
– European Social Educator Training GERFEC – European
Research and Study Group for the Training
of Christian Educators. IASP
– International Association of Science Parks REDIF–
European net of family institutions SIETAR,
Society for intercultural education, training,
and research S2S – European
net fort the creation of the European gate
of security WTO
– World Tourism Organisation
In order to provide
support to the university community in all aspects
related to languages (language correction and
advice), the centres provide language laboratories
for students to learn, improve and deepen their
knowledge of Catalan, English, French and German
language, and Spanish for foreigners. There the
student can find and use different media and materials:
audio, video, computer and multimedia, etc.
The Consorci offers catalan
courses at different levels (basic, elementary,
intermediate and advanced), in
person and online, annual, semi-intensive
and intensive. Basic courses are free. Students
interested should get
in touch with the Gràcia and Sarrià-Sant
Gervasi office (Av. Príncep d'Astúries,
54 - 2n. Barcelona · Tel. 93 416
18 53 · enadal@cpnl.cat
· hglaria@cpnl.cat)
and identify themselves as students of the
Ramon Llull University.
The course offered by the
Faculty of Philosohpy of Catalonia (centre
integrated to the URL) aims to achieve that
the students acquire a medium level of spoken
spanish, sufficient to understand and to manage
with day to day ordinary and academic life.
Ramon Llull University
Student Union is the organisation that gives students
the chance to make their voices heard and to vote
on the Ramon Llull Governing
Board. In other words, it is the voice of
students at the University. It is made up of students
representing each of the URL’s centres. They
meet regularly to tackle areas concerning all URL
students and to design new proposals to improve
students' conditions.
You can contact them through the representative
of each centre or directly by writing to us at the
email estudiants.url@rectorat.url.edu.
Do not hesitate to send us your ideas or proposals!
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