University of Barcelona, Public university in L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain
The University of Barcelona is a public university in the L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain, spread across multiple locations. Six main campuses house 16 faculties and provide educational programs for more than 45,000 students.
The institution was founded in 1450 by royal decree of King Alfonso the Magnanimous and began as a medical college called Estudi General. Over the centuries it expanded its fields of study and locations, growing into a major educational center.
The name traces back to Alfonso the Magnanimous, who issued the founding decree to establish the city's first higher learning center. The original medical faculty trained physicians who later worked in hospitals across the city, shaping its healthcare system for generations.
Visitors should keep in mind that faculties are scattered across different neighborhoods and each facility has its own opening hours and access conditions. Public areas are usually open during weekday daytime, while academic buildings often require registration or permission.
The library system of the institution includes 16 locations with more than 300,000 physical items and provides access to 2.2 million digital information resources for research and study. During the 2021–2022 academic year, researchers published over 7,100 scholarly articles and ran 1,029 active research projects.
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