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CATALONIA: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
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.
www.parcsdecatalunya.net
www.costadaurada.org
www.costabrava.org
www.ebre.com
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.
An excellent option to visit Barcelona:
Barcelona tourist bus
Further information:
http://www.barcelona-on-line.es/eng/reserves/bus_turistic.htm
Turisme de Barcelona: telephone 807.117.222
1. CIUTAT VELLA. The heart
of the city
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.
DAILY GUIDED BIKE TOURS IN ENGLISH
"The best way to discover & enjoy the city"
Further information: http://www.biketoursbarcelona.com
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
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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 (+).
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219. 08012 Barcelona
Tel. 93 238 90 72 · info@bcn-housing-students.com
www.bcn-housing-students.com
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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
Housing Service for Students is the reservation
service of Barcelona
University Centre, in collaboration with Resa,
offering accommodation to foreign students and teachers.
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.
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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.
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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.
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• Rent a bedroom: www.rentabedroom.com
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Web of Youth Hostels: http://www.reaj.com
• International Federation of Youth
Hostels: http://www.iyhf.org
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• Search engines:
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MEALS
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
FACILITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS
To get information on
facilities for special needs students at the centres,
please consult the following website:
Blanquerna
Faculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport
You can also consult the following websites :
The
websites of the Barcelona Town hall and of the autonomous
community
Societies
of disabled persons
Centres
of Care for disabled persons
Information
Services for disabled persons
Residences,
Homes and workshops
GENCAT:
Page of Catalan autonomous government
ONCE
web page
INSURANCE
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
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
STUDENTS
Grants of the Ramon Llull University
Grants of other organizations
Grants by theme
Studies / Grants by zone
STUDENTS AFFAIRS OFFICES
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.
STUDENT FACILITIES
Libraries
The Ramon Llull University currently
has 15 libraries, 1.500 reading points, 1.200.000
volumes and more than 14.000 subscriptions to
periodicals. This make the URL to have the most
important bibliographical fund of Catalonia and
one of the most distinguished in Spain. The libraries
offer all manner of services related to information
and teledocumentation. Some of them contain valuable
documentary sources. For specific information,
please consult the following websites:
Employment offices
Students have employment offices at their
disposal in each centre in order to put current
and former students in contact with companies
and institutions to help them to enter the world
of work. For further information, please consult
the following websites:
Ramon
Llull University Card
The University Community has a multifunction
university
card, created in cooperation with Santander
Central Hispano bank, which accredits students,
lecturers and administration and services staff
as members of this Community.
This card is not just a personal identity card,
but also provides university management and information
functions. It is a financial smart card that works
both on and off campus that can offer 4B Maestro
financial services to anyone who requests it and
may be used for financial transactions in all
the national and international networks.
What you
can use it for?
1. University accreditation
2. Access to buildings (libraries, dining halls,
etc.)
3. Loan of books in the URL's libraries
4. Purse card
5. Discounts in shops (commercial
guide)
6. Queries from the Information Points at centres
and, optionally, in 4B ATM's
7. Access to computers in IT classrooms (planned
for the near future)
8. 4B Maestro Card (optional) and other additional
services planned for the near future
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
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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 |
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Austria
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Institute
of Chemistry/Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Karl- Franzens – Universit:at Graz
Osterreichisches Giesserel-Institut
Technische Universität Graz
W irtschaftsuniversität Wien |
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Belgium
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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 |
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Denmark
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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 |
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Slovakia
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Slovak
Metrologicky Ustav
Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of
Sciences |
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Slovenia
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University
of Ljubljana |
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