Admision and access process

The access and admission procedure, step by step
Before starting the online process, consult the doctoral programme's website on the UB Studies Portal. There you will find:
  • Specific admission requirements
  • Application prioritization criteria
  • Lines of research of the programme
  • Number of places offered
  • Acces the application for admission and acces:
  • A PhD program may have open application periods for different academic years, make sure you select the correct academic year. If in doubt, contact the Secretary of Students and Teaching or the coordination of the program.
  • Choose the language in which you want to apply. All the information to be completed and the communications related to this procedure will be made in the chosen language.
  • If you already have a UB username: If you have studied at the UB, log in with your username and password. If you don't remember them, here's how to recover your username or password. The system will automatically recover the studies you have completed at the UB.
  • If you do not have UB identifiers: If this is the first time you access to study at the UB, register with your personal details (DNI/NIE/Passport, name, surname and date of birth).
  • Enter and confirm your email address.
  • You will receive a link to activate the application (expires in 24 hours).
  • Write down the application code to access later on. You will need to use it as an identifier here. If you do not remember the code of the application, you must contact the Secretary of Students and Teaching of the responsible Faculty.
  • On this same screen, you must agree to the data protection policy
  • The UB checks electronically (interoperability), with the corresponding public administrations, the data of the DNI and the official Spanish qualifications obtained. Therefore, you will not have to attach this documentation.
  • Enter your personal details (birth details, address details and degree of disability data, if applicable).
  • Attach the identification document, if applicable.
  • Check the requirements depending on whether you have Spanish or foreign studies.
  • Select the access route and attach the documentation corresponding to the selected route.
  • If the documents do not have a valid electronic signature, you must attach the copy to the application and bring the original documents to the Secretary of Students and Teaching of the responsible Faculty, where they will make the authentic copies to incorporate them into your electronic file. Until this documentation is received, the resolution of access will not be final.
  • Attach the specific documentation requested by the programme (see the "Admission requirements" section of the doctoral programme's website).
  • Choose the line of research and the dedication regime.
  • The place where you will develop the research can be: the University of Barcelona, a research center or a research institute.
  • You can suggest one or more thesis supervisors (optional, since the final assignment is made by the Academic Committee of the program). If you suggest a director external to the UB, you must have the following information:
    • Email
    • Name and surname
    • ID card or identification document
    • Spanish University/Spanish Research Centre + Name of the centre or Foreign University + Country of the University
  • Check that all the information is correct.
  • The application for admission is registered in the general registry of the University and is officially valid from that moment on. If you don't register your request before the end of the application period, it will be automatically deleted. 
  • Download the copy of the application and the registration receipt. By entering the application through the Electronic Office and using the application code and the identification number, you can download this documentation whenever you need it.
 
  • If the documentation is not correct or any document is missing, the Academic Committee of the programme will ask you to attach it.
  • Attach the required documents within the period indicated through the application.
 
  • You will receive an electronic notification with the resolution signed by the coordinator of the programme.
  • It can be favourable or unfavourable. If the resolution is unfavourable, the process has ended and you will not be able to enrol in the programme.
  • If the resolution is favourable, register the access application using the link in the email where you have been notified of the favourable resolution of admission to the programme or from the Electronic Office.
  • If the degree that gives you access to the doctorate is a foreign degree, you will have to pay a fee before registering access. The fee is paid through the application. If you make the payment by card, you will be able to register the access request after making the payment. If you have chosen to make the payment by presenting the receipt at a bank, you will not be able to register the access request until 24/48 hours have passed (until the deposit at the UB is recorded). Contact the Faculty's Secretary for Students and Teaching responsible for managing your application if you are unable to finalise the payment.
  • Download the copy of the application and the registration receipt. By entering the application through the Electronic Office and using the application code and the identification number, you can download this documentation whenever you need it.
  • If the documentation is not correct or any document is missing, the Secretary of Students and Teaching of the responsible Faculty will ask you to attach it. 
  • Attach the required documents within the period indicated through the application.
  • If the documents do not have a valid electronic signature, you must attach the copy to the application and take the original documents to the Secretary of Students and Teaching of the responsible Faculty, where they will make the authentic copies to incorporate them into your electronic file. Until this documentation is received, the decision to access it will not be final.
  • You will receive an electronic notification with the resolution signed by the Dean of the Faculty. The resolution can be:
    • Favourable: you can self-enrol within the enrolment period established by the Faculty.
    • Unfavourable: you do not meet the access requirements.
    • Withdrawal: you have not responded to a request within the established period.
  • Once the favourable decision of access has been obtained, formalise the enrolment within the established period.
  • If you do not enrol, admission is null and void.
  • If you have any problems when processing the enrolment, contact your centre so that they can tell you how to proceed.
  • For information on the enrolment procedure, you can consult the following link.
  • If you decide not to enrol, inform your Faculty to close the file.