International networks
- European University Association
The EUA represents more than 800 universities from 48 European countries and influences EU university policies in areas including research and doctoral studies.
- League of European Research Universities
The UB is the only Spanish member of LERU, an alliance of 23 leading research universities.
- Coimbra Group
An association of European universities to promote cooperation and mobility.
- International Research Universities Network
This network of universities, of which the UB is the only Spanish member, promotes internationalization and mobility between its partners.
- International Association of Universities
This association has 640 members from 120 countries and defines itself as "The Global Voice of Higher Education".
- Ibero-American University Association for Postgraduate Studies
The AUIP aims to contribute to the training of university professors, scientists and professionals at postgraduate and doctoral level in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
- Tordesillas Group
A cooperative network of universities in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. It is made up by several doctoral schools, to promote cooperation between doctoral programmes.
- European University Foundation
EUF members are public universities that share a culture of academic excellence.
- Agence Universitaire de Francophonie
The AUF brings together more than a thousand university centres from approximately one hundred and twenty countries.