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Formalizing your arrival

To formalize your arrival at the University of Barcelona, you must contact the International Relations Office (ORI) of the Faculty, where an appointment will be arranged to complete the procedure. You must present the following documentation:

  • Document confirming your acceptance to undertake a temporary study period at the UB (letter or acceptance request signed by the international exchange coordinator of the faculty where you will study).
  • Insurance coverage for the duration of your stay at the UB: a European Health Insurance Card with accident and repatriation coverage, or private insurance that explicitly includes this coverage.
  • Enrolment documents:
    • One photograph.
    • Photocopy of your ID card or passport (and the original).
    • Photocopy of your health card or medical insurance covering the entire duration of your stay (and the original).
    • Photocopy of the repatriation insurance policy.
Your Learning Agreement will be checked and the following enrolment documents will be provided:
  • Course registration form.
  • If you are taking courses offered by other faculties, the form to request written authorization. Please note that 51% of your credits must be taken at our Faculty. You may consult our bachelor's degrees and master's degrees offerings.
  • If you are taking master’s courses, the form requesting written authorization from the master’s degree coordinator.

Enrolment is completed at the Secretary's Office for Students and Teaching Staff of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences once the documents have been reviewed and approved.

Formalització de l’arribada

Per formalitzar l'arribada a la Universitat de Barcelona, t'has d'adreçar a l'ORI de la Facultat i et donarem cita per formalitzar-la. Has de presentar la documentació següent:

  • Document que acrediti que t'han acceptat per fer una estada temporal a la UB (carta o sol·licitud d'acceptació signada pel responsable d'intercanvis internacionals del centre on cursaràs estudis).
  • Assegurança que et cobreixi durant l'estada a la UB: targeta sanitària europea i cobertura d'accidents i repatriació o una assegurança privada en la qual consti la cobertura esmentada.
  • Documents de matrícula:
    • Una fotografia.
    • Fotocòpia de l'ID o passaport (i també l'original).
    • Fotocòpia de la targeta sanitària o assegurança mèdica (amb cobertura per a tota la teva estada) (i també l'original).
    • Fotocòpia de l'assegurança de repatriació.
Comprovarem el teu learning agreement i et facilitarem els documents de matrícula:​​
  • Fitxa d'inscripció d'assignatures.
  • Si curses assignatures d'altres facultats, imprès per demanar l'autorització per escrit. Recorda que has de fer el 51 % dels crèdits a la nostra Facultat. Consulta la nostra oferta de graus i màsters-
  • Si curses assignatures de màster, imprès per demanar l'autorització per escrit del coordinador o coordinadora del màster.

La matrícula es fa a la Secretaria de la Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació un cop els documents s'hagin revisat i siguin correctes.​​​​

All exchange students must enrol in a minimum of 18 credits per semester. It is not possible to enrol in the Bachelor’s Degree Final Project (TFG), the Master’s Degree Final Project (TFM) or placements.

You may take up to 49% of your credits in another faculty. In order to enrol in courses offered by other faculties, you must obtain written authorisation from the International Relations Office (ORI) of the corresponding faculty.

If you wish to take master’s courses, you must contact the relevant programme coordinator and request written approval to enrol in those courses.

You may not enrol in more than 25 credits of master’s-level courses.

How to take courses offered by another faculty

As an exchange student of this Faculty, you must take at least 51% of your credits at our Faculty.

You may take courses from other faculties provided that you have obtained the necessary authorization. The procedure is as follows:

  • Consult the information on the courses you wish to take at the relevant Faculty.
  • Complete the application form (provided by the ORI).
  • Submit the course request form to the ORI of the corresponding Faculty.
  • Your request will be accepted once the form has been returned with the signature and stamp of the relevant office.
  • Attach the authorized form when you complete your enrolment.

Un cop t'hagis matriculat com a estudiant d’intercanvi a la Universitat de Barcelona se t’assignarà un NIUB (número d’identificació com a estudiant de la UB) i un identificador. Aquesta informació apareixerà visible en el teu full de matrícula i la necessitaràs per crear la contrasenya d’accés al Campus Virtual.

Des del Campus Virtual tindràs accés a informació sobre les assignatures de què t'has matriculat, l’expedient acadèmic i el correu electrònic.

Per accedir-hi per primera vegada, has d'entrar a obtenir les dades d'identificació SocUB i completar la informació requerida, amb la qual cosa, es generarà una clau d’accés.

Després de crear la clau d’accés, podràs entrar al Campus Virtual introduint el teu identificador i contrasenya.

In order to remain legally in Spain, you must apply for a residence authorization for study purposes (TIE). This document authorizes you to stay in Spain for the entire duration of your studies and also allows you to travel within the European Union and to countries that have agreements with Spain or the European Union on the free movement of persons.

More information is available at Procedures to Regularize your Stay.

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