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University education. Teachers. By categories and universities

Ensenyament universitari. Professors. Per categories i universitats Catalonia. School year 2002/2003
Catedràtics Professors titulars
Universitat Escoles univ. Universitat Escoles univ. Associats Altres Total
Professors 1,300 277 3,992 1,596 5,758 305 14,943
Sistema universitari públic 1,300 277 3,992 1,596 5,758 305 13,228
Universitat de Barcelona 477 57 1,552 512 1,643 70 4,311
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 343 30 985 125 1,298 42 2,823
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 213 119 694 439 1,035 7 2,507
Universitat Pompeu Fabra 73 8 163 50 470 48 812
Universitat de Girona 50 14 199 129 547 1 940
Universitat de Lleida 77 29 165 157 264 2 694
Universitat Rovira i Virgili 67 20 234 184 501 135 1,141
Sistema universitari privat 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,715
Universitat Ramon Llull 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,090
Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya 0 0 0 0 0 0 351
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya 0 0 0 0 0 0 274
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 0 0 0 0 0 0 126
Source: Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació.
Notes:
Teachers at integrated centres.
UOC and private university teaching staff do not form part of state bodies.
Altres professors: Ajudants, emèrits, visitants, convidats, becaris, investigadors, etc.

Last update: June 18, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

University education
Education that seeks to prepare and specialise professionals, foster cultural progress and develop research. Access to university requires candidates to pass PAAU (university entrance aptitude tests). In the case of university colleges there is a set of reserved places for students proceeding from CFGS or FP2. University can also be accessed by people aged over twenty-five years that pass regulatory university entrance exams as proposed by universities, even though they do not possess the batxiller certificate. University education taken in higher technical colleges and faculties involves three cycles: first cycle studies, first and second cycle studies, second cycle studies and third cycle studies. Since the Bologna Plan came into force, university certificates are structured into three cycles: bachelor's degree, masters and doctorate. Bachelor's degrees replace diplomas and licentiates. Masters courses are for acquiring specialised training focused on research and the professional world. The aim of doctorate courses is to offer students advanced training in research techniques.

Methodological aspects

We have used the information obtained from the statistics services of Catalan universities. Data is offered on the number of teachers, and students enrolled at and qualified by the private and public universities that make up the Catalan university system. Data is also included in relation to the number of students taking third cycle (PhD and continuing education) courses. Since the Bologna Plan came into force (2010), information has been included on students enrolled for official degrees and masters. At the moment there are two coexisting systems until the expiry of the old plan. Data is also provided on PhD theses, and on students on the different student mobility programmes.

The mobility data for the Catalan university system are made up of all the students who take part in mobility actions, whether through international programmes or bilateral agreements with the different universities, and both the students who come and those who leave.

Catalan universities are:

Name Year established
University of Barcelona (UB) 1837
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) 1968
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) 1971
Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) 1990
University of Lleida (UdL) 1991
University of Girona (UdG) 1991
Rovira i Virgili University (URV) 1991
Open University of Catalonia (UOC) 1995
Ramon Llull University (URL) 1991
University of Vic (UVic) the 2014 renamed University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) 1997
Internacional University of Catalonia (UIC) 1997
Abat Oliba CEU University (UAO) 2003

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".