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University education. Teachers. By categories and universities

University education. Teachers. By categories and universities Catalonia. School year 2013/2014
Professors Full lecturers
University University colleges University University colleges Associate lecturers Others Total
Teachers 1,515 124 3,622 591 6,763 2,690 17,286
State university system 1,515 124 3,622 591 6,763 2,690 15,305
University of Barcelona 535 22 1,258 184 2,146 680 4,825
Autonomous University of Barcelona 364 15 839 35 1,508 559 3,320
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 252 59 686 190 780 605 2,572
Pompeu Fabra University 98 0 143 2 383 254 880
University of Girona 71 5 263 58 570 195 1,162
University of Lleida 89 17 190 45 426 171 938
Rovira i Virgili University 106 6 243 77 950 226 1,608
Private university system 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,741
Ramon Llull University 0 0 0 0 0 0 950
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 442
Internacional University of Catalonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 298
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
Open University of Catalonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 240
Source: Departament d'Economia i Coneixement. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca.
Notes:
Teachers at integrated centres. Information as of 1 January. Currently active staff; it doesn't include staff in early retirement or speakers at conferences.
UOC and private university teaching staff do not form part of state bodies.
Others teachers: Emeritus, visiting, assistant, temporary collaborators, and others.

Last update: July 7, 2015.

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 "..".