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University education. Teachers. By categories and universities

University education. Teachers. By categories and universities Catalonia Teachers
Professors Full lecturers
University University colleges Contracts University University colleges Associate lecturers Others Total
SY 2021/22 1,341 57 305 2,378 214 11,858 5,623 21,776
SY 2020/21 1,414 68 271 2,459 250 11,594 5,461 21,517
SY 2019/20 1,423 79 201 2,623 286 11,039 5,047 20,698
SY 2018/19 1,416 87 148 2,825 321 10,677 4,832 20,306
SY 2017/18 1,381 93 108 3,052 377 10,075 4,526 19,612
SY 2016/17 1,387 100 69 3,234 430 9,524 4,514 19,258
SY 2015/16 1,358 106 46 3,428 489 7,698 2,788 18,517
Source:
SY 2015/16-SY 2018/19: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
SY 2019/20-SY 2021/22: Ministry of Research and Universities.
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: Agregats, lectors, col·laboradors permanents, visitants, emèrits, ajudants, adjunts, contractats doctor, investigadors principals i altres.

Last update: July 11, 2023.

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 "..".

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