Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona

1. Mission and goals UPF is a public, international and research-intensive university that, in just twenty-five years, has earned a place for itself among the best universities in Europe. Awarded with a CEI label (International Excellence Campus) by the Spanish Ministry of Education, the University also figures in different international rankings. Global indicators: - International Excellence Campus (Spanish Ministry of Education, 2010) - High satisfaction rate (90%) and job placements (83%) among graduates (AQU Catalunya, 2014) Facts & Figures (2014-2015 academic year): Undergraduate students: 9,783 (UPF Group: 13,738) Official Master's students: 959 (UPF Group: 2,643) Doctoral students: 1,247 UPF Master's student: 1,813 Number of teaching and research staff: 594 FTE (Number of permanent professors: 339) Number of administrative and service staff: 684 3. The UPF model UPF is committed to offering a high-quality teaching model and outstanding research with international projection, the three axis of the UPF model. Main indicators: Admission Two students apply for every UPF place available (2014-2015 academic year) 15% of new students finished high school with honours (2014-2015 academic year) An own teaching model - Highest rate of performance in the Spanish system: 90% (2013-2014 academic year) - 1st Spanish university in productivity in the area of teaching (BBVA Foundation & Ivie, 2014) - MOOCs: partnership with Miríada X, FutureLearn Results Graduate employment rate: 83% (AQU Catalunya, 2014) One out of four graduates found a job through the university (AQU Catalunya, 2014) PhD employment rate: 96% (Analysis of the employment rate for UPF doctorates, 2012) Satisfaction rate: 90% of UPF's graduates would choose the same university again (AQU Catalunya, 2014) International vocation UPF international profile is the result of a strategy focused on establishing a policy of alliances with a network of preferred partners and the recruitment of lecturers with an international background. Besides, it also promotes international mobility (incoming and outgoing), includes the use of English in several courses and it is committed to consolidate a multilingual campus with three languages -Catalan, Spanish and English- used in all spheres of university life. Main indicators: Community 36% of official master's students and 52% of doctoral students are international (2014-2015 academic year) 30% of UPF graduates have studied abroad (2013-2014 academic year) 22% of UPF faculty is international (2014) 1st Spanish university in international outlook (THE, 2014) 1st Spanish university in the proportion of international faculty (QS, 2014) Projects Agreements with 27 of the Top 50 universities in the world (Times Higher Education ranking, 2013) Summer School Programme with UCLA (from summer 2012) Strategic alliances: A4U, Europaeum, YERUN and CASB (Ivy League)