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This year’s award-winning projects stand out for their innovative approach and commitment to today’s major global challenges

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) once again appears in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026, one of the leading international university rankings. In this edition, 958 universities from 42 European countries were assessed, including 62 Spanish universities.

Lecturer and researcher Sílvia Albareda, as principal investigator of the Educlima research project, presented the main findings from the study conducted by the five Spanish universities participating in this interdisciplinary project, which involved teaching staff from multiple faculties at UIC Barcelona

The university earned an overall score of 7,072.5 out of 10,000 points, reflecting its ongoing efforts to integrate sustainability across campus management, teaching, research and university life

A total of 75 students took part in the 17th edition of the Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Sustainability, this year entitled “Sustainable and Ethical Consumption”, an event in which proposals for advancing towards a future of responsible and sustainable consumption were put forward and which brought together three experts to discuss the benefits of simple living

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) has once again been recognised in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, placing in the 1151–1200 range worldwide from among the 1,994 universities analysed across the globe. Nationally, the University finished 39–42 out of 58 universities.

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) has once again been ranked among the most transparent institutions out of the 40 Spanish private universities assessed in the latest edition of the Fundación Haz report on transparency and good governance – a notable increase from the 26 universities evaluated in the previous edition. UIC Barcelona continues to lead the rankings alongside Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

The campuses were inundated with social commitment and awareness through eight solidarity missions undertaken at the University

UIC Barcelona has been ranked among the 2,318 universities included in the general classification of the ranking based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Out of the 2,526 that participated, the University obtained a position of 301-400 globally and 12-14 nationally out of 52 universities

The UIC Barcelona Cooperation and Sustainable Development Office has organised a new edition of the congress. Over 170 students from five different degree programmes have participated