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University Rector's welcome message

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  It is with great pleasure that I welcome you on behalf of the university community's teaching staff, students and administration staff to Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The time you spend here will be a very important period of your life in which you will grow intellectually and professionally in the area of knowledge of your choice. Whether it be at UAB's Bellaterra campus, in Sabadell or in Barcelona, you will find excellent lecturers and researchers, qualified administration and services staff, and all the equipment and tools needed to pursue your studies.

  By choosing UAB, you have decided to study at one of the top higher education establishments in Spain and also at one of the leading universities in Europe. Our quality is what attracts students from abroad, who already make up 33 per cent of the university's student body and are enrolled mainly in our postgraduate programmes. UAB is also one of the centres with the greatest number of Erasmus students.

  Some of you will travel each day to university and then return home. For those living on campus, Bellaterra will become your home town during the academic year. To all I invite you to take advantage of all the cultural, social and sports activities the UAB campus has to offer. Study in our libraries, join a team or do sports, enjoy our choir or play in our university orchestra. Visit our theatre and cinema. Join our associations. Make friends and take care of each other.

  For those of you from abroad, I invite you to discover the language and culture of Catalonia. UAB offers the things you need not only to study but also to grow and learn as a person. I encourage you to use them all.

  I hope the years you spend with us here at university will be filled with intense experiences you will remember fondly in the years to come. Both my team and I are at your disposal for anything you may need to make your stay here even better.

  This is your home. Welcome!

  Dr Ana Ripoll Aracil
  Rector of the UAB

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