The University of Barcelona (UB), established in 1450, is one of the top universities in Southern Europe, and it ranks first among Spanish universities according to the QS World University Rankings and the Shanghai Ranking. It has become a European benchmark for research activity, both in terms of the number of research programmes that it conducts and the excellent results achieved.
The Mathematics Department at UB has a long tradition and it has been an important center of research in mathematics for decades. Many of their professors are members of the IMUB, an institute that was created to foster and support research in all areas of Mathematics in 2000. The IMUB hosts conferences, workshops, seminars and advanced courses, and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition, the department is part of the Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics (BGSMath), a collaborative initiative of mathematical research groups in Barcelona which was awarded a “Unit of Excellence Maria de Maeztu” distinction by the Spanish Government in 2015.
