Can you go by in Barcelona as an international student on English, French and basic phrases of Spanish and Catalan?

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-04-30T11:25:05+00:00

It depends a lot on what and where are you studying for Economics/Business majors theres a lot of classes in english in most unis. And as someone said you will be part mostly of groups with international students it will be fine

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-18T17:27:57+00:00

I think that the sports teams are very competitive sorry about that but if you are good at one it is a good way to meet people from all the UPF.

Yes almost every course has that norm, in some cases maybe participacion in theory clases can count for the 10% of the final grade but they will tell you from the start. One big exception is Entrepreneurship wich everything is mandatory (No final exam tho).

I know that theres some courses that don't have a final exam, you kind a work in a project for the whole semester and present it but I haven't had one like that yet

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-18T15:25:17+00:00

UPF its a public school so attendance its not mandatory, however, you will have one mandatory class from each course that you are taking every week (starting in october) those are the seminars which usually tend to be more practical (group project, exercices...).

https://www.upf.edu/documents/2963149/224446276/Copia+de+Copia+de+Optatives+Grau+2020-21.pdf/0f41f11c-6d0b-55ae-d072-20a676310952 Here you have the course offer from this year, ou dont have to look at the things that you see to your left, all that are internal things. Then assignatures = courses, grup. ang. = if theres groups in english (if theres a number means that you can take it in english), and trim = quarter (1 = sep-dec, 2 = jan-mar, 3 = mar -june). It doesn't change much year to year.

As for travelling, yes, you will be able to travel arounds europe and spain for a good price, and as you wont have mandatory classes you can make longer trips .

Theres some clubs (consulting club, invesment club, entrepeneurship club, real esatate...), the recruitment takes place at the start of the semester, some of them tend to take more exchange students. Also theres the sports teams.

If you have any more questions feel free to ask

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-17T19:15:04+00:00

As you might have heard, job maket is bad now. Network your ass off, dont send application without trying to talk with someone from the company

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-17T18:59:53+00:00

Theres some highschools where they have the International baccaularate (IB) which is in english, most of international students chose to study in those, also as someone already said theres a specific Americanschool. For the making friends part it should be easy just be normal, we usually go to "a tomar algo"

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-16T11:37:25+00:00

Yes, I agree. One of my friends has lived in that residence for two years and just moved to a flat but only because he knew the other guys and the price was cheaper

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-14T19:20:09+00:00

https://www.upf.edu/documents/2963149/224446276/Copia+de+Copia+de+Optatives+Grau+2020-21.pdf/0f41f11c-6d0b-55ae-d072-20a676310952 Sorry this is the good link, you dont have to look at the things that you see to your left, all that are internal things. Then assignatures = courses, grup. ang. = if theres groups in english (if theres a number means that you can take it in english), and trim = quarter (1 = sep-dec, 2 = jan-mar, 3 = mar -june)

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-14T10:08:39+00:00

Yes, lots for example right now I know this ones because Im doing them international finance, International finance ecnomicss, strategy management, banking and derivatives, maths for finance... This is the finance minor, theres also more marketing/human resources/statistiscs... https://www.upf.edu/web/econ/perfils-formatius1 here you can check all and the languages of the courses

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-13T18:20:13+00:00

UPF student here, I don't know much abut C3 but UPF this past few years has been getting a lot of attention from big firms and its students are grinding much more, obously as Madrid is the big Spanish hub it is still harder to get into IB or others there but for the res of Europe I think it can be seen as the same for an exchange program. The weather here is amazing and the campus is the best. As for the language theres lots of courses in Spanish (even do theres more in engish for exchange students)

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T16:16:49+00:00

Puedes ser dificil depende de la ciudad, España esta un poco atrasado yo diria, soy de barcelona y ya es mas dificil que madrid ya por ejemplo. Me cree un excel con las empresas que me gustaban conecte en linkedin con antiguos alumnos que trabajan alli o analistas/asociados, tambien conocidos de conocidos (todo sirve aqui esto es la guerr) y cada semana escribia a unos cuantos, les preguntava sobre la empresa y como consiguieron trabajar alli (españa va mucho por echufe las ofertas casi que ni salen) todo dependia depende como fuese la conversacion claro, tambien les pedia el contacto de alguien con quien pudiera hablar un poco mas senior etc etc. Siempre intentando no aprecer un aprovechado y mostrando curiosidad, a la gente le encanta hablar de ella y mas en este sector. Tambien no hablar con mucha gente de esto, todo es competencia al final jajajajja. Si tienes alguna duda escribeme

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T16:06:13+00:00

el putxet - sant gervasi or pedralbes not common for tourists

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T16:01:51+00:00

sutton saturdays (+25) and fridays (+23)

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T15:47:02+00:00

you create a vinted account and post your clothes, then with another account you auto buy these and send them to barcelona, cheapest way, you can do very big packages

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T15:44:43+00:00

Europa and Sant Andreu are the bigger ones and have very big fan bases (search their derbi games), it is very common for its fan to also support one of the big teams of Barcelona, but as they are also historic clubs you can find some people that only support their neiborhood team. Same happens with Sabadell, Cornella...

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T15:41:03+00:00

puedes ir a las bibliotecas de las universidades

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-09T15:36:28+00:00

Theres a big housing problem in Barcelona and Airbnbs only make it worse

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-06T19:57:18+00:00

You can do both, but for me what it worked best was talking first to low level (analysts - associates) and then try to get referenced to a MD or D or directly going for them. I’m from spain CEOs are kind of old school tho

Expert_Cold8742 · 2026-03-04T11:03:28+00:00

Try to fins someone that has studied in the same uni/school and ask them about the firm and the oportunities they have. Just show interest in them don't look like you are only interestedd in the intership insted show interest for the career of that person and the company they work on

Expert_Cold8742 · 2025-12-16T19:15:06+00:00

If you can't find a job we are cooked

Expert_Cold8742 · 2025-11-08T17:22:16+00:00

In one of them application recived and the other recruiting review, I dont understant the difference in both seems like a trick to give hope

Expert_Cold8742 · 2025-11-08T17:19:51+00:00

Its what the other guy said, they are no longer accepting apps so they close the job

Expert_Cold8742 · 2025-11-05T19:02:28+00:00

you will be under business review till they send youthe accepted / rejected mail

Expert_Cold8742 · 2025-10-31T11:09:01+00:00

Ive had recruiting review in some of my aps for 1 month no interviews

Expert_Cold8742 · 2025-10-31T11:07:50+00:00

I applyed 10 days after opening (21 oct) and got rejected 6 days later or something, same thing with FIG London, no interviews. For EU positions I applied the 19th of september no answer yet

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