Information specific to UPC
Registration
Q1: What is my Foreign National Identification Number (NIE)?
R1: You can find more information on the Foreign NIE on the UPC website: https://www.upc.edu/sri/en/mobility_office/students-mobility-office/incomings/legal-issues/during-your-stay/copy_of_foreigners-identification-number-nie/foreigners-identification-number-nie
Accommodation
Q1: What are the accommodation options in Barcelona?
R1: At the UPC, the university does not directly manage accommodation for incoming students, but the international office (oficina.mobilitat.internacional@upc.edu) offers support and information: https://www.upc.edu/sri/en/mobility_office/students-mobility-office/incomings.
Please bear in mind that there is a very big demand of accommodation now in Barcelona. For this reason, many agencies have appeared lately to help persons to find accommodation and many of them are reliable, but not all of them.
You will find on the UPC website advise for accommodation as well as links to reliable housing platforms:
UPC also wants to warn you about an increasing number of alleged housing agencies that require PREVIOUS payment to furnish you a list of available apartments. Many of these agencies are not reliable and, after receiving the payment, they do not offer the stated services.
Regarding housing near the EEBE campus, there are these two options as well (they are private residences, and are around 800€/month):
- https://xior.es/en/xior-student-residence-barcelona/ (the on-campus residence is the Campus Diagonal-Besòs)
- https://micampusresidencias.com/residencias-universitarias-barcelona/micampus-barcelona/
Most students usually find a shared room in an apartment with other students.