Student Life
Experience Fine Arts and Design at BAU! Inspiration, creativity and research come together at BAU’s university campus in the Poblenou neighbourhood, Barcelona’s leading innovation district.
Welcome to BAU
With more than 35 years of experience, BAU is a university centre conceived by and for people who see art and design as open, experimental and collective processes. We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty, or to experiment with and make a mess of materials and tools. We see chaos as a source of inspiration and disagreement as an opportunity for reflection.
This unique perspective permeates every aspect of BAU: here you’ll discover how teachers and students form part of the same community, where classes are experienced as creative laboratories and the corridors as potential exhibition spaces.
All this just a few metres from the beach and right in the heart of Barcelona’s technological and innovative hub. The Poblenou neighbourhood blends industrial heritage with the entrepreneurial spirit of 22@, allowing you to continue experiencing creativity beyond the classroom, whilst forging new relationships, both personal and professional.
Studying in BAU
At BAU, we live, learn and build together an international, vibrant space brimming with artistic, cultural and personal inspiration.
Community
It is undeniable that the entire BAU community is united by shared interests and concerns; however, students from all three study programmes share spaces on campus, bringing together people at very different stages of life and enriching the university experience.
Diversity, commitment and creativity define the multidisciplinary students on the bachelor's degree in design and the bachelor's degree in fine arts, who share a critical and aesthetic interest in the world around us through different fields. The community of students on the master's and postgraduate programmes comprises over 60 nationalities, who find in BAU and Barcelona the opportunity to develop their professional careers in a creative and welcoming environment full of possibilities.
Teaching staff
Beyond their passion for the world of fine arts and design, BAU’s teaching staff share the social and cultural awareness needed to guide you in the conception and development of academic projects connected to current affairs. The teaching staff is made up of professionals from various fields, with active links to the professional world and the latest industry trends.
Practical methodology
Before the final piece, there are layers of testing, decisions and adjustments. At BAU, we place as much importance on the results as on the process, from the genesis of the idea to the final delivery. We encourage constant self-criticism and the exchange of views between peers and lecturers, always with a focus on practice.
We explain our educational model in more detail.
Promoting talent
As a university, BAU is committed to creating opportunities that broaden its students’ professional perspectives. You will therefore have a range of experiences that will bring you closer to the labour market from various perspectives: whether it be developing a class project with a real company, taking part in an international festival, or undertaking an external work placement.
If you would like to find out more about all the initiatives we promote at BAU in this area, you can find further information here: Talent at BAU.
The campus
We provide the tools and the method. You - the talent
If you visit BAU’s facilities, you will immediately sense the character of the centre: a campus open to its surroundings, with a horizontal layout spread across three refurbished industrial buildings that celebrate their historical legacy whilst looking to the future.
In each of these buildings, you will find:
Workshops
The heart of everything that happens at BAU. The ideas, creativity and talent generated and developed on campus take shape in the workshops, equipped with all the necessary tools and resources.
Services
Facilities to enhance your academic experience. At the university, in addition to the teaching staff, you will be supported by administrative, management and support services staff.
Spaces
Places to build community, synergies and collective projects. We see design and art as processes for sharing, where conversations outside the classroom and personal relationships have a major influence.
Discover the BAU campus in more detail.
Barcelona, the capital of design
Studying at BAU means becoming part of life in Barcelona, an inspiring city that embraces cultures and ways of seeing the world. Art and design permeate the spaces of an ecosystem made up of public institutions, museums, art galleries, exhibition halls and companies with an international reach.
From Poblenou to the world
At BAU, we see learning as something that happens both inside and outside the classroom; that is why our urban campus is located right in the heart of the district of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. If Barcelona is our identity, Poblenou is our direct link to the social reality of the neighbourhood and the trends in the professional sector.
From here, we learn to observe what is close to us, to understand the context that surrounds us and to engage with it, whilst developing an open-minded and empathetic view of the world. Here, you too can play an active part in this change.
Come and meet us
If you’d like to find out more about BAU, or if you have any questions or queries, you can book an appointment (online or in person) and we’ll assist you personally.
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