Pompeu Fabra University
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| Established | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public University |
| Students | 7,000 |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | www.upf.cat |
| data from 2005 | |
Pompeu Fabra University (Catalan: Universitat Pompeu Fabra) is a university in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1990, it is named for the Catalan grammarian Pompeu Fabra.
As of 2003, this public university, has 7,000 students. Its campus ([1]) is scattered through several historic parts of Barcelona, much of it in repurposed historic buildings. The university library is in the Dipòsit de les Aigües, built by Fontserè in 1888; the university also incorporates the former army barracks in Carrer Wellington, buildings in Plaça de la Mercè, Plaça del Teatre, and Plaça de Joaquim Xirau as well as the former Estació de França, Barcelona's historic railroad station.
