Transfer to UIBS Barcelona Why transfer here · What we teach · What transfers · How it works · Accreditation · Talk to admissions
Transfer students welcome
Continue your business degree in Barcelona
United International Business School teaches on Rambla de Catalunya, and we welcome students transferring in from other institutions. Send us your transcripts and we will tell you where you stand — usually within five business days.
We are a business school. If your interest is the commercial and managerial side of digital business, read on. If you are looking for a software engineering or data science degree, we will say so plainly further down this page rather than waste your time.
Rambla de Catalunya 2-4, 08007 Barcelona · +34 93 452 22 27 · English-taught programs
Why transfer here
Built for students who need to move quickly
Our structure is modular and our calendar is quarterly, which makes mid-programme entry ordinary rather than exceptional.
What we teach, and what we do not
We teach the business of technology
Our degrees are business and management degrees. Digital subject matter runs through them as commercial content — how digital businesses make money, how technology changes an organisation, how to manage the people and projects that deliver it. That is a real and valuable thing to study, and it is not the same thing as an engineering degree. Here is the honest line between the two.
What transfers
What typically transfers, and what to do if you are above it
The figures below are the typical ceilings rather than a verdict on your file. They describe what we can normally recognise; they are not necessarily what we will recognise in your case. Where two figures apply, the one reached first is the usual guide.
| Program you transfer into | Typical maximum recognised |
|---|---|
| Bachelor Degree | 120 credits, or two-thirds of the required credits |
| Master Degree | 20 credits, or one-third of the required credits |
| Undergraduate Diploma | Up to 60 credits |
| Certificate programs | Normally no transfer allowance |
How it works
Four steps, and the first one is short
Send what you already have
Provisional transcripts are enough to start, together with the course outlines or syllabi for the courses you want recognised. Do not wait on official copies before contacting us.
Get an estimate in five days
Our admissions team runs an initial verification on your provisional documents and estimates your transfer credits within five business days.
Confirm at registration
The final allocation is approved academically and confirmed when you accept your place and register. Official transcripts are due by registration, and in some cases we can allow longer — but a file that never receives them puts timely completion of your program at risk.
Start the next quarter
Pick up your studies at the next available start date, in Barcelona or at any of our other campuses.
Accreditation and recognition
Where our recognition comes from
Institutional accreditation
British Accreditation Council (BAC), which is listed on EQAR.
Programmatic accreditation
Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d, also EQAR-listed, for our Professional Master’s programs. The accreditation is held by UIBS itself.
Business school accreditation
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), recognised by CHEA, for selected Bachelor’s and Master’s programs.
What this is not
These are business and higher-education accreditations. They are not engineering or computing accreditations, because we do not offer engineering or computing degrees.
How study in Barcelona actually works
On campus, and partly online
Our Barcelona site is an educational centre operating under the main campus in Zurich, and it runs a hybrid course plan. Certificate and diploma students can generally complete an entire program locally. Degree students combine on-campus courses in Barcelona with virtual courses delivered through the Zurich and online campuses, and final projects are organised virtually.
Talk to admissions
Start with a credit assessment
Send your provisional transcripts and syllabi and we will come back with an estimate of where you stand. No commitment, and it costs nothing to find out. If the typical ceilings look like a problem in your case, say so in your message and we will look at it properly. If your goals turn out to sit outside what we teach, we will tell you that too.
United International Business School is an independent private higher education institution and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any other institution. Transfer credit figures on this page describe our typical ceilings and are not a commitment; the credits recognised in your case depend on academic review of your transcripts and syllabi, and are confirmed at registration. Any individual review of a case above the typical ceilings is at our academic discretion and its outcome cannot be guaranteed in advance. Accreditation and ranking statements refer to the awarding bodies named above and, where applicable, to selected programs rather than to the institution as a whole. Program availability, delivery format and start dates vary by campus and by quarter.
