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Global North-South income gap has widened dramatically

Tue Jul 28 12:51:58 CEST 2026

The income gap between the global North (the advanced economies of the core) and the global South (the developing economies of the periphery) has increased by between 170% and 270% since 1960, according to a study by ICTA-UAB, recently published in the journal New Political Economy.

Frequently Asked Questions during the holiday break

Tue Jul 28 11:00:53 CEST 2026

The Area for International Relations manages the administration and logistics side of the exchange programme and the reception of the international community, offering support and advice in all aspects of periods spent at the UAB.

Service Information of the International Relations Area

Tue Jul 28 11:00:33 CEST 2026

The International Relations Area team offers face-to-face, telephone and telematic attention. You will find us on the ground floor of building N (Communication Library and General Newspaper Archives) in Plaça Cívica.

TSH Talent Foundation and the UAB Refugee Programme renew their collaboration

Tue Jul 28 10:21:05 CEST 2026

Three students from the UAB Refugee Programme will receive housing, mentoring and community support during the 2026/27 academic year.

Launch of Claus Docents, the UAB's new support series for university lecturers

Tue Jul 28 10:18:23 CEST 2026

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona launches Claus Docents, a new series of handbooks for university lecturers prepared by the Vice-Rectorate of Training and Teaching Innovation and developed through the Institute of Educational Sciences (ICE-UAB). The initiative aims to share useful and transferable knowledge with university teaching staff, offering resources that help plan, develop, and evaluate university teaching from a practical, rigorous, and well-founded perspective.