Activities
Monday, May 4 2026
Dia · Setmana
12:00
Judith Butler to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the UAB
Description:
Judith Butler, professor at University of California, Berkeley, will recieve an honorary doctorate from the UAB after being proposed for the award by the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting. The investiture ceremony will take place on 4 May at 12 noon at the UAB Auditorium, Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Lupe Romero, lecturer in Translation and Interpreting, will be the sponsor of the UAB's newest honorary doctor, and the event will be presided by Rector Javier Lafuente. Registrations are no longer accepted due to the maximum in-person capacity having already been reached. However, the ceremony will be streamed live on the UAB's YouTube channel for those who are not able to attend.
Judith Butler holds the University of California, Berkeley, Distinguished Chair in Comparative Literature. Their contributions to the fields of philosophy and feminist and queer theory, as explained in the honorary doctorate proposal, are among the most influential of our time worldwide. The distinction seeks to recognise Dr Butler's contribution "to the development of contemporary critical thought and, in particular, for their decisive impact on translation and multicultural studies, East Asian studies, and reflection on feminism and queer theory as values of global justice and university ethics".
Place: UAB Auditorium, Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Date: Monday 4, May2026 - 12:00h
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
09:00
ECIU's International Creathon at the UAB
Description:
The UAB will host the Creathon 2026 organised by the ECIU, the UAB's European alliance, which will include the participation of some fifty international students from different disciplines, enrolled in one of the twelve universities that make up the alliance. For three days, participants will work together on finding innovative solutions for issues related to heritage and urban and rural development in Catalonia.
The creathon will begin on Tuesday 5 May at the Faculty of Education with an institutional welcome speech by UAB Rector Javier Lafuente, who will be accompanied by Marta Bertran, dean of the faculty, and Mireia Galí, institutional coordinator of the ECIU at the UAB.
This edition, entitled "Building Inclusive Futures: Care, Community and Mobility", focuses on social inclusion, community cohesion, sustainable mobility, and heritage in urban and rural environments in Catalonia. Participants will address two major challenges: one in a rural context, linked to the heritage of Pallars Jussà and Noguera, and one in an urban context, focused on the relationship between the UAB campus and its natural and urban environment.
The programme combines working sessions that will take place at the UAB and field work activities. Field visits are programmed for Wednesday 6 May to both rural environments of the Pyrenees and to the urban town of Cerdanyola del Vallès, in which the teams will meet local and institutional actors. The creathon will end on Thursday 7 May with the public presentation of the prototypes created by the teams at the COMTEC Centre, located at the Library of Communication and General Newspaper Archives.
Place: Faculty of Education and COMTEC
Date: Tuesday 5, May2026 - 09:00h
End date: Thursday 7, May2026 - 17:00h
18:30
Words, Bodies, Images: Rethinking Identity in Times of Resistance
Description:
On 5 May, Judith Butler, professor of the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of an honorary doctorate from the UAB, and Chiara Bottici, distinguished Serra Húnter lecturer in the Department of Philosophy of the UAB, will be participating in a round table entitled "Words, Bodies, Images: Rethinking Identity in Times of Resistance". The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the UAB Casa Convalescència in Barcelona, and is organised jointly by the Fira Literal and the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting of the UAB. Lupe Romero, lecturer in Translation and Interpreting will moderate the debate.
Place: UAB Casa Convalescènc, Barcelona (Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret 171)
Date: Tuesday 5, May2026 - 18:30h
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
09:00
ECIU's International Creathon at the UAB
Description:
The UAB will host the Creathon 2026 organised by the ECIU, the UAB's European alliance, which will include the participation of some fifty international students from different disciplines, enrolled in one of the twelve universities that make up the alliance. For three days, participants will work together on finding innovative solutions for issues related to heritage and urban and rural development in Catalonia.
The creathon will begin on Tuesday 5 May at the Faculty of Education with an institutional welcome speech by UAB Rector Javier Lafuente, who will be accompanied by Marta Bertran, dean of the faculty, and Mireia Galí, institutional coordinator of the ECIU at the UAB.
This edition, entitled "Building Inclusive Futures: Care, Community and Mobility", focuses on social inclusion, community cohesion, sustainable mobility, and heritage in urban and rural environments in Catalonia. Participants will address two major challenges: one in a rural context, linked to the heritage of Pallars Jussà and Noguera, and one in an urban context, focused on the relationship between the UAB campus and its natural and urban environment.
The programme combines working sessions that will take place at the UAB and field work activities. Field visits are programmed for Wednesday 6 May to both rural environments of the Pyrenees and to the urban town of Cerdanyola del Vallès, in which the teams will meet local and institutional actors. The creathon will end on Thursday 7 May with the public presentation of the prototypes created by the teams at the COMTEC Centre, located at the Library of Communication and General Newspaper Archives.
Place: Faculty of Education and COMTEC
Date: Wednesday 6, May2026 - 09:00h
End date: Thursday 7, May2026 - 17:00h
11:00
Fourth University Theatre Biennial of the Vives Network with the participation of 10 universities
Description:
On 6 and 7 May, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will host the fourth edition of the University Theatre Biennial of the Vives Network of Universities, a cultural initiative that promotes artistic exchange between university theatre groups in the region. The exhibition will take place in the Theatre Hall of the UAB and encourages the exchange of knowledge, culture and experiences between university theatre groups, through workshops and courses of the activity. The University Theatre Biennial has an interuniversity programme, where each university involved performs a work of no more than 50 minutes during the day.
On 6 May, Laura Santamaria, vice-rector for Culture and Language Policy at the UAB, will open the event at 11:00 a.m. Later, the following will take part: the theatre class of the University of Girona with La quarta paret, a proposal that reflects on the role of theatre in conflict contexts; at 1:00 p.m., the theatre class of the University of Alacant will present La história del comunisme contada per a malalts mentals, a critical comedy about totalitarian regimes; at 3:30 p.m., the performing arts class of the Universitat Politècnica de València will perform Amb un cos estrany, a piece about identity and vulnerability; and, finally, at 5:00 p.m., the UAB's permanent theatre group will close the day with A l'altra banda, a collective creation that addresses migratory experiences and their social impacts.
Place: Theatre Hall, Plaça Cívica
Date: Wednesday 6, May2026 - 11:00h
14:30
Fly & Grow Sabadell, students and companies from the aeronautic sector in a pioneering event
Description:
The UAB Sabadell Campus is hosting the first edition of Fly & Grow Sabadell, an initiative promoted by students of the Degree in Aeronautical Management of the UAB School of Engineering which aims to bring university talent closer to the real needs of the aeronautical sector.
The event will bring together nearly 100 students and eight leading entities in the aeronautical industry, in a day designed to promote direct contact between young talent and companies, provide students with knowledge of career opportunities in the sector, and raise awareness of the needs of aeronautical companies.
Participating organisations include air and airport navigation managers ENAIRE and AENA, airline Volotea, as well as specialised training centres such as Barcelona Flight School, Hangar 10 and ITAÉREA. The event will also feature the participation of the IVAO flight simulation network and the AEAE student association.
Fly & Grow Sabadell is inspired in the experience of hte technological fair MEMEnginy. Based on this reference, the meeting adapts the model to a smaller and more specialised scale, focused specifically on the aeronautical sector as a strategic and, often, unknown branch of engineering.
The event will combine different formats and activities:
- Stands and information sessions, where companies will present their selection processes, most needed profiles and career opportunities.
- Round table with UAB alumni, in which five former UAB students currently working in the sector will share their professional experiences and answer questions.
- Flight and air traffic control (ATC) simulator, which will give attendants a hands-on experience of how the aeronautical sector works.
The meeting will be completed with a networking space designed to promote direct contact between students and company representatives in a close and informal environment, facilitating the generation of synergies and future job opportunities.
Place: Campus UAB Sabadell (Carrer Emprius 2)
Date: Wednesday 6, May2026 - 14:30h
End date: Wednesday 6, May2026 - 21:00h