What is Autonomous University of Barcelona?
{{Infobox university | name = Autonomous University of Barcelona | native_name = Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | native_name_lang = ca | established = 1968 | type = Public | affiliation = Red de Universidades Instituto Joan Lluís Vives <br> Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas | rector = Francisco Javier Lafuente | city = Bellaterra | logo = Logo uab.png }} The '''Autonomous University of Barcelona''' (also known as '''UAB''') is a public university of Spain created in 1968 and located in Bellaterra, Sardanyola del Vallés, Catalonia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-13|title=Autonomous University of Barcelona|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/autonomous-university-barcelona|access-date=2022-05-02|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}</ref> UAB has 105 degrees, 328 postdegrees programs and 90 PhD programs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} == Incidents == === 2021 cyberattack === During October 2021, UAB servers felt down during [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-11|title=Un ataque 'hacker' colapsa el sistema informático de laUniversidad Autónoma de Barcelona|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/catalunya/barcelona/abci-ataque-hacker-colapsa-sistema-informatico-universidad-autonoma-barcelona-202110111419_noticia.html|access-date=2022-05-02|website=abc|language=es}}</ref> === 2018 death threats === During December 2018, some students got a death threat.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-14|title=Los 13 incidentes más graves ocurridos en las universidades catalanas|url=https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/tribunas/20190414/incidentes-graves-ocurridos-universidades-catalanas/390830920_12.html|access-date=2022-05-02|website=El Español|language=es}}</ref> This is because UAB is consider to be ideologized to the [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]], supporting [[Catalan independence]] and [[Pere Aragonès]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-11|title=La UAB lamenta la 'instrumentalització ideológica' del campus|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcel