ALBA Study Abroad, Barcelona
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ALBA is a welcoming study abroad program based in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. For the past 30 years, we have hosted students from all over the United States, Canada, and Europe studying a wide range of study areas at our very unique and small-group program, with the sole purpose of allowing students to become "citizens of the world" by exposing them to academic and cultural experiences.
We a...
ALBA is a welcoming study abroad program based in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. For the past 30 years, we have hosted students from all over the United States, Canada, and Europe studying a wide range of study areas at our very unique and small-group program, with the sole purpose of allowing students to become "citizens of the world" by exposing them to academic and cultural experiences.
We are very proud to be an accredited program of Portland State University (Oregon) and a partner of the University of Washington Foster School of Business.
Offering academic programs in different areas such as Economics and Global Business, Communications, Spanish Language and Culture, Political Science, History, Art and Architecture, and other Liberal Arts courses and electives.
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Xavier Purificacion
Interviewed in 2020
StaffBorn and raised in Barcelona Xavier is bilingual in Spanish and Catalan and also speaks English and French. He brings to ALBA 14 years of management e...
I get to work around 8.30AM. I check that all classes start to run smoothly and then I start with my administrative tasks. Typically I have a couple of informal conversations with professors and students. The Staff meeting occurs once a week and program evaluations every 3-4 weeks.
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Sabrina Green
Participated in 2018
AlumniSabrina is from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She is a fourth-year student studying Child Development with a minor in Psychology and Spanish. She went ab...
I wanted to go abroad to experience a different way of life. I wanted something new and exciting and felt that going to a completely foreign place with a new language would be exactly what I was looking for. I’ve loved traveling my whole life and I knew that studying and living in a new country would be an immersive alternative to staying in the U.S. to finish my degree.
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Simon Chapman
Interviewed in 2019
StaffPart Chilean and part English, Simon has been living in Barcelona since 2008 when he fell in love with the city and decided to stick around. He is an ...
When I first came in contact with ALBA, I saw a small enterprise with infinite possibilities and a great team already in place. I was also very interested in the idea of working in an environment surrounded by young and curious students.
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