The Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia, aims to evaluate, accredit and certify quality in the field of universities and higher education centers in Catalonia (education, teaching staff, centers and services).
The AQU has already published the procedure, deadlines i application submission criteria:
- 1st call: from 12 to 30 January 2026, both inclusive.
PDI hired from public universities
- 2nd call: from June 22 to July 10, 2026, both included.
PDI official of public universities
Permanent doctoral research staff of the public universities of Catalonia
POIs of private universities and affiliated centers
Research staff Ramón y Cajal and Beatriz Galindo from the public universities of Catalonia.
Tenure-Track faculty at Pompeu Fabra University
Distinguished research staff of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Criteria for the evaluation of the research activity
Submission procedure and deadlines
Guide to the narrative CV
(examples of narrative style for metrics)
To obtain the metrics you can consult the table prepared for the ANECA sexennis Call (also valid for the AQU) which refers to the 10 guides prepared by the Libraries UPC: