The pre-registration period for the academic year 2021-2022 of the Master in Translational Biomedical Research of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) will be open from January 11 to September 6 2021, or until the available places are exhausted. This year will be the 8th edition of this official master's degree, which has already established itself as one of the benchmarks in health research in Spain.More than 300 students interested in acquiring knowledge and skills that allow them to engage in research aimed at finding solutions for people's health problems have already passed through the VHIR Master's degree.The Master is oriented to the research career, gives access to the doctorate program and offers students the possibility of choosing the area of biomedicine in which they wish to specialize and develop their training. The most distinctive feature of the master is that it is taught entirely in a third level Health Research Institute, by basic researchers, clinicians and doctors who are in constant contact with hospital patients. The location of the VHIR within the Campus Vall d'Hebron confers the ideal environment to carry out biomedical translational research, always keeping the patient as the first and last objective.Over 2018, the Master obtained favourable accreditation from the University Quality Agency (AQU), revalidating the initial verification of the degree and the concession to continue teaching the program for the next four years. The VHIR obtained the "achieve in progress towards excellence" assessment in four of the six quality standards that are evaluated in the follow-up and accreditation processes of the degrees.In the evaluation report of the centre, the External Evaluation Committee of the AQU wanted to highlight positively, as the main strengths of the degree: the high level of the profile of the Master's students, the involvement of the academic coordinators, the research excellence of the teaching staff , the proximity environment between the Research Institute and the Vall d'Hebron Hospital, the tutoring and support systems for student learning and the good integration of the students to the VHIR research groups, as well as the high level of training of the Master's Final Projects of the students who finish their studies.Which aspects are the most valued by the students?From the satisfaction surveys carried out with the former students, it is clear that the most valued by the students of the master's degree is the extensive period of external internships and the Master's Dissertation Project that allows them to integrate in a research laboratory and, in some cases, continue doing PhD studies. The majority of students consider that the degree has given them opportunities to access the research and / or professional community, and that the training received has allowed them to improve their personal and professional skills. Students' satisfaction with the tutorial system and accessibility to meet with academic coordinators, faculty, academic tutors and practice directors also stand out positively.Pre-registration calendarCandidates who want to apply for admission to the master's degree next year will have to formalize the online http://master.vhir.org/preinscripcio/" pre-registration process.The calendar for the resolution of applications for admission will be as follows:1st Period: Applications received between January 11 and April 2. The resolution is scheduled between April 26 and 30, 2021. Admitted students must confirm their reservation before June 1, 2021.2nd Period: Applications received between April 3 and June 15. The resolution is scheduled between June 28 and July 2, 2021. Admitted students must confirm their reservation before July 15, 2021.3rd Period: Applications received between June 16 and September 6. The resolution is scheduled between September 13 and 14, 2021. Admitted students will directly access enrolment to confirm their place.In the event that the available positions are exhausted in one of the established resolution periods, the pre-registration will be automatically closed and the subsequent periods will not be opened. More information about pre-registration: http://master.vhir.org/preinscripcio/.