Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC, Spain
UPC is a public higher education and research institution that is specialized in the fields of architecture, science and engineering.
UPC - BARCELONA TECH is committed to offering high quality technical courses based on innovation, interdisciplinarity and internationality. Our academic itineraries and study programs have been designed to fulfill the needs of traditional sectors and emerging fields of production, such as aeronautics, photonics, supercomputing, bioengineering, water, energy and the environment. We offer more than sixty undergraduate and graduate degrees and a wide range of postgraduate studies: master’s programs, doctorate studies and continuing education courses, including a large number of them in English.
We are also recognized worldwide for our results in basic and applied research. It is also Spain’s technical university with highest scientific production, highest citable output, highest research competitiveness and largest research income.
The university has approximately 30 000 students, with around 3 000 doctorate students and 5 000 students in continuing education programs. We have 4 100 students in internships, and 2 200 involved in international exchange programmes.
The IT campus, the North campus, is located in the university area of Barcelona, with good connections to public transport and close to the Barcelona scientific park.