32,765
22
2,968
students
schools
310,5
63
teaching and research
staff
48
Bachelor’s
degrees
62
2015 budget
(million euros)
208
masters’s
degrees
research groups
doctoral programmes
Shanghai Ranking (2015)
One of the 500 best universities in the world.
One of the world’s top 150 universities in Engineering,
Technology and Computer Sciences (by field) and Computer
Sciences (by subject).
QS Top 50 under 50 (2015)
QS World University Rankings
by Subject (2015)
One of the world’s top 25 universities in
Architecture and the Built Environment, top 35 in
Civil and Structural Engineering and top 100
in Computer Science and Information Systems,
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Statistics
and Operations Research, and the leading university
in Spain in all of these subjects.
One of the 50 best universities in the world.
QS World University Rankings by Faculty (2015)
The leading Spanish university and one of the world’s top 100
universities in Engineering and Technology.
I-UGR Rankings of Spanish Universities
(2014)
SCImago Institution Rankings SIR IBER 2015
The leading university in Spain in Engineering and
Mathematics (by field) and Architecture, Automatic
Control and Robotics, Civil Engineering, Electrical
and Electronic Engineering, and Telecommunications
(by subject).
The leading technical university in Spain for scientific output.
At the Universitat Politècnica de
Catalunya (UPC), teaching, research
and technology transfer occur in four
major areas of knowledge:
Engineering, Architecture, Sciences
and Technology. The UPC is a
renowned public university that offers
specialised bachelor’s, master’s and
doctoral degree courses that are
designed to produce competent
professionals who are committed to
society, innovative, entrepreneurial
and able to meet future challenges
with solutions that are technologically
efficient and sustainable.
63
bachelor’s degrees
62
masters’s degrees
48
doctoral programmes
32,765
5,228
351
43,381
323
2,670
bachelor’s, master’s
and doctoral degree
students
graduates of
bachelor’s and
master’s degrees
doctoral
degree
holders
UPC alumni
educational cooperation
agreements with
international institutions
students on international
mobility programmes
A benchmark in various areas of basic and applied research, the UPC
is a key agent in the progress of an economy that is increasingly based
on knowledge and innovation. A leader in many areas, the UPC stands
out in the main international rankings of scientific output thanks to the
national and international activity of its research groups, and to its
network of cutting-edge facilities, laboratories and equipment.
2,968
teaching and research staff
2,319
351
138
articles published
in scientific journals
doctoral theses
defended
scientific and technical
distinctions received
208
18
18
17
research
groups
TECNIO
network
research
centres
specific
research
centres
associated
research
entities
It is crucial to generate knowledge, innovation
and technological development, but it is even
more so to make them available to meet
the needs and demands of society. The UPC
is aware of this challenge and thus positions
itself as a driver of innovation and
the preferred technology partner
of companies and organisations,
with which it works on projects
and builds alliances.
This role is based on the numerous agreements
and projects that are being promoted by the
research groups, centres and laboratories; the
creation of new technology-based companies; the
generation and exploitation of patents; and the
scientific and technical services that the UPC
makes available to its community in order to
engender progress and employment.
1,051
24
3,845
2,436
new research agreements
and projects
partially owned technologybased companies, 9 set up
in the last year
students
on work
placement
companies
and entities
with collaboration
agreements
809
65
scientific and technical
services for companies
patents registered in the last year
The UPC is a key agent in the ecosystem of
technology transfer to the industrial sector
and it collaborates with EURECAT, the Catalan
provider of technology to industry.
As a public institution, the UPC is involved in the progress of the society of which
it forms part and is firmly committed to making it more open, fairer and more
sustainable. The principles of participation, transparency and equal opportunities
permeate the activities of the University and are present in the projects involving
development cooperation, sustainability, volunteering and the promotion of
scientific culture that are launched by its students, teaching staff and
administrative and service staff every year.
53
19
20,539
366
development cooperation
projects
NGOs and development
cooperation groups
primary and secondary school students
have participated in scientific and
technological dissemination activities
science and technology
workshops in the last academic
year
EET. Terrassa School of Engineering
EETAC. Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering
EPSEB. Barcelona School of Building Construction
EPSEM. Manresa School of Engineering
EPSEVG. Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering
ESAB. Barcelona School of Agricultural Engineering
ETSAB. Barcelona School of Architecture
ETSAV. Vallès School of Architecture
ETSECCPB. Barcelona School of Civil Engineering
ETSEIAT. Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering
ETSEIB. Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering
ETSETB. Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering
FIB. Barcelona School of Informatics
FME. School of Mathematics and Statistics
FNB. Barcelona School of Nautical Studies
FOOT. Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry
CFIS. Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre
EUETIB. Barcelona College of Industrial Engineering*
CITM. Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Centre
EEI. Igualada School of Engineering
EAE. EAE Business School (private ownership)
EUNCET. Euncet Business School (private ownership)
*In the process of integrating UPC
DEPARTMENTS
AND INSTITUTES
Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology
Architectural Design
Architectural Representation and Visual Analysis I
Architectural Representation and Visual Analysis II
Architectural Technology II
Automatic Control
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computer Architecture
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Engineering Design
Engineering Presentation
Fluid Mechanics
Heat Engines
History and Theory of Architecture
Management
Materials Science and Metallurgy
Mathematics
Mining, Industrial and ICT Engineering
Nautical Science and Engineering
Optics and Optometry
Physics
Service and Information System Engineering
Signal Theory and Communications
Statistics and Operations Research
Structural Architecture
Telematics Engineering
Textile and Paper Engineering
Urbanism and Regional Planning
CDEI. Centre for Industrial Equipment Design
CDIF. Centre for Industrial Diagnostics and Fluid Dynamics
CD6. Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
CIEFMA. Centre of Structural Integrity and Materials Reliability
CITCEA. Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives
CRAHI. Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology
CREB. Biomedical Engineering Research Center
CRESCA. Food Safety and Control Research Centre
CTTC. Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre
DAMA-UPC. Data Management Group
GCEM. Electromagnetic Compatibility Group
INNOTEX. Innotex Center
LABSON. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Laboratory
LAM. Multimedia Applications Laboratory
LEAM. Acoustic and Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
MCIA. Center for Innovation in Electronics. Motion Control and Industrial Applications
SARTI. Technological Development Center of Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems
SEER. Renewable Electrical Energy Systems
*Research centres that belong to the Technological Innovation Support Centre Network (TECNIO), a network that brings together
Catalan universities’ best technology and research centres.
CCABA. Advanced Broadband Communications Center
CDPAC. Documentation Centre for Architectural Projects of Catalonia
CD6. Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
CEBIM. Molecular Biotechnology Centre
CERpIE-UPC. Research and Development Centre for Business Improvement and Innovation
CETpD-UPC. Technical Research Centre for Dependency Care and Autonomous Living
CPSV. Centre of Land Policy and Valuations
CRAL. Centre for Research and Services for the Local Administration
CREB. Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
CREMIT. Center for Engines and Heat Installations
CRnE. Centre for Research in Nanoengineering
CS²AC-UPC. Supervision, Safety and Automatic Control
LaCàN. Numerical Methods for Applied Sciences and Engineering
LIM/UPC. Maritime Engineering Laboratory
LITEM. Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Structures and Materials
(MC2)-UPC. Continuum and Computational Mechanics
PERC-UPC. Power Electronics Research Centre
TALP. Centre for Language and Speech Technologies and Applications