UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA
Campus of Alcoy
Dr. Keith Stuart
International Relations Coordinator
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Teaching
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Process
of adapting
all
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our 11 degree courses
to the European
Space for Higher
Education
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Diploma Supplement
ECTS
Bachelors/Masters
ERASMUS MUNDUS
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Teaching
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MSc
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Management
MA in Business Administration and Management
MSc Material Science
BSc Chemical Engineering
BSc Computer Science
BSc Electrical Engineering
BSc Electronic Engineering
BSc Industrial Design
BSc Mechanical Engineering
BSc Textile Engineering
BSc Telecommunications Engineer
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Mobility
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Mobility figures
Campus of Alcoy, UPV
• 70 bilateral agreements with European Universities
• More than 180 incoming Erasmus students in 2007-2008
• Summer program (2008) with Engineering Faculty,
University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
• Numerous Latin American students: Argentina, Colombia,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
• Spanish for Foreigners classes
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Nº Students
160
140
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100
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1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 20061998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Evolution in the number of ERASMUS students according
to academic year
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Mobility
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We send students to the following countries as well as to most
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European countries:
Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom
Canada
China
USA
Japan
Mexico
Chile
Brasil
Argentina
Australia
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Research
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International
research
projects
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DE VALENCIA
Research groups with international partners
Financial incentives to stimulate mobility of researchers
Facilities given to researchers who want to spend several
months with us or our researchers who want to spend 6 month
periods or longer abroad (USA, Japan)
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Research
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ListPOLITÉCNICA
of research
groups:
Research Groups (Campus of Alcoy)
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Group Name
Development of Advanced Telematics Applications Group (D@TA)
Applied Communications in Thematic Networks Group (GATACA)
Automatism Design Research Group (GIDAI)
Advanced Oxidation Processes Group
Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical Synthesis and Polymerization of Polymers Group
Integral Management in the Textile Industry Group
Financial Decisions and Company Productivity Group
Territorial Knowledge Clusters Group
Efficiency and Quality in Companies and Institutions Group
Development of Industrial Computer Applications Group (GEDAII)
Design of Water Ozonization Reactors Group
Materials and Microfabrication Technologies Group
Processing and Characterization of Plastic Materials Group
Characterization of Astrophysical Interest Group
Singularities Research Group
Integration of Technologies in Control Engineering Group
Research and Management Centre for Production Engineering
Adapted Vehicles and Transport Engineering Group
Data Analysis and Quality Engineering Group (GADIC)
Industrial Electronic Systems Research Group
Language Technologies Group (LTG )
Modelling and Simulation of Structures Group
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Companies
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• 90% of our students find work within six months of finishing
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POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA
their
degree.
• Students work in international companies such as Alcatel, Bayer,
Nokia, Orange, Philips, Siemens, etc.
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Companies
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312 Companies and
Institutions Collaborators
Nª of practical work placements per academic year - Campus
of Alcoy
600
500
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534 Company practical work
placements
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Nº of collaborating companies per year
300
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100
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350
66
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02/03
04/05
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262
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186
06/07
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362.000 € in scholarships for
students.
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Institute of Educational Sciences (ICE)
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o ORIENTATION AND SUPPORT TO STUDENTS
– INTEGRA PROGRAM
• Orientation Week / Teacher and Student tutors for new
students (PATU)
– Student Workshops
– Psychopedagogical consultancy (GOPU)
• TEACHER TRAINING
– University Teachers
• Workshops for teachers
• Training for novel university teachers (PAU)
• Specialist in University Pedagogy (FIPPU)
– Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education (225
students)
• TEACHER EVALUATION
– Processing of teacher evaluations (student evaluation
sheets)
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Intercultural Dialogue
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- We organize events so that international students can get to know each
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- Student Mentor Program (Spanish students look after foreign students)
- We find accommodation for you
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Connecting people
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Wireless
installation in the whole of the Campus
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High ratio of computers per student
Hope to see you soon
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