UPC Location

BARCELONA

CATALONIA

UPC campuses

Sant Cugat del Vallès

ETSAV

Canet de Mar

EUETTPC

Mataró

EUPMT

Barcelona

ETSAB

ETSEIB

EPSEB

FME

ETSETB

ETSCCPB

FIB

FNB

CFIS

EUETIB

EAE-Winterthur

ESPRL

Vilanova i la Geltrú

EPSEVG

IgualadaEUETII

Terrassa

ETSEIT

EUETIT

EUOOT

EFFPC

EMFPC

EUNCET

Manresa

EUPM

SCHOOLS

ASSOCIATE SCHOOLS Castelldefels

EPSC

ESAB

History

• 1971, foundation of the Technical University of Barcelona

• 1983, name change: Technical University of Catalonia

Structure

10 Specific Research Centres

3 Regional Technology Centres

5 UNESCO chairs

14 Company chairs

21 Research Centres belonging to Innovation Network

6 Technological companies

Research Foundation

4 Shared Research Institutes

15 schools and faculties

40 departments

3 university research institutes3 consortial associate schools

3 associate schools

13 libraries

28.362 students

2.604 academic staff

1.280 administrative staff

UPC Foundation

Association of Friends of UPC

Service companies

Centre for Development Cooperation (CCD)

Barcelona School of Industry Consortium

Board of

Trustees

Degrees and diplomas (*)

Period of Reference

Official degrees 8 2003-04

Official diplomas 23 2003-04

Official second cycle degrees 8 2003-04

UPC degrees and diplomas 7 2003-04

Offer of places 6.270 2003-04

First option applications 7.952 2003-04

Students 28.362 2003-04

Graduates 3.512 2003-04* Associate schools are not included

Aeronautics Civil Engineering

Agriculture Industrial Engineering

Architecture Nautical Studies

Economics Computers, Telecommunications, Multimedia and Photography

Health Sciences Mathemathical Sciences

Areas

Departments

40

De

gre

es

58

Schoo

ls

17

IT engineering

Civil engineering

Electronics engineering

Mechanical engineering

One particularity of our university is that some degrees are offered in different campuses

Structure

Course structure

1st Cycle 2nd Cycle

EHEA Bachelor Master Doctorate

3rd Cycle

Spain Grade Postgrade

Course structure

3 Cycles

Assessment system and four-month structure

Compulsory, optional and free elective subjects

Specialities and optional specialisation subjects

Organisation by subjects

Final Thesis

All UPC courses included training, which is carried out at

the University

Doctoral studies

Period of Reference

PhD programmes 47 2003-04

New students 826 2003-04

Students 2.391 2003-04

Research fellows 286 2003-04

PhD projects 178 2003-04

Architecture and Urbanism

Electronics and Telecommunications

Civil Engineering

Engineering in Industry

Management

Information Technology

Mathematics and Physics

Pluridisciplinary Programmes

Areas

Research and Technology Transfer Activity

Period of Reference

Articles published in scientific journals 1.073Academic year

2002-03

Patent applications registered 505Academic year

2002-03

European projects 37 2003

Public funded projects 71 2003

Agreement and services with private companies and institutions

476 2003

CTT income (euro) 41.537.666 2003

Research areas

Aeronautics

Architecture

Construction Technology and Public Works

Chemical Technology

Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

Industrial Business Administration

Information and Communication Technologies

Logistics and Transport

Materials Technology

Production Technologies