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UPC is the Spanish university with the highest number of international university students. Last year, the 45.8% doctoral students were international (34.9% of them non EU).
As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a relationship with global organisations. As a result, it’s at an advantage when it comes to...
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UPC is the Spanish university with the highest number of international university students. Last year, the 45.8% doctoral students were international (34.9% of them non EU).
As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a relationship with global organisations. As a result, it’s at an advantage when it comes to attracting international talent.
Its offers 46 doctoral programs in five research areas:
Architecture, Urbanism and Construction
Information and Communications Technologies Engineering
In the QS subject rankings UPC is among the 25 best universities in the world in Civil and Structural Engineering, among the 30 best universities in the world in Architecture and Built Environment, among the top 100 in the broad subject areas Engineering and Technology and the specific subjects Telecommunications, Electrical and Electronical Engineering and Mechanical and Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering.
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UPC is the Spanish university with the highest number of international university students. Last year, the 45.8% doctoral students were international (34.9% of them non EU).
As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a relationship with global organisations. As a result, it’s at an advantage when it comes to...
Read more
UPC is the Spanish university with the highest number of international university students. Last year, the 45.8% doctoral students were international (34.9% of them non EU).
As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a relationship with global organisations. As a result, it’s at an advantage when it comes to attracting international talent.
Its offers 46 doctoral programs in five research areas:
Architecture, Urbanism and Construction
Information and Communications Technologies Engineering
In the QS subject rankings UPC is among the 25 best universities in the world in Civil and Structural Engineering, among the 30 best universities in the world in Architecture and Built Environment, among the top 100 in the broad subject areas Engineering and Technology and the specific subjects Telecommunications, Electrical and Electronical Engineering and Mechanical and Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering.
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Campus locations
Barcelona- Diagonal North campus,
Jordi Girona, 1 , Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain , 08034
C. Jordi Girona 31, Barcelona, ES,
C. Jordi Girona 31 , Barcelona , Spain , 08034
Barcelona-Diagonal South campus,
Avenida Diagonal, 647 , Barcelona , Barcleona , Spain , 08028
Barcelona/Sant Adrià de Besòs-Diagonal-Besòs campus,
Eduard Maristany, 10 , Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain , 08930
Barcelona-Nautical campus,
Pla de Palau, 18 , Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain , 08003
Baix Llobregat campus,
Esteve Terrades ,10 , Castelldefels , Barcelona , Spain , 08860
Manresa Campus,
Av. de les Bases de Manresa, 61 , Manresa , Barcelona , Spain , 08242
Sant Cugat del Vallès campus,
Pere Serra, 1-15 , Sant Cugat del Vallès , Barcelona , Spain , 08173
Terrassa campus,
Colom 1 , Terrassa , Barcelona , Spain , 08222
Vilanova i la Geltrú campus,
Víctor Balager, 1 , Vilanova i la Geltrú , Barcelona , Spain , 08800
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