About
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 programmes in five research areas:
Architecture, Urbanism and Construction
Information and Communications Technologies Engineering
In the 2020 edition of QS World University ranking by Subject, the UPC is ranked 21st in the world in Architecture and 23rd in Civil and Structural Engineering. It is also among the world’s top 100 universities in the field of Engineering and Technology and in the subjects Telecommunications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Art and Design, and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering. It is also the first Spanish University in Engineering and Technology and in Architecture and Civil Engineering.
UPC schools are at the service of learning, research and knowledge.
The UPC has a great presence throughout the Catalan territory, with 9 campuses distributed among 7 cities in Catalonia. We have schools in Barcelona and in several nearby towns: Castelldefels, Manresa, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Terrassa, and Vilanova i la Geltrú.
These training centres, with a long background in Higher Education, are well communicated in public transportation and are equipped with the facilities and services required for your education. We offer learning, research and community living spaces.
Discover the UPC campuses in all their extension, as well as their urban location.
UPC has 12 libraries in its various Campus and Schools. Users can borrow books and use their study and working rooms.
The UPC has different top facilities and labs where to develop research projects, which have helped UPC become a benchmark university in Europe in innovation and technology transfer. An example of this is the Wage Channel, in our Maritime Engineering Laboratory.
UPC, in collaboration with other public and private institutions, has created Research Centres with its own legal entity, internationally recognized, such as the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), the Institute of Spatial Studies of Catalunya (IEEC) or the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
Many things make Barcelona a very attractive city to study and live in: its historical and architectural heritage, its cultural activities, its cosmopolitan nature, and its privileged location by the Mediterranean Sea. Barcelona has a strong international vibe. Studying here, you’re guaranteed to meet people from all over the world. So, if you’re looking for a truly international study abroad experience, Barcelona is a safe bet. According to QS Best Student Cities 2019 Ranking, Barcelona ranks amongst the 10 best student cities in Europe, and the first in Spain.
In addition, other services and equipments help complement university life in UPC, as Sports UPC, cultural programme UPCArts, the UPC's Centre for Development Cooperation, UPC orchestra and Chorus, and the student associative network of the university.
You will find a sports complex in Campus Nord (Barcelona), and 2 gym centres, one in Campus Sud (Barcelona) and the other in Terrassa Campus. You can also compete in sports leagues.
UPC, through the OMI, provide studens with the usual services requiered by the international community, such as: Information and advise about mobility calls, language courses, accomodation, foreign burocracy and different cultural and social activities of interest for international students.
This office also deals with the different mobility programmes, the renewal of residence permits and manages fee waivers in case of international scholarship agreements.
Check our welcome guide for international students to find more practical information.
You will find the information about access and admission requirements and procedures through the following links:
Bachelor's degrees
Access and admission: https://www.upc.edu/en/bachelors/access-and-admission
Master's degrees
Access and admission: https://www.upc.edu/en/masters/access-and-admission
Doctoral programmes
Access and admission: https://doctorat.upc.edu/en/future-doctoral-candidates/access-and-admission
About
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 programmes in five research areas:
Architecture, Urbanism and Construction
Information and Communications Technologies Engineering
In the 2020 edition of QS World University ranking by Subject, the UPC is ranked 21st in the world in Architecture and 23rd in Civil and Structural Engineering. It is also among the world’s top 100 universities in the field of Engineering and Technology and in the subjects Telecommunications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Art and Design, and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering. It is also the first Spanish University in Engineering and Technology and in Architecture and Civil Engineering.
UPC schools are at the service of learning, research and knowledge.
The UPC has a great presence throughout the Catalan territory, with 9 campuses distributed among 7 cities in Catalonia. We have schools in Barcelona and in several nearby towns: Castelldefels, Manresa, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Terrassa, and Vilanova i la Geltrú.
These training centres, with a long background in Higher Education, are well communicated in public transportation and are equipped with the facilities and services required for your education. We offer learning, research and community living spaces.
Discover the UPC campuses in all their extension, as well as their urban location.
UPC has 12 libraries in its various Campus and Schools. Users can borrow books and use their study and working rooms.
The UPC has different top facilities and labs where to develop research projects, which have helped UPC become a benchmark university in Europe in innovation and technology transfer. An example of this is the Wage Channel, in our Maritime Engineering Laboratory.
UPC, in collaboration with other public and private institutions, has created Research Centres with its own legal entity, internationally recognized, such as the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), the Institute of Spatial Studies of Catalunya (IEEC) or the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
Many things make Barcelona a very attractive city to study and live in: its historical and architectural heritage, its cultural activities, its cosmopolitan nature, and its privileged location by the Mediterranean Sea. Barcelona has a strong international vibe. Studying here, you’re guaranteed to meet people from all over the world. So, if you’re looking for a truly international study abroad experience, Barcelona is a safe bet. According to QS Best Student Cities 2019 Ranking, Barcelona ranks amongst the 10 best student cities in Europe, and the first in Spain.
In addition, other services and equipments help complement university life in UPC, as Sports UPC, cultural programme UPCArts, the UPC's Centre for Development Cooperation, UPC orchestra and Chorus, and the student associative network of the university.
You will find a sports complex in Campus Nord (Barcelona), and 2 gym centres, one in Campus Sud (Barcelona) and the other in Terrassa Campus. You can also compete in sports leagues.
UPC, through the OMI, provide studens with the usual services requiered by the international community, such as: Information and advise about mobility calls, language courses, accomodation, foreign burocracy and different cultural and social activities of interest for international students.
This office also deals with the different mobility programmes, the renewal of residence permits and manages fee waivers in case of international scholarship agreements.
Check our welcome guide for international students to find more practical information.
You will find the information about access and admission requirements and procedures through the following links:
Bachelor's degrees
Access and admission: https://www.upc.edu/en/bachelors/access-and-admission
Master's degrees
Access and admission: https://www.upc.edu/en/masters/access-and-admission
Doctoral programmes
Access and admission: https://doctorat.upc.edu/en/future-doctoral-candidates/access-and-admission
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