Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM)

UPM is a public university specialising in engineering, architecture and technology. It's one of the best-known technical institutions in Spain and a top option if you want to study a competitive technical profile in Madrid.

A technical public university with tradition and standing
Several campuses in Madrid: Moncloa, Campus Sur, Montegancedo and more
Real options in English in subjects and master's programmes

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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) campus

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Find out if Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) is your ideal university

UPM suits students who want a demanding, reputable technical public university, and who are willing to take on an intense pace of study and practice.

This university is for you if…

Your goal is engineering, architecture or technology and you want a strong technical profile.
A demanding environment with internships, laboratories and continuous work motivates you.
You're interested in Madrid for its professional opportunities and university life.
You can move between campuses and understand that each school has its own style and level of demand.
You want to plan language/campus well to maximise your options.

This university is not for you if…

You're looking for a business-school-type experience as your main focus.
You prefer a very small university.
You don't like technical rigour or a pace of deliverables and continuous assessment.
Typical public-university processes frustrate you.

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What it's like to study at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Technical rigour

A solid foundation is built here: maths, physics, fundamentals and lots of practice. The pace is usually demanding, but it leaves you with a strong technical profile.
Strong schools by area

UPM has schools with their own identity and is recognised in aerospace, telecoms, industrial, civil, computer science and architecture.
Madrid as a professional advantage

Studying engineering or architecture in Madrid adds value through internships, events, networking and opportunities around campus.
Campuses with real specialisation

Depending on the degree, your day-to-day changes a lot: Ciudad Universitaria, Campus Sur and Montegancedo have different profiles.
Laboratories, research and projects

There is a culture of doing: laboratories, deliverables, ongoing projects and research centres in cutting-edge areas.
International + English

Not everything is in English at degree level, but there are subjects and programmes in English, and several master's programmes taught in English.