Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

UPC (BarcelonaTech) is a public university specialising in engineering, architecture, science and technology. It's an ideal option if you want strong technical training, with laboratories, real projects and an environment connected to Barcelona's tech and industrial ecosystem.

A public polytechnic university: engineering, architecture, computer science and telecoms
9 campuses in different cities across Catalonia
English-taught options in selected degrees and many master's programmes

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Find out if Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is your ideal university

UPC suits students who want a demanding technical public university, with projects, laboratories and a route strongly focused on engineering, architecture and technology.

This university is for you if…

You want a public university with a strong technical focus.
You like learning through projects, laboratories, deliverables and continuous assessment.
You're interested in Barcelona and Catalonia as an ecosystem for technology and industry.
You're willing to take on a demanding pace and build a solid maths/science foundation.
You can plan the language side depending on the programme.

This university is not for you if…

You're looking for a business/management-profile university as your main priority.
You don't like a demanding technical pace with lots of practice and continuous work.
You need all classes to be, without fail, 100% in Spanish or 100% in English.
You prefer a small, highly personalised, boutique-style university experience.

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What it's like to study at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

Genuine technical training

The core here is technical: maths, a scientific foundation, hands-on practice with tools and learning geared towards solving real problems.
BarcelonaTech: ecosystem and opportunities

Barcelona adds a huge amount: technology, startups, engineering, architecture, events and networking.
Highly specialised campuses and schools

UPC is spread across several cities, with highly focused settings depending on the programme.
Learning through projects and laboratories

Internships, laboratories, deliverables, team projects and continuous work. If you like building and testing, it fits very well.
Language: important to plan ahead

In degrees, Catalan and Spanish usually coexist, although there are groups and programmes taught in English.
Engineering + architecture with recognition

UPC is especially strong in architecture and several engineering fields: civil, telecoms and computer science.