About

The objectives of the UPC are based on internationalization, as it is Spains technical university with the highest number of international PhD students and Spains university with the highest number of international masters degree students. The UPC has a vision of innovation and talent in a global and highly competitive world.
The UPC is home to more strategic research projects funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Program than any other Spanish university. Today, the University is characterized by a purposefully open stance towards international students, a wide selection of masters degree programs in English, participation in the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and various international research programs, and a consolidated line of worldwide cooperation activities that serve as tools for change and social progress.

Our students and faculty maintain links with universities in Europe, Asia and the Americas through both academic exchange and participation in international research projects.

An appealing range of educational programs has positioned the University as a welcoming place for the exchange of knowledge, with more than 2,000 foreign students from all over the world enrolling each year. Science, technical fields, technology and architecture form the core of our personality.