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Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Overview

Description

The Polytechnic University of Catalonia ยท BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public research and higher education institution in the fields of engineering, architecture, science and technology, and is one of the leading polytechnic universities in Europe.

It is one of the universities with a high rate of labour insertion of its graduates: 93% work and 76% find work in less than 3 months. The UPC is well positioned in the main ones International rankings.

UPC values

Social responsibility

Change the world with the UPC: the most relevant policies and actions.

Equal opportunities

The UPC promotes equality within the university community and also in the society it serves.

Sustainability

Plans, services and resources to make the University a sustainable institution.

Cooperation and solidarity

The UPC is involved, through its members, in cooperation and volunteering projects.

Ethics

The UPC is involved in humanism's ethical perspective on applied and technological sciences.