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The UPC has approved a motion to declare a state of climate emergency

At a University Senate meeting on 7 May

The UPC ranks higher among the most innovative European universities

In the 2019 edition of the Reuters Top 100

Plastic crystal as an eco-friendly coolant in refrigerators and air conditioners

A research by the Department of Physics at the UPC

The CIMNE applies augmented reality in open liver surgery

In a pioneering project promoted by the J. Torrent Institute

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Change the world with the UPC. It’s your turn now!

Promotional video of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

The UPC, a university with a global outlook

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The UPC today

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  • 30,155 students
  • 3,093 teaching and research staff
  • 1,967 UPC staff
  • 64 bachelor's degrees
  • 68 master's degree
  • 46 doctoral programmes
  • 20 schools
  • 234  lifelong learning programmes 
  • 52 patents last year
  •  294  million euros 2019 budget
  • 61.5  million euros R&D income
  • 58,200 Alumni

UPC in the rankingsMore rankings

  • 275QS Ranking
  • <600THE Ranking
  • <700Shanghai Ranking
  • <50QS and Shanghai rankings by subject*

*Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Instruments Science and Technology and Remote Sensing