Polytechnic University of Valencia

Universitat Politècnica de València
Established 1971
Type Public
President Juan Julià Igual
Academic staff 2665
Students 34,666
Location Valencia, Spain
Website www.upv.es

The Polytechnic University of Valencia (Valencian: Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; IPA: [univeɾsiˈtat poliˈtɛŋnika ðe vaˈlensia], Spanish: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science and technology. It was founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and became a university in 1971, but some of its schools are more than 100 years old.

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Characteristics

The Universitat Politècnica de València consists of 4 campuses (Camí de Vera, Blasco Ibañez, Gandia and Alcoi) and 14 schools and faculties: Faculty of Business Administration and Management, Faculty of Fine Arts, Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy, Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia, School of Agricultural Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Architecture, School of Building Management, School of Civil Engineering, School of Design Engineering, School of Engineering in Geodesy, School of Cartography and Surveying, School of Industrial Engineering, School of Rural Environments and Enology, and School of Telecommunications Engineering.

The university offers 48 Bachelor and Master, and 81 Doctoral degrees.

Notable Alumni

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