Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Infobox University
name = Polytechnic University of Catalonia


caption = Industrial School of Terrassa
established = 1971
type = Public ( _ca. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació, Generalitat de Catalunya)
rector = Antoni Giró Roca
students = 40.016 (2006-2007 period)
city = Barcelona
country = Spain
affiliations = "Institut Joan Lluís Vives" Universities Network
website = [http://www.upc.edu www.upc.edu]

The Polytechnic University of Catalonia ( _ca. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) is one of the largest engineering universities in Catalonia.

The university founded in March, 1971 and was originally known as the "Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona". In 2007 it has 24 schools in Catalonia located at the cities of Barcelona, Castelldefels, Manresa, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Terrassa and Vilanova i la Geltrú. UPC has about 30,000 students and 2,500 teachers and researchers.

It is also known for hosting Europe's most powerful supercomputer (June 2007), the MareNostrum.

Some of UPC's schools

* CITM: _ca. Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia
* EPSC: _ca. Escola Politècnica Superior de Castelldefels
* EPSEB: _ca. Escola Politècnica d'Edificació de Barcelona
* EPSEM: _ca. Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Manresa
* EPSEVG: _ca. Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú
* ESAB: _ca. Escola Superior d'Agricultura de Barcelona
* ETSAB: _ca. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona
* ETSAV: _ca. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura del Vallès
* ETSECCPB: _ca. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Camins, Canals i Ports de Barcelona
* ETSEIB: _ca. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona
* ETSEIAT: _ca. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeries Industrial i Aeronàutica de Terrassa
* EUETIB: _ca. Escola Universitària d'Enginyeria Tècnica Industrial de Barcelona
* EUETII: _ca. Escola Universitaria d'Enginyeria Tècnica Industrial d'Igualada
* EUETIT: _ca. Escola Universitària d'Enginyeria Tècnica Industrial de Terrassa
* EUOOT: _ca. Escola Universitària d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa
* EUPMT: _ca. Escola Universitària Politècnica de Mataró
* FIB: _ca. Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona
* [http://www-fme.upc.edu/ FME] : _ca. Facultat de Matemàtiques i Estadística
* FNB: _ca. Facultat de Nàutica de Barcelona
* Telecom BCN: _ca. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicacions de Barcelona

Also includes the Càtedra UNESCO de Sostenibilitat [http://www.catunesco.upc.edu/]

See also

* Joan Lluís Vives Institute
* List of universities in Spain
* Barcelona Supercomputing Center
* MareNostrum

External links

* [http://www.upc.edu/ Official website]


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