Castelldefels School of Technology

Infobox University
name = Castelldefels School of Technology
native_name = Escola Politècnica Superior de Castelldefels


motto =
established = 1991
type = Public
staff = 170
faculty =
president =
director = Jordi Bereguer Sau
students = 1,355
city = Castelldefels, Spain
campus = Baix Llobregat Campus
mascot =
nickname = EPSC
affiliations = Technical University of Catalonia
website = [http://www.epsc.upc.edu http://www.epsc.upc.edu]

The Castelldefels School of Technology is a higher educational establishment which is part of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). It offers courses in aeronautics and telecomunications and is located on the Baix Llobregat Campus (CBL) which is in the municipality of Castelldefels (Barcelona). The acronym of the school is EPSC which in catalan stands for "Escola Politècnica Superior de Castelldefels".

Degrees

Bachelor degrees

*Aeronautic Engineering specializing in Air Navigation Systems and Technologies
*Telecommunication Engineering specializing in Telecommunication Systems
*Telecommunication Engineering specializing in Telematics
*Double degree in Aeronautic plus Telecommunication Engineering

Master degrees

*MASTEAM: Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering & Management

Phd

*MASTEAM offers a specific itinerary oriented to research and PhD degree programs.

Quality in teaching

Since its creation in 1991, the EPSC has been committed to high quality management and teaching. The EPSC was awarded the Certificate of Quality which was renewed in 2005. The catalan Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari (AQU) granted two distinction awards to the EPSC. [ [http://www.upc.edu/saladepremsa/catala/noticies/maqueta.php?id=1661 Notice on the UPC web site] ca] . In addition the school was awarded the Prize Vicens Vives twice (1996 and 2004) and the Flyer Prize in 2006. [ [http://epsc.upc.es/ca/fitxers/051024UNIVERSITARIA.pdf Notice on Gaceta Universitaria newspaper] es]

Project-based learning

In 2001 EPSC opened its Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering, with a curriculum fully based on a project-based learning strategy, with a structure similar to that used by Aalborg University (Denmark). This consists of a two year, 3000 hour program (1500 hours per year), of which 1800 are devoted to project development. Typically, one semester is formed by two blocks or learning units, each block formed by a multidisciplinary project and one or two courses closely connected with the project. The project is developed by students working in teams of 4-6 students.

Research at the EPSC

Some departments of the University have groups of investigation that develop their activities in the EPSC, fundamentally in the following subjects:
*Astronomy and Astrophyshics
*Broadband Networks and Services
*Control, Monitoring and Communications
*Distributed Systems Architectures
*Instrumentation, Sensors and Interfaces
*Intelligent Communications and Avionics
*Microgravity and Modelization
*Microwaves
*Mobile and Radio Communications
*Optical Communications
*Photonics
*Satellite Systems
*Security and Networking
*Wireless Networks

EPSC and the Baix Llobregat Campus

The EPSC is part of the Baix Llobregat Campus, a Campus of the Technical University of Catalonia which is located alongside the Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT).

The PMT is a science and technology park that was set up by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, the Regional Council of Baix Llobregat, the Castelldefels City Council and the Technical University of Catalonia. The PMT aims to create links between educational institutions, research centres, high tech companies and technology-based spin-off companies.

Centers of public investigation in the PMT:
* Centre Tecnològic i de les Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) [http://www.cttc.es]
* The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) [http://www.icfo.es]
* Institut de Geomàtica (IdeG) [http://www.ideg.es]
* International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) [http://www.cimne.upc.es]
* Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) [http://www.uoc.edu/in3]
* i2CAT Foundation [http://www.i2cat.net]

Companies in the PMT:
* Nortel [http://www.nortel.com]
* Tempos 21 [http://www.tempos21.es]
* Ingenia [http://www.ingenia.aero]
* Futur Echo [http://www.futureco.net]

References

External links

* [http://www.epsc.upc.edu EPSC web site]
* [http://www.upc.edu UPC web site]