Polytechnic University of Valencia

Infobox_University
name = Universitat Politècnica de València


established = 1971
type = Public
president = Juan Julià igual
city = Valencia
country = Spain
faculty = 2665
students = 34,666
staff=
budget(2006)= $400 million
website = [http://www.upv.es/index-en.html www.upv.es]

The Universitat Politècnica de València (in Valencian) or Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (in Spanish), (English: Polytechnic University of 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. Although some of it's schools are older than 100 years old.

The Universitat Politècnica de València consists of 4 campuses (Camí de Vera, Gandia and Alcoi) and 15 schools and faculties: Faculty of Business Administration and Management, Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy, Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia, School of Agricultural Engineering, School of Applied 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.

ee also

*Joan Lluís Vives Institute

External links

* [http://www.upv.es/menui.html Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Website]
* [http://www.upv.es/entidades/ETSID/index-en.html Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería del Diseño]
* [http://www.valencia-cityguide.com Valencia tourist guide]
* [http://www.webometrics.info/top100_europe.asp?country=es Spanish Universities' ranking]