University profile of UPC

Catalan University of Technology. University of Technology Barcelona (UPC) is a famous public institution of higher learning in Spain and a world-class university of science and technology. Its architecture, science and engineering majors are at the top level in the world. Part of the history of UPC-BARCELONA TECH can be traced back to the middle of19th century, but it was formally established in March of 197 1 year, when the school was named Barcelona Polytechnic University. As the campus of Barcelona Polytechnic University is distributed all over Catalonia, 1984 was officially renamed UPC- Barcelona Polytechnic University.

Catalonia Polytechnic University is known as "the best polytechnic university in Spain" and has been ranked among the top 5 universities in Spain for a long time. It ranks 145 in the webometrics 20 1 world university ranking, 373 in the comprehensive ranking of 20112qs world university ranking, and1in the Spanish University of Technology. In 2010/201and 20 1 1/20 12, the engineering and technical fields ranked by QS world universities (engineering &; Technical ranking) ranks 95th and 87th respectively in the world, and ranks 1 among all universities in Spain. In the field of natural science, UPC-BARCELONA TECH is also the highest ranked university among the technical universities in Spain. UPC ranks 1 in the field of mathematics among all universities in Spain, and it is one of the top five universities in Europe.

In addition, among all Spanish universities, UPC-BARCELONA TECH has published the most papers in the fields of mathematics, computer science, information technology and engineering. It is the university with the largest number of scientific research and development projects approved by the Industrial Technology Development Center under the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology Innovation; It is the university that applies for the most patents; It is the university with the largest number of foreign master students and the largest number of foreign doctoral students. It is also the university with the most scientific research achievements among all technical universities in Spain; Universities that have published the most papers in the fields of earth science, environmental science and physics; It is the university with the highest proportion of doctoral students.

UPC- Barcelona Institute of Technology is an open university facing the world. It enjoys a high reputation in Europe, America and Asia, and also maintains good cooperative relations with world-renowned scientific research and educational institutions. As an important think tank for the development of science and technology in Spain, the university's high-tech research and development has always been at the forefront of world scientific research. Its goal is: the university's science and technology center becomes a part of the national industrial R&D department. Its research scope exceeds 250 fields, and there are many high-level specialized research centers and regional technology centers, which cater to the needs of different fields and various special industries in society. In addition, it is committed to spreading its knowledge and scientific research results in Catalonia, Spain and even the whole European region.

UPC- Barcelona Institute of Technology integrates teaching and scientific research. The aim of the school is to cultivate talents and popularize science and technology. It insists on providing students with the best and most comprehensive education and training from a long-term perspective. According to the standards of "European Higher Education Area", we will constantly improve the level and quality of teaching and keep up with the pulse of the times. While cultivating traditional talents, it will also send elite talents with the latest ideas and knowledge to emerging industries, such as aerospace, photonics, supercomputing, bioengineering, hydrology and energy science.

The goal of UPC-BARCELONA TECH is to provide high-quality, first-class degree and diploma education, to provide students with the most humanized and perfect education, and to provide students with sufficient career reserves for their future development in emerging scientific and technological fields.