The Technical University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; , es, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in
Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. 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.
Characteristics
The Universitat Politècnica de València consists of three campuses: (
Valencia,
Gandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acc ...
and
Alcoy
Alcoy ( ca-valencia, Alcoi) is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 res ...
) and 13 schools and faculties: School of
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...
(1972), School of
Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
(1972), School of
Industrial Engineering (1972), School of Agricultural Engineering and the
Environment (1972), School of Building Engineering (1972), School of
Design Engineering (1972), Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoi (1972), Faculty of
Fine Arts (1978), School of
Informatics (1982), School of
Telecommunication Engineering (1989), Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia (1993), School of Engineering in
Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying (1994), and Faculty of
Business Administration and
Management (1999).
The university offers 53 bachelor's and master's degrees and 32 doctoral programs.
Notable alumni
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Joan Ribó
Joan Ribó i Canut (; born 17 September 1947) is a Spanish politician and engineer who has been the mayor of Valencia since 13 June 2015. Ribó is member of Coalició Compromís.
Career
Ribó was born on 17 September 1947 in Manresa in the Provi ...
(born 1947), mayor of
Valencia since 2015.
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Santiago Calatrava (born 1951), architect and structural engineer.
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Alberto Fabra
Alberto Fabra Part (Castellón de la Plana, born 6 April 1964) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party. He was the fifth President of the Valencian Government since devolution was granted in 1982.
Personal life
He graduate ...
(born 1964),
President of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian autonomous government) between 2011-2015.
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Enrique Lores
Enrique Lores (born 1964/1965) is a Spanish business executive, and the CEO of HP Inc. since November 1, 2019.
Lores was born in Madrid. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and an ...
(born 1965), business executive and CEO of HP Inc.
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Paula Bonet
Paula Bonet (born 1980 in Vila-real, Spain) is a Spanish book illustrator and painter. She has taken part in various projects and books, such as the book of poems called "Si uneixes tots els punts" (“If you connect all the points”) written ...
(born 1980), illustrator and painter.
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Iker Marcaide
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(born 1982), Industrial Engineer, Founder of Flywire and Zubi Group.
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Victoria Francés
Victoria Francés (born October 25, 1982) is a Spanish illustrator.
Life
Francés was born in Valencia on October 25, 1982, though she spent part of her childhood in Galicia. She returned to her hometown to earn her degree from the San Carlos Sc ...
(born 1982), illustrator.
See also
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Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia
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Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio of the Universitat Politècnica de València
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Polimedia
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Xarxa Vives d'Universitats
The Xarxa Vives d'Universitats (, acronym: ''XVU''; English: "Vives Network"), formerly known as Institut Joan Lluís Vives (English: "Joan Lluís Vives Institute"), is the network of Catalan language universities.
XVU was founded in 1994 and it i ...
Notes and references
External links
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