The Polytechnic University of Valencia (; , ), shortened to UPV, is a Spanish university located in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

, 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 Polytechnic University of Valencia consists of three campuses: (

Gandia Gandia (, ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa de Valencia, south of Valencia, Spain, Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can ...

and Alcoy) and 13 schools and faculties: School of

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

(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 construction, constructi ...

(1972), School of

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

(1972), School of Agricultural Engineering and the Environment (1972), School of Building Engineering (1972), School of

Design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

Engineering (1972), Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoi (1972), Faculty of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

(1978), School of

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...

(1982), School of

Telecommunication Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

Engineering (1989), Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia (1993), School of Engineering in

Geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

, Cartography and Surveying (1994), and Faculty of

Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

and

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

(1999). The university offers 53 bachelor's and master's degrees and 32 doctoral programs.

Publications

*''Loggia'' (full title: ''Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración''; web page se
here
, a "journal specialised in the restoration & preservation of architectural heritage" published since 1996, has reached No. 37 in January 2024.

Notable alumni

* Victoria Francés (born 1982), illustrator. *

Santiago Calatrava Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spaniards, Spanish-Swiss people, Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stad ...

(born 1951), architect and structural engineer. *

Rosa Visiedo Claverol Rosa Visiedo Claverol is the Chancellor of CEU Cardinal Herrera University. She took up the post on October 14, 2011. Education Visiedo Claverol received her Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences (journalism) at the Polytechnic University ...

(living), Chancellor of CEU Cardinal Herrera University *

Enrique Lores Enrique José Lores Obradors (born 1965) is a Spanish business executive, and the CEO of HP Inc. since November 2019. Lores was born in Madrid. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valen ...

(born 1965), business executive and CEO of HP Inc. *

Iker Marcaide Iker is a Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Coun ...

(born 1982), industrial engineer, founder of Flywire and Zubi Group. *

Marcela Miró Marcela Miró Pérez (19 January 1952 – 14 July 2024) was a Spanish agricultural engineer, academic, and politician who was a member of the People's Party of the Valencian Community (PPCV). She served as the President of the Corts Valencia ...

(1952–2024), class of 1975, agricultural engineer and politician, first woman to serve as President of the Corts Valencianes (1999–2003) * Joan Ribó (born 1947), mayor of

, 2015–2023. * Nuria Roca (born 1972), television presenter. * Miguel Ferrando-Rocher (born 1985), telecommunications engineer,

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE ...

Global Ambassador and MAX Award-winning theatre director. * Blanca Rodriguez, computer scientist who is Professor of Computational Medicine, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and head of computational biology at the University of Oxford * Fernando Guallar (born 1989), actor.

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Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería del DiseñoEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería InformáticaInstituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio

Spanish Universities' rankingElectronic Design for Nuclear Applications
{{Authority control Universities and colleges established in 1971 Engineering universities and colleges in Spain 1971 establishments in Spain Universities and colleges in Spain Education in Valencia

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Notable alumni

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