Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Summary

Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a university^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polytechnic University of Catalonia received the Honorary Prize of the Night of Telecommunications and IT^[3].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia was a member of Mediterranean Universities Union^[4].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia was a member of Top International Managers in Engineering^[5].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia was a member of Xarxa Vives d'Universitats^[6].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia was a member of Catalan Association of Public Universities^[7].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia was a member of AUiP^[8].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia was a member of Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad^[9].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia is located in Barcelona Province^[10].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia is in the country of Spain^[11].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's instance of is recorded as university^[12].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's instance of is recorded as polytechnic^[13].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[14].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona^[15].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's headquarters location is recorded as Vilanova i la Geltrú^[16].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's headquarters location is recorded as Manresa^[17].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's headquarters location is recorded as Sant Cugat del Vallès^[18].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's headquarters location is recorded as Terrassa^[19].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as ETSEIB^[20].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa^[21].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona^[22].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering^[23].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as Barcelona East School of Engineering^[24].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as Castelldefels School of Technology^[25].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as Barcelona School of Building Construction^[26].
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia's child organization or unit is recorded as Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Manresa^[27].

Body

Founding

March 1971 marks the founding of Polytechnic University of Catalonia^[28].

Identity

Polytechnic University of Catalonia's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya'}^[29]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'UPC'}^[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Barcelona^[15], a municipality of Catalonia^[31], in Spain^[32]; Vilanova i la Geltrú^[16], a municipality of Catalonia^[33], in Spain^[34]; Manresa^[17], a municipality of Catalonia^[35], in Spain^[36]; Sant Cugat del Vallès^[18], a municipality of Catalonia^[37], in Spain^[38]; and Terrassa^[19], a city^[39], in Spain^[40]. Subsidiaries include ETSEIB^[20], an escuela técnica superior^[41], in Spain^[42], founded in 1851^[43]; School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa^[21], an escuela técnica superior^[44], in Spain^[45], founded in 1904^[46]; Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona^[22], a Superior Technical School of Architecture^[47], in Spain^[48], founded in 1875^[49]; Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering^[23], an escuela técnica superior^[50], in Spain^[51], founded in 1971^[52], headquartered in UPC Campus North^[53]; Barcelona East School of Engineering^[24], an engineering college^[54], in Spain^[55], founded in 2016^[56], headquartered in Campus Diagonal-Besòs. Escola d'Enginyeria^[57]; and Castelldefels School of Technology^[25], an engineering college^[58], in Spain^[59], founded in 1991^[60].

Recognition

Polytechnic University of Catalonia received the Honorary Prize of the Night of Telecommunications and IT^[3].

Why It Matters

Polytechnic University of Catalonia ranks in the top 4% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

What awards did Polytechnic University of Catalonia receive?

Honors received include Honorary Prize of the Night of Telecommunications and IT^[3].