Universitat Politècnica de València | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1971 |
| Affiliation | Vives network T.I.M.E. Sgroup CESAER ENHANCE Alliance SSU |
| Budget | €405 million (2023)[1] |
| Rector | José E. Capilla Romá |
Academic staff | 2,600[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,700[2] |
| Students | 28,700[2] |
| Location | , Valencian Community ,Spain 39°28′53.95″N0°20′37.71″W / 39.4816528°N 0.3438083°W /39.4816528; -0.3438083 |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[3] | 401–500 (2023) |
| QS World[4] | 422 (2026) |
| THE World[5] | 601–800 (2024) |
| USNWR Global[6] | =570 (2023) |
ThePolytechnic University of Valencia (Valencian:Universitat Politècnica de València;IPA:[univeɾsiˈtatpoliˈtɛɡnikaðevaˈlensi.a],Spanish:Universidad Politécnica de Valencia), shortened toUPV, is a Spanish university located inValencia, 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.
The Polytechnic University of Valencia consists of three campuses: (Valencia,Gandia andAlcoy) and 13 schools and faculties: School ofCivil Engineering (1972), School ofArchitecture (1972), School ofIndustrial Engineering (1972), School of Agricultural Engineering and theEnvironment (1972), School of Building Engineering (1972), School ofDesign Engineering (1972), Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoi (1972), Faculty ofFine Arts (1978), School ofInformatics (1982), School ofTelecommunication Engineering (1989), Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia (1993), School of Engineering inGeodesy, Cartography and Surveying (1994), and Faculty ofBusiness Administration andManagement (1999).
The university offers 53 bachelor's and master's degrees and 32 doctoral programs.
