Universitat Politècnica de València

The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) is a prestigious public university founded in 1971, with its main campus at Camino de Vera, Valencia (46022), Spain. It is Spain's leading technological university according to the Shanghai Ranking and the only Spanish polytechnic included in the ARTU ranking aggregate. UPV is a member of the European Universities of Technology Alliance since 2020 and holds Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). The university operates three campuses: the main campus in Valencia, the Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy (Alcoy), and the Higher Polytechnic School of Gandía (Gandia). Academic programmes span engineering, architecture, fine arts, computer science, agrifood, natural sciences and social sciences. UPV offers 40+ bachelor's degrees, 100+ official master's degrees, 30 doctoral programmes, and a wide range of continuing education (formación permanente) programmes. Teaching languages are Spanish, Valencian and English. International students (non-EU) pay approximately double the domestic fee per ECTS credit. 74% of graduates find employment within one year. Since 1991, UPV has arranged over 151,926 company internships. The university is subject to the Spanish national quality assurance system overseen by AVAP (Valencian Agency for Assessment and Forecasting), with 116 programme-level evaluations recorded in EQAR/DEQAR, all with positive decisions.