Technical University of Valencia
{{Short description|Spanish University}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Polytechnic University of Valencia
|native_name = Universitat Politècnica de València
|image_name = UPV Logo.png
|established = 1971
|affiliation = Vives network
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|type = Public
|rector = José E. Capilla Romá
|city = Valencia
|province = Valencian Community
|country = Spain
| coor = {{coord|39|28|53.95|N|0|20|37.71|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|budget = {{euro|405}} million (2023){{cite web|title=Budget 2023|url=http://www.upv.es/noticias-upv/noticia-13917-405-millones-d-es.html|publisher=Polytechnic University of Valencia|access-date=27 December 2022|language=en}}
|website = {{URL|http://www.upv.es}}
}}
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 401–500 | ARWU_W_year = 2023 | ARWU_W_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2034|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=26 August 2022}}
| QS_W = =476| QS_W_year = 2024 | QS_W_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024|title=QS World University Rankings 2024|date=19 June 2023|website=topuniversities.com|access-date=26 August 2023}}
| THE_W = 601–800| THE_W_year = 2024 | THE_W_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024|title=World University Rankings|date=6 August 2023|website=timeshighereducation.com|access-date=26 August 2023}}
|USNWR_W= =570| USNWR_W_year = 2023|USNWR_W_ref={{cite web| url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/spain| title = U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23| access-date = 23 November 2023}}}}
The Polytechnic University of Valencia ({{langx|ca-valencia|Universitat Politècnica de València}}; {{IPA|ca|univeɾsiˈtat poliˈtɛɡnika ðe vaˈlensi.a|IPA}}, {{langx|es|Universidad Politécnica de Valencia}}), shortened to UPV, 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 Polytechnic University of Valencia consists of three campuses: (Valencia, Gandia and Alcoy) and 13 schools and faculties: School of Civil Engineering (1972), School of Architecture (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
- Victoria Francés (born 1982), illustrator.
- Santiago Calatrava (born 1951), architect and structural engineer.
- Rosa Visiedo Claverol (living), Chancellor of CEU Cardinal Herrera University
- Enrique Lores (born 1965), business executive and CEO of HP Inc.{{cite news |last1=Feldman |first1=Amy |title=HP’s New CEO Enrique Lores Will Steer A Smaller Printer Company |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2019/10/04/spotlight-on-hp-incoming-ceo-enrique-lores-as-the-printer-giant-announces-a-restructuring-and-plans-to-cut-up-to-9000-jobs/ |access-date=2 November 2019 |work=Forbes |date=4 October 2019}}
- Iker Marcaide (born 1982), industrial engineer, founder of Flywire and Zubi Group.
- Marcela Miró (1952–2024), class of 1975, agricultural engineer and politician, first woman to serve as President of the Corts Valencianes (1999–2003){{cite news |first=Juan Carlos |last=Cárdenas |title=Muere Marcela Miró, la primera mujer que presidió el parlamento valenciano |url=https://www.elespanol.com/valencia/20240714/muere-marcela-miro-primera-mujer-presidio-parlamento-valenciano/870413051_0.html |work=EFE |publisher=El Español |date=2024-07-14 |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717055519/https://www.elespanol.com/valencia/20240714/muere-marcela-miro-primera-mujer-presidio-parlamento-valenciano/870413051_0.html |archive-date=2024-07-17 |url-status=live}}
- Joan Ribó (born 1947), mayor of Valencia, 2015–2023.
- 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.
See also
Notes and references
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External links
{{Commons category|Universidad Politécnica de Valencia}}
- {{official website|http://www.upv.es/}}
- [http://www.upv.es/entidades/ETSID/index-en.html Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería del Diseño]
- [http://www.upv.es/entidades/ETSINF/ Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática]
- [http://www.upv.es/irp Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070619012751/http://www.webometrics.info/top100_europe.asp?country=es Spanish Universities' ranking]
- [http://www.ednai3m.webs.upv.es/ Electronic Design for Nuclear Applications]
- [http://www.upv.es/entidades/EDOCTORADO/indexi.html Doctoral School]
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Category:1971 establishments in Spain