Technical University of Valencia

The Polytechnic University of Valencia (Valencian: Universitat Politècnica de València; IPA: [univeɾsiˈtat poliˈtɛɡnika ðe vaˈlensi.a], Spanish: 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.

Polytechnic University of Valencia

Universitat Politècnica de València
Type	Public
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	Valencia , Valencian Community , Spain 39°28′53.95″N 0°20′37.71″W
Website	www.upv.es

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[3]	401–500 (2023)
QS World[4]	=476 (2024)
THE World[5]	601–800 (2024)
USNWR Global[6]	=570 (2023)

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.^[7]
• 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)^[8]
• 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

• Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia
• Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio of the Universitat Politècnica de València
• Polimedia
• Xarxa Vives d'Universitats