Technical University of Valencia

Spanish University

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 / ﻿39.4816528°N 0.3438083°W﻿ / 39.4816528; -0.3438083
Website| www.upv.es
University rankings

Global – Overall
ARWU World[3]| 401–500 (2023)
QS World[4]| 422 (2026)
THE World[5]| 601–800 (2024)
USNWR Global[6]| =570 (2023)

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.

## Characteristics

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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.

## Publications

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* Loggia (full title: Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración; web page see here), a "journal specialised in the restoration & preservation of architectural heritage" published since 1996, has reached No. 37 in January 2024.

## Notable alumni

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* 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.
* Nuria Roca (born 1972), television presenter.
* Miguel Ferrando-Rocher (born 1985), telecommunications engineer, IEEE Global Ambassador and MAX Award-winning theatre director.
* 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

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

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "Budget 2023". Polytechnic University of Valencia. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. ^ a b c "History". Polytechnic University of Valencia. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2034". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
4. ^ "QS World University Rankings".
5. ^ "World University Rankings". timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
6. ^ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
7. ^ Feldman, Amy (4 October 2019). "HP's New CEO Enrique Lores Will Steer A Smaller Printer Company". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
8. ^ Cárdenas, Juan Carlos (2024-07-14). "Muere Marcela Miró, la primera mujer que presidió el parlamento valenciano". EFE. El Español. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

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