Universitat Politècnica de València | |
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 | , , 39°28′53.95″N 0°20′37.71″W / 39.4816528°N 0.3438083°W |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
ARWU World[3] | 401–500 (2023) |
QS World[4] | =476 (2024) |
THE World[5] | 601–800 (2024) |
USNWR Global[6] | =570 (2023) |
The Technical 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.