The UPC mourns the passing of systems engineer Margaret Hamilton, known as “the woman who put man on the Moon” and a pioneer in software engineering during NASA’s early Apollo missions.

The UPC and the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering officially opened the new academic year on 22 September with a cantata paying tribute to the civil engineer and urban planner Ildefons Cerdà. Innovation was at the heart of the event, which took...

The UPC’s UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management (CUDU) is resuming its activity as a knowledge hub for training executives and governance teams, researching university policy and providing strategic institutional advice. This new stage kicks...

MARIA is a portable, flexible, radiation-free prototype device designed to improve early breast cancer detection. It has been developed by a research team linked to the UPC’s Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE). The device identifies tumours...

The UPC has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2026 QS Reimagine Education Awards for three of its teaching innovation initiatives: the InnoCrowd and LAMB projects, and the CCD teaching model. All three initiatives were shortlisted from over...

The UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management (CUDU) has launched the new postgraduate programme in Leadership and University Transformation. Taught through the UPC School, it will be the kick-off to a new stage for the CUDU, which aims to become...

Barcelona’s Espai Imagina hosts ‘Codi Gaudí’, an immersive experience exploring Antoni Gaudí’s unbuilt projects. Organised by Grup Mediapro and the UPC’s Gaudí Chair, the initiavie combines immersive technology with academic research to offer a new...

The UPC has issued the following statement following the activation of the Special Flood Emergency Plan of Catalonia (INUNCAT) in the counties of Alt Penedès, Baix Llobregat, Baix Penedès, Garraf and Vallès Occidental. On Wednesday 9 September 2026,...