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 Spanish Research Agency (AEI) has awarded grants totalling €749,992 to four UPC projects to acquire state-of-the-art scientific and technical equipment. The new equipment will strengthen the University’s capabilities in strategic fields such as...

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,...

On 22 September at 6 p.m. the UPC and the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering will launch the new 2026–2027 academic year with a cantata in the Auditorium of the Vèrtex building on the North Diagonal Campus in Barcelona, paying tribute to engineer...