Technical University of Valencia

The Technical University of Valencia, officially the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and shortened to UPV, is a public polytechnic university in Valencia, Spain, founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and granted university status in 1971.瓦伦西亚理工大学（Technical University of Valencia，正式名称 Universitat Politecnica de Valencia，简称 UPV）是一所位于西班牙瓦伦西亚的公立理工大学，1968 年以瓦伦西亚高等理工学院之名创立，1971 年升格为大学。

The university is organised into 13 schools and faculties across three campuses in Valencia, Gandia and Alcoy, and it offers 40 bachelor's degrees, 13 double degrees, more than 60 international double-degree agreements and 30 doctoral programmes arranged in eight fields.该校设有 13 个学院与系，分布在瓦伦西亚、甘迪亚与阿尔科伊三个校区；它提供 40 个本科学位、13 个双学位、60 多项国际双学位协议，以及分属 8 个领域的 30 个博士项目。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the UPV is placed 434th, and the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities has named it the best polytechnic university in Spain for the twenty-second consecutive time.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 434；上海软科世界大学学术排名已连续 22 次将其评为西班牙最好的理工大学。

History

• On 6 June 1968 the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia was created by merging four higher technical schools in the city, covering agricultural engineering, architecture, civil engineering and industrial engineering.1968 年 6 月 6 日，瓦伦西亚高等理工学院由当地四所高等技术学院合并而成，涵盖农业工程、建筑、土木工程与工业工程。

• In 1971 the Higher Polytechnic School was upgraded to university status and became the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia.1971 年，该高等理工学院升格为大学，成为瓦伦西亚理工大学。

• In May 1972 the new university integrated five university schools in the Valencian region, including the agricultural, industrial and technical architecture schools of Valencia and the industrial school of Alcoi.1972 年 5 月，这所新大学并入了瓦伦西亚自治区的五所大学学院，包括瓦伦西亚的农业、工业与技术建筑学院以及阿尔科伊的工业学院。

• On 23 August 1975 the university established an affiliation with the School of Fine Arts of Valencia, which was formally merged in 1978 and renamed the Faculty of Fine Arts.1975 年 8 月 23 日，该校与瓦伦西亚美术学院建立隶属关系，该院于 1978 年正式并入并更名为美术学院。

• In 1978 the Orihuela School of Agricultural Engineering was merged into the university, extending its teaching beyond the city of Valencia.1978 年，奥里韦拉农业工程学院并入该校，把教学范围扩展到瓦伦西亚市以外。

• In 1982 a university school of informatics was merged into the UPV, and it was renamed the Higher Technical School of Applied Informatics in 2002.1982 年，一所信息学大学学院并入该校，并于 2002 年更名为应用信息高等技术学院。

• In 1989 the university established the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering and the university school of topography and public works, the latter renamed the Higher Technical School of Geodesic, Cartographic and Surveying Engineering in 1994.1989 年，该校成立电信工程高等技术学院，以及地形与公共工程大学学院，后者于 1994 年更名为大地测量、制图与测绘工程高等技术学院。

• In 1993 the university school of Gandia was created, and it was later renamed the Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia.1993 年，甘迪亚大学学院成立，后更名为甘迪亚高等理工学院。

• In 1996 the Elche school linked to the university was transferred to the newly created Miguel Hernandez University of Elche.1996 年，隶属该校的埃尔切学院划归新组建的埃尔切米格尔·埃尔南德斯大学。

• In 2000 the Faculty of Business Administration and Management was established at the university.2000 年，该校设立工商管理学院。

• In 2010 the informatics school merged with the Faculty of Informatics founded in 1985 to form the Higher Technical School of Informatics Engineering.2010 年，信息学院与 1985 年成立的信息系合并，组建信息技术高等工程学院。

• Since 1991 the university has arranged more than 159,426 internships in companies and has processed 25,752 job offers for its students.自 1991 年以来，该校已为学生安排超过 159,426 次企业实习，并处理了 25,752 份就业岗位需求。

• In April 2024 the UPV inaugurated a new propulsion systems research building described by the university as being at the forefront of European research.2024 年 4 月，该校启用一座新的推进系统研究大楼，校方称其处于欧洲研究的前沿。

• In 2025 the university inaugurated the Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute, the first Spanish university centre in China, in partnership with Beihang University.2025 年，该校与北京航空航天大学合作，启用北京航空航天大学瓦伦西亚理工学院，这是西班牙在中国的首个大学中心。

• On 15 August 2026 the university announced that the Shanghai ranking had placed it as the only Spanish polytechnic among the world's 500 best universities for that year.2026 年 8 月 15 日，该校宣布上海软科排名将其列为当年全球前 500 名中唯一的西班牙理工大学。

• In 2026 the Gandia campus and the Spanish National Research Council reinforced their alliance with the construction of a new centre of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography.2026 年，甘迪亚校区与西班牙国家研究委员会通过新建西班牙海洋研究所中心强化了合作。

• The university is directed by Rector Jose E. Capilla, who has led the institution during its recent string of top-500 placements.该校由校长何塞·E·卡皮利亚（Jose E. Capilla）领导，他在近年一连串位列全球前 500 的成绩中主政该校。

• The UPV's journal Loggia, devoted to the restoration and preservation of architectural heritage, has been published since 1996 and reached issue number 37 in January 2024.该校专注于建筑遗产修复与保护的期刊 Loggia 自 1996 年创刊，到 2024 年 1 月已出至第 37 期。

• In 1985 the Faculty of Informatics was founded at the university, complementing the university school of informatics created in 1982.1985 年，该校设立信息学院，与 1982 年创建的信息学大学学院互为补充。

• In 2025 the Shanghai ranking included the UPV among the world's 500 best universities for the twenty-first consecutive year.2025 年，上海软科排名连续第 21 年把该校列入全球前 500 名大学。

• In 2026 the university marked its fifteenth consecutive year among the world's top 500 in the QS World University Rankings.2026 年，该校在 QS 世界大学排名中连续第 15 年跻身全球前 500。

Academics

• The university comprises 13 schools and faculties, including the School of Civil Engineering, the School of Architecture, the School of Industrial Engineering, the School of Agricultural Engineering and the Environment and the School of Design Engineering.该校由 13 个学院与系组成，包括土木工程学院、建筑学院、工业工程学院、农业工程与环境学院与设计工程学院。

• Other constituent schools include the School of Building Engineering, the Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoi, the Faculty of Fine Arts, the School of Informatics and the School of Telecommunication Engineering.其他组成学院还包括建筑工程学院、阿尔科伊高等理工学院、美术学院、信息学院与电信工程学院。

• The university also includes the Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia, the School of Engineering in Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying and the Faculty of Business Administration and Management.该校还设有甘迪亚高等理工学院、大地测量、制图与测绘工程学院，以及工商管理学院。

• The UPV offers 40 bachelor's degrees and 13 double degrees, keeps more than 60 international double-degree agreements and delivers 30 doctoral programmes across eight broad fields of knowledge.该校提供 40 个本科学位与 13 个双学位，保有 60 多项国际双学位协议，并在 8 个广域知识领域开设 30 个博士项目。

• Research is carried out through institutes such as the Photonics Research Labs of the iTEAM Institute, the Institute of Chemical Technology, the Institute of Concrete Science and Technology and INGENIO.其研究通过多个研究所开展，例如 iTEAM 研究所的光子学研究实验室、化学技术研究所、混凝土科学与技术研究所与 INGENIO。

• Three UPV researchers, the chemist Avelino Corma, the physicist Juan Bisquert and the geographer Luis Guanter, were named among the world's most highly cited researchers in 2025.该校三位研究人员——化学家阿韦利诺·科尔马（Avelino Corma）、物理学家胡安·比斯克特（Juan Bisquert）与地理学家路易斯·瓜特（Luis Guanter）——于 2025 年入选全球高被引研究者。

• A research team at the Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology patented a method to activate drought resistance in plants.该校植物分子与细胞生物学研究所的一个研究团队为一项激活植物抗旱性的方法申请了专利。

• An ICITECH study at the university offered structural designs between 8 and 15 per cent more sustainable than conventional solutions.该校 ICITECH 的一项研究提出了比传统方案可持续性高出 8% 至 15% 的结构设计。

• The Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia and the University Institute for the Restoration of Heritage are among the university's specialised research bodies.瓦伦西亚生物力学研究所与文化遗产修复大学研究所是该校的专业研究机构。

• The UPV operates its own radio and television services, offering programmes, educational videos and podcasts to students and the public.该校运营自己的广播与电视服务，为学生与公众提供节目、教育视频与播客。

• The university arranged more than 159,426 internships in companies since 1991 and has offered 5,500 part-time work opportunities on campus compatible with studies.自 1991 年以来该校安排了超过 159,426 次企业实习，并提供 5,500 个可兼顾学业的校内兼职机会。

• Ninety-three per cent of UPV graduates said they would choose the same degree again, according to a university survey of its alumni.根据该校对校友的调查，93% 的毕业生表示若重来仍会选择同一专业。

• The Spanish Society for Academic Excellence ranked the UPV third among Spanish universities for the number of top-ranked graduates.西班牙学术卓越学会把该校列为西班牙顶尖毕业生人数第三多的高校。

• The Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute, created in 2025, extends the university's academic provision into China in partnership with Beihang University.2025 年创建的北京航空航天大学瓦伦西亚理工学院，与北京航空航天大学合作，把该校的学术办学延伸至中国。

• The university offers eight degrees, 16 master's programmes and 650 courses taught in English for the 2025-26 academic year.在 2025 至 2026 学年，该校以英语开设 8 个学位、16 个硕士项目与 650 门课程。

• The university's teaching spans information and communication technologies, industry, agriculture, food, civil engineering and architecture, social sciences and mathematics.该校的教研覆盖信息与通信技术、工业、农业、食品、土木工程与建筑、社会科学与数学等领域。

• Jose Capmany, director of the Photonics Research Labs at the university's iTEAM Institute, was named best innovative researcher at the eleventh FEI Innovation Awards.该校 iTEAM 研究所光子学研究实验室主任何塞·卡普马尼（Jose Capmany）在第 11 届 FEI 创新奖中被评为最佳创新研究者。

• Rafael Serrallet, a Doctor of Music at the UPV, won a Latin Grammy in 2025 for the best instrumental album of the year.该校音乐博士拉斐尔·塞拉莱特（Rafael Serrallet）于 2025 年获得拉丁格莱美年度最佳器乐专辑奖。

• A researcher at INGENIO, a joint institute of the UPV and the Spanish National Research Council, is working on a fair, green and participatory reconstruction of Ukrainian cities.该校与西班牙国家研究委员会共建的 INGENIO 研究所的一名研究人员，正致力于乌克兰城市公平、绿色且具参与性的重建研究。

• The university is a member of the Xarxa Vives d'Universitats, a network of universities in Catalan-speaking regions.该校是加泰罗尼亚语地区高校网络（Xarxa Vives d'Universitats）的成员。

Campus

• The UPV is spread across three campuses, located in Valencia, Gandia and Alcoy, with the main campus on the Vera site in Valencia.该校分布在瓦伦西亚、甘迪亚与阿尔科伊三个校区，主校区位于瓦伦西亚的贝拉园区。

• The Vera campus in Valencia gathers most of the schools and faculties and includes the Agora, one of the university's best-known open spaces.瓦伦西亚的贝拉校区汇集了大部分学院与系，其中包括该校最知名的开放空间之一阿戈拉（Agora）。

• The Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia occupies the Gandia campus in the south of the Valencian region, close to the coast.甘迪亚高等理工学院位于瓦伦西亚自治区南部的甘迪亚校区，临近海岸。

• The Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoi hosts the Alcoi campus in the north of the province of Alicante, serving the inland industrial districts.阿尔科伊高等理工学院位于阿利坎特省北部的阿尔科伊校区，服务内陆工业区。

• The Gandia campus hosts a new centre of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography built jointly with the Spanish National Research Council.甘迪亚校区设有与西班牙国家研究委员会共建的西班牙海洋研究所新中心。

• The university's research infrastructure includes a new propulsion systems research building inaugurated in 2024 and described as being at the forefront of European research.该校的科研基础设施包括 2024 年启用的一座新的推进系统研究大楼，校方称其处于欧洲研究的前沿。

• The Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia and the University Institute for the Restoration of Heritage operate specialised laboratories linked to the university's campuses.瓦伦西亚生物力学研究所与文化遗产修复大学研究所运营着与该校校区相连的专业实验室。

• The campuses in Valencia, Gandia and Alcoy are connected to their surrounding cities by road and by the regional rail network of the Valencian Community.瓦伦西亚、甘迪亚与阿尔科伊的校区通过公路与瓦伦西亚自治区的区域铁路网络与周边城市相连。

• The Alcoi and Gandia campuses serve their surrounding industrial districts and offer engineering and business studies alongside the main Valencia campus.阿尔科伊与甘迪亚校区服务周边的工业区，与瓦伦西亚主校区一同提供工程与商科课程。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the UPV is placed 434th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it falls in the 701-800 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 434；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 701 至 800 区间。

• It is placed 633rd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and stands in the 401-500 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 633，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 401 至 500 区间。

• The Shanghai ranking placed the UPV as the best polytechnic university in Spain for the twenty-second consecutive time in 2026 and as the only Spanish polytechnic among the world's 500 best universities.上海软科排名于 2026 年连续第 22 次把该校评为西班牙最好的理工大学，并视其为全球前 500 名中唯一的西班牙理工大学。

• QS has included the UPV in the world's top 500 universities for the fifteenth consecutive year, placing it 213th for international research networks, 225th for sustainability and 310th for academic reputation.QS 已连续 15 年把该校列入全球前 500；该校在国际研究网络方面位列第 213、可持续发展方面第 225、学术声誉方面第 310。

• In the QS rankings by subject the UPV was named the best university in Spain for Agricultural Sciences, Art and Design, Chemical Engineering and Statistics and Operational Research, and 36th in the world for Agricultural Sciences.在 QS 学科排名中，该校被评为西班牙农业科学、艺术与设计、化学工程以及统计与运筹学的最佳大学，其农业科学位列全球第 36。

• In the 2025 Shanghai ranking by subject the UPV was placed in the top 400 in 17 disciplines and was Spain's best university in Agricultural Sciences, Civil Engineering and Energy Science and Engineering.在 2025 年上海软科分学科排名中，该校在 17 个学科进入前 400，并在农业科学、土木工程与能源科学与工程领域为西班牙最佳。

• Times Higher Education recognised the UPV as the Spanish university with the greatest social and economic impact, placing it among the world's top 200 and highlighting it in five Sustainable Development Goals.泰晤士高等教育认定该校为西班牙社会与经济影响最大的大学，将其列入全球前 200，并在 5 项可持续发展目标中对其予以关注。

• In the 2026 U-Ranking edition the UPV was identified as the best university in Spain for Sciences and as the only outstanding university alongside the Madrid-Barcelona axis.在 2026 年版 U-Ranking 中，该校被评为西班牙理科最佳大学，也是马德里—巴塞罗那轴线之外唯一获评优异的高校。

• The annual El Mundo ranking positioned the UPV as the leading polytechnic in Spain and the best in the country for Fine Arts, Food Science and Technology and Chemical Engineering.《世界报》年度排名把该校列为西班牙领先的理工大学，并在美术、食品科学与技术以及化学工程方面为全国最佳。

Student life

• Four UPV students took part in the Climate Change Convention as part of the university's Xaloc programme, representing student engagement with sustainability.该校四名学生通过学校 Xaloc 项目参加气候变化大会，体现学生在可持续发展议题上的参与。

• The university's Quedate programme brings twenty-five prestigious companies to campus to recruit UPV talent, connecting students directly with employers.该校的 Quedate 项目把 25 家知名企业引入校园招募人才，使学生与雇主直接对接。

• The UPV offers scholarships and grants to support students, and it arranges internships and job offers through its employment service.该校为学生提供奖学金与助学金，并通过其就业服务机构安排实习与就业机会。

• Students at the UPV can take part in Erasmus and other exchange programmes and in the university's international networks across Europe.该校学生可以参加伊拉斯谟等交换项目，并加入该校在欧洲的国际网络。

• The university operates its own radio and television channels, alongside educational videos and podcasts that form part of campus cultural life.该校运营自己的广播与电视频道，并制作教育视频与播客，构成校园文化生活的一部分。

• The UPV organises cultural activities including films, exhibitions and workshops, and publishes an events diary for its community.该校组织包括电影、展览与工作坊在内的文化活动，并为其社群发布活动日程。

• The university provides part-time work opportunities on campus compatible with studies, with 5,500 such positions offered through its student service.该校提供 5,500 个可兼顾学业的校内兼职岗位，通过其学生服务机构发布。

Notable people

• Santiago Calatrava, a Spanish architect and structural engineer known for the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, graduated from the UPV's School of Architecture.以瓦伦西亚艺术与科学城闻名的西班牙建筑师与结构工程师圣地亚哥·卡拉特拉瓦（Santiago Calatrava）毕业于该校建筑学院。

• Enrique Lores, a business executive who graduated from the UPV, became the chief executive officer of HP Inc.毕业于该校的企业高管恩里克·洛雷斯（Enrique Lores）出任惠普公司首席执行官。

• Iker Marcaide, an industrial engineer and entrepreneur who studied at the UPV, founded the companies Flywire and the Zubi Group.在该校学习的工业工程师与企业家伊克尔·马凯德（Iker Marcaide）创办了 Flywire 与 Zubi Group 两家公司。

• Marcela Miro, a UPV agricultural engineering graduate of the class of 1975, became the first woman to serve as President of the Corts Valencianes between 1999 and 2003.该校 1975 届农业工程专业毕业生马塞拉·米罗（Marcela Miro）于 1999 至 2003 年间成为首位担任瓦伦西亚自治区议会议长的女性。

• Joan Ribo, a politician who studied at the UPV, served as mayor of Valencia from 2015 to 2023.曾就读于该校的政治人物霍安·里沃（Joan Ribo）于 2015 至 2023 年任瓦伦西亚市长。

• Blanca Rodriguez, a UPV computer science graduate, became Professor of Computational Medicine at the University of Oxford and a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow.该校计算机科学毕业生布兰卡·罗德里格斯（Blanca Rodriguez）后来成为牛津大学计算医学教授与惠康基金会高级研究员。

• Avelino Corma, a chemist linked to the UPV-CSIC Institute of Chemical Technology, was named a highly cited researcher in 2025 for his work on catalysis.与该校与西班牙国家研究委员会共建的化学技术研究所有关的化学家阿韦利诺·科尔马（Avelino Corma）因催化研究于 2025 年入选高被引研究者。

• Juan Bisquert, a physicist at the UPV's Photonics Research Labs, was named among the world's most highly cited researchers in 2025 for his work on solar cells.该校光子学研究实验室的物理学家胡安·比斯克特（Juan Bisquert）因太阳能电池研究于 2025 年入选全球高被引研究者。

• Victoria Frances, an illustrator and UPV graduate, became one of Spain's best-known fantasy illustrators and published the series Favole.该校毕业生、插画家维多利亚·弗兰塞斯（Victoria Frances）成为西班牙最知名的奇幻插画家之一，并出版了 Favole 系列。

• Rosa Visiedo Claverol, a UPV graduate, became the Chancellor of CEU Cardinal Herrera University, and Maria Jose Garcia Jimenez, also a graduate, entered Valencian politics.该校毕业生罗莎·比谢多·克拉韦罗尔（Rosa Visiedo Claverol）出任 CEU 卡德纳尔埃雷拉大学校长；同为校友的玛丽亚·何塞·加西亚·希门尼斯（Maria Jose Garcia Jimenez）投身瓦伦西亚政治。