Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC Speciality : Engineering
programme: School of Engineering/Technology

I am a student of this university and I’m very satisfied overall. On one hand, teachers are very good at explaining new concepts of the subjects and the vast majority of them answer all doubts that a student could have. On the other hand, the ambient outside is very good and there are a lot of opportunities to know more students.

I studied Industrial Engineering from 1999 to 2005. At that time, the school wasn’t great: old facilities, with hardly no campus; also an old way of learning with not great professors (maybe good at their topic, but not at teaching), off by heart, and with pressure to pass courses. 25 years later, I sometimes I still think how I managed. On the positive side: the studies allowed me to gain experience and competence, and they look good on my resume.

Honestly, studying Informatics at UPC was a great experience but quite a challenge. What I liked the most was the campus life at Campus Nord and the facilities, the labs are modern and theres a really cool student vibe around the library. Also most professors really know their stuff. What I didn’t like so much is that the workload can get crazy and some classes are way too theoretical instead of focusing on what companies actually use today. Even so, it gives you a huge boost for your career. I definitely recommend it, just be ready to study hard!