The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a leading public technical university in Barcelona and Catalonia, Spain, internationally recognised for excellence in engineering, architecture, science and technology education and research. UPC was established in 1971 through the merger of several historic technical schools and has since become one of Spain’s largest and most respected polytechnic institutions. It offers a broad portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes, with strong emphasis on innovation, research impact, industry collaboration and European academic standards. The university participates actively in global academic networks and student mobility schemes, and its graduates are highly sought after in engineering and technology markets worldwide.