SCHOOL
HIGHER POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
Training project. The Higher Polytechnic School offers an innovative academic range that meets the needs of society, both in undergraduate and graduate degrees, aligned with the market and contrasted and validated by experts in the sector. The educational proposal integrates the intellectual, the technical and the existential to form an engineer and architect profile capable of transforming society, of attending and projecting new realities and of designing and building a world in which truth, goodness and beauty favor the development of people.
STUDIES
The Higher Polytechnic School of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria offers the following degrees:
- University Degree in Architecture
- University Degree in Computer Engineering
- University Degree in Industrial Systems Engineering
- University Degree in Mathematical Engineering
- University Degree in Connected Industry Engineering
- University Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- University Degree in AI Systems Engineering
- University Dual Degree in Business Analytics / Business Analytics and Computer Engineering
- University Dual Degree in Mathematical Engineering and Computer Engineering
In addition, the University provides follow-on training for graduates of the Higher Polytechnic School with:
- University Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering
- University Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Expert Course in Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Expert Course in Additive Manufacturing
- Course Transforming the City
Consult the faculty’s calendar and timetables:
ORGANIZATION
MANAGEMENT TEAM
- Director of the Higher Polytechnic School: Olga Peñalba
- General Coordinator of Comprehensive Training: José Miguel Mohedano
- Deputy Director of Academic and Quality Management: Susana Bautista
- Deputy Director of Innovation and Research: Emilio Delgado
- Deputy Director of Internationalization: Eduardo Pilo
UNIVERSITY DEGREE DIRECTORS
- Computer Engineering Degree: Olga Peñalba
- Mathematical Engineering Degree: Elvira Muñoz
- Architecture Degree: Felipe Samarán
- Industrial Area: Jordi Viñolas
RESEARCH
The priority lines of research of the Higher Polytechnic School are encompassed in an interdisciplinary framework of the areas of knowledge that compose it, seeking an integrated vision. The main topics are: AI and Applications, Sustainable Transport, Energy and Sustainability, Advanced Materials, Robotics, Accessibility, Engineering and Women (ICT), Social Engineering, Smart Heritage, Urban Strategies, Smart Cities, Circular Economy.
The Higher Polytechnic School is committed to interdisciplinary research reinforced by strong partnerships with other faculties and institutions, inside and outside the UFV, national and international. Research is part of the teaching community, integrating naturally into the lives of teachers and students. Research is carried out in communities and research groups in the lines of strategic interest for the mission of the Higher Polytechnic School and the UFV.
TEACHING STAFF
The Higher Polytechnic School faculty community supports and invites each person to personally embody the spirit and mission of the UFV, generating true experiences of encounter. It is made up of faculty with a high quality index in teaching, composed of professors with a long academic career, linked to research lines and projects in different forums, and professional experts, who combine their activity in the company with their teaching vocation. A culture of learning and continuous improvement is fostered in the community.
UNIVERSITY LIFE
STUDENT SOCIETIES
The university experience is one of our main pillars. Higher Polytechnic School students have within their reach a wide range of possibilities to live their university stage to the fullest, enriching themselves with the encounter with students from other Degrees and other Faculties. Student societies and clubs.
OPTIMUS
Each year, the Optimus Award recognizes the Higher Polytechnic School student who the school’s professors consider to have made the best use of their time at the university. In short, an opportunity to make their university years something extraordinary, both inside and outside the classroom, taking in “their backpack” transforming experiences that will serve them for their professional stage and for the other areas where they are also the protagonists of their training.
CLASSROOMS, FACILITIES AND MATERIAL RESOURCES OF THE FACULTY
SPACES CREATED TO TRAIN PROFESSIONALS
Study Architecture or any of our engineering programs and you will undertake real projects from the first year, led by key companies in the sector. All our classrooms are equipped with the necessary technology for videoconferencing and encourage interaction between students and teachers. It has the most advanced facilities, you will have at your disposal highly equipped laboratories, project classrooms, model classroom and you have at your disposal the FAB LAB with the latest means: laser and vinyl cutters, 3D printers, grinders, etc.
FAB LAB
You will learn how to use the programs and the latest technology in our FAB LAB (laser cutting, additive manufacturing, milling, 3D printing…)
MSI
You will be able to study at our MSI, which has the best high-tech center in Europe, the Motor & Sport Institute, where you will have the latest technological equipment at your disposal.
EXTERNAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
The Higher Polytechnic School has great alliances with the main companies in the sector, we have different Chairs and agreements with all of them. Students will have contact with these companies from the first day in events and activities offered in the different degrees. In many of these companies, students will find their first work experience.
The Higher Polytechnic School has an active presence in different international activities. The faculty and the administrative and service staff regularly collaborate with foreign centers, in which physical or virtual mobility activities of professors, researchers, students and administrative and service staff are carried out in both directions (incoming and outgoing). The subjects of the different degrees incorporate an international perspective and are present in international forums.
COMPANY INTERNSHIPS
If you wish, during your degree, Carreras Profesionales will help you find your first work experience.
These internships will give you the opportunity to take your first steps in the professional field and allow companies to get to know you while you are still a student. Thanks to these internships, 93% of our students find a job at the end of their studies .
