1. 1 UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA OF VALENCIA Bienvenido – Benvingut – Welcome http://www.upv.es

2. 2 LOCATION

3. 3 INTERESTING DATA 782.846 inhabitants Mediterranean weather. Average temperature 17º C.

4. 4 HOW TO GET TO VALENCIA Manises Airport 2 Train Stations [RENFE] Motorway [NIII, A7)] Bus Station Autonomous Port and Marina

5. 5 HOW TO GET TO UPV By bus By metro By tram By bike On foot

6. 6 Founded in 1971 3 Campuses [809.111 m 2 ]:Valencia I Gandia I Alcoy 1 university extension in Xativa 5 Associated University Schools UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA

7. 7 UPV Main Data [STADISTIC DATA] FBAM. Undergraduate Students:36.525 [48%] Degrees: 55 PhD. Students:1.933 PhD. Programs:66 Master Programmes:40 Students in Continuing Education:27.127 Continuing Education Courses: 1.300 Departaments:44 Academic and Research Staff:2.497 Administration and Management Staff:1.471 Budget (2004) : 218.613.753 euros Campus surface area: 809.111 m 2

8. 8 UPV Main Data FBAM. Research Institutes and centres40 Research grants and contracts (number): 3771 Research grants and contracts (euros): 35.025.000 National patents:140 International patents19 National patents22

9. 9 UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA Valencia: 10 Higher Technical Schools + 3 Faculties Gandia 1 Higher Polytechnic School Alcoy 1 Higher Polytechnic School

10. 10 UPV VERA CAMPUS

11. 11 UPV Schools and Faculties ETSIA: higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering ETSIAP:Higher School of Applied Computer Science ETSA:Higher Technical School of Architecture ETSICCP:Higher Technical School of Civil Engineering ETSID:Higher Technical School of Design Engineering ETSTGC:Higher Technical School of Geodesic, Cartographic & Topographic Eng. ETSII:Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering ETSGE:Higher Technical School of Building Management ETSMRE:Higher Technical School of Rural Enviroment and Enology ETSIT:Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering EPSA:Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy EPSG:Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia FADE.Faculty of Business Administration and Management FI:Faculty of Computer Science FBBAASan Carlos Faculty of Fine Arts

12. 12 Research Institutes FBAM.  Valencian Cartographic Institute  ITACA: Institute for the Aplication of Advanced Information and Communication Technologies Institute of Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology  Institute of Biomechanics  Institute of Chemical Technology  Technological Institute of Computer Science  Transport Maintenance Centre

13. 13 Spanish Higher Education System Higher T. Schools & Faculties University Technical Schools 5/6 year degrees 3 year degrees UNDERGRADUATE Ph.D. Continuing Education POSTGRADUATE Spanish University 18 Years old

14. 14 UPV Implementation Higher T. Schools & Faculties 15 centres UNDERGRADUATE Ph.D. Continuing Education POSTGRADUATE University 18 Years old

15. 15 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES OFFICE: http://apiwebs.rec.upv/viahttp://apiwebs.rec.upv/via European and International Programess: Socrates-Erasmus Thematic Network Alfa Tempus Leonardo da Vinci Interuniversity Co-operation Program with South America EU-Australia UPV programes: PROMOE: Students exchange APICID: Teacher and staff exchange

16. 16 Results – Erasmus

17. 17 Exchange results Erasmus

18. 18 Exchange results Other programmes

19. 19 Associations EUA: European University Association CESAER SEFI Grupo Santander EAIE Euro Arab Association of Universities