More than 10 reasons to come to Caminos UPV

Universitat Politècnica de València is a prestigious institution, it is the first technical university listed among the best performing in the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), better known as the Shanghai university ranking.

You will develop skills which are essential nowadays, like team work and leadership, critical thinking, lifelong training or social, environmental and professional responsibility.

You can complete your education with a student exchange in over 70 international partner universities in Europe, the USA, Latin America or Asia. You may also apply for one of our 6 Double Degree programmes with universities in France, the UK and Denmark.

Our students find every year over 400 practical placements (traineeships) in Spanish and international companies.

You can enroll in classes taught in English and you will attain level B2 of a foreign language when you complete a bachelor degree in the School of Civil Engineering.

Studying in the School of Civil Engineering of UPV with open up a future full of great professional prospects. 93% of our MSc graduates who are registered in the professional association of civil engineers are currently employed; 92% of our BSc graduates registered in the junior professional association are also working.

The School of Civil Engineering of UPV has received the recognition of the US agency ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). Additionally, its undergraduate (bachelor) programmes have received the European quality label EUR-ACE.

The School of Civil Engineering of UPV has been training civil engineers for 50 years. Its teaching staff is made up by excellent teachers and prestigious professionals.

The School of Civil Engineering has state-of-the-art laboratories where you will be able to do things like running tests on reservoir models, surveying river beds, simulating wave flows, analyzing structural fracture, classifying construction materials and types of soil or performing chemical and biological analysis of water samples.

From your first day, you will feel integrated with your classmates and teaching staff, thanks to the welcome days for new-comers that take place in the first week of the semester. You will have academic counsellors and mentor students who will help you blend in during your first weeks at university.

Extracurricular activities are made compatible with the academic timetables. Throughout the academic year, prestigious academics and professionals offer conferences, talks and seminars that enrich our students’ education.

Is a dynamic and up-to-date School with modern learning methods and facilities, offering its graduates adequate training to face the current needs expected from society

Civil Engineering is a professional field than provides sustainable solutions for the integration of infrastructure in the environment and in the community. City planning and urban utilities, the outline of railway and road networks, coastal and beachline protection, safety elements against floods or quakes, designing bridges, dams or harbours and project management are the basic activities of civil engineering.