Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Year of foundation: 1971
Approx. number of students: 35,000
Period of study: Mid September-Mid January; Early February-Mid June
MCI partner since: 2004
The City
Valencia is the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia and its province. It is the third largest city in Spain with over 800,000 inhabitants . It forms part of an industrial area on the Costa del Azahar.
The University
The Universitat Politècnica de València has a focus on science and technology.
The Universitat Politècnica de València consists of 4 campuses (Camí de Vera, Gandia and Alcoi) and 15 schools and faculties. MCI students usually take courses from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Informática Aplicada or from the Facultad de Administración y Dirección de Empresas. Both are situated at the Campus de Vera.