Elisava, affiliated with the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), is a leading school of design and engineering in Barcelona. It offers degrees that integrate design creativity with engineering knowledge.
Address: La Rambla, 30-32, 08002 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Industrial Design Engineering, Product Design, Graphic Design Engineering
Domains taught:
- Engineering, Ergonomics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Extensive network of international partner universities for exchanges. Strong collaborations with companies and institutions for projects, workshops, and research in design and innovation.
Research:
Research and experimentation in areas like interaction design, user experience, sustainable design, materials innovation, digital fabrication, and design thinking.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
180
Current students***:
2200
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
10000
Pros
Pioneering school in integrating design and engineering, fostering creativity and innovation. Located in Barcelona’s design hub.
Cons
Private institution (affiliated). Focus is on the intersection of design and engineering, which might be too design-oriented for purely traditional engineering seekers.
Best For
Students passionate about the intersection of design and engineering, aiming for careers in innovation, product development, and interaction design.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- IED Barcelona Istituto Europeo di Design shares the core fields of this institution, namely ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing; it also offers diploma programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 2,000 students.
- Where this school leans on ergonomics, industrial design and materials, Escuela Universitaria de Diseño e Innovación does the same, and it also offers doctoral programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 2,200 here.
- Both schools build their programmes around ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing, and Escola Universitaria de Deseño Industrial is the one to compare first within the country, since it is far smaller, with about 400 students against roughly 2,200 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- Both schools build their programmes around ergonomics, industrial design and software engineering, and ESNE Escuela Universitaria de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers computer vision and AI and machine learning as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 1,800 students against roughly 2,200 here.
- The comparison with Centro Universitario CESINE is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on industrial design, software engineering and engineering, and it does not run the graduate diploma programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 2,200 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Design Academy Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, takes a similar route through ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing; it is far smaller, with about 700 students against roughly 2,200 here, and does not run the graduate diploma programmes found here.
- Woosong University, based in South Korea, is built around industrial design, software engineering and engineering much like this institution, and it does not run the graduate diploma programmes found here, and is larger, enrolling about 4,500 students against roughly 2,200 here.
- On content, Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, manufacturing and materials; it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is far smaller, with about 700 students against roughly 2,200 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on industrial design, software engineering and engineering is Dongseo University in South Korea, and it is also a private institution and does not run the graduate diploma programmes found here.
- For a study option in the United States with a comparable spread of materials and engineering, California Institute of Technology is the reference point: it also offers doctoral programmes and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Design Thinking, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, Prototyping, Sustainable Product Design, User experience (UX), User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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