Address: Calle de la Universidad, 5, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering, Computer Engineering
CESINE University Centre, located in Santander and affiliated with various international universities for degree validation, offers programs in design, business, and technology, including degrees in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering and Computer Engineering.
Strong international focus with study abroad options and double degrees through partner universities. Close ties with companies for internships and practical projects.
Research:
Focus on applied innovation in design, technology, and business.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
80
Current students***:
800
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
3000
Pros
International outlook, emphasis on practical skills and employability, modern campus.
Cons
Private institution, degrees often validated by international partners. Recognition depends on the specific validating institution for some programs.
Best For
Students seeking internationally-oriented design or computer engineering degrees with a strong practical and professional focus.
Escuela Universitaria de Diseño e Innovación offers a comparable education in industrial design, software engineering and engineering: it is also a private institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
Universidad San Jorge - Escuela de Arquitectura y Tecnología takes a similar route through industrial design, software engineering and engineering, and it is slightly larger, at about 900 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a private institution.
SAE Institute Barcelona works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, software engineering and engineering, and it also offers diploma programmes and covers sound engineering as well.
For students who like the industrial design, software engineering and engineering focus of this university but want another option nearby, U-tad Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital fits well: it is also a private institution and also offers diploma programmes.
The comparison with SAE Institute Madrid is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on industrial design, software engineering and engineering, and it covers sound engineering as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 400 students against roughly 800 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
For industrial design, software engineering and engineering outside the home country, Woosong University in South Korea is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and is far larger, with about 4,500 students against roughly 800 here.
Dongseo University in South Korea shares the industrial design, software engineering and engineering orientation of this institution, and it is far larger, with about 7,000 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a private institution.
For industrial design, software engineering and engineering outside the home country, Austral University in Argentina is a natural reference; it is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a private institution.
ECAM Brussel (Belgium) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly industrial design, software engineering and engineering; it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers civil engineering and robotics as well.
In the United States, Olin College of Engineering teaches much the same core subjects, industrial design, software engineering and engineering, and it is smaller, enrolling about 400 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a private institution.
*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.
Agile Methodology, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Sustainability, Design Thinking, Industrial Design, Innovation, Product Development, Prototyping, 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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