Escola de Enxeñaría Industrial (Universidade de Vigo)

Spain

Address: Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, Rúa Maxwell, s/n, 36310 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

Industrial Technology Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Automation Engineering

The School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Vigo (UVigo), with locations in both Vigo and Ourense (main site in Vigo), offers a wide range of industrial engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electronics, automation, chemical, and industrial organization.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UVigo, with strong collaborations with the diverse industrial sector of Galicia (automotive, naval, food, textile, etc.) for internships, R&D projects, and technology transfer.

Research:

Extensive research in manufacturing technologies, automation, robotics, materials science, energy systems, industrial organization, chemical processes, and biomechanics.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

400

Current students***:

4000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

20000

Pros

Comprehensive industrial engineering school with a wide array of specializations and strong regional industry links. Good research output.

Cons

Data may be aggregated for different locations if not specified. Some programs can be competitive.

Best For

Students seeking a broad range of industrial engineering disciplines with strong connections to the Galician industrial environment.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Among national alternatives, Escuela Politécnica de Ingeniería de Gijón stands out for its focus on robotics, automation and manufacturing, and it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales y de Telecomunicación overlaps with this university on chemistry, robotics and automation, so the two are easy to compare, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Escola Técnica Superior de Enxeñaría works in much the same fields, chiefly chemistry, robotics and automation, and it is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Escola Politécnica Superior de Enxeñaría is the closest domestic counterpart for chemistry, robotics and automation; it covers agriculture and food science as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
The comparison with Mondragon Unibertsitatea - Goi Eskola Politeknikoa / Escuela Politécnica Superior is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on bioengineering, robotics and automation, and it covers computer vision and data analytics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 4,500 students against roughly 4,000 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Seen from abroad, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (India) is a close relative on subject matter, since bioengineering, electrical and electronics and materials are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Polytechnique Montréal in Canada is the nearest foreign match on mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials; it also offers certificate programmes and covers aerospace and software engineering as well.
On content, Odesa National Polytechnic University in Ukraine and this institution are close, as both teach automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Abroad, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) covers bioengineering, robotics and manufacturing in a comparable way, and it is far larger, with about 13,955 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
For a study option in Ukraine with a comparable spread of automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, Donbas State Engineering Academy is the reference point: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.

*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.

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*: 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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