EHU)

Spain

Address: Plaza Europa, 1, Campus de Ibaeta, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture

The School of Engineering of Gipuzkoa, Donostia-San Sebastián campus (formerly Escuela Politécnica), is part of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It offers degrees in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Organization Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Telecommunications Engineering.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Telecommunications

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UPV/EHU, benefiting from international programs (Erasmus+, etc.) and collaborations with technology centers (e.g., Tecnalia, Ceit) and industries in Gipuzkoa.

Research:

Research in areas like software engineering, advanced manufacturing, smart grids, sustainable construction, telecommunication systems, and biomedical engineering applications.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

300

Current students***:

3000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

15000

Pros

Comprehensive engineering and architecture school on the Donostia campus, with a wide range of disciplines and strong research environment.

Cons

Data often aggregated with UPV/EHU totals. Some programs might be highly competitive.

Best For

Students seeking a broad range of engineering or architecture degrees in Donostia-San Sebastián.

Most Similar Schools Locally

A good alternative in the same country is Escuela Politécnica de Ingeniería de Gijón, which likewise covers telecommunications, robotics and automation; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Escuela de Ingeniería de Vitoria-Gasteiz takes a similar route through civil engineering, robotics and automation, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of telecommunications, robotics and automation can consider Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales y de Telecomunicación, and it is slightly smaller, at about 2,500 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Where this institution leans on robotics, automation and manufacturing, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería does the same, and it is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering and this school are close, as both teach telecommunications, robotics and electrical and electronics; it is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Abroad, National Institute of Technology Patna (India) covers civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics in a comparable way, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers data analytics and software engineering as well.
For civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering outside the home country, Osmania University College of Engineering in India is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Politecnico di Bari in Italy pursues a similar profile in civil engineering, telecommunications and robotics, and it covers industrial design and structural engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 11,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
The closest overseas parallel on civil engineering, telecommunications and automation is Cherkasy State Technological University, located in Ukraine; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers software engineering as well.
In Norway, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences teaches much the same core subjects, civil engineering, automation and manufacturing, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers software engineering 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.

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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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