Escuela de Ingeniería de Vitoria-Gasteiz (UPV/EHU)

Spain

Address: Calle Nieves Cano, 12, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain

Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering

The School of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz is part of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It offers degrees in Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering, Geomatics, Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Industrial Engineering.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Geotechnics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UPV/EHU, with international exchange opportunities and strong links with the automotive, aeronautics, and manufacturing industries in Álava/Araba (e.g., Mercedes-Benz, Michelin, Aernnova).

Research:

Research focused on automotive technologies, advanced manufacturing, industrial automation, ICT applications, geomatics, and sustainable engineering.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

250

Current students***:

2500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

12000

Pros

Offers specialized engineering programs relevant to the industrial strengths of Vitoria-Gasteiz, particularly automotive. Strong practical component.

Cons

Data often aggregated with UPV/EHU totals. Specific focus means less breadth than larger polytechnics.

Best For

Students interested in automotive, mechanical, computer, or industrial electronics engineering with strong ties to the Vitoria-Gasteiz industrial sector.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Escuela Politécnica de Ingeniería de Gijón offers a comparable education in robotics, automation and manufacturing: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers computer vision and telecommunications as well.
Escuela Superior de Ingeniería works in much the same fields, chiefly robotics, automation and manufacturing, and it covers agriculture and electrical and electronics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
Another national school that puts robotics, automation and manufacturing at the centre is Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales y de Telecomunicación, and it covers chemistry and telecommunications as well, and has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of robotics, automation and manufacturing can consider Escuela de Ingenierías Industrial, Informática y Aeroespacial, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Also strong in robotics, automation and manufacturing, Universidad de Deusto - Facultad de Ingeniería makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers industrial design and bioengineering as well.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Kumoh National Institute of Technology in South Korea is the nearest foreign match on automation, mechanical engineering and engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
For a study option in Norway with a comparable spread of geotechnics, robotics and mechanical engineering, University of Stavanger is the reference point: it is far larger, with about 12,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
If this school is on your list for civil engineering, robotics and manufacturing, College of Engineering Pune Technological University in India deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on robotics, AI and machine learning and engineering is Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,400 students against roughly 2,500 here.
For robotics, manufacturing and materials outside the home country, Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.

*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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