Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ávila (EPSA USAL)

Spain

Address: Calle Hornos Caleros, 50, 05003 Ávila, Ávila, Spain

Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geomatics Engineering

The Higher Polytechnic School of Ávila is part of the University of Salamanca (USAL). It offers degrees in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering (Topography specialization), Geomatics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial Organization Engineering.

Domains taught:

Civil Engineering, Engineering, Geotechnics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of USAL, a historic university, benefiting from its international agreements. Links with regional industries in construction, manufacturing, surveying, and energy.

Research:

Research relevant to its engineering departments, including civil infrastructure, mechanical systems, geomatics applications, renewable energy, and industrial processes.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

120

Current students***:

900

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

4000

Pros

Offers a range of engineering degrees in a historic city, with the backing of a major university. Personalized attention due to smaller size.

Cons

Smaller campus school of USAL. More regional focus. Limited range of Master’s programs directly at this campus.

Best For

Students in Ávila seeking degrees in civil, mechanical, geomatics, or industrial organization engineering.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering can consider Escuela Universitaria Politécnica de La Almunia de Doña Godina, and it covers project management and robotics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 700 students against roughly 900 here.
Another national school that puts geotechnics, civil engineering and materials at the centre is Escuela Politécnica Superior de Belmez, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 400 students against roughly 900 here.
The comparison with Escuela Superior y Técnica de Ingenieros de Minas is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on geotechnics, civil engineering and materials, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
Escuela Politécnica de Mieres takes a similar route through geotechnics, civil engineering and engineering, and it covers agriculture and ecology and sustainability as well, and has almost the same size, at about 900 students.
A good alternative in the same country is Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Béjar, which likewise covers manufacturing, mechanical engineering and materials; it is smaller, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Architektur, Holz und Bau brings a Switzerland setting to the same core fields, geotechnics, civil engineering and manufacturing, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu in India pursues a similar profile in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and materials, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning as well.
On content, SUPSI Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design in Switzerland and this school are close, as both teach geotechnics, civil engineering and manufacturing; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers metrology and quality as well.
Beyond national borders, ECAM Brussel stands out as a comparable school for civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering; it is private, whereas this institution is public, and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
The closest overseas parallel on civil engineering, mechanical engineering and engineering is Massachusetts Maritime Academy, located in the United States; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers logistics and marine science 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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