Facultade de Ciencias (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – Lugo)

Spain

Address: Avenida de Benigno Rivera, s/n, Campus Universitario, 27002 Lugo, Lugo, Spain

Process Engineering, Agricultural and Rural Engineering, Forestry Engineering

The Faculty of Sciences on the Lugo campus of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) offers degrees in Process Engineering, Agricultural & Rural Engineering, Forestry Engineering, and Robotics. It aims to provide specialized technical education relevant to the region.

Domains taught:

Agriculture, Automation, Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Robotics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of USC, a historic university. This campus has strong links with the agri-food, forestry, and emerging robotics sectors in Galicia. Member of the Campus Terra excellence initiative.

Research:

Research in areas like chemical process technology, sustainable agriculture and forestry, food science, applied robotics, and bioenergy.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

150

Current students***:

1000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

5000

Pros

Offers specialized engineering degrees relevant to Galician primary industries and emerging technologies. Good connection with local environment.

Cons

Lugo is a smaller campus than Santiago. Some programs are very specific.

Best For

Students interested in process, agricultural, forestry, or robotics engineering with a focus on Galician industries.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Also strong in agriculture, food science and chemistry, Escola Politécnica Superior de Enxeñaría makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Another national school that puts agriculture, food science and chemistry at the centre is Escola d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i de Biosistemes de Barcelona, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers bioengineering and process control as well.
Where this institution leans on agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Ambientales does the same, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics and microbiology and genetics as well.
Escola Técnica Superior de Enxeñaría is the closest domestic counterpart for chemistry, robotics and automation; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers computer vision and manufacturing as well.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of agriculture, food science and chemistry can consider Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, and it is slightly larger, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Abroad, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa (Italy) covers agriculture, food science and chemistry in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Abroad, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea) covers robotics and engineering in a comparable way, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers AI and machine learning as well.
Students considering a move abroad can look at National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine in Ukraine, where agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
If this institution is on your list for agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability, South China Agricultural University in China deserves a comparison, because it is far larger, with about 42,982 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Seen from abroad, Harper Adams University (the United Kingdom) is a close relative on subject matter, since agriculture, food science and robotics are central to both, and it is far larger, with about 5,200 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public 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.

Agriculture, Bioengineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Safety, Process Improvement, Renewable Energy, Robotics, Sustainable Development

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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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