Florida Universitària

Spain

Address: Carrer del Rei en Jaume I, 2, 46470 Catarroja, Valencia, Spain

Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Electronics and Automation

Florida Universitària, located in Valencia, is a cooperative higher education institution offering degrees in various fields, including Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial Electronics, Computer, Robotics), Business, Education, and Tourism. It is associated with the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Universitat de València for some programs.

Domains taught:

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

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Diploma, Master

Status:

Mix Public/Private

Partnerships:

Strong partnerships with over 2,000 companies for internships and collaborative projects. International exchange programs within Europe and beyond. Focus on work-integrated learning.

Research:

Applied research and innovation projects in areas like industrial automation, renewable energies, educational technologies, and business management.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

200

Current students***:

4000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

10000

Pros

Cooperative model with strong emphasis on practical experience and employability through close industry links. Associated with major public universities.

Cons

Recognition might be more regional/national than larger public polytechnics for some fields.

Best For

Students seeking a practical, industry-focused education, particularly through a cooperative model, in Valencia.

Most Similar Schools Locally

For students who like the robotics, automation and manufacturing focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià fits well: it covers materials as well, and is far smaller, with about 1,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
For students who like the robotics, automation and manufacturing focus of this university but want another option nearby, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería fits well: it covers agriculture as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
On content, Mondragon Unibertsitatea - Goi Eskola Politeknikoa / Escuela Politécnica Superior and this institution are close, as both teach robotics, automation and manufacturing; it is slightly larger, at about 4,500 students against roughly 4,000 here, and also offers doctoral programmes.
Escola Superior Politècnica TecnoCampus sits close to this university on robotics, automation and manufacturing; it is smaller, enrolling about 1,800 students against roughly 4,000 here, and does not run the diploma programmes found here.
Where this university leans on robotics, automation and manufacturing, Centro de Formación Somorrostro does the same, and it does not run the bachelor's and master's programmes found here, and is slightly smaller, at about 3,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

PSG College of Technology offers an international parallel to this institution, with manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics as common ground; it is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and also offers doctoral programmes.
Kettering University brings a the United States setting to the same core fields, automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it also offers mba programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, in Canada, takes a similar route through robotics, automation and manufacturing; it does not run the bachelor's and master's programmes found here, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Beyond national borders, University of Agder stands out as a comparable school for robotics, automation and mechanical engineering; it is far larger, with about 13,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and also offers doctoral programmes.
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra in India pursues a similar profile in manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers civil 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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