IES Virgen de la Paloma

Spain

Address: Calle de Francos Rodríguez, 106, 28039 Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Industrial Mechatronics, Automotive Technology, Renewable Energies

IES Virgen de la Paloma in Madrid is one of the largest public vocational training (FP) institutes in Spain, offering a vast array of “Ciclos Formativos de Grado Superior” (CFGS) in numerous technical fields, including Industrial Mechatronics, Automotive, Renewable Energies, Telecommunication Systems, Construction Projects, and many more.

Domains taught:

Automation, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Telecommunications

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Extensive network of partnerships with companies across various industrial and technical sectors in Madrid for internships and job placements.

Research:

Numerous applied technology projects across its wide range of specializations.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

500

Current students***:

7000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

50000

Pros

Very large public institute offering a huge variety of technical diplomas (CFGS) with strong practical training and high employability in Madrid.

Cons

Focus on vocational higher education (CFGS). Due to its size, experience can vary between departments.

Best For

Students in Madrid seeking a very wide choice of practical technical diplomas (CFGS) across almost any industrial or technical field.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Centro Público Integrado de Formación Profesional Corona de Aragón offers a comparable education in telecommunications, robotics and automation: it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers AI and machine learning and software engineering as well.
IES Juan de la Cierva offers a comparable education in civil engineering, robotics and automation: it is far smaller, with about 1,300 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
The comparison with Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Cerdeño is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on robotics, automation and manufacturing, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Also strong in robotics, automation and electrical and electronics, IES Islas Filipinas makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is far smaller, with about 1,200 students against roughly 7,000 here.
The comparison with CIFP Politécnico de Santiago is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on telecommunications, robotics and automation, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Cégep Limoilou in Canada shares the civil engineering, robotics and automation orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
The closest overseas parallel on civil engineering, telecommunications and robotics is STFW Schweizerische Technische Fachschule Winterthur, located in Switzerland; it runs the same diploma programmes and covers metrology and quality as well.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on robotics, automation and manufacturing is Cégep de Trois-Rivières in Canada, and it is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Technical Education Copenhagen in Denmark pursues a similar profile in civil engineering, automation and mechanical engineering, and it covers transportations and data analytics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 4,500 students against roughly 7,000 here.
On content, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Norway and this school are close, as both teach civil engineering, automation and manufacturing; it is also a public institution, and also offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral 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.

Automotive, Engineering, Industrial Design, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality Management, Renewable Energy, Robotics

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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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