Orona Ideo Innovation City

Spain

Address: Jauregi Bailara, s/n, 20120 Hernani, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Advanced Engineering, Urban Mobility, Energy Technologies

Orona Ideo, located in Hernani (Gipuzkoa), is an innovation city that integrates business, research, and university education, focused on elevation, urban mobility, energy, and advanced engineering. It is closely linked to Mondragon University for its engineering programs.

Domains taught:

Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Software Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Mix Public/Private

Partnerships:

Part of Orona (a leading elevation company within Mondragon Corporation) and hosts Mondragon University engineering programs. Strong focus on university-industry co-creation and R&D.

Research:

Research and development in smart elevation systems, sustainable urban mobility, energy storage and management, and Industry 4.0 applications.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

300

Current students***:

500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

1000

Pros

Unique ecosystem integrating education, research, and business in specialized engineering fields. Strong industry link via Orona and Mondragon.

Cons

Specific degree programs are typically Mondragon University degrees hosted here. It’s more an innovation hub with an educational component.

Best For

Engineering students (especially from Mondragon University) interested in innovation and R&D in elevation, urban mobility, or smart energy systems.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Universidad Nebrija - Escuela Politécnica Superior sits close to this institution on robotics, automation and manufacturing; it is larger, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 500 here, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
For students who like the robotics, automation and manufacturing focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Béjar fits well: it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and has almost the same size, at about 500 students.
Another national school that puts robotics, automation and manufacturing at the centre is Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià, and it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and is larger, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 500 here.
On content, Mondragon Unibertsitatea - Goi Eskola Politeknikoa / Escuela Politécnica Superior and this school are close, as both teach robotics, automation and manufacturing; it is far larger, with about 4,500 students against roughly 500 here, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Think of Escuela Superior de Ciencia, Tecnología e Ingeniería when robotics, automation and manufacturing is the priority: it covers data analytics and AI and machine learning as well, and has almost the same size, at about 500 students.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Balseiro Institute offers an international parallel to this institution, with robotics, mechanical engineering and materials as common ground; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers nanotechnologies and telecommunications as well.
Looking internationally, Odesa National Polytechnic University in Ukraine is where automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics get a comparable treatment; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers chemical engineering as well.
Abroad, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway) covers automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering in a comparable way, and it covers civil engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 17,000 students against roughly 500 here.
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai in India shares the mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials orientation of this institution, and it covers data analytics and AI and machine learning as well, and is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 500 here.
Beyond national borders, Indian Institute of Technology Goa stands out as a comparable school for robotics, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers mathematics and AI and machine learning 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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