Campuses and broader presence
UPC campuses
Barcelona-North Diagonal Campus
Located in the northern part of Barcelona's Zona Universitària, the Campus is home to three schools (ETSECCPB, ETSETB and FIB) along with numerous laboratories and research centres, including the Structures Laboratory, the Clean Room and InLab. Also on the Campus are the Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library, a sports centre, a hall of residence, spaces for student entrepreneurship and the Omega, Nexus I and II and K2M buildings. The K2M building houses university-business projects, technology-based companies and institutes such as the University Research Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology. The Campus is located next to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center–Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), situated within the gardens of Torre Girona, which currently houses the UPC Rector’s Office. The Campus also includes the Vèrtex building, which houses most of the University's general services.
Barcelona-South Diagonal Campus
Located in the southern part of the Barcelona’s Zona Universitària, the Diagonal South Campus is a vibrant hub that is home to the EPSEB, ETSAB, ETSEIB, FME and CFIS, along with numerous research centres and laboratories, such as the Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA), the Urbanism Laboratory and the Fire Lab. Enriched by its proximity to other schools of the University of Barcelona, the Campus offers a wide range of possibilities for university life, as well as specialised libraries, study rooms, recreational areas and spaces for associations. It is also home to the University Vision Centre in Barcelona. CIM UPC facilities, the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI) and the Institute of Energy Technologies (INTE) are also located on the Campus.
Barcelona/Sant Adrià de Besòs-Diagonal-Besòs Campus
Straddling the boundary between Barcelona and Sant Adrià de Besòs, the Campus is home to a school (EEBE) and various buildings that house laboratories and spaces for training, research and innovation, including the UPC Hydrogen Lab. Covering 38,000 m² near the Mediterranean coast, the Campus was inaugurated in 2016 and is still expanding. It was designed according to strict sustainability criteria. Surrounded by over 20,000 m² of green space, the Campus also includes a library and a residence for both students and professors. It also features an Emprèn space to foster the creation of technology-based companies among students. Nearby, in Barcelona's 22@ district, the Tech Talent Center houses the School of Professional & Executive Development, offering continuing education master's degrees, postgraduate courses and continuing education programmes.
Barcelona-Nautical Campus
With an academic history dating back to 1769, the historic FNB building is the epicentre of this fully urban campus, which has always been closely linked to Barcelona's port area. Home to intense teaching and research activity, in addition to the Pla de Palau building, the Nautical Campus includes two other facilities: NT3 and the Vela. The latter, located at the New Mouth of the Port of Barcelona, offers direct access to the sea. The School is equipped with 3D control and visualisation simulators, and also features a specialised library and the Karl Zeiss Planetarium, along with its own sailing vessel for hands-on training.
Baix Llobregat Campus
Located in Castelldefels, the Baix Llobregat Campus is home to two schools (EETAC and EEABB), a library, an Emprèn space for entrepreneurial projects, university accommodation, and research units and companies that form part of the Mediterranean Technology Park. The RDIT building, which houses companies linked to the UPC and the ESA BIC accelerator of the European Space Agency, is also located on the Campus. The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and the Telecommunications Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTTC), both associated with the University, are also based here. The Campus also features specially designed agricultural fields for practical training and is home to the DroneLab. The Campus's influence extends to the municipality of Viladecans, where Agròpolis—a centre dedicated to teaching, research and innovation in the agri-food sector—covers more than nine hectares.
Manresa Campus
The Manresa Campus has grown into a hub of knowledge, evolving from its origins as the Manresa School for Mine Foremen (1942) into the modern-day EPSEM. In addition to the academic activity of the EPSEM and its research and innovation units, this UPC space has come to play a key role in training professionals and transferring knowledge to the industrial and business sector in Central Catalonia and Bages. Committed to public education, the Manresa Campus hosts the Valentí Masachs Geology Museum and, from 2024, the new TechLab Manresa, a space designed to make technology more accessible to the public. The Campus is also home to the Manresa University Campus Library, and a project is planned for the historic site of the Fàbrica Nova, a former factory.
Sant Cugat del Vallès Campus
Centred around the academic activity of the ETSAV, the Sant Cugat campus for architecture, urbanism and building construction is situated in the heart of Barcelona's metropolitan region. This location has made it a hub for contemporary debate on the transformation of the built environment, forms of land use and their adaptation to the growing social demand for sustainability. The Campus, structured to ensure that teaching benefits from the synergies between the School and its Research and Technology Transfer Centre (CRITT), features iconic spaces such as the Model Workshop. It includes a university housing building and a highly specialised library, set in a garden that often serves as the ideal site for installing sustainable housing or construction prototypes to showcase the viability of certain materials.
Terrassa Campus
The Campus is integrated into the urban fabric of the city of Terrassa and contributes to its dynamism through the academic activities of the three schools located there (ESEIAAT, FOOT and CITM). It is also home to a large number of research units, including the Terrassa Institute of Textile Research and Industrial Cooperation (INTEXTER) and the Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre. Facilities include the library, a services building, sports facilities, two university accommodation buildings and the Gaia research building, which houses the Emprèn space for pre-incubation of student projects. The Campus is also home to the University Vision Centre.
Vilanova i la Geltrú Campus
Conceived as an urban campus in one of the city’s most dynamic areas, the Vilanova i la Geltrú Campus is home to several research units and the EPSEVG, a school with a tradition spanning over a century, which evolved from the former School of Arts and Crafts (1881). Today, the Campus maintains strong ties with both the city and the industrial environment and includes an Emprèn space to help students bring their business ideas to life. It also incorporates facilities in nearby buildings, including a library, a hall of residence and a large classroom building. Located close to the seashore are the facilities of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, and four kilometres offshore, the OBSEA underwater laboratory.