Educational institutions · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya

A UPC foundation managing professional and continuing education programs, including more than 200 annual master's, postgraduate, and advanced courses.

About Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya

Professional education at UPC

Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya (FPC) was established by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) to promote continuing education for professionals and for Catalonia's business, economic, and social sectors. Founded in 1994, it has managed UPC's professional development programs ever since.

Programs through UPC School

Through UPC School, FPC offers more than 200 master's, postgraduate, and continuing education programs each year. The courses are designed for people looking to specialize, deepen their technical knowledge, or strengthen their professional skills in management and team and project leadership.

Areas of study include:

  • Architecture, urban planning, and construction
  • Civil and industrial engineering
  • Business management and organization
  • Sustainability and the environment
  • Information and communications technology

Image and Multimedia Technology Center

FPC also supports multimedia technology education through Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia (CITM), located at the Terrassa University Campus. CITM offers official bachelor's degrees in Design, Animation and Digital Art; Digital Design and Multimedia Technologies; and Video Game Design and Development, along with other studies and knowledge-transfer activities.

More than three decades of professional education

Since its founding, more than 110,000 professionals have completed one of FPC's master's, postgraduate, specialist, or seminar programs in engineering and architecture.

Contact

Website: www.fpc.upc.edu.

In brief

Continuing education, professional development, engineering, architecture, and multimedia design