UPC School (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

What UPC School (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) does

UPC School is the continuing education and professional training arm of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), a public technical university in Catalonia, Spain. Operating through the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya since 1994, it delivers master's degrees, postgraduate courses, university microcredentials, executive education, and MBA programs across six knowledge areas: ICT and Digital Transformation, Engineering and Advanced Industry, Architecture and Built Environment, Management, Sustainability and Energy Transition, and Health Technologies. Programs are distributed via face-to-face instruction at UPC's Barcelona and Castelldefels campuses, live online delivery, blended formats, and tailor-made corporate training engagements.

The school operates a virtual campus platform (MY_TECH_SPACE / campus.upcschool.upc.edu) for student services and is increasingly tied to frontier research infrastructure, including the €4 million 6GLabNet UPC facility for 5G+/6G testing and a research collaboration with Equal1 Labs on quantum computing architectures. As of available data, the institution has trained more than 130,000 professionals since inception, deploys 1,222 teachers across 176 annual courses, and maintains relationships with 426 collaborating companies spanning technology, industrial, and management sectors in Catalonia and Spain.

Commercially, UPC School generates revenue from tuition and course fees for individual learners, fees from corporate training contracts and tailor-made programs, and external research funding (notably the €4M EU/Catalan grant for 6GLabNet). It also operates the subsidized Projecta't career guidance service across Digital Transformation, Building/Civil Works, and Green Energy sectors, positioning the institution as a public-policy continuing education provider in addition to a commercial operator.

Name

UPC School (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

Legal name

Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya

Website

https://talent.upc.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UPC School is the continuing education arm of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, offering professional master's degrees, postgraduate courses, microcredentials, and executive programs in ICT, engineering, architecture, management, sustainability, and health for working professionals and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education and Professional Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL), Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM), Corporate Learning & Training Content Development (EDAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Continuing education
• Professional master's programs
• Corporate training services
• University microcredentials
• Executive education

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Course Fees: Revenue from continuing education master's degrees, postgraduate courses, and microcredentials offered to working professionals. Programs include executive education, MBA programs, and specialized technical courses.
2. Corporate Training Contracts: Tailor-made training programs and services offered to companies and institutions, including subsidized programs and professional development services.
3. Research Grants and Funding: European grants and Catalan government funding supporting research initiatives such as the €4 million 6GLabNet project for 5G+/6G technology development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UPC School delivers continuing and lifelong education to working professionals through master's degrees, postgraduate courses, university microcredentials, and executive programs spanning ICT, engineering, architecture, management, sustainability, and health technologies. It also designs tailor-made corporate training programs and operates career guidance services (Projecta't) for companies and individuals, delivered in face-to-face, live online, and blended formats from its Barcelona-area campuses.

Product overview

UPC School (Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya) is an educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of continuing education programs including master's degrees, postgraduate courses, university microcredentials, and executive education. The offerings span six main knowledge areas: ICT and Digital Transformation (covering AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data, Programming), Engineering and Advanced Industry (Industrial Production, Industry 4.0, Product Design, Robotics), Architecture and Built Environment (BIM, Digitalisation, Sustainable Construction), Management (MBA, Business Management, Project Management), Sustainability and Energy Transition, and Health Technologies. The school provides these through its MY_TECH_SPACE virtual campus platform and supplementary services including career guidance (Projecta't) and employment support. Since 1994, the institution has trained over 130,000 professionals across 176 annual courses with 426 collaborating companies and 1,222 teachers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Projecta't Career Guidance Service: Career guidance service supporting professional development in Digital Transformation, Building and Civil Works, and Green Energy and Sustainability sectors. Offered 100% subsidized.

Products and services

• Continuing Education Master's Degrees & Postgraduate Courses
• ICT and Digital Transformation Programs
• Engineering and Advanced Industry Programs
• Architecture and Built Environment Programs
• Management Programs
• Sustainability and Energy Transition Programs
• Health Technologies Programs
• Tailor-Made Corporate Training Programs
• MY_TECH_SPACE Virtual Campus Platform
• Projecta't Career Guidance Service
• Employment Service
• Deep Tech to Market Course

Quantifiable outcome

• 130,000+ professionals trained since 1994
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Catalan GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Government support for the 6GLabNet UPC project at UPC's Catalonia campuses, enabling testing of autonomous transport, AI-powered systems, drones, and industrial automation in real urban environments. The project aims to accelerate Spain's digital infrastructure development.
• Equal1 LabscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025Collaborative research partnership developing Quantum Reverse Mapping methodology for optimal spin qubit shuttling bus architecture for surface code error correction in quantum computers. Achieves 30% reduction in required swap gates.
• UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPC School is part of the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya, affiliated with the broader UPC university system encompassing multiple technical schools including CITM and UPC Videogames.
• 426 Collaborating CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnerships providing practical training opportunities, employment connections, and curriculum input for professional education programs across technology and management disciplines.
• Bureau VeritasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as institutional partner on UPC School website footer, indicating collaboration in professional education and certification areas.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IE Business School: Madrid-headquartered global business school with extensive online and blended executive education programs. Competes with UPC School for Spanish and international working professionals seeking technology and management credentials at scale.
• IESE Business School (University of Navarra): Top-tier global business school with Barcelona campus and executive education programs. Overlaps with UPC School's executive and MBA offerings, though IESE operates at a significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• EADA Business School: Barcelona business school offering master's, postgraduate, and executive education programs in management and technology. Comparable as a Catalonia-based provider of professional continuing education targeting working professionals and corporate clients.
• OBS Business School: Online-focused business school offering master's and postgraduate programs in technology, data, and management. Comparable to UPC School's online/blended formats in addressing working professionals seeking flexible continuing education credentials.
• UPF Barcelona School of Management: Continuing education and executive development arm of Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Offers master's, postgraduate, and executive programs with overlapping technical and management focus, comparable target market, and similar Barcelona-based university affiliation model.
• La Salle Barcelona (Universitat Ramon Llull): Catalonia-based technical university with continuing education and postgraduate programs in engineering, ICT, architecture, and management. Directly comparable to UPC School as a Barcelona-centered university extension offering professional master's and postgraduate credentials.
• Universitat de Barcelona — Continuing Education: Public university in Barcelona offering continuing education master's, postgraduate, and specialization programs. Comparable as a Spanish public university extension service targeting working professionals with similar program structures and pricing models.
• ESADE Executive Education: Barcelona-based business school with extensive executive education, MBA, and corporate training portfolio. Directly competes for working professionals and corporate clients in the same regional market with similar postgraduate and executive program structures.

Emerging players

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering professional certificates, microcredentials, and degree programs from top universities including Spanish institutions. Competes with UPC School for online continuing education enrollment, especially in ICT, data, and project management categories.
• Barcelona Technology School: Barcelona-based technology school offering intensive bootcamps and master's in programming, data, and digital transformation. Overlaps with UPC School's ICT and Digital Transformation programs but with a more focused, niche tech-coding emphasis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci-polit%C3%A8cnica-de-catalunya
• Xx.com/UPC_School

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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