UPC-EPSEB

What UPC-EPSEB does

EPSEB (Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificació de Barcelona) is a public university school within the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) — BarcelonaTech, a Catalan government-governed technical university. The school specializes in building construction, technical architecture, and geoinformation engineering, serving undergraduate students enrolling after secondary education (target profile: science/technology baccalaureate or higher vocational training) and graduate students seeking professional specialization. Core delivery is face-to-face, practice-oriented education built around 11 specialized laboratories and workshops — including acoustics and energy saving, fire, materials, photogrammetry, ergonomics, cartography, topographic instruments, and heritage — supported by nine departmental sections spanning civil and environmental engineering, physics, mathematics, business, architectural representation, building technology, and history/theory of architecture.

The program portfolio consists of two four-year undergraduate degrees (Grau en Arquitectura Tècnica i Edificació / GATE, with 240 ECTS credits and an intake capacity of 160 new students per year; and Grau en Enginyeria en Geoinformació i Geomàtica / GEGG, with approximately 50% of credits dedicated to practical training and an intake capacity of 50 new students per year), and five master's programs covering advanced construction with BIM/smart-city/domotics/nanotechnology content (MUCAE, 90 ECTS), real estate development and asset management (MUDGI, 60 ECTS), building diagnosis and intervention techniques (MUDIATEC), building management (MUGE), and occupational safety and health (MUPRL, jointly delivered with the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University). All programs hold AQU Catalunya accreditations or verifications, and the school operates an Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIQ) certified under the AUDIT program.

Revenue mechanics are those of a public Catalan university: primary funding flows from the Catalan Government and Spanish Ministry of Education through UPC's central budget allocation, with students paying tuition per ECTS credit at rates set by the Catalan Government decree on public prices (higher for non-EU students without residency). Supplementary revenue streams include paid laboratory testing and technology-transfer services to construction industry clients, EU-funded Erasmus+ KA2 project grants (HybridTim, KnoWood, Smart Rehabilitation 3.0, BIO-FIBRE), and continuing education and executive programs for working professionals. Student acquisition runs through the Catalan Accesnet pre-registration portal for undergraduates and UPC's prisma-nou application system for master's, supplemented by direct digital outreach (website in Catalan/Spanish/English, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Telegram, Edifica monthly newsletter) and physical presence at university fairs and secondary-school outreach events including the Olimpíada CODATIE engineering competition.

Name

UPC-EPSEB

Legal name

Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificació de Barcelona (EPSEB) - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Website

https://epseb.upc.edu

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPSEB (Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificació de Barcelona) is a public university school within UPC BarcelonaTech offering two undergraduate degrees and five master's programs in technical architecture, geoinformation engineering, advanced construction, real estate asset management, building diagnosis, building management, and occupational risk prevention.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood & Elementary Teacher Preparation Programs (EDAHAFAG)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Building engineering degrees
• Geoinformation engineering studies
• Construction management masters
• Occupational risk prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public University Tuition: As part of the public Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), EPSEB operates under the Spanish public university system with regulated tuition fees funded primarily by the Catalan Government and Spanish Ministry of Education. Students pay tuition fees per credit according to government-established rates.
2. Research and Technology Transfer Services: EPSEB generates revenue through technology transfer activities, research services to companies, and collaborative projects with industry partners. Labs provide paid services to external companies and institutions.
3. Continuing Education and Executive Programs: Professional development courses, specialized training, and lifelong learning programs for industry professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EPSEB is a public technical university school within the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) that delivers undergraduate and postgraduate higher-education programs in building construction and geoinformation engineering. It offers 2 undergraduate degree programs (Technical Architecture and Building; Geoinformation and Geomatics Engineering) and 5 master's programs in advanced construction, real estate asset management, building diagnosis and intervention, building management, and occupational risk prevention. The school complements teaching with 11 specialized laboratories, research and technology-transfer services to industry, and international exchange through Erasmus+ and other mobility programs.

Product overview

EPSEB (Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificació de Barcelona) is a technical university school within the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - BarcelonaTech. The institution offers a portfolio of 7 distinct academic programs: 2 undergraduate degree programs (Grau) and 5 master's programs (Màster universitari). The degree programs cover Technical Architecture and Building (GATE) and Geoinformation and Geomatics Engineering (GEGG), with approximately 50% practical training components. The master's programs specialize in Advanced Construction (MUCAE), Real Estate Development and Asset Management (MUDGI), Building Diagnosis and Intervention Techniques (MUDIATEC), Building Management (MUGE), and Occupational Risk Prevention (MUPRL). The institution also provides research laboratories, internship programs, international exchange opportunities, and professional orientation services. EPSEB operates an Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIQ) certified under the AUDIT program of AQU Catalunya.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grau en Arquitectura Tècnica i Edificació (GATE) — Bachelor in Technical Architecture and Building

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of corporate database data worldwide is geoinformation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HybridTim Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPSEB participates in the HybridTim Erasmus+ KA2 project focused on design and construction of high performance hybrid engineered timber buildings. The project addresses sustainability and carbon reduction objectives of the European Commission 2050 targets.
• KnoWood Consortium (11 entities from 5 countries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPSEB participates in the KnoWood Knowledge Alliance with partners from Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Spain, and UK. Project aims to promote construction with wood for mid and tall buildings and develop educational modules.
• Smart Rehabilitation 3.0 ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner30-month EU-funded project aiming to define new rehabilitation expert professional profile and create homogenized European-validated curricula within higher education framework.
• BIO-FIBRE ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPSEB participates in this Erasmus+ project developing transdisciplinary courses on sustainable construction with bio-composite materials. Addresses education gaps in green construction skills across European universities.
• Project NEXUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge transfer project connecting EPSEB with industry for technology transfer and collaborative innovation in building sector.
• Càtedra JujolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity chair established with external partners for research and knowledge dissemination in architecture and building heritage.
• Project CASBAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Barcelona city government for accessible commerce and inclusion initiatives.
• Erasmus+ Partner UniversitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEPSEB maintains exchange agreements with universities across five continents through Erasmus+, UPC-Amèrica Llatina, Smile-Magalhaes, UPC-Món, UPC-Xina, and bilateral school agreements for student and faculty mobility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII) - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: ETSII at UPM is a large, established industrial engineering school and the Madrid analogue to ETSEIB. It overlaps with EPSEB on general engineering pedagogy and industry-recruitment channels but does not specialize in building construction. Useful as a benchmark for STEM-school scale and resource allocation within the Spanish public polytechnic system.
• Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB) - UPC: ETSEIB is the largest engineering school within UPC, offering broader industrial engineering programs. While not focused on building construction, it shares UPC-wide administrative infrastructure, faculty exchange, and competes for the same STEM baccalaureate applicant pool targeted by EPSEB's GATE and GEGG programs.

Emerging players

• La Salle - Universitat Ramon Llull: La Salle Ramon Llull is a private Barcelona university offering architecture, engineering, and business programs with strong industry-project-based learning. It competes with EPSEB for Barcelona-based STEM baccalaureate students and offers overlapping building and construction-adjacent programs with a more agile, private-institution delivery model.

Direct peers

• Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) - UPC: ETSAB is the UPC architecture school and a sibling institution within the same university. It shares EPSEB's building-construction and design subject matter, faculty overlaps, and student recruitment channels, making it the most directly comparable UPC peer despite its focus on full architecture rather than technical architecture.
• Escola Universitària d'Enginyeria Tècnica Industrial de Barcelona (EUETIB) - UPC: EUETIB is a UPC school focused on technical industrial engineering. It shares EPSEB's UPC-wide infrastructure, recruitment channels, and applied-engineering pedagogy, though with a manufacturing-oriented rather than construction-oriented focus.
• Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Camins, Canals i Ports de Barcelona (ETSECCPB) - UPC: ETSECCPB is the UPC civil engineering school and a sibling institution. It shares EPSEB's engineering pedagogy, UPC-wide administrative systems, industry partnerships in construction, and Erasmus+ networks, with significant overlap on construction-related curriculum and research.
• Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación de Madrid (ETSEM) - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: ETSEM at UPM is the closest direct peer to EPSEB: a Spanish public technical university school dedicated specifically to building construction, technical architecture, and building engineering. It mirrors EPSEB's program portfolio at the national level and competes for the same student and industry-recruitment pool in Madrid.
• Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM) - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: ETSAM at UPM is the Madrid counterpart to ETSAB and a closely related architecture school. It shares subject matter with EPSEB on building design, technical architecture, and construction, and competes for similar secondary-school applicants in the Madrid catchment area.
• Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB) - UPC: FIB is UPC's computer science school and shares UPC-wide administrative and academic infrastructure. While its core subject matter is computing rather than building engineering, it overlaps with EPSEB on Smart Cities, GIS, and digital-construction curricula and competes for STEM baccalaureate applicants.

Regional players

• Escola Politècnica Superior (EPS) - Universitat de Girona: EPS at Universitat de Girona is a Catalan public polytechnic school offering architecture-related and engineering programs. It competes with EPSEB for some Catalan applicants and serves as a regional alternative, though with broader rather than building-construction-specific focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UPCEdifica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/upc-epseb
• Instagraminstagram.com/UPCEdifica

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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