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Welcome to Castelldefels School of Technology EPSC
An Engineering School located in one of the most advancedMediterranean Technological Parks.
Castelldefels School of Technology (Escola Politcnica Superiorde Castelldefels, EPSC) is a Higher Education School of UPCspecialising in technical and scientific courses in Aeronauticsand Telecommunication (BSc, MSc and PhD) with a reputationfor excellence in Teaching Innovation and Quality. Thiscommitment is combined with intensive Research activities inclose contact with industry to promote the transfer of results to society.
Our academic achievements are based on:
Being a pioneer in Spain ofcooperative and Project BasedLearning with a reducednumber of students per class.
Continuous assessmentsystem based on studentsregular work.
Promotion ofexperimentalismand use of laboratories, openon students demand when noclasses are running.
Practical training included insyllabus (more than 250 students per year, around 400 h/student, contactswith more than 180 companies).
Different University departments have their research groups developing highquality research at EPSC, predominantly in the fields of:
Information Technology
Microwave Active Devices
Applied Control
Intelligent Sensors
Broadband Networks
Mobile & Radio Communications
Security And Networking
Photonics
Electronics
Materials
Microgravity
Air Navigation
Satellite Systems
Communication SystemsDesign
Enjoy the EPSC experience!
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1. Mediterranean Technology Park PMT
Advanced Research and Technology Transfer
UPC and the Catalan Government created the Mediterranean TechnologyPark (PMT) responding to the desire of integrating functional facilities in thesame geographical area and to promote:
Research & Development & InnovationHighly specialized TrainingTechnology and human capital transfer
Links among the University, public research centres andenterprises with high technology content.
EPSC
So PMT mission is facilitating a multidisciplinary environmentinteracting withthe society and the surroundings for mutual benefits. It offers EPSC studentsand staff a broad field of collaboration in advanced research, internships incompanies and R&D centres, practical training, PhD instruction and technologytransfer.
PMT is located in the seaside town of Castelldefels, belonging to Barcelonasmetropolitan area. It is situated next to the Olympic Channel and ten minutes toCastelldefels wonderful beach.
Who is at PMT:
PMT is a continuously growing interdisciplinary Campus whose first buildingbegan to operate in 2000. The already operative facilities are:
Academic Campus
Castelldefels School of Technology(EPSC).
Agricultural Engineering School ofBarcelona (ESAB).
Library,students associations andNGOs, canteen, reprographicservices, etc
Students and researchers residence
(soon).
Companies specialized in:
Information & CommunicationTechnology
Wireless Internet Technology Centre(Nortel Networks), Tempos 21,I2CAT, Satconxion
Aeronautics and Aerospace
(Ingenia Aeronautics, a consortium of14 companies)
Agriculture and Biotechnology
Futur Eco
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Master degrees (2 years, with possible previous studiesrecognition, 120 ECTS)
Master in Science in Telecommunication Engineering & Management withtwo specialisations:
Telecommunication Services and Networks.
Telecommunication Policies and Business Management.
PhD and research programs
The Master in Science in Telecommunication Engineering & Managementoffers a specific itinerary oriented to research and PhD degree programs incollaboration with PMT Research Institutes and several Research University
Departments.
PhD academic programme in Aerospace Technology. To be converted in aresearch master program (oriented to PhDs) in course 2007/08.
Postgraduate courses
Information Theory and Communications applied to the local administration(450 hours)
Emergent Technologies for High Frequency Communications and SpaceApplications (450 hours)
5. Research groups and departments
Along with education, research is one of the core activities at UPC and it has ahighest priority at EPSC. The school is continuously developing programmesand environments in order to improve the scientific production and to attractnational and international researchers of very high standard.
Research at UPC is organized into departments which develop different fields ofknowledge. At the same time, departments are organized in specializedresearch groups.
Research carried out at EPSC is predominantly in the fields of informationtechnology, design of communication systems, microwave active devices,intelligent sensors, broadband networks, security and networking, photonics,electronics, materials, microgravity, air navigation and satellite systems.
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However research activities are not only conducted by the research groupswithin the UPC departments, but also at several research centres andcompanies at the Mediterranean Park of Technology. In fact, students cancollaborate doing internships, acting as a multidisciplinary platform forresearchers from industry and academia to meet.
The UPC Research Departments with presence at the EPSC are:
Dept. of Applied Mathematics IV (MAIV)
Dept. of Applied Physics (FA)
Dept. of Automatic Control (ESAII)
Dept. of Computer Architecture (AC)
Dept. of Electronic Engineering (EEL)
Dept. of Engineering Presentation (EGE)
Dept. of Management (OE)
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (EM)
Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications (TSC)
Dept. of Telematic Engineering (ENTEL)
Research Groups at the EPSC, normally belong to some of the abovementioned University Departments, but their research is targeted to morespecific research areas. Research Groups with activity at the EPSC are:
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Communications group
Astronomy and Astrophysics group
Audio-visual Systems group
Broadband Networks and Services group
Combinatorial, Graphs Theory and Applications group
Control, Monitoring & Communications group
Distributed Systems Architectures group
Instrumentation, Sensors and Interfaces group
Intelligent Communications and Avionics for Robust Unmannedaerial Systems group
Materials group
Microgravity and modelization group
Mobile and Radio Communications group
Non Linear Dynamic of Fluids group
Optica Communications group
Wireless Networks group
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6. The Library
The new Campus library, inaugurated in February 2006, is an essential resourcefor students, teachers and researchers since it features all technical books,online documentation, newspapers, magazines, reference materials andmultimedia documentation. It is a public library where staff on duty at the librarysinformation desk will help you to find any material you are looking for.
Other facilities that you can find at the library are:
Lap top PCs loan service.
PCs room and PCs for consulting specialised databases with electronicjournals and other electronic materials.
PCs for languages self-learning
Team working rooms booking service (different sizes for 6, 2 or individualstudies).
Conference room and postgraduate room with advanced equipment forlecturing and conferences.
7. The language
There are two official languages in Catalonia: Catalan and Spanish, whichcoexist in a bilingual social context. Both languages are Latin-based andtherefore grammatically and morphologically very similar. That is why there ismutual interaction between them and social attitudes in front of the use of one oranother are friendly and flexible.
The courses at EPSC are imparted in both Spanish or Catalan, depending onthe lecturers choice, nevertheless Catalan can be easily understood if youspeak Spanish. There is an increasing number of lectures given totally or partly
in English, as well as significant teaching material (notes, slides, problems etc.)written in English, especially at Master degree.
UPC offers you the opportunity to learn and practice another language. Freelanguage courses are organised periodically by UPC at the different campus tomake this much easier. Students interested in learning Catalan and/orSpanishcan also have a look at the next web sites:
AulaCAT (Catalan)http://www2.upc.edu/slt/aulacat/angles/index01.html
InterCAT (Catalan)http://intercat.gencat.es/eng/intercat.html
Merit School (Spanish)http://www.meritschool.com
Spanish Federation of Spanish Schools for Foreignershttp://www.fedelespain.com/catalonia.html
Official Language Schools (public centres)http://www.eoibd.es EOI
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8. Social events and others
The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and notmerely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, andrelations of friendship or affection. Bertrand Russell.
Current University fellows are future working colleagues, so then, it is importantto foster team working skills but also to organize activities that promote humanrelationships among all EPSC students and communities.
EPSC students have time for fun too.
.and they perfectly know how to enjoy University life at the Campus. Duringthe Castellfesta they organize a whole day and night celebration, with severalsocial events such as: music concerts, beer contests, sport games, andparticular games such as the egg drop contest or the smart antenna contestamong others.
In addition, EPSC organizes conferences and dissertations each week withinvited speakers. During the cultural week, by St. Jordi day (April 23
th), there are
also photograph and literary contests.
Most of these activities are strongly promoted and organised by the differentstudent associations:
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9. The surroundings
The Baix Llobregat Campus is:
Only 300 metres from Downtown in Castelldefels, a popular and touristcity located southwest of Barcelona.
Close to the Olympic Channel (5 min. walking), where rowing, canoeingand skating among other sports, can be practised.
At the seaside, where the nearest beach is 15 min. walking.
Close to Barcelona Airport El Prat (10 minutes by taxi)
Close to Barcelona city centre, around 20-30 minutes by train, bus or car.
Most of the students come daily from Barcelona andsurroundings by public transport, since the CBLCampus is very-well connected.
Near Castelldefels, we find Barcelona, the Europeancity of the 21
stcentury. Barcelona is a lively, organised,
safe and with an astonishing cultural energy andpassion for progressing city. (http://www.barcelona.es)
With 300 sunny days per year, clean beaches withclear water and warm weather temperatures,Castelldefels is one of the pearls of the MediterraneanCoast. A paradisiacal place to practice water sportsduring the whole year and enjoy Mediterranean
culture, food, art, celebrations, shows, spectacles. TheCastelldefels Nautical Club offers facilities forstudents/staff to practice rowing, canoeing, surf,windsurf, and sailing.
10. How to reach us
The EPSC is in the seaside town of Castelldefels, in the metropolitan Barcelonaarea, located next to the Olympic Channel and at ten minutes to the beach.
Castelldefels School of Technology
(Escola Politcnica Superior de Castelldefels, EPSC)
Av. del Canal Olmpic, s/n08860 Castelldefels
Tel: 93 413 70 00Fax: 93 413 70 07
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EPSC participates in several universities consortiums as CLUSTER, CINDA,CAESAR, oriented to provide High Quality Engineering Education and improvelinks between Engineering schools and universities. There are several official
exchange programmes to get a scholarship to join us, such as for example:Socrates/Erasmus, Leonardo, UPC-Europe, UPC-America Latina, UNITECH,etc.
Following the receipt of your application form, you will receive an IncomingStudent Manualfrom the International Education Office at the EPSC, containinguseful information about, for example, accommodation facilities, among others.
There is an EPSC Orientation Programme for Incoming Students, which
introduces you to the services at the school, academic issues, studentsassociations, sport facilities, cultural life and entertainment, etc. As part of this,there is a mentorship programme to ensure that you have a smooth integrationinto the EPSC. A local student from those accepted for mobility exchange nextsemester (probably with your school), will help you settle into EPSC and meetingother students, also helping you to overcome initial difficulties, if any.
Important Dates
The EPSC divides the academic year into two semesters: autumn and springsemesters. Thus the academic calendar is as follows:
Autumn semester (QT): from middle of September to end of January(including examinations period).
Spring semester (QP): from middle of February to end of June(including examinations period).
In order to apply for a stage at the EPSC, the student must fulfil theApplication
Form& Learning Agreementat http://www.epsc.upc.edu/principal/ang/
There are two deadlines for receiving applications that are:
JUNE 1st
, for Full Year and Autumn Semester students.
DECEMBER 1st
, for Spring Semester students.
ALL YEAR, for students elaborating its Diploma Thesis or MasterThesis.
Detailed information about the agreements between European and non-European schools, applying forms and required documents, academic calendar,courses and lectures is at the EPSC web site
http://www.epsc.upc.ed/
12. Contact us
Visiting us or by mail: EPSCinfo@upc.eduBy phone: +34 93 413 70 00By email: EPSC.Relacions.Externes@upc.eduAsk questions directly to students: EPSCDe@upc.edu
More information: http://www.epsc.upc.edu/
Hope to see you at EPSC!