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Campus of Alcoy. Dr. Keith Stuart International Relations Coordinator. Process of adapting all our 11 degree courses to the European Space for Higher Education. INTERNATIONALIZATION/Teaching. UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA. Diploma Supplement ECTS Bachelors/Masters ERASMUS MUNDUS.
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Campus of Alcoy Dr. Keith Stuart International Relations Coordinator
Process of adapting all our 11 degree courses to the European Space for Higher Education INTERNATIONALIZATION/Teaching UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA • Diploma Supplement • ECTS • Bachelors/Masters • ERASMUS MUNDUS
MSc Industrial Management MA in Business Administration and Management MSc Material Science BSc Chemical Engineering BSc Computer Science BSc Electrical Engineering BSc Electronic Engineering BSc Industrial Design BSc Mechanical Engineering BSc Textile Engineering BSc Telecommunications Engineer INTERNATIONALIZATION/Teaching UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA
70 bilateral agreements with European Universities More than 180 incoming Erasmus students in 2007-2008 Summer program (2008) with Engineering Faculty, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA Numerous Latin American students: Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru Spanish for Foreigners classes INTERNATIONALIZATION/Mobility UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA Mobility figures Campus of Alcoy, UPV
183 200 180 160 140 125 120 97 Nº Students 100 80 62 56 60 29 40 18 6 9 8 20 0 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Evolution in the number of ERASMUS students according to academic year INTERNATIONALIZATION/Mobility
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Mobility Canada China USA Japan Mexico Chile Brasil Argentina Australia UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA We send students to the following countries as well as to most European countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom
International research projects Research groups with international partners Financial incentives to stimulate mobility of researchers Facilities given to researchers who want to spend several months with us or our researchers who want to spend 6 month periods or longer abroad (USA, Japan) INTERNATIONALIZATION/Research UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Research UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA List of research groups:
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Companies UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA • 90% of our students find work within six months of finishing their degree. • Students work in international companies such as Alcatel, Bayer, Nokia, Orange, Philips, Siemens, etc.
INTERNATIONALIZATION/Companies 312 Companies and Institutions Collaborators 534 Company practical work placements 362.000 € in scholarships for students.
Institute of Educational Sciences (ICE) • ORIENTATION AND SUPPORT TO STUDENTS • INTEGRA PROGRAM • Orientation Week / Teacher and Student tutors for new students (PATU) • Student Workshops • Psychopedagogical consultancy (GOPU) • TEACHER TRAINING • University Teachers • Workshops for teachers • Training for novel university teachers (PAU) • Specialist in University Pedagogy (FIPPU) • Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education (225 students) • TEACHER EVALUATION • Processing of teacher evaluations (student evaluation sheets)
INTERNATIONALIZATIONIntercultural Dialogue UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA • We organize events so that international students can get to know each other and integrate into life at the UPV • Student Mentor Program (Spanish students look after foreign students) • We find accommodation for you
INTERNATIONALIZATIONConnecting people UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA Wireless installation in the whole of the Campus High ratio of computers per student