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Universidad Politecnica de Valencia

Valencia

Country

Spain

City

Valencia

Type of agreement

Erasmus+

Number of places*

4 + 2 + 1

About

Valencia is a charming city on the east coast of Spain, and the third largest city in the country. The Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) is a large university with 35,000 students spread over four campuses. NMBU has an agreement with several of the faculties at UPV.

  • *Agreement

    UPV has an emphasis on technical subjects. The agreement applies to the following faculties:

    ETSIAMN: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural (4 students for up to one year - food science, agriculture, forestry, biochemistry)

    ETSIGCT: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Geodésica, Cartográfica y Topográfica (2 students for up to one year).

    ETSA: La Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura - landscape architecture, urban and regional planning (1 student for up to one year. ). Note that no courses are offered directly within landscape architecture, as this is a faculty of architecture.

    It is possible to take some subjects outside of these faculties, but you must be affiliated with one of these and take most of the subjects here.

    NB! Erasmus+ students must take at least 25 UPV credits as exchange students. 1 UPV credit corresponds to 0.8 ECTS

    Note that one must document Spanish equivalent to B2 level to be considered for exchange to UPV. It can, among other things, documented with a minimum of 5 in Spanish ll from VGS.

    Length of stay

    1 - 2 semesters.

  • Who can apply

    All Erasmus+ agreements require the completion of 60ECTS prior to a stay abroad begins.

  • Language of instruction

    Spanish and English. Note that one must document Spanish equivalent to B2 level to be considered for exchange to UPV.

  • Semester timing

    Autumn semester: September - January

    Spring semester: February - June

  • Tuition Fees

    Erasmus students must continue to pay for NMBU’s semester fees, plus register with NMBU whilst they are on exchange. However, it is not necessary to pay any types of fee at the partner university.

  • Housing
  • Courses

    ETSA

    Courses taken previously by NMBU students

    M-LA

    Advanced Urban Planning. Territory and Landscape Project

    Sculpture and Urban space

    Architectural, city and landscape project. Sustainable habitat

    Urban Planning 3

    General spanish B1

    Atmospheres composition

    Project criticism and strategies

    Landscape

    Architectural, city and landscape project. Sustainable habitat

    Workshop on Urban planning, territory and landscape

    interior Architecture and Design

    M-BYREG

    Arquitectura histórica valenciana

    Criterios bioclimáticos en el diseño arquitectónico

    Composición arquitectónica

    Crítica y estrategias proyectuales

    ESPAÑOL III GENERAL (A) B1

    ESPAÑOL IV GENERAL (B) B2

    Historia de la Arquitectura 1

    Historia de la Arquitectura 2

    Taller de proyectos de Urbanismo, Territorio y Paisaje

    Teoría de la Arquitectura

    Art and aesthetics in civil engineering

    Historical Valencian architecture

    Project criticism and strategies

    Urban design and planning 2

    Alternative views to the contemporary city