Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) was founded in 1998, although the Schools of Engineering and Business Science are over 100 years old. The UPCT offers a mixture of tradition and modernity that gives the university a dynamic and innovative spirit.
Since its early beginnings, the UPCT has signed different types of cooperation agreements with 178 European universities. In order to make the stay of its international students as comfortable as possible, the UPCT tries to promote their interests. Many European and Latin American students have already completed undergraduate or postgraduate degree programs in Cartagena. Alongside the University of Murcia, the campus of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, is a “Campus of International Excellence”, since 2010.
The UPCT has three urban campuses located in the center of Cartagena. This city has been revitalized by restoring several 18th-century military buildings. Around these buildings and facing the port of the city, a university quarter has been created with research facilities, student accommodation, new services, leisure time activities, and a student community.
