Polytechnic University of Catalonia - Quiz
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
  • 1. What is the English name of the UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management at UPC?
A) UNESCO Chair of Numerical Methods in Engineering
B) UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management
C) UNESCO Chair of Technology and Culture
D) UNESCO Sustainability Chair
  • 2. Which UNESCO Chair focuses on numerical methods in engineering at UPC?
A) Càtedra UNESCO en Salut Visual i Desenvolupament
B) Càtedra UNESCO de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria de la UPC
C) Càtedra UNESCO de Direcció Universitària
D) Càtedra UNESCO de Sostenibilitat
  • 3. What is the English title for the UNESCO Sustainability Chair?
A) UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management
B) UNESCO Sustainability Chair
C) UNESCO Chair of Vision and Development
D) UNESCO Chair of Technology and Culture
  • 4. Which UNESCO Chair at UPC is associated with vision and development?
A) Càtedra UNESCO de Direcció Universitària
B) Càtedra UNESCO de Tècnica i Cultura
C) Càtedra UNESCO en Salut Visual i Desenvolupament
D) Càtedra UNESCO de Sostenibilitat
  • 5. What does BSC stand for in the context of UPC research centers?
A) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
B) Molecular Biotechnology Centre
C) Advanced Broadband Communications Center
D) Barcelona Supercomputing Center
  • 6. What is the research center abbreviated as CCABA?
A) Center for Research and Services for the Local Administration
B) Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
C) Advanced Broadband Communications Center
D) Power Electronics Research Centre
  • 7. What does CD6 stand for?
A) Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
B) Molecular Biotechnology Centre
C) Maritime Engineering Laboratory
D) Center for Engines and Heat Installations
  • 8. What is CEBIM?
A) Center Innovation Electronics
B) Molecular Biotechnology Centre
C) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
D) Center for Research in Nanoengineering
  • 9. What is the research center abbreviated as CETpD-UPC?
A) Tech. Research Cen. for Dependency Care and Autonomous Living
B) Center for Engines and Heat Installations
C) Power Electronics Research Centre
D) Maritime Engineering Laboratory
  • 10. What does CPSV stand for?
A) Centre of Land Policy and Valuations
B) Centre de Recerca de l'Aeronàutica i de l'Espai
C) Center for Research in Nanoengineering
D) Centre de Recerca Aplicada en Hidrometeorologia
  • 11. What is CRAE?
A) Centre de Recerca Aplicada en Hidrometeorologia
B) Center for Research and Services for the Local Administration
C) Specific Research Center of Numerical Methods
D) Centre de Recerca de l'Aeronàutica i de l'Espai
  • 12. What does CRAHI stand for?
A) Centre de Recerca de l'Aeronàutica i de l'Espai
B) Centre de Recerca Aplicada en Hidrometeorologia
C) Maritime Engineering Laboratory
D) Center for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
  • 13. What is CIMNE?
A) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
B) Advanced Broadband Communications Center
C) Power Electronics Research Centre
D) International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • 14. What does CREB stand for?
A) Center for Engines and Heat Installations
B) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
C) Molecular Biotechnology Centre
D) Center for Research in Nanoengineering
  • 15. What is CREMIT?
A) Terrassa Industrial Electronics Group
B) Center for Engines and Heat Installations
C) Power Electronics Research Centre
D) Center Innovation Electronics
  • 16. What does CRNE stand for?
A) Center for Research in Applied Sciences
B) Centre for Research in Nanoengineering
C) Maritime Engineering Laboratory
D) Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
  • 17. What is LACÀN?
A) Specific Research Center of Numerical Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
B) International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
C) Advanced Broadband Communications Center
D) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
  • 18. What does LIM/UPC stand for?
A) Laboratori per a la Innovació Tecnològica d'Estructures i Materials
B) Maritime Engineering Laboratory
C) Molecular Biotechnology Centre
D) Center for Engines and Heat Installations
  • 19. What does MCIA stand for?
A) Center Innovation Electronics. Motion Control and Industrial Applications
B) Advanced Broadband Communications Center
C) Power Electronics Research Centre
D) Terrassa Industrial Electronics Group
  • 20. What does PERC-UPC stand for?
A) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
B) Terrassa Industrial Electronics Group
C) Center Innovation Electronics
D) Power Electronics Research Centre
  • 21. What is TALP?
A) Center for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development
B) Centre de Recerca de l'Aeronàutica i de l'Espai
C) Centre de Tecnologies i Aplicacions del Llenguatge i la Parla
D) Centre de Recerca Aplicada en Hidrometeorologia
  • 22. What does TIEG stand for?
A) Power Electronics Research Centre
B) Center Innovation Electronics
C) Advanced Broadband Communications Center
D) Terrassa Industrial Electronics Group
  • 23. During which years was the Science Fiction Award organized annually by the Board of Trustees at the UPC?
A) 2007–2014
B) 1991–2010
C) 2000–2010
D) 1991–2012
  • 24. How is the UPC Science Fiction Award currently presented?
A) Monthly
B) Tri-annually
C) Bi-annually
D) Annually
  • 25. Who won the Science Fiction Award in 2007 for 'Defending Elysium'?
A) Brandon Sanderson
B) Eduardo Gallego Arjona
C) Roberto Sanhueza
D) Carlos Gardini d'Angelo
  • 26. Who co-authored the winning work 'La cosecha del centauro' in 2008?
A) Brandon Sanderson and Carlos Gardini d'Angelo
B) José Miguel Sánchez Gómez and Yoss
C) Roberto Sanhueza and Miguel Santander
D) Eduardo Gallego Arjona and Guillem Sánchez Gómez
  • 27. Who won the UPC Science Fiction Award in 2009 for the work 'Bis'?
A) Carlos Gardini d'Angelo
B) Roberto Sanhueza
C) Guillem Sánchez Gómez
D) Miguel Santander
  • 28. Who won the Science Fiction Award in 2010 for 'Super extra grande'?
A) Eduardo Gallego Arjona
B) Roberto Sanhueza
C) José Miguel Sánchez Gómez (Yoss)
D) Brandon Sanderson
  • 29. Who wrote the 2012 award-winning work 'La epopeya de los amantes'?
A) Roberto Sanhueza
B) Carlos Gardini d'Angelo
C) Guillem Sánchez Gómez
D) Miguel Santander
  • 30. Which work did Roberto Sanhueza win the UPC Science Fiction Award with in 2014?
A) Defending Elysium
B) El año del gato
C) La cosecha del centauro
D) Bis
  • 31. Which affiliated school is known as EUNCET?
A) Euncet University Business School
B) Barcelona School of Building Construction
C) Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
D) EAE University Business School
  • 32. What does the acronym EAE stand for in the context of the affiliated schools?
A) Euncet University Business School
B) Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre
C) EAE University Business School
D) Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
  • 33. In what month and year was the Polytechnic University of Barcelona (UPB) established?
A) March 1972
B) March 1971
C) January 1971
D) December 1972
  • 34. Who succeeded Víctor de Buen Lozano as rector in December 1972?
A) Gabriel Ferraté Pascual
B) Fernández Ferrer
C) Víctor Lozano
D) Julián Fernández Ferrer
  • 35. In what year did the Technical School of Civil Engineering of Barcelona (ETSECCPB) open?
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1976
D) 1974
  • 36. When was the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona (FIB) founded?
A) March 1971
B) March 1976
C) 1978
D) December 1972
  • 37. Who was elected rector in March 1976?
A) Julián Fernández Ferrer
B) Víctor Lozano Buen
C) Gabriel Ferraté Pascual
D) Víctor de Buen Lozano
  • 38. In which year did the University School of Optics (EUOOT) open in Terrassa?
A) 1976
B) 1974
C) 1977
D) 1979
  • 39. By what means was the University School of Optics opened in Terrassa?
A) Royal decree
B) Student referendum
C) Municipal mandate
D) Ministerial order
  • 40. When was Gabriel Ferraté re-elected rector, and until what year did he serve?
A) 1972 to 1990
B) 1971 to 1976
C) 1978 to 1994
D) 1976 to 1983
  • 41. In what year did the Technical School of Architecture of the Vallès (ETSAV) open?
A) 1971
B) 1974
C) 1977
D) 1979
  • 42. Where did the ETSAV initially open in 1979?
A) Sant Cugat del Vallès
B) Barcelona
C) Sabadell-Terrassa area
D) Manresa
  • 43. What is the current common reference name for the Polytechnic University of Catalonia?
A) Universitat de Barcelona
B) BarcelonaTech
C) Polytechnic Spain
D) CataloniaTech
  • 44. In which country is the Polytechnic University of Catalonia primarily located?
A) France
B) Portugal
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 45. When were some of the higher technical schools that merged to form the university originally founded?
A) 20th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century
  • 46. How many schools did UPC have in Catalonia as of 2025?
A) 30
B) 18
C) 25
D) 12
  • 47. Approximately how many students did UPC have as of the academic year 2024–25?
A) Over 5,000
B) Over 50,000
C) Over 10,000
D) Over 30,000
  • 48. How many teaching and research staff did UPC have as of the academic year 2024–25?
A) Over 1,000
B) Over 5,000
C) Over 3,000
D) Over 500
  • 49. How many undergraduate programs did UPC offer as of the 2024–25 academic year?
A) 18
B) 96
C) 46
D) 67
  • 50. How many graduate programs did UPC offer as of the 2024–25 academic year?
A) 67
B) 18
C) 46
D) 96
  • 51. How many doctorate programs did UPC offer as of the 2024–25 academic year?
A) 96
B) 18
C) 46
D) 67
  • 52. Which university federation is UPC a member of?
A) Russell Group
B) CESAER
C) Coimbra Group
D) Ivy League
  • 53. What was UPC ranked worldwide in Engineering and Technology in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by subject?
A) 10th
B) 97th
C) 50th
D) 150th
  • 54. What is another field where El Mundo ranks UPC first in Spain?
A) History
B) Law
C) Computer science
D) Psychology
  • 55. When were the state technical schools of Architecture and Engineering in Barcelona, which formed the Polytechnic Higher Institute, established?
A) Late 20th century
B) Renaissance era
C) Mid-19th century
D) Early 18th century
  • 56. Which federation is UPC a member of alongside CESAER?
A) UNICEF
B) UNESCO
C) UNHCR
D) UNITECH
  • 57. Which of the following is an acronym for an industrial engineering school mentioned in the text?
A) ETSEIAT
B) UPC-IBEI
C) ETSAM
D) QS-2025
  • 58. On what date was Spain's University Reform Act passed, paving the way for new statutes?
A) 12 February 2003
B) 19 December 1984
C) 4 July 1983
D) 4 July 1984
  • 59. In what year was the institution officially renamed the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)?
A) 1990
B) 1994
C) 1983
D) 1984
  • 60. Who was appointed as the first President of the UPC Social Council on 19 December 1984?
A) Jaume Pagès i Fita
B) Josep Ferrer Llop
C) Gabriel Ferraté
D) Pere Duran Farell
  • 61. When was the Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics (FME) established?
A) 1992
B) 1991
C) 1993
D) 1990
  • 62. Who became President of the Social Council in 1994?
A) Josep Ferrer Llop
B) Xavier Llobet Colom
C) Joaquim Molins
D) Pere Duran Farell
  • 63. Where did the Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library open in 1996?
A) Baix Llobregat Campus
B) Diagonal Sud Campus
C) Terrassa Campus
D) Diagonal Nord Campus
  • 64. What was the name of the university's Internet service launched in 1998?
A) CRITT
B) UPCnet
C) MareNostrum
D) Edicions UPC
  • 65. In what year did the technology centres at Vilanova i la Geltrú and Manresa begin operations?
A) 1998
B) 2001
C) 2002
D) 2000
  • 66. When did the first building of the Mediterranean Technology Park open at Baix Llobregat?
A) September 2000
B) October 2001
C) September 2001
D) October 2002
  • 67. When did the Barcelona Technology Park open at Diagonal Sud?
A) May 2003
B) October 2001
C) January 2005
D) September 2001
  • 68. Who became President of the Social Council when Josep Ferrer Llop was elected rector?
A) Pere Duran Farell
B) Joaquim Molins
C) Xavier Llobet Colom
D) Gabriel Ferraté
  • 69. On what date did the Parliament of Catalonia approve the Universities Law (LUC)?
A) 19 December 1984
B) 4 July 1983
C) 12 February 2003
D) May 2003
  • 70. Where was the Centre for Interdisciplinary Higher Education (CFIS) founded in 2003?
A) Terrassa Campus
B) Baix Llobregat Campus
C) Diagonal Nord Campus
D) Diagonal Sud Campus
  • 71. In what month and year did the second phase of the Omega Building open at Diagonal Nord?
A) January 2005
B) September 2001
C) October 2001
D) May 2003
  • 72. In which chapel was the MareNostrum supercomputer installed in January 2005?
A) Omega Building
B) Baix Llobregat chapel
C) Neàpolis building
D) Torre Girona chapel
  • 73. What centre opened its Technology Transfer Centre (CRITT) in 2005?
A) ETSAV
B) EPSEVG
C) FNB
D) EETAC
  • 74. Who was elected rector of the UPC in March 2006?
A) Pere Navarro Olivella
B) Antoni Giró Roca
C) Mateo Valero Cortés
D) Jordi Rodríguez-Amat
  • 75. In which academic year did the UPC approve its first EHEA-adapted master's programmes?
A) 2007–08
B) 2009–10
C) 2005–06
D) 2006–07
  • 76. What was the name of the online newsletter launched by the UPC in 2007?
A) Informacions
B) UNITE!
C) e-informacions
D) IRIS
  • 77. In what year did the UPC open its Brussels office to strengthen ties with the European Commission?
A) 2006
B) 2011
C) 2009
D) 2013
  • 78. When was the foundation stone laid for the Diagonal-Besòs Campus?
A) 2010
B) December 2009
C) 2011
D) March 2006
  • 79. Where is the Agrópolis agri-food hub, inaugurated in 2010, located?
A) Brussels
B) Barcelona
C) Castelldefels
D) Viladecans
  • 80. What was the Castelldefels School of Technology renamed to?
A) EETAC
B) CIT UPC
C) ETSAV
D) CRNE
  • 81. In what year was the Nanoengineering Research Centre (CRNE) inaugurated?
A) 2013
B) 2009
C) 2011
D) 2023
  • 82. Which supercomputer was installed and inaugurated at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in 2023?
A) MareNostrum Super
B) MareNostrum 2010
C) MareNostrum 1
D) MareNostrum 5
  • 83. Under which European university alliance were the new UPC Statutes approved in 2024?
A) Horizon 2010
B) Vives University Network
C) UNITE!
D) EHEA
  • 84. What is the name of the new Research and Innovation in Health Institute presented by the UPC in 2025?
A) CRNE
B) ICFO
C) IRIS
D) CIT
  • 85. Who is the president of the Rodriguez-Amat Foundation and a notable UPC alumnus?
A) Jordi Rodríguez-Amat
B) Roger Torrent i Ramió
C) Oriol Vinyals
D) Matthias Maurer
  • 86. What did Olga Malinkiewicz co-develop at Saule Technologies?
A) EHEA-adapted master's programmes
B) High-performance supercomputing architecture
C) Inkjet-printed perovskite solar cells
D) Seq2seq machine learning models
  • 87. Where does Oriol Vinyals work as a machine-learning researcher?
A) Saule Technologies
B) RCR Arquitectes
C) Barcelona Supercomputing Center
D) DeepMind
  • 88. What model did Oriol Vinyals co-invent?
A) MareNostrum architecture
B) Seq2seq model
C) Perovskite solar cell
D) Horizon 2010 framework
  • 89. Carme Pigem Barceló is a co-founder of which Pritzker Prize-winning firm?
A) RCR Arquitectes
B) Saule Technologies
C) DeepMind
D) Roca
  • 90. Which company did Josep Roca i Soler co-found, having studied industrial engineering at the UPC?
A) Saule Technologies
B) RCR Arquitectes
C) DeepMind
D) Roca
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