Why Cartagena?

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Erasmus student destination
Why Cartagena?
- A Great Weather
- The sea
- The gastronomy
- The campus
- The location
What does UPCT offer?
- Studies and Internships
- Education/Assured quality
International
Relations
- Orientation Day and Welcome
Week
- Accommodation
- Sports
- Wifi
- Casa Del Estudiante
- Erasmus Student Network
Testimonios
The UPCT in a few words
T
he Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT) was founded in 1998 and it specialises in Engineering, Architecture and Business Administration studies. The University has 3 campus: Campus Alfonso XIII, Campus de
Ciencias de la Empresa and Campus Muralla del Mar.
The UPCT offers a mix of modernity and tradition that gives the University an innovative and dynamic essence.
Since its foundation, UPCT has developed alliances with over 178 European Universities. UPCT makes
an effort to satisfy foreign students’ needs in order to
make their stay in the region a positive experience.
Many students from Europe, India and Latin America have already obtained a diploma in Cartagena.
The two public Universities in the region: The University of
Murcia and the UPCT have teamed up to create the Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum
37/38. UPCT also takes part of the UP4 alliance, the association between the 4 Technical Universities of Spain: UPM
(Madrid), UPV (Valencia), UPC (Catalonia) and UPCT.
Why
Cartagena?
300 sunny days a year!
With its subtropical Mediterranean climate,
Cartagena
has
an
average
annual
temperature
of
20°Cl.
From the cove to the sandbank
-‘Cala Cortina’ is just a 15 min walk.
- La Manga, a large sandbank with long,
sandy beaches on both sides, separates the Mediterranean Sea from an inshore salty lagoon (Mar Menor). It is easy
to reach, only 30 minutes away by bus.
- Los Nietos, 40 min away by FEVE train.
Typical Spanish food
Eating in Spain involves eating with friends
and/or family. “Ir de tapas”: To hop from bar
to bar, eating and drinking, finishing with an
asiático, the typical coffee of Cartagena.
And
more
importantly…festivals!!
Many
celebrations
over
the
year:
-
“Semana Santa” -meaning Holy Weekis an important religious festivity that commemorates Jesus Christ’s passion, and is
celebrated all over Spain in March and
April. Cartagena’s Holy Week has been declared of international touristic interest;
- Carnival is celebrated in February.
-
“Cartagineses y Romanos”, re-enacts the
historical foundation of the city in the ancient Roman era, and it’s celebrated in mid-September.
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M e an s of
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Why
Cartagena?
2 A ir p o r t s : M u r ci a- S an
J av ie r
a n d A lic an t e - Elch e .
Campus de
Afonso XIII
Rectorado
Campus Muralla
del Mar
Ca mp u s d e
Ci enc i a d e
la Empresa
T h e S p an is h r ail w ay c o m p an y is
ca lle d R EN F E
T h e m e an s o f
tr an s p o r t
most
f r e q u e n t ly u s e d
is the bus. The
m o s t im p o r t an t
com p an y
le av i n g f r o m C ar t age n a is A L S A .
What
does
UPCT
offer?
Centros
Technical Schools/Faculties
Technical School of Agricultural Engineering
Technical School of Industrial Engineering
Technical School of Naval and Ocean Engineering
Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering
School of Business
Technical School of Civil and Mining Engineering
Technical School of Architecture and Building
Construction
International Doctoral School
Defence University centre. General Air Force
Academy (Affiliated Public Centre)
!
You will find the available courses on: upct.es
-> studies, -choose your level of study (Bachelor,
Master, PHD,..)- or directly on the webpage of
the faculty you are looking for.
For any other information regarding studies or internships at UPCT you can contact the International Relations Office: relint@upct.es
What
does
UPCT
offer?
Assured quality
T he U P C T , accord i ng t o
c ur r ent U niversi t y ranki ng s,
sta nds o u t for i t s research
p r o du c tivity and for i t s
inno va tive t eachi ng . In
f a c t, the U ni versi t y was a
distingu ished reci pi ent of
univer sity pri zes such as
the Universia or the Spanish
M inistr y
of
Ed ucat i on
a wa r ds, c o mpet i ng i n t he
‘b est o p en ed ucat i onal
‘ Otr a
m anera
de
en señar.
Otra
ma nera de aprend er’
cont en t’
ca te go r y .
It s motto i s “ A d i f f e r e n t w a y
t o t ea ch . A d i f f e r e n t w a y to
l earn” . S tud e n ts ca n ma k e
use of w h a t th e y l e a r n e d i n
cl a s s r o o ms i n a pr a cti c al
w a y th a n k s to i n te r n s h ip s
i n co mpa n i e s , r e s e ar c h
pr o je cts o r i n te r n a ti o n al
e n gi n e e r i n g co mpe ti ti o n s ,
s uch a s th e o n e s w h e r e
U P CT s tud e n ts pa r ti ci p at e
by ma n uf a ctur i n g r a c e
ca r s a n d r a ci n g bi k e s ,
to p
e n e r gy - e f f i cie n t
solar
ca r s
or
e l e c t r ic
mo to r cy cl e s f o r ur ba n u s e .
International
Relations
Acommodation
Sports
Yo u c an p r a c tic e a wi d e rang e
of sp or ts st U P C T f aci l i t i es, i nc lu d ing:
B od y w o r k ,
Bo dy bui l d i ng -Fi t n e ss, T o nif ic a tio n, Pi l at es, Zumba , J udo , T a ek wo n d o, Yog am
D a nc e ( C la ssic a l, Cont empora r y , Fla menc o … ) B oot Camp,
D iving , Sa iling, Ka yaki ng , Hors e b ac k r iding,…
Mo r e in f o r m a tio n o n: servi ci od e po r tes.up c t.es
Welc ome Day and Orientation Day
An Ori e n ta ti o n Da y i s o r ga n i sed by th e I n te r n a ti o n a l R e l a t i ons Of f i ce i n th e be gi n n i n g o f
each te r m. On th i s d a y , d i f f e rent m e e ti n gs a r e h e l d i n o r d er t o pr e s e n t th e s e r v i ce s a n d
t he as s o ci a ti o n s (E S N, Bo l s a d e
Id i oma s … ) th a t ma y h e l p y o u o r
be of i n te r e s t d ur i n g y o ur s ta y .
Thi s d a y a l s o ma r k s th e be gi n ni ng of We l co me We e k : a w e e k
ful l of a cti v i ti e s a n d pa r ti e s to
meet f o r e i gn e r s a n d l o ca l s .
- U P CT
s tud e n t
d o r m ito r y :
“ Al be r t o
C o lao ”
- Oth e r us e f u l w e b s it e s : p is o co mpa r ti d o . c o m ,
b o ls adepisoupct.housingon.com.
- P r o gr a ma P a d r in o : c o n t ac t
l o ca l s tud e n ts to g u id e yo u o n
y o ur f i r s t s te ps i n t h e c it y an d as k
th e m to h e l p y o u f in d a r o o m !
Co n ta ct o n
r e lin t @ u p c t . e s
Wifi
Al l
U P CT
bui ld in g s
( f ac u lti e s , s po r t f a c ilit ie s , d o r m ito r i e s , … ) h a v e a c o m m o n
WI F I
n e tw o r k
( O PEN - U PC T ) ,
th a t ca n be ac c e s s e d w it h
y o ur
un i v e r s i ty
c r e d e n t ials .
International
Relations
Services
Erasmus Student
Network
Cartagena
E S N i s a Eu r o p e an
o r ga n i s a ti o n th a t a i ms to br i n g tog e t h e r an d
gui d e i n te r n a ti o n a l s tud e n ts . E S N C ar t ag e n a
o f te n o r ga n i s e s tr i ps a n d s po r t, c u lt u r al an d
l e i s ur e e v e n ts to h e l p y o u i n te gr a t e in t h e c it y.
Funcarele
F un ca r e l e i s a f o un d a ti o n i n Ca r ta ge n a a ccr e d i te d by th e Ce r v a n te s I n s ti tute th a t pr o v i d e s S pan i s h co ur s e s , f r e e o f ch a r ge f o r th e Er as m u s
s tud e n ts a t U P CT .
Bolsa de Idiomas
Bo l s a d e I d i o ma s i s a n i n i ti a ti v e l e d by th e l o ca l go v e r n me n t o f Ca r ta ge n a .
Bo l s a d e I d i o ma s o r ga n i s e s s o m e m e e t in g s
e v e r y w e e k s o th a t l o ca l s a n d f o r e ig n e r s c an
me e t up a n d s pe a k i n d i f f e r e n t lan g u ag e s .
Casa del Estudiante / Student’s Recration Centre
d e n ts
U P CT ’ s “ Ca s a d e l Es t u d ian t e ”
i s a f r i e n d l y pl a ce w h e r e s t u ca n me e t to s o ci a l i s e an d w o r k.
International
Relations
E r asmu s Student Netw ork
ESN Cartagena is a non-profit organisation with the aim of helping foreign students settle in and integrate at UPCT. The
association organises a variety of events around the cultural and local life of Cartagena which foreign students can take part in.
Activities
E SN o r ga niz es reg ul ar act i vities suc h as “B roken Cof f ee”, r ela xing and eng ag i ng
m o ments b et ween st ud ent s,
Sa lsa
c la sses,
“Sal sa
Ni ght” ever y Mond ay, et c…
T her e a r e so me ot her speci f ic a c tivities such as Wel com e W eek tha t i ncl ud es a t our
a r o und Ca r tag ena, a wel com e p a r ty a nd ot her surpri ses!
T r ip s to visit o r t ake part i n na-
t i onal e v e n ts , a n i n te r n a ti o n a l
d i nner, th e me d pa r ti e s ; s po r t
event s a r e a l s o o r ga n i s e d .
How to become a member
ECTS Credits
Contact
B y t ak i n g pa r t i n s o me o f
t he ES N a cti v i ti e s y o u ca n
g et up to 2 E CT S cr e d i ts .
T h e E S N ca r d co s ts 6 E ur o s an d it
gi v e s y o u a cce s s to a l l a c t iv it ie s
o r ga n i ze d by th e a s s oc iat io n .
T ue s d a y 1 0 h - 1 3 h a n d T h u r s d ay
9h-12h
«E LDI » bui l d i n g, 3 r d f l o o r
Ca l l e d e l An ge l , s / n
3 0 2 0 2 , Ca r ta ge n a
i s a c. ca r ta ge n a @upct. e s
OPINIONS
Opinions
Fa u s t o O s ir is ,
M é x ic o
UP C T a t t r a c t e d m e b e c a use of i t s i n t e r d i sc i p l i n a r y n a t ur e : h e r e you
c a n f i n d f r om A g r i c ul t ur a l t o T e l e c om m un i c a t i on s En gi n e e r i n g a s
w e l l a s A r c h i t e c t ur e or
Busi n e ss… T h a n k s t o m y
Er a sm us e xp e r i e n c e I w i l l
g o b a c k t o M e xi c o m or e
m a t ur e . T h a t ’ s f or sur e !
G i u l i a G am b u z z i,
Ital i a
I'm keen o n h i st or y, f or
th at reaso n I l ov e C a r t a gen a. Thi s c i t y h a s 2 .0 0 0
years o f hi stor y. I t s b l e n d
o f mo derni ty a n d t r a d i ti o n makes Ca r t a ge n a
a un i que ci ty. UP C T h a s
bui l di n gs wi t h h i st or i c
cl assro o ms an d p l a c e s r e served to stud e n t s.
Kit t i Sz a la y, H u nga ry
I am studying at the School
o f B u s in e s s . T h e bu ildin g ,
f a c in g t h e p o r t , is r e a lly
n ic e a n d h a s wo n de r f u l
s e a v ie ws . I p a r t ic u la r ly
like t h e la s t f lo o r be c a u s e it is a qu ie t pla c e . I t ’ s
a p r iv ile g e t o b e a b le
t o s t u dy wh ile o v e r lo o kin g t h e M e dit e r r a n e a n !
Aigerim Y edemb a yev a ,
A z e r b a ï d j a n
I a m s tud y i n g G l o ba l
E co n o mi cs a t U P CT a n d
I r e a l l y l i k e i t. We o f te n
w o r k i n gr o ups a n d w e
d o a l o t o f r e s e a r ch . We
d o a l o t o f d i f f e r e n t a cti v i ti e s w i th th e o th e r
E r a s mus s tud e n ts a n d w e
l e a r n much a bo ut S pa n i s h cul tur e . I l i k e i t h e r e ,
i t’ s a r e a l l y co o l ci ty
a n d i t’ s a l s o v e r y h o t! !
H a nn ah
Germ any
Boos e,
I c a me to t he UPCT
t o s t udy Internat ion a l B usiness. Since I
a r r iv e d, I’ve made a
lo t o f friends t o travel
wit h ! From Cartagena
y o u can easily reach
ma n y
ot her
Spanis h c ities lik e Granada , Seville, Cordoba,
M a dr id or V alencia…
Ma u lik Ma kwana,
I nde
I l o v e U P CT f o r t h e ar ch i te ctur e o f it s an ci e n t bui l d i n g s an d e s pe ci a l l y th e S c h o o l o f
Bus i n e s s w h er e I s t u d y.
I have never seen such
a n E r a s mus g r o u p like
th e o n e i n t h is U n iv e r s i ty . I l i k e m e e t in g
pe o pl e f r o m Eu r o p e .
Cartagena is, in my opin i o n , a s ma ll p ar ad is e .
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