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