| Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering | |
| Native Name: | Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Administrative Staff: | 170 |
| Director: | Cristina Cervelló i Pastor |
| Students: | 1,355 |
| Other Name: | EETAC |
The Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (ca|Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels, EETAC; es|Escuela de Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones y Aeroespacial de Casteldefels) is a higher educational establishment on Baix Llobregat Campus in Castelldefels, Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and offers courses in aeronautics and telecommunications.
Since its creation in 1991, the School has been committed to high quality management and teaching. The EETAC was awarded the Certificate of Quality which was renewed in 2005. The Catalan Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari (AQU) granted two distinction awards to the EETAC.[1] In addition the school was awarded the Prize Vicens Vives twice (1996 and 2004) and the Flyer Prize in 2006.[2]
In 2001 the School opened its master's degree in Telecommunication Engineering, with a curriculum fully based on a project-based learning strategy, with a structure similar to that used by Aalborg University (Denmark). This consists of a two-year, 3000 hour program (1500 hours per year), of which 1800 are devoted to project development. Typically, one semester is formed by two blocks or learning units, each block formed by a multidisciplinary project and one or two courses closely connected with the project. The project is developed by students working in teams of 4-6 students.
Some departments of the university have groups of investigation that develop their activities in the EETAC, fundamentally in the following subjects:
The EETAC is part of the Baix Llobregat Campus, a Campus of the Technical University of Catalonia which is located alongside the Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT).
The PMT is a science and technology park that was set up by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, the Regional Council of Baix Llobregat, the Castelldefels City Council and the Technical University of Catalonia. The PMT aims to create links between educational institutions, research centres, high tech companies and technology-based spin-off companies.
Centers of public investigation in the PMT:
Companies in the PMT: