About ELISAVA

ELISAVA promotes knowledge, research, development, and innovation in all the fields revolving around design, engineering, and communication. This is achieved by means of an academic training that prepares the students to meet professional challenges at an international level, promoting the relationship of our community with the business sector, as well as with institutions and nowadays society. In this way, the School ensures the student’s viability to transform themselves and grow in a global and changing environment.

  • Welcome from the Dean

    Ramon Benedito, Dean of ELISAVA, welcomes you to our School and introduces you to our educational project.

  • Mission, vision, and values

    ELISAVA wants to become a university centre with the status of international model, contributing to the transformation of human environment and the creation of new realities; combining the development of design, engineering, and communication with creativity and quality.

  • ELISAVA: Present and future

    Participating in ELISAVA’s dynamic, creative, and innovative environment provides an opportunity to learn from the diverse profiles, experiences, and cultures of those who form part of it

  • History

    Founded in 1961, ELISAVA was the first School of Design to be established in Spain. For this reason, the methodological guidelines it has developed have been adopted as a model by other schools.

  • Awards

    In this section you can look up the roster of awards given to former and current students of ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering.