At Elisava we understand design and industrial design engineering as instruments to transform the world through innovation and critical reflection. Elisava is a university where you can question pre-established ideas, where you can experiment with new ways, where you can connect with the professional world and where you can find alternatives.
For 60 years we have been committed to an open, flexible and multidisciplinary line of training and research, oriented towards the professional world. We have trained more than 20,000 students from over 90 countries who are prepared to face and overcome great professional challenges, taking into account social, environmental and gender aspects.
Located in the urban centers of Barcelona and Madrid, we generate direct impact in both cities, constituting plural spaces that are nourished by a multicultural society in constant change where innovation is urgent and necessary.
At Elisava we do not have a manifesto or obey any commandments. We understand design as an instrument to transform the world through creativity, innovation and critical reflection. However, we do have some principles. They are the following:
Elisava, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering of the Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), fourth best Catalan university and sixth in Spain, promotes education, knowledge and research in the fields of design, industrial design engineering and communication.
All our regulated studies are valid in Europe, articulated through ECTS credits and with competences governed by the New European Higher Education Area (Bologna Plan).
This training is complemented by specialisation courses for students and professionals: Summer School, Study Abroad, Visiting University.
You will find all the information in the related sections of this website (Educational studies, and Research, for the PhD Programme).
Undergraduate Degrees
grau@elisava.net
Masters and Postgraduates
masters@elisava.net
Executive Education
executive@elisava.net
Summer University
summerschool@elisava.net
Study Abroad
studyabroad@elisava.net
Elisava Research
research@elisava.net
Marketing and Communication
comunicacio@elisava.net
Administration and Financing
administracio@elisava.net
Academic Management Unit
gestioacademica@elisava.net
Our campus in Barcelona is located on La Rambla, in the historic center and heart of the city, just few meters from the sea. We are very well connected by public transport: Metro (L1, L2, L3, L4), Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), trains, buses, Bicing.
Elisava, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering
La Rambla 30-32
08002 Barcelona
Elisava Madrid occupies an industrial building in the emerging district of Legazpi, an area that combines creativity, culture and nature. It is located just a few minutes from the interchange of the same name -with direct connection to Metro (L3 and L6), different bus lines and BiciMAD- and near Atocha station, with access to high-speed and local trains.
Elisava Madrid
Teniente Coronel Noreña 15
28045 Madrid