The Polytechnic University of Valencia receives the China Chair Award for opening the first university center in China.
The China Chair Awards, in the Academic Institution category, the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) was honored at the ninth annual ceremony. This award from the China Chair Foundation It acknowledges the extensive educational exchanges and academic agreements established by the UPV with China. Specifically, in 2025, it highlights the opening of the first Spanish university center in that Asian country, the Beihang Valencia Polytechnic Institute (BVPI).
UPV President José Capilla, convinced that major scientific and technological problems will be solved in the Asia-Pacific region, is committed to strengthening ties with Chinese academic institutions, extending the “multicultural experience not only to students and researchers but also the university’s administrative and technical staff.” He explained this in a interview given to Global World, the magazine of the China Chair Foundation.
The awards ceremony was held on February 7 in Madrid, and Jose Monserrat del Río, the UPV’s Vice Rector for Internationalization and Communication, attended on behalf of the rector.