University studies in technologies, audiovisuals, video games, business and health focused on the professional world and entrepreneurship

A total of 924 students have applied as their first choice to study at TecnoCampus, a figure higher than last year (877), in the June university pre-registration process, the data for which was released today, Friday. 

The Mataró university center, affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University, consolidates once again the high demand in undergraduate studies, focused on professionalization, internationalization and entrepreneurship, with a unique model of center integrated into a technological and business park. The high demand has meant that twelve of the eighteen degrees offered at the center have a cut-off mark. 

The high demand for first preference is general across all studies, both in the fields of technology and business or health:

• Nursing (8,868).
• Physiotherapy (8,606).
• Physiotherapy and Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (8,508).
• Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (8,125).
• Business Administration and Innovation Management (7,766).
• Business Administration and Innovation Management and Marketing (7,222).
• Business Administration and Innovation Management in English (7,16).
• Industrial Engineering -Mechanics, Electronics and Industrial Organization- (7,038).
• Computer Science and Systems Management (7,01). 
• Marketing (6,602).
• Logistics (6,176). 
• Nutrition (5,248).

It is also worth noting that the newly introduced Degree in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence has 55 students assigned to first and second preferences, so it has been very well received in its first year.

The total number of students assigned to TecnoCampus in this June pre-registration process is 1.161 (assigned in first preference and following). 

Starting next week, they will begin to register, in an online process that will last throughout the month of July. TecnoCampus is making available to students a web portal where you can find out about the entire process.

Participation in this conference is part of the Llavor – Knowledge Industry program, an initiative promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya that aims to promote the valorization of research results and facilitate their transfer to the market and society.

The StrongArm project focuses on the testing and validation of a low-cost prosthesis aimed at physical and social rehabilitation. The initiative seeks to offer an accessible solution that contributes to improving the quality of life of users, putting technology at the service of inclusion and personal autonomy.

The presentation of the project in this innovation space has allowed for visibility to be given to the applied research developed at TecnoCampus and the potential of its lines of work to generate social and economic impact. 

StrongArm's participation in this edition of the Innovation Fair and Innovation Day reinforces TecnoCampus' commitment to research aimed at solving real challenges for society and to knowledge transfer as a driver of innovation.

The day brought together nearly 200 people in a community action that aimed to promote citizen awareness of a reality that is often made invisible and to strengthen the collective commitment to the good treatment and dignity of the elderly. 

The program included a popular walk open to the public and various informative, participatory and educational activities at the Espai Mataró Cuida, a leading facility in the field of care, aging and social innovation. The day became a meeting point between citizens, professionals, entities and institutions that work to promote the well-being and quality of life of older people. 

TecnoCampus had a stand to inform citizens and other participating entities about the lines of research and knowledge transfer that it promotes to contribute to healthy aging. During the day, doctoral student Diana Flaqué, from the Chair of Aging and Quality of Life, presented the SEREM project, a study aimed at women over 65 years of age residing in Mataró that aims to better understand how social relationships, feelings of loneliness, memory, attention and emotional well-being influence the aging process. 

Participation in this conference is part of TecnoCampus' commitment to knowledge transfer and collaboration with local agents to promote more inclusive, safe and friendly environments for older people. Actions like this allow research to be brought closer to citizens and highlight the role of innovation and scientific knowledge in building more cohesive communities committed to the well-being of all people.

Researchers from the GRAEFES research group at TecnoCampus and the CRES UPF research group Helena M. Hernández-Pizarro and Albert Prades-Colomé have presented the paper Too Hot to Cope? The Role of Long-Term Care Against Heatwave Health Risks within the framework of the XLV Conference on Health Economics (AES), held from June 17 to 19 at the University of Seville under the motto “Data, evidence, decisions: generating value for health management and policies". 

This congress is one of the leading scientific meetings in Spain in the field of health economics and brings together researchers, healthcare professionals, managers and public policy makers to debate the main challenges of health systems. 

The study analyzes how the environment where long-term care is provided (care for dependency) influences the risk of mortality associated with heat waves among older people with dependency needs, an issue of great relevance given the increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme heat episodes resulting from climate change. The research uses administrative data from more than 182.000 people over 60 years of age with level II or III dependency in Catalonia, corresponding to the period 2015-2024, combined with meteorological and environmental information. 

Using advanced econometric techniques, researchers estimate the causal effect of the type of care received—residential care or care in the home environment—on mortality during heat waves. The results indicate that, compared to home care, people in residential centers have a significantly higher increase in mortality during episodes of extreme heat and the days immediately following. The study suggests that this effect could be related to limitations in the air conditioning of the facilities, the characteristics of the buildings or certain organizational factors, such as the availability of personnel and specific training in situations of extreme heat.

Based on these results, the researchers highlight the need to incorporate adaptation to climate change into dependency care policies, reinforcing measures such as improving cooling and ventilation systems, protocols for dealing with heat waves and training professionals, both in the residential and home care sectors. 

TecnoCampus' participation in this international congress contributes to strengthening the visibility of the research carried out at the institution in the areas of health economics, aging and public policies, and highlights the generation of scientific evidence to address the effects of climate change on the health of the most vulnerable population. 

This research is also part of the industrial doctorate that Albert Prades-Colomé is developing, in collaboration with the Department of Social Rights and Inclusion of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a project funded by the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR), which promotes the transfer of knowledge between the university and the public administration.

The City Council of Mataró, in its capacity as president of ACTE (Association of European Textile Collectives), has successfully concluded the institutional mission held on June 2 and 3 in Brussels, marked by the celebration of the Annual General Assembly and the Executive Committee of the entity, as well as a conference and round table dedicated to the challenges of the clean transition and the competitiveness of the European textile sector. 

The meeting served to consolidate one of the main commitments assumed by Mataró's candidacy for the presidency of ACTE a year ago: to expand the territorial representation and strengthen the presence of the association on a European scale. 

In this sense, the General Assembly has approved the incorporation of five new members from two new European countries, expanding the association's network and strengthening its presence within the European textile sector. The new accessions correspond to:

• Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences – AMFI (Netherlands).
• Open Connector Alliance (Belgium).
• Fashion Innovation Center (Sweden) . Hogent (Belgium) . 
• Eurecat (Spain). Boras Incubator (Sweden).

This growth reaffirms ACTE's role as the main European network of textile and fashion territories, consolidating its vocation of representation, cooperation and defense of the interests of a strategic sector for numerous European regions. 

Within the framework of the institutional meeting, ACTE organized the conference “The clean transition of the European textile sector: regulatory framework and competitiveness opportunities”, which brought together representatives of European institutions, industrial agents, technology centers and textile territories. 

With this initiative, Mataró strengthens its leadership within ACTE and its commitment to innovation, sustainability and the defense of the interests of European textile territories.

During the day, it was highlighted that the great challenges of artificial intelligence revolve around three axes: talent training, effective adoption by companies and its democratization, so that it is accessible to organizations of any size. 

Several speakers agreed that AI is already a cross-cutting tool that allows us to automate repetitive tasks, increase productivity and generate new opportunities for innovation. For TecnoCampus, this meeting reinforces its role as a connector between the University, business and entrepreneurship, promoting an environment where technological knowledge is transformed into real business projects. The celebration of the Pitch Battle, with innovative startups such as Sense, Niddo and Distinkt among the winners, exemplifies this commitment to fostering the creation and growth of initiatives with a technological base and market impact. The message shared by the participants was clear: AI should not replace people, but rather enhance their capabilities. E

In this context, TecnoCampus is positioned as a key agent for training the professionals who will lead this transformation and for facilitating the incorporation of artificial intelligence by companies in the region in a responsible and competitive manner. 

Read thearticle published in La Vanguardia.

The book collects different articles and reports published by the author in the Mataró digital newspaper Capgròs about events of the democratic transition, framed between the years 1973 and 1982. 

It begins with an article explaining how the death of Carrero Blanco was experienced in Mataró and concludes with the victory of the PSOE in the 1982 general elections, also from the point of view of what happened in the city. In addition, there is an unpublished chapter dedicated to the different times that the people of Mataró had the opportunity to vote during the transition. 

The publication has a prologue by Salvador Milà, who was Minister of the Environment of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Councillor for Urban Planning at Mataró City Council, and an epilogue by Manuel Mas, Mayor of Mataró between 1983 and 2004 and Member of Congress between 2004 and 2011. 

Both people, along with the Mataró journalist Vern Bueno, accompanied Miguel Guillén at the presentation event, which was attended by a hundred people.

The theory defended by Torras, coordinator of the SSIT research group, is that bone conduction devices break a one hundred and fifty year old listening paradigm where, until now, sound reception was carried out through the eardrum. 

With bone conduction, listening takes place directly in the inner ear, bypassing the tympanic membrane. This small change represents the most important change in hearing in a century and a half. 

In turn, this variation in listening modality implies less attention to the object being listened to (music, for example), more immersion in the sound environment of any listening activity, and the use of the body as a receiver. The article notes that future logical changes in the user-device relationship will focus on the disappearance of the external listening device.

The Mataró City Council and TecnoCampus have launched the “Data Forest” project, a citizen science initiative that combines open technology, environmental education and community participation with the aim of building a citizen environmental monitoring network in the city. 

This collaborative network allows students, teachers and residents to build, install and manage their own sensors to measure air quality and urban noise. “Bosc de Dades” wants to go beyond the traditional concept of smart city to move towards a city with an active and involved citizenry in the generation and interpretation of environmental data. 

The initiative uses open source sensors and accessible digital tools to transform invisible environmental data into shared knowledge and awareness-raising actions. This citizen network has several objectives: to foster scientific and technological culture, promote environmental education, generate open data on the city's environmental quality and promote participatory processes linked to sustainability and urban health. It also seeks to bring technology closer to citizens from a practical and educational perspective. This project is integrated into the international Sensor.Community network, which allows the data collected in Mataró to form part of a freely accessible world map. 

Likewise, at a pedagogical level, specific learning situations are being developed so that Mataró high schools work with real data in science and technology subjects, promoting a critical spirit.

The project has the collaboration of the Barcelona Provincial Council and the EDINT project (Data Spaces for Smart Urban Infrastructures), a FEMP project.

The event brought together different universities, students and gymnasts from all over the country in a celebration of gymnastics and dance in both its participatory and competitive aspects. 

During the morning, various disciplines were presented such as artistic, rhythmic, aesthetic gymnastics, contemporary dance, aerial canvases and different collective performances, with the participation of university centers from all over Catalonia. 

The first-year students of the CAFE degree at TecnoCampus presented a group choreography worked on in the Body Expression subject, under the direction of teachers Sori Dico and Alba Pardo. 

For the students, it was the first time they participated in an experience of this type, which highlighted collective work and body expression as a pedagogical and artistic tool. The day consolidated gymnastics and dance as a space for cohesion, coexistence and creativity within the university environment.

The event, at the TecnoCampus Congress Center, addresses some of the major challenges facing the public sector today: administrative simplification, clear communication with citizens, digital transformation, responsible use of artificial intelligence, attraction and retention of talent, improvement of institutional quality or the evaluation of public policies. 

The Congress has the impetus and active participation of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the provincial governments of Barcelona, ​​Tarragona, Girona and Lleida, the Catalan Association of Municipalities, the Federation of Municipalities of Catalonia, the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona and the city councils of Barcelona and Mataró. This involvement reinforces the role of the Congress as a strategic space for the future of the country's public administrations.

It features the participation of prominent figures in the field of public management and institutional innovation. Among them, the political scientist and professor at the University of Gothenburg, Víctor Lapuente, one of the most recognized voices in the field of institutional quality, who reflects on the challenges that administrations must face to strengthen citizen trust and improve the quality of public services. 

Also participating are experts such as Juli Ponce, professor of Administrative Law at the University of Barcelona, ​​and Cristina Gelpí, specialist in clear communication, who address how to build more agile and understandable administrations; Karma Peiró, doctor in algorithmic accountability, who analyzes the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence in the public sector; or Mireia Borrell, executive director of IVÀLUA, who focuses on the need to evaluate the real impact of public policies.

Garcia-Fresneda, in addition to being a professor at TecnoCampus, works as head of high performance for the Spanish Federation of Sports for People with Physical Disabilities (FEDDF), a position from which he leads the scientific monitoring of the national team.

Sílvia Montero, a former student of TecnoCampus, who works as a physiotherapist for the Spanish national team, was also present at this concentration. The concentration was carried out in collaboration with David Suárez, from the University of León, and with the State Reference Center for the Care of People with Severe Disabilities and for the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Care for Dependency (CRMF), located in Sant Andreu del Rabanedo (León).

During the training camp, the research team conducted an assessment of the performance status of the national team players. The analyses carried out included strength, speed and power of the first push of the wheelchair, sprinting, endurance, and shoulder health by assessing joint mobility and isometric strength. 

This participation is part of the line of research into adapted sports that is being developed by the TecnoCampus Health Department, and which has recently also given rise to the doctoral thesis of professor Jordi Sánchez Grau.

The research, presented in the format of a compendium of articles, focuses on the analysis of performance in team sports practiced in a wheelchair, specifically adapted basketball and rugby. 

The works that make up the thesis examine in detail the initial propulsion and the sprint —two fundamental technical gestures in any team sport on the track—, studying both their performance and the relationship between the biomechanical parameters obtained and the functional classification of each athlete. 

This dual perspective, which combines movement analysis with the reality of the functional classification system (functional assessment in the form of a score in relation to your sporting ability), provides valuable tools for coaches, classifiers and physical trainers. 

The thesis was directed by professors Gerard Carmona Dalmases and Adrián Garcia-Fresneda, both members of the TecnoCampus Health Department. Their scientific orientation was decisive in ensuring that the research addressed wheelchair sports performance from a rigorous and applied perspective, connecting ecological tests with real sports practice in a competitive context.

The Talent Forum has a very clear objective: to help students connect their educational stage with their professional future. Beyond an informative activity, these days are intended as a meeting place between students, the University, professional associations, continuing education and institutions in the sector. A space designed so that students can look beyond the end of their degree and begin to position their next professional step with more perspective. 

Throughout the different sessions, the students of the last years have had the opportunity to learn first-hand about different areas of professional practice, talk to active professionals and make a first contact with possible job and training opportunities. Health centers, companies and organizations from the sports, health and social worlds have participated and have shared experiences, projects and ways of working. 

This direct exchange has allowed for enriching conversations and closer expectations between students and the professional environment. Participants have highlighted the value of these closer and more informal spaces, which make it easier to ask questions, listen and begin to imagine one's own professional future with greater perspective. 

With this initiative, the TecnoCampus Health Department reinforces its desire to accompany students in the transition to the professional world, offering training connected to the reality of the sector, the needs of the territory and opportunities for professional development throughout life. 

Looking ahead to the next academic year, it is planned to expand this initiative with the Talent Forum of the degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, giving continuity to this line of work.

Antena TrenLab celebrated its Demo Day today, a key day in which the startups Scai Engineering, Guaype and Parkunload, accelerated over the last 6 months, showed the results of their proof of concept in front of representatives of Renfe, Mataró City Council and TecnoCampus. 

This event marks the culmination of an intense acceleration process in which startups have been able to validate their solutions in a real environment, perfect their business models and advance in technological development with the support of the entities promoting the program. Since its launch, the program has promoted several startups and contributed to generating an innovation ecosystem aimed at transforming the railway sector and urban mobility.

The solutions presented are the following: 

• Scai Engineering: Kairos is an integrated conversational AI agent, designed to improve user care and accessibility at the station. 
• Guaype: Design of sustainable railway furniture made from recycled work uniforms.
• Parkunload: Intelligent parking management system that allows parking to be registered and validated using Bluetooth technology. 

The three companies share a focus based on technological innovation, digitalization and improving the user experience, providing real solutions to current mobility challenges. During the event, the new challenges of the Antena TrenLab Awards 2026, which seek to attract startups and innovative solutions in the railway sector and urban mobility. 

The challenges are: Green Experience (technological solutions and innovative materials that promote more sustainable mobility throughout the user's journey); Onboard Experience (technological solutions that improve the experience on board the train); Mobility for all (technological solutions that promote accessible and inclusive mobility for all people, regardless of their condition).

Interested startups can present their solutions until September 16, 2026 at 15 p.m.

Last Friday, June 5th, Gothic, the remake of the renowned role-playing video game developed by Alkimia Interactive and published by THQ Nordic, was released. Four professionals linked to the TecnoCampus center have participated, from different perspectives, in the development of the project.

Among the team members are the professors of the degree in Video Game Design and Production Daniel Candil, Javier Untoria, Rafael González and Gerard Barreras, who have contributed to the development of one of the most anticipated projects by fans of the RPG genre. In addition, TecnoCampus alumni also work within the studio, such as Ana González, Natalia Puig, Cora Real, Néstor Moreno, Roger Llovera and Grazielly Sánchez.

The project represents a new example of the presence of talent trained at TecnoCampus within the international video game industry. Gothic is a modern reinterpretation of the original title that became a reference within the RPG genre. 

The mayor of Mataró and president of TecnoCampus, David Bote, has highlighted energy as "a pillar of the democratic system" that administrations and companies must support, and has asked for citizens' understanding when it is necessary to implement infrastructures related to renewable energies. 

Amparo Merino, Secretary of State for Social Economy of the Government, and Joan Groizard, Secretary of State for Energy, have pointed out that promoting self-consumption is one of the commitments of the Government of Spain for the energy transition, for which they have pointed out that cooperatives must play a key role in self-consumption communities. 

In the round table with representatives of cooperatives and energy communities, the institutions that participated (Unión Renovables, Ecooo, Som Energia, GoiEner and La Corriente) have highlighted the difficulties and the need for citizen involvement in a complex model designed for the long term, with values ​​that go beyond achieving a competitive price for energy. As for the administrations, they have demanded differential treatment with respect to large energy companies in taxation or in energy auctions, as well as reducing bureaucracy and obstacles by distribution companies. 

In closing, the Director General of Energy, Daniel Pérez, highlighted that renewable energies are more ecological, sustainable and economical to produce, but that progress must be made in storing them so that green energy is also cheap at night. 

To close the event, the general director of TecnoCampus, Josep Lluís Checa, highlighted the importance of the "story" to convey to citizens both the importance of renewable energies and the social economy.

Base4 bases its proposal on solid scientific support, with research published in the prestigious journal Science and a long history in the Barcelona healthcare ecosystem. This technical base has been key for the company to now be able to make a double strategic leap. 

On the one hand, it has closed a financing round of one million euros that has the support of relevant investors such as KeyFame, Pibnic (driven by the founders of Factorial) and several business angels linked to Masia VC. 

On the other hand, their location in the TecnoCampus incubator provides them with the necessary infrastructure to scale their operations and bring their technology to market.

In the photo, Pol Cervera, CEO of Base4 Biosciences, with Dr. José Manuel Soria, director of Genetics at the Hospital de Sant Pau, and mathematician Ángel Martínez.

For a week, participating companies will visit technology centers, innovation hubs, universities and leading corporations in areas such as artificial intelligence, mobility, digital health and advanced manufacturing. 

The program also includes networking sessions with local companies, meetings with experts and activities to identify business and collaboration opportunities in the Chinese market. 

This initiative, promoted by TecnoCampus with the support of Barcelona City Council and the Barcelona Provincial Council, reinforces the institution's commitment to supporting companies in their innovation and internationalization processes, connecting them with the world's main technological hubs.

Read the article published by La Vanguardia here.

Company representatives have indicated that university students have a foundation, criteria and a capacity for critical analysis that constitute a basis from which each professional can specialize, continue learning throughout life and build their own profile. 

When looking for new profiles to incorporate, they have highlighted that they are looking for young people with communication skills, resilience and, above all, passion for work. In this sense, they have pointed out the need to build a portfolio already during their student years, designing video games even if they are small. This will give them visibility when looking for work in their studies, which also value having profiles on networks specialized in job search.

Regarding the situation of the industry, it was highlighted that, despite the difficulties after the boom of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are currently a hundred video game studios in Barcelona, ​​which places the city as the epicenter of production at a state level. 

Finally, regarding the use of AI, those responsible for the studies have urged that it be used with a critical perspective, without it being the epicenter of one's own way of working, which must be based on creativity and originality.

The participants on behalf of the companies in the Forum were: Jorge Cabezas, director of Larian Studios Barcelona; Nestor Pequeño, Head of Operations at Scopely; Daniel Candil, head of the art department at THQ Nordic Alkimia Interactive and TecnoCampus teacher; Marc Galdo, associate producer of Tilting Point and TecnoCampus alumni; and Hadrian Semroud, Design Director at Madbox.