Overview

• Francesc Torres won the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) rector elections with 53% of the weighted vote, defeating incumbent Daniel Crespo, who received 36%.
• Voter turnout reached 20% of the university community, with the highest participation from permanent faculty at 85%.
• Torres previously served as rector from 2017 to 2021 and will now begin a six-year, non-renewable term pending formal proclamation on May 21.
• Key priorities outlined by Torres include establishing UPC as a leader in artificial intelligence and leveraging its unique laboratories and industrial assets.
• Regarding the controversial medicine degree project, Torres emphasized constructive collaboration while signaling a potential reevaluation of the university’s role.