The Hackaton Dream BIG 2026, an activity focused on innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship, has been held from 3:00 to 6:00 pm in the Ximo Mora hall of the
Student Recreation Centre, on the campus of Vera.
During the session, students have worked together to devise solutions to current challenges and present their proposals before a jury, fostering creativity
and entrepreneurial talent.
On April 27 and 28, the company PowerCo organizes at the Student Recreation Centre – CALUM of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) a new edition of its hackathon framed within the PowerCo–UPV Chair, together with the ETSII, an initiative that seeks to connect university talent with the real challenges of the energy industry.
On this occasion, the challenge is presented as a practical case of improving production indicators (KPIs) of an industrial plant, through the application of Lean Manufacturing methodologies, Six Sigma, and statistical data analysis. The teams will have to design strategies to reduce losses, optimize downtime, and improve the quality of the production process, finally proposing a sustainable improvement plan with an estimation of investment and return.
Mentors from PowerCo will accompany the participants during the different phases of the project: definition of the problem, measurement of inefficiencies, data analysis, improvement proposal, and control of results.
The University Biblical Groups set up an information table on the ground floor of the CALUM, providing a space to introduce themselves to the university community and to talk and share experiences with students who stopped by to find out more.
On 16 April, an clothing exchange activity has been organized on the ground floor of the Student Recreation Centre, coordinated by the student movement Mou-te with the
collaboration of Global Shapers Valencia.
During the day, from 11:00 to 18:00, students were able to bring clothes they no longer used and redeem them for points to choose new items brought by other users.
This movement helps greatly to raise awareness and reduce waste of clothes, giving another chance to garments in very good condition.
On 24 March at 12:00 in the Sala Ximo Mora of the Student Recreation Centre, the meeting between the President of the Valencian Generalitat and the Rector of the Polytechnic University of Valencia took place with the various groups belonging to Generación Espontánea. This event has shown the importance of active university participation and opportunities offered by the GE program, followed by a speech by the Rector and finally by the President.
On March 11th at 4:30 pm, the traditional Fallas hot chocolate event took place at CALUM, organized by the Student Council. Cups of hot chocolate and fritters were distributed to more than 350 students who were at CALUM or came to enjoy the pre-Fallas snack, all accompanied by Fallas music.
On March 26, 27, 28 and 01, 2026, the CEUPV hosted the VII CREUP-CRUE Congress and the XV Meeting of CREUP representatives at CALUM, an annual event in which the problems of the university system and the difficulties it faces are worked on and debated.
The opening was attended by the Minister of Universities, the President of CRUE, the President of CREUP, the Regional Secretary of Universities, the Rector
of the UPV and the President of the CEUPV.
The work and debate sessions were held in different spaces of the CALUM, where representatives of student councils from 39 public universities in Spain met as well as different members of the rectoral teams of Spanish universities.
An event of national relevance for the functioning and rights of students at Spanish public universities.
On March 3, 2026, the university community experienced an intense day in the vicinity of the Student Recreation Centre. The celebration began at noon with an institutional event in which the Falleras Mayores toured the campus accompanied by members of the rectory team and representatives of the Student Council, generating a festive atmosphere from the beginning of the day.
The climax came at 12:00 with the mascletà, which brought together numerous students and university workers. The thunderous sound of gunpowder and the energy of the audience made the act a true display of fallero spirit, filling the environment with emotion and tradition.
The initiative, promoted together with the university fallera community, once again highlighted the involvement of the institution with the dissemination and entrenchment of Valencian customs within the academic sphere.
AIPC Pandora has been held on February 21 in the Ximo Mora hall of the Student Recreation Centre an activity aimed at training and empowering young
people to lead a fair and sustainable world. The activity has developed a simulation of Hackaton: choice and investigation of a theme, definitions,
developments and prototypes.
AIPC Pandora coordinates the organization of programs in more than 60 countries.
Today, the UPV Student Hub is hosting Microengineers, a day devoted to raising awareness of rare diseases, aimed at bringing the reality of these low-prevalence conditions closer to the university community.
Throughout the day, speakers, researchers, and people living with these conditions will share their experiences, present their lines of work, and address current challenges in the field of rare diseases. The event blends science, awareness-raising, and personal testimony to foster broader social understanding.
In addition, the sessions are being livestreamed, allowing anyone interested to follow along and take part.
With initiatives like Microengineers, UPV reaffirms its commitment to scientific outreach and to giving visibility to realities which, despite their low incidence, deserve the attention of society as a whole.
