Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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The Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a leading Spanish public university specializing in engineering, architecture, and technology, headquartered in Barcelona.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407198 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polytechnic University of Catalonia Context triple: [Barcelona, hasUniversity, Polytechnic University of Catalonia]
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A.
Polytechnic University of Madrid
The Polytechnic University of Madrid is a leading Spanish public technical university renowned for its engineering, architecture, and technology programs.
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B.
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a major public research university in Barcelona, Spain, recognized as one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions.
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Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University is a public research university in Barcelona, Spain, known for its strong emphasis on social sciences, humanities, communication, and technology, and for consistently ranking among the top young universities in Europe.
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Complutense University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid is one of Spain’s oldest and largest public universities, renowned for its broad range of academic programs and significant influence on Spanish intellectual and cultural life.
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E.
Institut d’Estudis Catalans
The Institut d’Estudis Catalans is the official academic institution responsible for researching, standardizing, and promoting the Catalan language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polytechnic University of Catalonia Target entity description: The Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a leading Spanish public university specializing in engineering, architecture, and technology, headquartered in Barcelona.
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A.
Polytechnic University of Madrid
The Polytechnic University of Madrid is a leading Spanish public technical university renowned for its engineering, architecture, and technology programs.
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B.
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a major public research university in Barcelona, Spain, recognized as one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions.
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C.
Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University is a public research university in Barcelona, Spain, known for its strong emphasis on social sciences, humanities, communication, and technology, and for consistently ranking among the top young universities in Europe.
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Complutense University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid is one of Spain’s oldest and largest public universities, renowned for its broad range of academic programs and significant influence on Spanish intellectual and cultural life.
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Institut d’Estudis Catalans
The Institut d’Estudis Catalans is the official academic institution responsible for researching, standardizing, and promoting the Catalan language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public university
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research university ⓘ technical university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
CIVIS European University Alliance
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Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities ⓘ
linked to:
CRUE Universidades Españolas
TIME network ⓘ Vives Network ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
UPC BarcelonaTech
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linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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| country | Spain ⓘ |
| focusesOn | STEM education ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rector ⓘ |
| hasCampusIn |
Barcelona
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Castelldefels ⓘ Manresa ⓘ Sant Cugat del Vallès ⓘ Terrassa ⓘ Vilanova i la Geltrú ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Barcelona School of Architecture
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linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Barcelona School of Civil Engineering ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Barcelona School of Informatics ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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| hasMottoLanguage | Catalan ⓘ |
| headquarters | Barcelona ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Catalan
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English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
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Catalonia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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linked to:
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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| nativeNameLanguage | Catalan ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| publicOrPrivate | public ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Catalonia
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Spain ⓘ |
| researchArea |
aerospace engineering
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architecture and urban planning ⓘ civil engineering ⓘ industrial engineering ⓘ information and communication technologies ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| shortName | UPC ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
architecture
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engineering ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| type | public institution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Polytechnic University of Catalonia Description of subject: The Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a leading Spanish public university specializing in engineering, architecture, and technology, headquartered in Barcelona.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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hasFaculty
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Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering
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linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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hasFaculty
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Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering
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linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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Castelldefels
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia Castelldefels campus
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linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
subject linked to:
Josep Lluís
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
subject linked to:
Domènech i Montaner
linked to: Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Besòs Campus of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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partOf
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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Besòs Campus of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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affiliation
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
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