MERCAT DEL PEIX FIRST STONE LANDMARK
UPF'S CITY CAMPUS HAS HOSTED TODAY THE SIGNATURE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL PROTOCOL FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE "CIUTADELLA DEL CONEIXEMENT" RESEARCH CAMPUS AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE FIRST STONE OF THE "MERCAT DEL PEIX" RESEARCH BUILDINGS.
THE NEW CAMPUS WILL HAVE A GROSS SURFACE OF 46.000 SM AND IS AN INITIATIVE THAT ARISES FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENTS FORMALIZED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CATALUNYA, THE BARCELONA CITY COUNCIL, THE UPF, THE UB, THE UAB, THE CSIC, THE BIST AND THE FPM. THE NEW CAMPUS IS KEY TO THE "CIUTADELL DEL CONEIXEMENT" RESEARCH PROJECT AND WILL REPLACE OBSOLTE SPACES AND EQUIPMENT TO BECOME ONE OF THE GREAT NODES OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH INNOVATION AND HIGH EDUCATION IN EUROPE.