The Mayor of Madrid inaugurates UDIT's new Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences Campus
- The event was attended by more than one hundred companies from the technology sector.
- Located at Calle Alcalá 506, the new Campus of UDIT, University of Design, Innovation and Technology has 7,000 m2 of state-of-the-art facilities.
UDIT, University of Design, Innovation and Technology, reinforces its position as a pioneering institution with the official inauguration of its new International Campus of Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences, located at Calle Alcalá 506 in Madrid.
The inauguration ceremony, which was attended by numerous institutional and academic authorities and representatives of the business and technology sectors, was presided over by the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, who stressed during his speech the strategic importance of this space as a driver of talent and knowledge transfer for the capital.
As José Luis Martínez-Almeida pointed out: "This new Campus brings together innovation, academic excellence and talent. This commitment to 7,000 square metres will benefit the future of Madrid society and the people of Madrid.
Because regardless of socio-economic circumstances, whether we are born in the north, south, east or west, we need the necessary opportunities to progress and prosper as a society. The increasingly important social lift must be preserved as an essential element of progress, and that means having the best educational opportunities, marked by excellence. That is why I am so proud of UDIT's commitment to Madrid, and to have an institution that makes excellence one of its hallmarks".
With more than 7,000 square metres of state-of-the-art facilities, this campus was created with the aim of positioning UDIT as a unique ecosystem in technological and STEM training, with a wide range of training in technology.
The rector of UDIT, Juan Cayón Peña, highlighted during his speech at the event:"Today we are not only inaugurating a new campus: we are inaugurating a new way of understanding technological training in the 21st century. UDIT enters a new stage reinforcing its role as a bridge between knowledge and practical innovation, taking a step forward to train the professionals that companies need. We do so from the conviction that technical excellence must be accompanied by ethical criteria and humanistic thinking".
The new building joins the consolidated spaces of Alfonso XIII and Colombia 44, configuring a university articulated in two strategic areas: the International Campus of Design and Creative Industries and the International Campus of Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences.
More than 100 companies support with their presence the new UDIT Campus
The inauguration ceremony of UDIT was attended by a large number of institutional and business representatives. In addition to the Mayor of Madrid, the inauguration was attended by Nicolás Casas, Director General of Universities of the Community of Madrid, and Almudena Maíllo, Councillor President of the District of San Blas-Canillejas, together with several representatives of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain.
The event was also attended by representatives of the Embassies of Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala.
In addition to public institutions, the inauguration of the new UDIT Campus brought together more than 100 companies from the country's innovation and technology sector.
UDIT Protospace: a 1,500m2 laboratory connecting university and industry
The UDIT Protospace is one of the central axes of the new campus. A leading laboratory of 1,500 m², it is a unique space in the Madrid university ecosystem and has been conceived to offer a learning and creative environment in which students can devise, prototype and validate real technological solutions, in close connection with companies and research centres. To this end, it has state-of-the-art equipment: robotic arms, 3D printers, laser cutters, IoT devices and virtual and augmented reality systems.
In addition to this space, the Innovation Hub acts as a meeting point for university and professional talent. Designed to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, it fosters students' entrepreneurial ideas, connecting them with companies, technology clusters and research centres throughout Spain. It also allows external professionals to collaborate on projects co-developed with UDIT.
Completing this ecosystem, UDIT's Materioteca, which houses an extensive collection of more than 7,000 materials used in sectors such as design, engineering and architecture, aims to promote creativity by connecting university education with the most advanced trends in industry.
Technological training to lead the future
The International Campus of Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences concentrates UDIT's academic offer linked to STEM disciplines and technological development. In the 2025-2026 academic year, UDIT's educational offer at the Campus of Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences is made up of the following official university degrees:
- Product Design
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Full-stack Software Development
- Double degree Data Science + Full-stack Development
Its postgraduate offer is made up of the following official master's degrees:
With the inauguration of the International Campus of Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences, UDIT aspires to become a real technological magnet for the city of Madrid.
As Juan Cayón pointed out, "we want this new campus to consolidate itself as a space of excellence. At UDIT, our mission is to go beyond theory: we seek to develop technological talent that not only knows how to program or analyse data, but also how to apply it to solve the great social and business challenges of the next decade. Here, the future is learned by doing.