In the Programme in Computational Mechanics we can not be more proud to count with some of the most prestigious institution and research departments in Europe in the field of numerical methods in engineering. An international consortium of four leading European Universities, coordinated by UPC and the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE). All institutions of the consortium have a long standing tradition in the field of Computational Mechanics, with the highest standards both in research and teaching, as demostarted by decades of excellence. The European part of the consortium is close up with Swansea University, École Centrale Nantes and Universität Sttutgart, Università di Padova