Academic calendar
First Semester 2026 runs Sep 2, 2026 – Jan 26, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026Relevant now
- Second Semester 2027
- Extraordinary Exam Period 2027
Campus language
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A
- Aprobar raspado
- Passing an exam with the bare minimum grade (a 5.0) without any points to spare.
B
- BEST
- Board of European Students of Technology; a highly active international engineering student organization on campus.
C
- Chuleta
- A cheat sheet used (often illicitly) during exams; common slang across technical degrees.
- Comedor
- The official student dining hall where full meals are served, distinct from the snack-focused cafeteria areas.
- Convocatoria
- Refers to one of the official exam attempts (usually two per subject per year) a student has to pass a course.
D
- DA
- Delegación de Alumnos; the student union or representative body at the university and school level.
G
- Gómez Pardo
- The primary student residence affiliated with the UPM School of Mining and Energy (ETSIME).
H
- Hacer pellas
- The common student term for skipping classes or 'playing hooky.'
I
- IAESTE
- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, facilitating internships for UPM students.
L
- La Cafet
- Universal shorthand for the student cafeteria located in each specific technical school (Escuela).
- La Resi
- Generic shorthand used by students when referring to the university residence or student dorms.
M
- Máquinas
- Refers to the ubiquitous vending machine areas found in the basements or hallways of engineering buildings for quick snacks.
- Menú
- Short for 'Menú del día,' the subsidized daily fixed-price lunch available to students in the school dining halls.
Q
- Quinta
- Refers to a grade of 5.0, the minimum score required to pass a subject at UPM.
T
- Tocho
- Slang for a very thick, dense textbook or a particularly difficult and heavy subject.
- Tuna
- Traditional university musical groups, such as the 'Tuna de Caminos' or 'Tuna de Industriales,' rooted in Spanish student history.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aero
- The School of Aeronautical and Space Engineering (ETSIAE) campus buildings.
- Agrónomos
- The School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering (ETSIAAB).
- cafeter_a_campus_sur_etsisi
- Cafetería Campus Sur (ETSISI)
- cafeter_a_etsi_telecomunicaci_n
- Cafetería ETSI Telecomunicación
- Caminos
- The School of Civil Engineering (ETSICCP), one of the oldest and most prominent buildings in Ciudad Universitaria.
- Carné UPM
- The official university identification card used for library loans, building access, and student discounts.
- CRAI
- Centro de Recursos para el Aprendizaje y la Investigación; the modern library and research resource centers.
- Eduroam
- The campus-wide Wi-Fi network available to all students and staff.
- Industriales
- The School of Industrial Engineering (ETSII) complex located on Calle de José Abascal.
- Informática
- The School of Computer Science Engineering (ETSIINF) located at the Montegancedo campus.
- Minas
- The School of Mining and Energy (ETSIME) building in the Rios Rosas area.
- Montes
- The School of Forestry and Natural Resource Engineering (ETSIMFMN).
- Moodle
- The official learning management system where professors post slides, assignments, and course materials.
- Politécnica Virtual
- The centralized web portal used by students to access grades, enrollment, and administrative services.
- restauraci_n_etsi_industriales
- Restauración ETSI Industriales
- Secretaría
- The administrative office of each specific school where students handle paperwork, transcripts, and enrollment issues.
- Teleco
- The School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIT) buildings located in Ciudad Universitaria.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026 runs Sep 2, 2026 – Jan 26, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 17 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.