Academic calendar
UPC Academic Year 2026 (general university calendar) runs Jan 2, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- UPC Academic Year 2026 (general university calendar)Relevant now
- Second Semester 2026
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
C
- CiDi
- Ciudadano Digital, the provincial online portal used for all student administrative procedures (trámites).
E
- el bar
- Refers to the small snack bars or canteens found within individual faculties like the FEF (IPEF) or the Figueroa Alcorta school.
- el comedor
- The 'Comedor Universitario' (University Dining Hall), the main facility providing low-cost meals to students in the Ciudad Universitaria area.
F
- FAD
- Facultad de Arte y Diseño (Faculty of Art and Design).
- FEF
- Facultad de Educación Física (Faculty of Physical Education).
- FES
- Facultad de Educación y Salud (Faculty of Education and Health).
- finales
- Final exams taken at the end of the semester to pass a subject.
- FTA
- Facultad de Turismo y Ambiente (Faculty of Tourism and Environment).
I
- ingresantes
- The standard term for new students or freshmen entering their first year.
- IPEF
- Instituto Provincial de Educación Física, the historical name and current acronym used for the Faculty of Physical Education.
L
- La Docta
- A traditional nickname for the city of Córdoba, used by students to refer to the city's identity as a historic center of learning.
- La Provincial
- Common term used to distinguish the UPC from 'La Nacional' (UNC, the National University of Córdoba).
- La Resi
- Shorthand for the National University's residence (Residencia Universitaria de la UNC) which provincial students can sometimes access via inter-institutional agreements.
- libreta
- The academic transcript booklet where professors record grades, now increasingly digital but the term persists.
N
- Nueva Cba
- The neighborhood 'Nueva Córdoba,' the primary residential area for students attending universities in the city center.
R
- rendir
- To sit for or take an exam, particularly a final exam.
- resis
- Generic shorthand for 'residencias universitarias' (private student residences) where many students from the provincial interior live.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BEG
- Boleto Educativo Gratuito; the provincial program providing free bus transportation for students, managed via the CiDi portal.
- Ciudad de las Artes
- The main campus complex housing the arts and design faculties as well as the university administration.
- El IPEF
- The building and campus area of the Faculty of Physical Education located near Mario Kempes Stadium.
- Guaraní
- The shorthand name for the SIU-Guaraní enrollment system.
- inscripciones
- The critical period for registering for classes or exams, usually announced via the academic calendar.
- La Figueroa
- Shorthand for the 'Escuela de Bellas Artes Dr. José Figueroa Alcorta' building/school.
- La Montes Pacheco
- The building housing the 'Escuela Superior de Turismo y Hotelería Marcelo Montes Pacheco.'
- La Spilimbergo
- Shorthand for the 'Escuela Superior de Artes Aplicadas Lino E. Spilimbergo.'
- mail institucional
- The mandatory @upc.edu.ar email address required for accessing virtual classrooms and official communications.
- restaurante_escuela_upc
- Restaurante Escuela UPC
- Sala Ernesto Farina
- The official art gallery and exhibition space located within the Ciudad de las Artes campus.
- SIU-Guaraní
- The official academic management system used for course enrollment, checking grades, and viewing schedules.
- Teatro Ciudad de las Artes
- The main performance venue and theater building on the central campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- UPC Academic Year 2026 (general university calendar) runs Jan 2, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 13 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.