 Created in 2004 in partnership with the École des Ponts ParisTech, the École nationale des travaux publics de l'État and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, It was accredited by the Ministry of Education in 2008.In terms of scientific research, the EHTP has a number of laboratories and research centers endowed with all the necessary equipment for scientific and technical studies.With traditional core competences in civil engineering and regional planning EHTP offers high-level programmes in an extensive range of fields, from Computer Science - Software engineering, Electrical engineering to Meteorology engineering and Geographical Information Systems engineering.