It is part of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and offers courses in aeronautics and telecommunications.

The Catalan Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari (AQU) granted two distinction awards to the EETAC.

[2] In 2001 the School opened its master's degree in Telecommunication Engineering, with a curriculum fully based on a project-based learning strategy, with a structure similar to that used by Aalborg University (Denmark).

Some departments of the university have groups of investigation that develop their activities in the EETAC, fundamentally in the following subjects: The EETAC is part of the Baix Llobregat Campus, a Campus of the Technical University of Catalonia which is located alongside the Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT).

The PMT is a science and technology park that was set up by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, the Regional Council of Baix Llobregat, the Castelldefels City Council and the Technical University of Catalonia.