universities in spain

Spain, thebest study destination

Welcome to SPAIN!

If you come to our country you will find a good atmosphere, climate, proximity to the coast, etc.. There are many attributes that can be applied to Spain. There are many reasons for wanting to come and study. If you've already found yours, now all you just need is the information needed to make the most of it. In this document we will give you all the information:

• The university’s access and the required grades.• Scholarships and Grants.• The number of universities in Spain and their location.• Most prestigious universities. • The structure of the different careers.• The most sought after careers, giving also the number of places and their outputs.• College life.

Conditions for university access:

To get into university it’s necessary:

To have obtained the Bachelor level or 2nd level of vocational training. In any case, it is necessary that you get at least an overall score of 4 in the entrance examination to the selectivity.

In addition ...

There is also a direct access to college for people over 25 years old and courses that prepare you to enter university if you are over 25.

In the case of having completed your previous studies outside of Spain, you must validate them.

Required Grade:

The “Required grade” is the minimum exam grade that needs to be obtained for entrance to college.

GRANT AND

HELPS

There are a lot of institutions that concede grants and helps to study in Spain.

Which institutions are there?

“The Ministery of Education and cooperation”. (Erasmus)

The Spanish Regional Government.

“Universia”

ERASMUS

MUNDUS

WHAT IS IT?

It is a program that looks for the quality of the educational academies between Europe and the rest of the world.

WHAT DOES IT OFFER?

It offers students and researchers around the world the opportunity to continue the master's or doctoral degrees in two or more European universities

It’s very easy… You only have to click on the next link:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/

funding/scholarships_students_academics_en.php

How do I find out more?

“Convocatoria” (anouncement)

2013/2014

The anouncement for 2013/2014 is only for the people who want to study music, doctorates and other related areas.

Spanish Agency of the International Cooperation.

Authority of cultural and scientific relations.

Departament the University and Scientific Cooperation.

E-mail : becasmae@aecid.es

CONTACT DETAILS:

You must apply via E-mail. To be able to see the electronic version of AECID, the application must be online.

You have to apply six months

beforehand.

How and when you can you ask for the grant ?

- To not be of Spanish nationality .- To know how to speak Spanish .- To have a current e-mail address.

- To not have the program announcing the grant, six or more months beforehand.

WHAT DOES IT REQUIRE ?

Every country has a different grant, it’s true that sometimes they have identical ones.

This happens because in every country there is a different law.

UNIVERSITIES IN SPAIN

Location.

http://universidades.universia.es/

http://maps.google.es/maps?hl=es&tab=wl

In Spain there are 73 universities located in all the autonomous communities. This helps so you can study near your home and that you can choose between different universities to improve your learning with a view to your labor life in the future.

TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES

MOST SEARCHED BY COMPANIES.

Universidad del Pais Vasco

Vasc Country University

Universidad

politécnica

de Barcelona

Polytechnic University of

Barcelona

Universidad

politécnica de

Madrid

Polytechnic University of Madrid

Universidad

Autónoma de

Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

Universidad

de Deusto

University of Deusto

Universidad ICAI-IcadeUniversity of ICAI-lcade

Universidad de

Carlos III

Carlos III University

Universidad

Complutens

e

Complutense University

Universidad San

Pablo CEU

San Pablo CEU University

Universidad

de Navarra

University of Navarra

What to study in Spain:

Most demanded careers:

The most demanded careers in Spain in the last two years have been Medicine and Teaching, and the most demanded universities have been: "Universidad Complutense de Madrid" and the University of Granada. Also another highly demanded career has been "ADE" (Business Administration), which has also been very popular at the "Universidad Complutense de Madrid".

Least demanded careers:

The less popular careers in Spain in the past year have been History, Philology and History and Occitan Studies. These careers are given in Universities like University of Alfonso X El Sabio - UAX, UEM ...

Structures of the universities

The universities in Spain have a program to work and guide the careers.

1,The careers have a duration of four to five years.

2,All the careers have five subjects.

3,The first year in the career is the worst because you don't have subjects related to the career you have chosen.

4,In Spain the universities follow the “Bolonia plan”, we are changing the old system to adapt it to the other European countries.

College Life

RESIDENCES AND FLATS

AN EXTENSIVE COMPANY IN SPAIN

OF UNIVERSITY RESIDENCES IS THE “RESA”, IN WHICH

WE CAN FIND A VARIETY OF

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DIFFERENT

BUDGETS.FOR MORE

INFORMATION:

http://www.resa.es/

Many university students choose the option of renting a flat with their companions, the budget is approximately between 300 and

500 euros monthly.FOR MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.fotocasa.es

In the universities also they can find announcements such as these:

Information on part-time jobs

University students are always on the hunt for part-time jobs that aren’t only close to the campus, but also pay well.The most common jobs are personal trainers in gyms, librarians, careworkers for children or pets and cleaners for houses or in businesses.

Parties in Spain.

Spain has got a lot of parties.Salou: Thousands of students from many countries go every year to “Salou”

where they have continuous parties.

The April Fare: the music, the gastronomy, the dance and the desire to have fun, create a very special environment .The party starts on Monday with the “prueba del alumbrado”. The people dance in the street and the “sevillana” dancers invite anyone who comes, to join them dancing on the stage.

“Los Sanfermines en Pamplona”: the party starts on june 6th and ends on 14th . The most famous activity is “el encierro”. It consists in running away from the bulls in the square.

Carnivals in Canary islands: they are celebrated in February in every one of the islands. The carnivals in the Canary islands are parties that are lived and celebrated in the streets.