lydia fernández pereda ku leuven. structure further study in spain: why would i? what different...
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Lydia Fernández PeredaKU Leuven
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structure
• Further study in Spain: why would I?• What different postgraduate programs do exist in Spain?• Entrance requirements: timing, Spanish language requirements,
practical tips & tricks• Funding: scholarships, assistantships, mobility programs, EU• What are the possibilities of student housing in Spanish towns,
how to look for housing?
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Why should a Flemish student (who has already an academic bachelor- or
master degree from KU Leuven) do a (postgraduate) study in Spain?
What are the benefits of studying in Spain?
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Why studying in Spain
• Spain is much more than just paella, siesta, fiesta and sangría…
…Spain is not only known for its “Tomatina”…
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• …there are almost 50 public universities in Spain (that’s almost 10 times more offer than in Belgium) + more than 30 private ones
http://www.u-ranking.es/analisis.php
• … big country, with a wide variety of differences between regions: multicultural, multilingual, open society
• …openness, kindness, sympathy, joy and charisma of its people
• Spanish is the 3rd language in the world (after Chinese and English), probably the 2nd in importance (after English)
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What different type of postgraduate programs exist in
Spain?
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Types of postgraduatesIn Spain “posgrado” (postgraduate) are the university studies
after “grado” (this is, a university career, 3 or 4 years). The best known ones are the masters. There are different types:
1. Official Master (Master Oficial): for some careers, they are compulsory to be able to work
• 1 year (60 ECTS) or 2 years (120 ECTS), usually full time
• 2 types: o a) Official Professional Master (Master oficial
profesional) o b) Official Research Master (Master oficial de
investigación)> both allow to conduct a doctorate, but the 2nd is specifically orientated in this direction
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2. Master Erasmus Mundus: some official masters co-organized by 3 European universities
3. Master Propio: non-official postgraduate offered by universities or other high education centers.They usually require a previous university degree/ + 500 teaching hours
4. University Expert/Specialist Course (Curso de Experto o Especialista Universitario): postgraduate courses with less than 500 teaching hours, usually 200-400
5. University Postgraduate Diploma (Diploma Universitario de Postgrado): highly specialized postgraduate studies, usually no more than 200 hours
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Requirements
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requirements: general
• Check out the website of your destination university for specific requirements, dates, etc.
• Academic year usually starts at the end of September – end of June
• August usually holidays month: most offices are closed!
• For more information, check out this website: http://universidad.es/en/spain/living-spain
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language requirements
• Where to learn Spanish before leaving:o KU Leuven: CLT/ILT o Instituto Cervantes (Brussels):
http://bruselas.cervantes.es/es/default.shtm• Qualified official institution that will provide you with a DELE
(Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera)
• Some degrees (especially postgraduate) are taught in English (but this is not so frequent!)
• In some bilingual regions (Galicia, Cataluña, País Vasco, Baleares, Valencia) you might receive lessons in the other official regional language (Galician, Catalan, Basque)
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language requirements
• Once you are in Spain…o Thousands of private language schools where you can
learn Spanish …
+o University language schools
+o Instituto Cervantes (in Madrid)
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Funding
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• Scholarships at the EU (Lifelong Learning Programme) http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc78_en.htm)o Leonardo (internships in companies)o Comenius, Grundtvig, eTwinning: mostly for teachers &
mobility within the EUo Erasmuso Erasmus Placements: enables students at higher
education institutions to spend a placement (traineeship/internship) period in an enterprise or organization in another participating country of the LLP program
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• Interesting website in Flanders: EPOS-Vlaanderen http://www.epos-vlaanderen.be/?CategoryID=552
• Some universities offer funding for highly qualified international students: contact with your destination university!
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Housing
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¿piso compartido, residencia, familia?
• No “kots”, but shared apartments (usually with other students, local or international) http://www.pisocompartido.com/
• University residences & services
• Private search: facebook groups (former students who have been in Spain, Spanish students in Leuven
contact them!), websites, “little papers” system in situ, etc…
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• More information provided in the website http://www.studyinspain.info/
• ‘Infomarkt’, here, today, until 15.00 + more information about where to study Spanish at the KU Leuven at the CLT (Centrum voor Levende Talen)/ ILT (Interfacultair Instituut voor Levende Talen) infostand