This section will assist you in finding universities where to study in Spain that match you interests. You should know that Spanish universities are under the jurisdiction of the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes (M.E.C.) and offer several degree programs: Diplomaturas (three years), Licenciaturas (four to five years, six in Medicine) and Doctoral programs (three years after the degree of Licenciado). Also, there are Masters, University Specialists, and University Experts programs.
If you wish to complete a degree program in a Spanish University--not just a semester or a Spanish Language program--you must begin by contacting the Spanish Embassy or Consulate in your home country to validate or "convalidar" your current education. Once this is done, you will have to take the university entrance exam and secure a opening in the college where you wish to study.
In general, Spain is considered to have one of the best higher education systems in the world. Internationally, is ranked 5th–behind only the USA, Germany, the UK, and Canada. In addition to its quality, Spanish postsecondary education is set apart by its consistency, in that it lacks “star” institutions that outshine the rest. Nearly all of Spain 73 colleges and universities meet high standards of academic rigor and quality of instruction.
Funding for institutions of higher learning in Spain comes primarily from the government. The majority of Spanish colleges and universities are at least partially state-funded, although there are some private (mostly Catholic) schools as well. The private schools are generally to be about as good as public schools, although the curriculum varies somewhat at Catholic schools. Overall, though, there is no significant difference in quality between private and public education. Unlike many countries, where public colleges are wildly better or worse than the private alternatives, all colleges in Spain are fairly similar in quality.
Recent developments in Spanish higher education have been characterized by efforts to standardize curricular and evaluative systems. Along with many other European countries, Spain participates in the European Higher Education Area, also known as the EHEA or Bologna process. This process is designed to ensure that educational credentials throughout Europe are comparable–enabling employers and educational institutions from various European countries to coordinate their efforts more effectively. The increased fluidity of borders in Europe has created a need for education and training programs that can prepare students for a transnational job market, and this is the need that the Bologna process seeks to meet.
In addition to its participation in the EHEA, Spain has also seen increased standardization of admissions requirements. After completing their college preparatory training, prospective college students in Spain must achieve high scores on standardized college admissions tests, which greatly affect the student's chances of acceptance. As in all countries that rely heavily on standardized testing, Spanish educational authorities have had to confront the controversial problem of “teaching to the test.” Finding the right balance between test preparation and broader education will likely be a challenge for the Spanish education system in years to come.
University Degree Programs, Graduate, Professional Programs
English, Spanish
Private University
+34 95 276 44 37
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English
Private University
+ 34 93 201 81 71
+ 34 93 201 79 35
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Private University
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+34 93 290 2443
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Private University
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+34 93 290 2443
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English
Private University
+34934522230
+34934522228
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http://www.madrid.uibs.org
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English
Private University
+34 93 4522230
+34 93 4522228
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English
Private University
+34 93 4522230
+34 93 4522228
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vibs.edu.es
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University Degree Programs, International Study Abroad Programs, Spanish Language and Culture, Master Erasmus Mundus
English, Spanish
Public University
+34 95 434 89 44
+34 95 434 90 96
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upo.es
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University Degree Programs
English
Private University
(+34) 91 781 70 10
(+34) 91 781 70 20
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http://www.managementcenter.es/bscinternational.asp
University Degree Programs, Graduate, Professional Programs
Spanish
Public University
+34 963 262 600
+34 963 262 700
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Graduate, Professional Programs
Spanish
Private University
+34 91 567 43 85
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advance
unir.net
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Graduate, Professional Programs
Spanish
Independent Private College
+34 95 827 34 67
+34 95 829 60 53
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http://www.aepc.es
University Degree Programs
Spanish
Affiliated School
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anestur.org
http://www.anestur.org/contenidos/
Graduate, Professional Programs
Spanish
Independent Private College
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914453701
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http://www.arteneo.com
University Degree Programs, International Study Abroad Programs
English, Japanese, Spanish
Affiliated School
(+34) 93 301 61 53
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University Degree Programs
Spanish, English
Private University
+34 91 521 70 09
+34 91 522 82 08
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bircham.edu
http://www.bircham.edu
University Degree Programs
Spanish
Public University
+34 96 351 08 64
+34 96 350 92 04
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terra.es
http://www.uv.es/comunica/catedres/trsp.htm
University Degree Programs, Graduate, Professional Programs
Spanish
Private University
+34 954 467 008
Not available
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Graduate, Professional Programs
Spanish
Public University
+34 96 590 3464
+34 96 590 3400
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ua.es
http://cedip.ua.es/
Graduate, Professional Programs
English
Private University
+34 914 290 551
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http://www.cemfi.es/