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Academia Paraninfo

Language school in Madrid, Spain

Academia Paraninfo is an academy in Madrid that has been teaching since 1973. Its main centre is at Calle Princesa 70, ten minutes' walk from Plaza de España, near the Argüelles and Moncloa metro stations, and it also teaches in Valencia and Seville. Courses can be taken in person, online or in a combination of both.

  • Spanish courses for foreigners, for all levels, ages and lengths of stay
  • Courses in English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese and Russian
  • University access courses: Selectividad (EBAU), UNED PCE and Spanish for master's or postgraduate study
  • Tutoring for university subjects
  • IT courses

Language classes follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The academy is a Cambridge Premium Centre and an Oxford examination centre, and its Madrid school has 21 classrooms. According to the school, more than 40,000 students have studied there since 1973. For students of Spanish it arranges accommodation with host families, in a shared student flat or in university residences, all within 30 minutes of the school by public transport.

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Housing

Paraninfo arranges accommodation in Madrid for its Spanish students, bookable by the day, week or month; all options are within 30 minutes of the school by public transport.

  • Host families in different districts of Madrid, single or double room with breakfast, half board or full board
  • The school's shared student flat in Argüelles-Chamberí, ten minutes' walk from the school, self-catering
  • University residences in Moncloa, mainly in July and August; longer stays for the September-June academic year on request

Subjects taught

  • Computing
    • Information Technology
  • Philology, Languages, Literature
    • Language Courses
    • Language Courses and Cultural Immersion Programs
    • Spanish Language and Literature (in Language Schools)
  • Sciences
    • Computer Science