If you are planning to apply for a place at the Complutense University as an incoming exchange student, you must first contact the International Relations coordinator at your home university to discuss your plans with them. UCM can only accept incoming students who wish to study in subjects specified in bilateral agreements between universities. Check with the International Relations offices at your university to discover with which universities and which departments or faculties the university has signed cooperative agreements. UCM only admit exchange students approved by the International Relations Offices of its counterparts.
At the final stage of the Exchange Program, Complutense University will issue to students academic transcripts and students will obtain credits for the course. Besides, students can choose to stay at Complutense University in pursuit of a bachelor’s or master’s degree if conditions permit.
Complutense University Spanish Language Course(CCEE) [1]
Quarterly Spanish language course (200 hours)
2.126 €
Annual Spanish language course (600 hours)
5.432 €
[1] Schedule of Spanish language course
Oral Spanish(4 hours/week) + Writing(4 hours/week) + Grammar(4 hours/week) + Vocabulary(2 hours/week) + Work appreciation(2 hours/week) + Grammar exercises(2 hours/week) + Conversation(2 hours/week)
Advanced Culture Course at CCEE [2]
510€/ course
[2] Complutense University Language Center Advanced Culture Course
– Spanish Civil War in film and literature
– Mosaic Art in Spain: Origins, Roman Art, Islamic Art, Catholic Art
Imperial Art: Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque
– Socio-political changes in Spain: from 1939 to today – Stories from Latin America
– Madrid in film and literature
– Business Spanish
– Made in Spain (Spain is different？)
– The great geniuses of modern art
– The Awakening of Women: Dialyzing the Evolution of Women’s Consciousness from a Literary Perspective
– Spanish and football
– Heroes, Saints and Demons in Spanish Literature
– Diversity in Spanish
– Muslim culture in Spain: history and everyday life
Complutense University specialty courses [3]
(If students choose specialty courses, a minimum of two courses are required)
550€/ course
[3] Complutense University specialty course
The university has 26 faculties and offers 304 officially recognized degrees. It mainly covers knowledge in fields including natural science, social science and law, health science, humanities, art and language, technology and engineering etc.. In addition, the Complutense University of Madrid also has 48 specialized research institutes and colleges, 21 research hospitals and clinics.
Spanish third-party overseas services for exchange students
(see the attached table for details)
600€
40 € / month
You may choose to live with a homestay in a comfortable flat in a secure, residential area of the city. As this city becomes your second hometown, you will truly feel the traditional Spanish culture, the warmth and the passion. The host families are all Spanish citizens and will immediately make you feel at home. Homestay is the fastest and best way to improve your Spanish.
Complutense University offers student apartments (Casa do Brasil), which is located in an ideal place with quick and easy access to the university town. The apartments also provide students with a high-quality and safe international accommodation, enriching the overseas students’ living life.
Complutense University (UCM), Campus of International Excellence, has been offering Spanish language courses for foreign students since 1928, in the Faculty of Philology at the Complutense Center for Spanish (CCEE). All teachers have rich experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
The Complutense Center for Spanish is an official exam center for the Diplomas de Español Como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) and Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE). For this reason, the Complutense Center also offers intensive preparation courses to help students obtain their language diplomas.
