If you are planning to apply for a place at the University of A Coruña as an incoming exchange student, you must first contact the International Relations coordinator at your home university to discuss your plans with them. We 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. The University of A Coruña only admit exchange students approved by the International Relations Offices of its counterparts.
At the final stage of the Exchange Program, the University of A Coruña will issue to students academic transcripts and students will obtain credits for the course. Besides, students can choose to stay at the University of A Coruña in pursuit of a bachelor’s or master’s degree if conditions permit.
Founded in 1989, the University of A Coruña is modern, innovative and dynamic. It has more than 20,000 students, 1400 teachers and 24 centers offering degrees in almost all disciplines and levels including Health and Experimental Sciences, Humanities, Social and Juridical Sciences, Technologies and Engineering.
The University of A Coruña has two campuses, respectively in A Coruña and Ferrol, two beautiful coastal cities in Northwest Spain. The two cities, together, form Galicia’s most dynamic cultural and economic area.
The University of A Coruña is truly international. A large number of academic staff and students participate in the mobility program every year. At the same time, the university receives more than 600 students from other countries to carry out exchange programs. It also receives scientific researchers to carry out academic cooperation and exchanges each year. These international exchange programs promote the internationalisation of the university and increase the diversity of academic and cultural experiences of teachers and students. These are all thanks to the bilateral exchange agreements signed between the University of A Coruña and other universities, as well as special cooperative programs and joint degree programs, carried out accordingly.
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.
Rialta is one of Galicia’s largest and best-equipped university residences. The facilities are located in A Zapateira residential area, with a distance of fewer than 500 meters from the campus. What’s more, it only takes a 5-minute walk to reach the city center. The residence offers regular free shuttle bus service for temporary and long-stay residents.
The Language Center of the University of A Coruña is a dynamic institution in the university. The language center offers a variety of language courses every semester for Erasmus students and other non-Spanish native students and even the public to participate. The courses on Spanish as a foreign language are designed for students who wish to start learning or improving their Spanish during their stay in Spain.
The courses of the language center adopt a small-class teaching system, and the number of students in each class is less than 15. In the language center, both traditional teaching methods and the latest audiovisual technologies are used in teaching.
