Spain
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, or Carlos 3, was founded in 1989 and is therefore a relatively new university. It has four campuses, with the main one in Getafe, and schools of Social Sciences, Engineering, Humanities and Law.
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AE faculty contract
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A maximum of 8 students will be able to select subjects from any bachelor of the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences at the Getafe Campus and another maximum of 8 students can select subjects from any bachelor of the Faculty of Engineering. In this link, you can find all the offer of each faculty and entering in each bachelor, the subjects and the language are indicated.
Please, do read the Course Offer Guide 2022/2023 (Available Courses and Course Restrictions) carefully. We can also select a maximum of 3MSc students for courses in the Master of Economics and Master of Industrial Economics and Markets programmes. Indicate in your preliminary courselist in the application which course options you are applying for and whether your are interested in taking courses at the School of Engineering, in case we cannot select you to take Business related courses.
Note, that BSc students are not allowed to take MSc-level courses, but Master students are allowed to take Bachelor level courses. Intensive Spanish language courses are offered by the Language centre.
A list of Master courses in Engineering open to Exchange students can be found here.
Enrolment for courses works on a first come, first serve basis. Students who are selected for taking business related courses will initially be registered at the School of Engineering and will be transferred to the School of Social Sciences and Law after being admitted.
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B2 in Spanish for Spanish-taught courses.
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Students to this university are eligible for the Erasmus Grant.
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Information about accommodation can be found under Accommodation Services Information and here.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, or UPM, was founded as the result of a merging between different technical schools of engineering and architecture. UPM is ranked as the best technical university of Spain and is part of the TIME network, which consists of 50 European engineering schools.
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AE faculty contract with the school of Aeronautical and Space Engineering.
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There are limited places available for the different schools. For the AY2024-2025 we can send 1 student to do all courses at the School of ETSIT and 1 student to do all courses at the School of ETSII, both schools offer courses in English. The other two exchange places can be allocated to students taking courses at ETSIAE, with 2-3 courses at ETSIT or ETSII. Taking courses at ETSIAE will require a good level of Spanish as the courses there are not available in English.
UPM offers intensive Spanish language courses for foreign students, but not free of charge.
Note, that the second semester starts at the end of January (MSc student exchange). -
A B1 level in Spanish is required and needs to be proven with a certificate during application.
If the student is still learning the language, then a document needs to be handed in (preferably signed by the Spanish language instructor) which states that the student is learning Spanish and is expected to obtain a B1 level certificate before the start of the exchange.
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Students to this university are eligible for the Erasmus Grant.
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The university provides information about housing possibilities. All exchange students must find private accommodation themselves.
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, or UPV, is a young institution dating back to the seventies. It has nearly 40,000 students and composes of ten schools, three faculties and two higher polytechnic schools.
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AE faculty contract with ETSID.
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At the School of Engineering Design (ETSID), BSc courses in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic and Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Design Engineering and Product Development are offered. Besides this, MSc courses in Design Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, and Maintenance Engineering are also available. Students can choose courses from all those available programs as long as pre-requisites are met. 60% of the selected courses must be taken at ETSID. Their fact sheet states some course restrictions.
You can find general academic information on their website.
The Faculty of Business Management has a very restrictive policy of acceptance of students from other schools and faculties, courses there are not open for exchange students. However, business courses are offered at other faculties as well.
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In general courses are taught in Spanish, but some UPV schools offer courses in English. The Bachelor degrees in Electronic and Aerospace Engineering can be followed fully in English.
Please note that English courses are highly demanded. Enrolment for the selected English courses is not always guaranteed. Therefore, a good level of Spanish and flexibility in your choices will make things easier. To take courses in Spanish, a B1 level is required and needs to be proven with a certificate before the exchange programme starts. For courses taught in English minimum an English B2 level is required, if needed, the International Office can provide a statement declaring your English language level is at C1. This applies to both BSc and MSc Aerospace Engineering students. For more detailed information, visit the following LINK.
To receive free Spanish classes a Spanish level of A1 is required.
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Students to this university are eligible for the Erasmus Grant.
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UPV does not arrange accommodation. A mentor student will be assigned to each accepted student for assistance if requested in the online application.