Public Foundation for the International
Promotion of Spanish Universities

If you have decided to begin or continue your studies or research in Spain and have been ...

During your stay

The vast majority of Spanish universities divide the academic year into two semesters.

Together with Portugal and Andorra, Spain makes up the geographical unit of the Iberian Peninsula, located at the south-western edge of Europe. Spain also has two large archipelagos, the Canaries and the Balearics, and a series of smaller islands and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in the north of Africa.

Its total surface area, 506,030 sq km, places Spain among the world’s 50 largest countries. Spanish territory in the peninsula covers 493,514 sq km, the Balearics 4,992 sq km, the Canaries 7,492 sq km and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla 32 sq km.

Scholarships

With the internationalization of universities and their programmes, an increasing number of grants and scholarships are now available to ...

Visa

International students and researchers wishing to study or conduct research in Spain must be in possession of a visa in order to be able to reside legally in the country.