Public Foundation for the International
Promotion of Spanish Universities

The second most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese.

Other co-official languages

Spanish is the official language of Spain, but it is not the only language spoken. Catalan (in Catalonia and the Balearics), Valencian (in the Community of Valencia), Galician (in Galicia) and Euskera (in the Basque Country) are Spain’s other official languages. Together with Spanish, they are also the languages of the universities in these Autonomous Communities.

In the regions with a language of their own, classes are taught both in Spanish and in the co-official language. Practically all the universities in these regions offer a wide range of courses for international students wishing to learn the language and to become more familiar with the culture and history of the place where they are studying. Many of these courses in Catalan, Galician and Euskera are taught for free at the universities.

Information on how and where to study these languages is available at these websites:

Catalán/Català-Valenciano/Valencià

Institut Ramon Llull

Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua

Euskera/Euskara

Euskaltzaindia — Real Academia de la Lengua Vasca

Instituto Vasco Etxepare Euskal Institutua

Gallego/Galego

Real Academia Galega

Instituto da Lingua Galega