Universidad Complutense de Madrid - SPAIN

Part of the MAUI-Utrecht Network Exchange Program

The Partnership
This program is part of the MAUI-Utrecht Network Exchange and is open to students from member institutions only. Interested students should contact their local study abroad coordinator regarding the application/placement process and for additional information. Application deadlines for all MAUI-Utrecht Network programs, including fall semester, winter semester, or academic year abroad, is in late February/early March. Spring semester placements may be available after the deadline: contact your Study Abroad Coordinator.

The University-Universidad Complutense de Madrid

The Complutense University has its origins in the 13th century, in the 'studia' that King Sancho IV of Castilla founded in a little town, called Compluto by the Romans and Alcala by the Arabs, on the banks of the river Henares. In 1836 it was transferred to Madrid, which had in the meantime become the capital of Spain. In 1970, under the new law concerning the statutes of universities in the world, it was given the name 'Un iversidad Complutense de Madrid'. The Complutense University is one of the oldest universities in the world, as well as the largest and most prestigious in Spain. It has a staff of 10000 people and a student population of 117,000.

Location
Most of the University Faculties are situated in the Ciudad Universitaria at Moncloa. However, the Faculties of Political Sciences, Economics and Business Administration and Psychology are situated on the new campus in Somosaguas. The office which deals with foreign students is the 'Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales', which is situated in the Pabellón de Gobierno -Ciudad Universitaria -.

Details & Information:

Full name of the University	Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Number of students you can accept during 2012/13 (total number of semesters)	20
Areas of study open for exchange students
Areas of study restricted to prior bilateral agreements between the exchanging departments or faculties	1, 1.3, 1.7, 2.2, 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.7, 5, 5.1, 5.9, 6.3, 6.7, 7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 8, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.9, 9 (no PhD), 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.8, 11, 11.1, 11.3, 13, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6, 14, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.9, 15, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 16, 16.3
Areas of study not available to MAUI students
Utrecht Network contact person	Oficina LLP/ERASMUS Jardín Botánico – Ciudad Universitaria Av. Complutense S/N 28040 Madrid Tel: +34 91 394 7196/94 Fax: +34 91 394 7266 E-mail: jcbenite@pas.ucm.es
Contact person incoming students
General website of the university	www.ucm.es
Website of the international office/website for incoming students	http://www.ucm.es/?a=menu&d=men00313
Academic calendar	Starts: first week of October. Ends: first week of July
Examination period	February or June, depending on the semester
Orientation session(s) for incoming students	Welcome Day (before the beginning of the semester)
ECTS available	01, 01.3, 01.7, 02.2, 03, 03.4, 03.6, 04, 04.1, 04.3, 04.7, 05, 05.1, 06.3, 06.7, 07.1, 07.3, 07.6, 08.3, 08.4, 11, 11.3, 13.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6, 14,3, 15, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.6, 16.3
Application deadline(s) for admission	30 th June - First Semester 30 th November - Second Semester
Application materials on the website or paper copies only?	Paper copies only
Course registration deadline(s)	Same as application deadline
Language requirements	High Spanish Level
Language test certificate required? If so, which and when	Before Admission: a letter from the Language Department of the sending institution stating the level of Spanish
Preparatory language course for incoming students	September / February Free of charge Special Spanish intensive course for incoming ERASMUS students
Courses taught in English	Some in the Philology Faculty (English Department) and some in the Economics Faculty
Internships available?
Student jobs available/allowed?
Housing assistance & how to apply	Madrid, Sal y Ven con Nosotros C/ Cochabamba, 17 Escalera Derecha, Bajo C 28016 Madrid. España Tel: + 34 914574779 Fax: + 34 914574777 madrid@salyven.net
Housing options	Check “Sal y Ven con nosotros"
Housing application deadline(s)	Check “Sal y Ven con nosotros"
Cost estimates per month (in Euro)
Housing
Meals
Books
Local Transportation
Health Insurance
Other
Additional fees to pay
Comparable health insurance coverage from abroad allowed/not allowed?	Allowed
Health facilities at the university
Other relevant information
Summer courses available?
Last update of this information	December 2011

How to Apply/Application Process: Please check with your home university advisor for deadlines & application procedures for this program. If you are a UMSL student who would like to apply, please visit the Study Abroad Application Deadlines & Procedures page.