BILATERAL EXCHANGE

If you are thinking of carrying out an international mobility period at the University of Valladolid (UVa) within the framework of a bilateral student exchange agreement, you must first contact the office responsible for international mobility at your home university. They will inform you if there is an agreement between our universities and how to apply.

If you cannot obtain this information, you can contact our International Relations Office through the email address incoming@uva.es

If you are not eligible to participate in this programme, it is also possible to carry out a study period of free mobility at the UVa within the framework of the Visiting Students Programme.

If you want to complete a full study programme and obtain a degree at the UVa, you can find all the information on undergraduate, master’s and doctoral studies.

You will also find more practical information for your stay in our Welcome Guide.

Nomination of international mobility students by partner universities.

— Deadline for first semester (September to February) or full academic year (September to July) mobility: April 30.

— Deadline for second semester (February to July) mobility: October 30.

The number of mobility places per academic year is 2 full academic year places or 4 semester places, unless a different number is established in the agreement the UVa has signed with your home university.

Home universities may request information about the nomination procedure by contacting the International Relations Office at incoming@uva.es

The University of Valladolid will contact the students to provide them with the necessary information to complete their registration and international mobility application.

As soon as we receive the notification of your selection, we will send you a message with the necessary information to complete your registration and international mobility application at the UVA.

For registration and international mobility application are:

— First semester of full academic year: May 30

— Second semester: November 30

— Identity document or passport

— Certificates of the languages of instruction (Spanish and/or English) of the courses chosen, if it is not the mother tongue. You can find more detailed information on this matter in the “Study at UVa – Language of Instruction” section of our Welcome Guide

— Health care and travel assistance insurance, which must include international medical transport and repatriation, valid in Spain throughout the stay

— Learning agreement

Once you have completed your registration and application, the next step is to begin preparing your Learning Agreement, so that it is fully completed before the enrolment process for your mobility semester begins.

You must use the Learning Agreement template available at this link.

Please note that if you need to obtain a visa or stay authorization for studies in Spain, in order to be considered a full-time student your Learning Agreement must include at least 30 ECTS if your stay is for one semester or at least 54 ECTS if it is for a full academic year. You can find more information about this topic in the section Living at the UVa – Immigration procedures in our Welcome Guide.

Once the document has been signed by the academic coordinator responsible for your international mobility at your home university, you may contact the academic coordinator at the UVa for their approval. You will have received their contact details in the email sent to you with the information for completing your international mobility application.

You can find information about all the courses offered at the UVa on the websites of each faculty or school, or on the main UVa website.

Although Spanish is the language of instruction of most of the courses, the UVa also offers courses taught in English:

— International Semester Programmes

— Study in English at the UVa

As an international exchange student, you may choose any course taught in the UVa faculty or school to which your mobility is assigned. You may also include courses from other UVa faculties or schools, provided that the academic coordinators responsible for your international mobility in both institutions approve your selection.

If your study programme includes master’s level courses, you must obtain approval from the coordinator of the corresponding master’s degree. Their contact information can be found on the UVa website under each master’s programme.

You may take up to 60 ECTS per academic year or 30 ECTS per semester. The minimum number of credits you must take will be determined by your home university.

You must take into account that the UVa has campuses in the cities of Valladolid, Palencia, Segovia and Soria. Due to the distance between campuses, you may only select courses taught in Valladolid and Palencia campuses simultaneously, provided that both academic coordinators approve it. All other campus combinations are more than 100 km apart.

You must include the full name and the course code for each course you select.

You must also ensure that the courses you choose are taught during the period of your mobility: first semester, second semester, or full year.

You must check that the courses you have chosen have compatible timetables. You can find timetable information for each course on the UVa website. In each study plan, under the “Asignaturas” (Courses) menu, you will find a link to the timetable next to each course. The websites of each faculty or school also include timetable information.

Note that some courses have different groups, each with different timetables. Certain courses have several lecture groups (T) and several subgroups (A, L or S) for different types of activities such as labs or seminars. As an international mobility student, you may choose the lecture groups (T) that best suit your schedule. Subgroups (A, L or S) are created at the beginning of each semester.

You may also receive academic recognition for participating in cultural, sports, volunteer, and cooperation activities. You can request recognition of these activities so that they appear on your Transcript of Records. More detailed information is available in this link

Spanish language courses offered by the UVa Language Centre with a duration of 40 hours may be recognised with 3 ECTS credits. You may receive recognition for several language courses at different levels during your stay.

To obtain recognition for these activities at your home university, you must check whether they accept this type of academic recognition.

— We recommend that you read all the available information concerning your international mobility period at the UVa thoroughly.

— Prepare the learning agreement you will carry out at the University of Valladolid, following the instructions in the previous section.

— Check the academic calendar and plan your stay.

— Arrival: we will send you the details of the welcome and orientation day for international mobility students well in advance. Orientation will take place a few days before the beginning of each semester.
Not all bachelor and master’s programmes begin their classes on the same date. You can check the schedules of your courses in order to know more precisely the date on which your classes will begin.

— Return: to have a more specific idea of when your international mobility period will end, you will be able to check the dates of your exams in the menu “Fechas de examen” in the information about each study programme on the UVa website.
Bear in mind that the first exam period is followed by a resit exam period.

— If your mobility destination is at the UVa campuses in Palencia, Segovia or Soria, you can also contact the international relations office of those campuses if you need any kind of practical information for your stay:

— Palencia: internacional.palencia@uva.es

— Segovia: internacional.segovia@uva.es

— Soria: internacional.soria@uva.es

— If you have requested to participate in the Mentor Programme in your registration, we will send you the contact details of your student mentor.

— If you do not have the required language certificate, you must enrol in an intensive course at the University of Valladolid Language Centre, which you must compulsorily attend at the beginning of your stay.

Once you have completed all the required documentation for your international mobility application and it has been validated, we will proceed to enrol you and send you a message with your enrolment documents.

If you are participating in a double degree programme, your enrolment will be carried out directly at the corresponding school or faculty.

After your enrolment is completed, we will send you a message with information on how to access the services available to you as a student of the University of Valladolid: virtual campus, internet connection, official email address, university card, etc.

You can find information about all the services and technological tools provided by the UVa through the following links:

— Guide for new UVa students

— Services for UVa students

Once you have access to the virtual campus, you will be able to view a calendar with the timetables of the courses you are enrolled in and ensure that they are compatible.

Please note that some courses have different groups, each with different timetables. Some courses may have several lecture groups (T) and additional subgroups created for different types of activities, laboratories or seminars (A, L or S). As an international mobility student, you may choose the lecture groups (T) that best suit your schedule. Subgroups (A, L or S) are created at the beginning of each semester.

If any of your course timetables overlap, you can check whether the course has another group with a compatible timetable. If so, you simply need to request a group change by email.

If no compatible groups exist, you will need to change courses by sending us the changes section of your Learning Agreement, signed by the academic coordinators responsible for your mobility at both institutions.

As an international mobility student, you do not have to pay academic fees, as these are included in the agreement between our institutions. However, you must pay the administrative fees indicated in your enrolment document.

Together with your enrolment document, you will also receive a payment document for your administrative fees, along with instructions on how to complete the payment.

Welcome to the University of Valladolid...

A welcome and orientation day for international mobility students will take place a few days before the beginning of each semester, in September and February.

The details of this event will be communicated by email well in advance.

The UVa will provide transport for all international mobility students who wish to participate in this event, but are located at one of the UVa campuses outside the city of Valladolid.

Practical information for your mobility is provided in this event, so your attendance is strongly recommended.

If you need an arrival certificate, you can obtain it by contacting the International Relations Office. You must provide us with the template from your home university, if they have one.

You must bear in mind that it is not possible to issue a certificate with a date preceding your academic activities.

If any of your course timetables overlap, you can check whether the course has another group with a compatible timetable. If so, you simply need to request a group change by email.

If no compatible groups exist, you will need to change courses by sending us the changes section of your Learning Agreement, signed by the academic coordinators responsible for your mobility at both institutions.

The Virtual UVa Smart Card (vTUI) is integrated into the UVa App. This card is your identification as a member of the UVa and allows you to access certain facilities and services.

You can find information on how to download and configure the UVa App and about the UVa Smart Card at this link: Guide for new UVa students

The UVa Language Center offers Spanish courses to international students who want to improve their proficiency in this language, and it also offers courses in other languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi.

The enrolment process takes place at the beginning of each semester.

You can find more detailed information on this topic in the section “Study at the UVa – Language Courses” in our Welcome Guide

If your mobility is during the first semester and you want to extend it to the second semester, you must fill in the document in this link and send it to us signed.

If you are granted this extension, you must send us the changes section of your Learning Agreement, to add the courses you will attend during the second semester, signed by the academic coordinators responsible for your mobility at both institutions.

If you wish to continue studying at the UVa during the following academic year, you must contact the office responsible for international mobility at your home university to apply for an additional mobility. 

If you are not granted this extension, you will be able to stay at the UVa within the framework of the Visiting Students Programme, of free mobility.

Farewell from the University of Valladolid...

If you need a certificate of stay, you can obtain it by contacting the International Relations Office. You must provide us with the template from your home university, if they have one.

You must bear in mind that it is not possible to issue a certificate with a date after the end of your academic activities.

At the end of your stay, we will send you instructions on how to obtain your Transcript of Records through the UVa electronic office.

To be able to do this, you will have to wait until all your courses are graded in the UVa App or in Sigma.

The Transcript of Records is an original digital document and its validity can be checked using its verification code.