Spain
Universidad de Zaragoza
This exchange program is sponsored by SDSU’s International Student Center. Contact studyabroad@sdsu.edu at the International Student Center for more information.
Locations: Four campuses in the following locations:
- Zaragoza; Population: 660,000
- Huesca; Population: 52,000
- Teruel; Population: 34,000
- La Almendua de Dona Godina; Population: 9,000
Language of Instruction: English, Spanish
Language Requirement: 6 semesters (not including courses taken in high school)
Spring semester or Academic year exchanges
Universidad de
Zaragoza Website
International
Student website
Courses
Available ("First and second level studies" refer
to undergraduate programs)
Courses in
English (“Oferta de asignaturas en inglés” is posted for academic year)
Application Form (In the section for "Otros Datos” please select #8 "Programas de intercambio con gratuidad", and leave blank the section for "Datos economicos").
Profile
The University of Zaragoza, with its 35,000 students, is meeting point of an increasingly multicultural population with science and research, open to a constantly widening and evolving world.
The University of Zaragoza features 22 faculties, schools and colleges, as well as 5 Research Institutes spread among 6 campuses. Some of them are among the best in their specialties. Within these, the university offers 94 undergraduate degrees, 42 Masters, 29 Postgraduate Programs, 78 Doctoral Programs and 36 Specialization Studies.
Academic staff at the University of Zaragoza are highly specialized and have a broad research and teaching experience. Be it Spanish as a Foreign Language or fields as interesting to international students as Spanish Literature, Geography, Archaeology, Cinema, History, Business Administration, Biocomputation, Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI Research Group), Logistics or Nanotechnologies (among many others), our combination of teaching and research is proving very successful.
Through the Vice-Rectorship for International Relations, the University of Zaragoza participates in various exchange programs, collaborating with universities and research centers from Europe, Latin America, USA and Canada, Australia, thereby strengthening its international standing.
Locale
Zaragoza, Capital City of Aragon, is a multicultural modern and ancient city with 700,000 inhabitants and over 2000 years of history. Zaragoza has Roman, Muslim, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles, mingled with a dynamic hightech 21st Century City feverishly getting ready for the 2008 International Exposition. Zaragoza also has museums and theatres, restaurants and shops, pubs and discos, parks and, not far away, the Pyrenees with plenty of outdoor activities.
Divisions
Zaragoza:
Faculty
of Sciences
Faculty
of Economics and Business Administration
Faculty
of Law
Faculty
of Arts
Faculty
of Medicine
Faculty
of Veterinary Sciences
College
of Higher Engineering
Faculty
of Education
College
of Industrial Engineering
College
of Health Sciences
College
of Business Studies
College
of Social Studies
College
of Tourism
Huesca:
Agricultural
and Chemical Engineering
Faculty
of Humanities and Education
College
of Business Studies
Faculty
of Health and Sports Sciences
College
of Nursing
Terual:
Faculty
of Social Sciences and Humanities
College
of Engineering
College
of Nursing
La Almunia:
Engineering
School
Academic notes
All faculties are open to exchange students who possess adequate Spanish language skills. The above link to “Courses Available” includes offerings in both Spanish and English. Courses are regularly offered in English in the following departments: Engineering, Sciences, and English Philology.
Language notes
Language of instruction is Spanish, except for the list of subjects taught in English mentioned above.
Courses in Spanish as a Foreign Language at the University of Zaragoza are run throughout the year in Zaragoza. The fees for these courses are in addition to Exchange tuition.
Room and board
The University Residences are University Centres that provide the student with accommodation and promote their cultural and scientific education, directing their activities towards serving the university community.
The University Residences have the important responsibility of providing the university student with an after-hour environment where they can live together with other students, maintain certain attitudes and values considered to be a vital part of their training, and where they can share intellectual, cultural and leisure interests.
There are several residences in our Autonomous Community, some sponsored by private companies and others founded by the University of Zaragoza itself.
There are university cafeterias, bars and canteens. Besides the normal bar service, the cafeterias offer hot and cold sandwiches, and hot meals with at least 7 dishes. Besides the above mentioned, the canteens daily serve a three-course set menu which includes bread and water. At present, the menu costs 5 € and is self-service in all the establishments.
Exchange dates
Zaragoza’s academic calendar year starts in
mid September and it is organized in two semesters.
Fall Semester: Mid September – Mid January
Spring Semester: Early February – Late May
Special conditions
Please refer to the International Student website