Specific information for students
If you want to come to the Universitat de València as an International Programme student, the first step is to check if there is a specific agreement between your home university and the Universitat de València in the field of your degree. Otherwise, you cannot come as an International Programme Student.
Requirements
-Between both your home university and the Universitat de València there should be a specific agreement, establishing the number of exchange students per academic year, in the field you wish to study in Valencia. If there is only a general agreement, it means that there is no student exchange.
-The International Office of your home university must send us your nomination, confirming us that you have been granted the status of an International Programme student.
Note: The International Programmes are not accessible for Medicine and Dentistry students.
Application
After receiving your nomination, the International Relations Service will check if you can be accepted according to our agreement and send you an e-mail with your password. Thus you will be able to fill in the online application form and upload the following documents:
- Passport
- Photograph (passport size, jpg format)
- International medical insurance covering the full length of your stay in Spain
Deadlines for incoming students to fill in the application form online
- Fall semester or Whole year (starting in September): 10th July
- Spring semester (starting in February): 10th December
Visiting students
The International Relations Service does not accept visiting students due to the large number of exchange students we receive each year.
Introduction of the new degrees (grados) and expiry of the old degrees (licenciaturas and diplomaturas)
The Universitat de València is in a transition stage between new and old degrees. By clicking here you can check our calendar regarding this issue.
Visa
There are two kinds of Student Visas:
- D+C visa for 180 days: This visa cannot be extended
- A student visa for 90 days: This kind of visa can be extended once here
Once in Valencia, you must apply for a Student's Residence Permit (Autorización de Estancia por Estudios) within the first month of your entrance into the territory of the European Union. More information:
Specific information for partner universities
If you wish to send us your student nominations, within an International Programme, please fill in one nomination form per student and send it/them to us by e-mail to karin.wascher@uv.es. We will only accept nominations sent by the International Office of a University with which the UV has signed a specific agreement, establishing the number of exchange students per academic year and in which degrees the mobility will take place.
If there is only a general agreement, it means that there is no student exchange.
After receiving the nominations, the International Relations Service will check if they are acceptable in accordance with the agreement and will send to the students an e-mail with the information they need to fill in the online application form.
Deadlines to receive nominations from universities
- Fall semester or whole year stays (starting in September): 15th June
- Spring semester (starting in February): 15th November