UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA (SPAIN)

The University of Granada (UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With approximately 80,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in Spain. Apart from the city of Granada, UGR also has campuses in Northern Africa (Ceuta and Melilla).

In the academic year 2012/2013 almost 2,000 European students were enrolled in UGR through the Erasmus Programme, making it the most popular European destination. The university’s Center for Modern Languages (CLM) receives over 10,000 international students each year. In 2014, UGR was voted the best Spanish university by international students.

In the context of Erasmus + Programme of Students’ Mobility, the University of Granada provides scholarships for students’ mobility for one semester.

Who can apply for scholarship, which is provided by Erasmus + programme? The students of 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th courses of Bachelor’s degree (first semester), the students of first and second courses of Master’s degree (first semester) and postgraduate students can apply for students’ mobility scholarship.

What courses are studied during the teaching process? The University provides comprehensive education in different departments, in English and Spanish. You can find information about the English courses, offered by the University of Granada, at http://internacional.ugr.es/pages/perfiles/estudiantes/oferta-academica-en-ingles/academicoffer20182019_undergraduate_june2018 for BA and http://internacional.ugr.es/pages/perfiles/estudiantes/oferta-academica-en-ingles/academicoffer20182019_master_june2018 for MA Studies.

What criteria are take into account for choosing the students? The selection of the students, who have applied for getting scholarship, is carried out according to the following criteria:

Progress in learning,
Foreign language proficiency (English, B1-B2 level, or Spanish),
Motivation,
The extracurricular activities of students are preferable.

How to apply for getting Erasmus + scholarship at the University of Granada? The applications are filled out online at https://oficinavirtual.ugr.es/apli/intercambio/alumnos_in/index.html.

List of the required documents:

Photo,
Identity document (passport, identification card),
Certificate proving the obtained degree (for Master’s degree and Postgraduate students),
Academic Bulletin (with all grades, starting from the first year),
Certificate, confirming the student’s status, at the university, where you study,
Internationally accepted certificate of foreign language proficiency English or Spanish, such as TOEFL, eLADE, etc.). The list of the accepted certificates may be found here: http://internacional.ugr.es/pages/perfiles/estudiantes/ka107_2017_attachment_1_language_requirements_ugr
An invitation letter from the host university,
Educational agreement (a list of courses which will be studied at host university),
Other necessary documents.