Spanish language course for international students

At the beginning of each semester, the Centro de Linguas of the University of Vigo organizes 60-hours Spanish courses for international exchange students. The objective is to provide the basic knowledge of Spanish to facilitate the academic and social integration of non-Spanish-speaking international students.

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Galician culture course for international students

Galician and Spanish are two official languages used within the university administration in Galicia. The Área de Normalización Lingüística organizes free Galician language and culture courses for international exchange students. It is a 75-hour course (50 hours of theory + 25 hours of guided tours).

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INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Academic offer

This is our curriculum or academic offer (with direct links to the syllabus or Teaching Guides) to complete your Learning Agreement with the chosen courses.

In the fall semesters we offer the following subjects entirely in English:

  • Marine Botany
  • Physics
  • Sedimentology
  • Marine Pollution
  • Ocean Dynamics

In the spring semester we also offer the following subjects entirely in English:

  • Marine Ecology
  • Marine Zoology
  • Biological Oceanography II

In addition, most of the subjects that are taught in Spanish and/or Galician are also English Friendly (EF). For English Friendly subjects, teachers are committed to:

  • Translate the teaching guide into English
  • Provide materials and references in English, if asked ,by the international student
  • Speak in English in tutorships if asked by the international student
  • Design and write tests in English if asked by the international student

Academic calendar

Timetables

Requirements

  • In order to come to the Faculty of Marine Sciences as an exchange student, you should first verify whether there is a cooperation agreement between us and your home university for your field of study:
      • ERASMUS UNIVERSITIES:
    GermanyChristian- Albrechts- Universität Kiel
    Johannes Gutenberg- Universität Mainz
    BelgiumUniversiteit Antwerpen
    CroatiaJuraj Dobrila University of Pula
    DenmarkUniversity of Aarhus
    FranceUniversité de Bretagne Occidentale
    Université La Rochelle
    ItalyUniversità degli Studi di Padova
    Università degli Studi di Trieste
    Università degli Studi di Parma
    NorweyUniversitet i Tromso
    NetherlandsVan Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences
    PortugalUniversidade de Aveiro
    Universidade do Minho
    Universidade dos Açores
    RomaniaUniversitatea Ovidius Din Constanta
      • IBEROAMERICAN UNIVERSITIES:
    ArxentinaUniversidade de Buenos Aires
    BrasilUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
    Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná-Unioeste
    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    ChileUniversidade Católica do Norte
    Universidad Austral de Chile
    Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
    Universidad de Magallanes
    Universidad de los Lagos
    ColombiaFundación Universidade de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
    MexicoUniversidade Autónoma de Baixa California
    Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
    Universidad de Colima
    Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Afterwards, your home university must send us your nomination, confirming that you have been granted the status as a student of Erasmus or other international mobility programme.

Application procedure

Deadlines for online application
From March 15 to June 15 1st / fall semester or full academic year students
From September to November 15 2nd / spring semester students

ERASMUS + TRAINEESHIP AND VISITING PROFESSORS

If you wish to take an internship in one of the departments or laboratories of the Marine Sciences Faculty, you should in advance agree with a tutor (traineeship/academic coordinator) on the exact dates of your traineeship or visit.

The tutor will communicate to the mobility coordinator at the Marine Science Faculty, Cristina Sobrino (internacionalcmar@uvigo.es), the details of the student/visiting professor who wishes to undertake the stay.

  • Name
  • ID number
  • Sending institution
  • Planned period of the mobility

The mobility coordinator will help to proceed with the mobility agreement and protocols from the International Relations Office (ORI) of the Universidade de Vigo.