Incoming Students
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 academic offer (Teaching Guides) to complete your Learning Agreement with the chosen courses.
In the first semester we offer the following subjects in English:
- Marine Botany
- Physics
- Sedimentology
- Marine Pollution
- Ocean Dynamics
In the second semester we also offer in English:
- Geology II
- Marine Zoology
- Biological Oceanography II
All subjects are taught in Spanish and/or Galician. However, some subjects are English Friendly. These are taught in Spanish and/or Galician, but 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:
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- ERASMUS UNIVERSITIES:
Germany Christian- Albrechts- Universität Kiel Johannes Gutenberg- Universität Mainz Belgium Universiteit Antwerpen Croatia Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Denmark University of Aarhus France Université de Bretagne Occidentale Université La Rochelle Italy Università degli Studi di Padova Università degli Studi di Trieste Università degli Studi di Parma Norwey Universitet i Tromso Netherlands Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences Universidade de Aveiro Universidade do Minho Universidade dos Açores Romania Universitatea Ovidius Din Constanta Germany Christian- Albrechts- Universität Kiel Johannes Gutenberg- Universität Mainz Belgium Universiteit Antwerpen Croatia Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Denmark University of Aarhus France Université de Bretagne Occidentale Université La Rochelle Italy Università degli Studi di Padova Università degli Studi di Trieste Università degli Studi di Parma Norwey Universitet i Tromso Netherlands Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Universidade do Minho Universidade dos Açores Romania Universitatea Ovidius Din Constanta -
- IBEROAMERICAN UNIVERSITIES:
Argentina Universidad de Buenos Aires Brasil Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná-Unioeste Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Chile Universidad Católica del Norte Universidad Austral de Chile Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción Universidad de Magallanes Universidad de los Lagos Colombia Fundación Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano Mexico Universidad Autónoma de Baja 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 | |
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| 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
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 your tutor (traineeship coordinator) on the exact dates of your traineeship and the . If you don´t know any teacher or researcher but you want to come to our faculty, please contact to the academic coordinator, Elsa Vázquez Otero (eotero@uvigo.es); she will help you to find a tutor depending on your interest.
The tutor (traineeship coordinator) will communicate to the academic coordinator, Elsa Vázquez Otero (eotero@uvigo.es), the details of the student who wishes to undertake the traineeship:
- Name
- ID number
- Sending institution
- Planned period of the mobility
How to apply?
Once this agreement between you, your tutor at UVIGO, and your traineeship coordinator has been reached, you will need to fill the online application form and upload to the application form the following documents:
- Copy of ID / Passport
- Learning agreement for traineeships (Learning Agreement Student Mobility for Traineeships) (Guidelines on how to use the Learning Agreement for Traineeships) covered and signed by the student, the academic tutor in the institution of origin and the academic coordinator at the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Elsa Vázquez Otero (eotero@uvigo.es). The exact dates of your stay period should be indicated.
- Proof of having contracted a valid insurance in Spain with health, accidents and repatriation coverage.
You can submit your form at any time. It is not necessary to adjust to the deadlines that apply to the traineeship.
Once you send the application form, please communicate it to the academic coordinator at the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Elsa Vázquez Otero (eotero@uvigo.es).
Admission
Once the application is received and the documentation provided is checked, the International Relations Office (ORI) of the Universidade de Vigo will send the applicant a welcome email with his/her attached Acceptance Letter.
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