Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain (Getafe Campus)
Website:
Language of Instruction: English and Spanish
Terms: Fall semester (September - January) // Spring semester (January - June)
Highlights
- UC3M was founded in 1989 and is a medium-sized institution of 24,000 students.
- Several campuses, including the main campus for exchange students.
- Completed the International Campus of Excellence project, which created important campus upgrades to buildings and facilities.
- 72% of courses offered can be taken either fully in English, or with a bilingual option.
- Culture is an important part of exchange and UC3M hosts various
- Three large are available for student accommodation.
- UC3M has modern facilities for sports that include a swimming pool, spa, paddle tennis, tennis, squash, bouldering, climbing wall, 7-a-side soccer and beach volleyball fields, indoor cycling and fitness rooms, and multipurpose rooms for sports.
- Check out a of campus!
Accessibility
- UC3M is committed to provides for all students.
- Students may contact the Exchange team incoming@uc3m.es or the Student Support team directly for more information orientacion.discapacidad@uc3m.es
- After you are accepted into the Exchange Program, please for accessibility supports for your studies before the following deadlines:
- Fall semester: July 15th
- Spring semester: December 15th
Area of study
- Humanities
- History
- Political Science
- Business
- Marketing
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Social Sciences
- Economics
- Science
UC3M offers (for an extra fee) prior to, and during the semester.
Course catalogue
- Please see UC3M's for a full selection of courses.
Credits
Credits at UC3M:
- Full-time option (7.5 UVic units): 30 ECTS per term at UC3M
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Before departure, UVic students will be able to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 UVic units for part-time exchange or 7.5 UVic units for full-time exchange.
- This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their UVic record.
Exchange credit history
- Click here to check out the exchange credit history of courses that have been previously evaluated by UVic for this host university.
- Students are not limited to this list when selecting courses for their upcoming exchange and should consult the host university’s course catalogue for a full list of offerings.
- Important note: this document is a guide only and previously evaluated courses are not guaranteed to be evaluated in the same way in the future.
- After being accepted into the ICS Exchange Program, students will have the chance to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will provide updated unit and credit equivalency information.
Housing
- On-campus housing: Available
- Off-campus housing: Available
- Living in Madrid
- Additional information about on-campus and off-campus housing can be found on .
Medical insurance, immigration & arrival
Visa:
- Please check out the from UC3M about visas and immigration.
Health Insurance:
- Exchange student must be covered by an illness or accidents travel assistance insurance covering repatriation expenses due to illness or accident, healthcare derived from professional activities.
Orientation:
- UC3M hosts orientation sessions for incoming exchange students each semester. More information can be found on their .
SDGs-in-Action
Add a United Nations CIFAL qualification to your international experience (and your CV!) by taking the SDGs-In-Action challenge. Below are resources and some of the many ways to get involved at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
- UC3M runs a civic engagement program partnered with local city councils to foster more sustainable communities.
- Explore UC3M’s