STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

PARTNER UNIVERSITY FACT SHEET
Student Exchange Programme
General Information
 Name of university/
abbreviation
Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
UPV/EHU
 Erasmus Code of
the university
E BILBAO01
 University web
www.ehu.es/en
International Relations Office (IRO)
 Address of the
IRO
Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales
Vicerrectorado de Proyección Internacional
Ed. Biblioteca 5º planta
Barrio Sarriena s/n
48940 Leioa, Spain
 Weblink for
exchange students
http://www.relaciones-internacionales.ehu.es
Agreements for student and teaching staff mobility
Program
ERASMUS
contact person
Ms. Idoia Ortiz de Landaluce
agreements.international@ehu.es
Tel.: + 34 943 01 8136
contact data
Vicerrectorado de Relaciones Internacionales
Aulario Ignacio María Barriola
Plaza Elhuyar 1
20018 Donostia-San Sebastián
Spain
Fax: + 34 943 01 8986
OUTSIDE ERASMUS
(Latin America, USA,
Canada, Russia, Asia)
Mr. Juan Carlos Castillo
juancarlos.castillo@ehu.es
Tel.: +34 94 601 2166
SICUE
Ms. Irantzu Sologuren
(exchanges among
Spanish universities)
seneca@lg.ehu.es
Tel.: +34 94 601 2089
Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales
Vicerrectorado de Proyección Internacional
Ed.Biblioteca
Barrio Sarriena s/n
48940 Leioa,
Spain
Fax: +34 94 601 3590
International
networking
Ms. Elixabete Larrinaga
directora.internacional@ehu.es
Tel.: +34 94 601 2165
Director for cooperation and
international mobility
*Academic Calendar
Autumn/first semester
Spring/Second semester
September
second week of February
 Classes end
Middle of January
End of May or June
 Exams period
January/February
June/July
 Classes begin
*(more exact information at the web-site of the specific faculty/school where you’d like to study)
Application Procedure
 Application documents
Within ERAMUS
OUTSIDE ERASMUS
Latin America (PV/EHUAL), USA, Canada; Other
destinations
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Copy of passport/ ID card
Application form
Proof of health insurance
Photocopy of your enrolment form in your home university
3 photos
Photocopy of your school transcript of records
Learning agreement (a provisional form should be filled in before your
arrival and a definite one could be handed in once you are in the
UPV/EHU)
The above mentioned documents should be handed in to the school/faculty
coordinator or the secretaries at the UPV/EHU.
Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales
Vicerrectorado del Campus de Alava
Comandante Izarduy, 2
01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Fax: +34 945 013356
Tel.: +34 945 013354
All the documents except # 5
and 7 should be sent to:
Ms. Maria Carpintero
maria.carpintero@ehu.es
For information regarding
academic matters
Contact your Academic
coordinators at the faculties and
schools in the UPV/EHU
See website: www.ehu.es/en
 Weblink to application
forms
http://www.ehu.es/en > planning to visit us > international visitors> exchange
students > erasmus
Courses at the UPV/EHU
 Courses/ programmes open
to visiting students
 See the specific websites of the faculty/college where you’d like to study.
 Ask the academic coordinator at the department where you’d like to study
 Courses in English
 See http://www.ehu.es/en > planning to visit us >
international visitors > exchange students > erasmus
 Study areas restricted to
exchange students
 Medicine, Odontology (exchange students are not allowed to enroll on
practical courses in the campus of Bizkaia)
 Are students allowed to
attend courses offered by
different schools/faculties?
To be confirmed by the academic coordinator of the faculty/college in the
UPV/EHU.
Language courses for visiting students
 Spanish & Basque courses:
 Free for international visitors
 Duration: Autumn semester & spring semester
 Intensive Spanish courses: September
 Location: Campus of Alava, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa
 Further information
http://www.ehu.es > international relations > office of language courses for
visiting students
Cost of Living
 Approximate expenses per
month (in € )
accommodation
food
public transport
books
miscellaneous
250-350 euros
250-300 euros
35 euros
100 euros
total per month
635- 785 euros
Accommodation for visiting students
 Accommodation
Most of our visitors choose to live in rented rooms or apartments
There are also university and private residences where visitors can settle
 Who can help you?
Campus of Alava
Help Centre office
st
Los Apraiz, 1 – 1 floor (open August to October, January to March)
helpcentre1.internacional@ehu.es
International Relations Office
Vicerrectorado del Campus de Álava
C/ Comandante Izarduy, 2, Despacho 13 (2ª planta), 01006 Vitoria
Tel.: +34 945 014333 cursosidiomas@ehu.es
Help Centre for Visiting
Students
Campus of Bizkaia (Leioa)
Help Centre office (open August to October, January to March)
Central library building, 5th floor
helpcentre2.internacional@ehu.es
International Relations Office
Central library building, 5th floor
Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa
Tel.: +34 946 01 5868
Campus of Bizkaia (Bilbao)
Help Centre office (open August to October, January to March)
Helpcentre3.internacional@ehu.es
Higher Technical School of Engineering, Bilbao
E,
Desk 0 building G
Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao
Tel: +34 946 01 7365
Campus of Gipuzkoa
Help Centre office (open August to October, January to March)
Helpcentre4.internacional@ehu.es
Ignacio Mª Barriola building, 1st floor
Plaza Elhuyar 1, 20018 San Sebastián
Tel.: +34 943 01 8139
Insurance
 Health insurance
There is no insurance offered from the university. All students have to organize
full health insurance coverage themselves.
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