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Universidad Pontificia Comillas


Universidad Pontificia Comillas
City: Madrid
Website: www.upcomillas.es
Approximate semester dates:

Semester 1 (Autumn Semester): September-January
Semester 2 (Spring Semester): February-June

Language of instruction: Spanish, limited classes available in English
Full time load equivalent: 30 ECTS per semester
Fields of Study Available:

Course catalogue

Faculty of Law - 1 place per semester (Courses in Engish are mostly IR related)
Faculty of Humanities - 2 places per semester (Courses in English are mostly translation, IR or histroy related)
School of Engineering - 2 places per semester (Courses in English are mostly mechanical/electrical engineering or IT/Computer related)

One free Spanish language class is offered during the semester.

Restricted Fields of Study:

NOT available for POSTGRADUATE students.

NOT available for BUSINESS students.

Not possible for UQ exchange students to do a full semester (30 ECTS) of Spanish as a foreign language courses.  Students would have to take the one Spanish language class and then linguistics/literature etc courses in Spanish to make up the full time load of Spanish study.

Approximate living expenses: Approx. 4,000 euros per semester
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Additional information:

Information Sheet

Humanities campus is 20km outside the city.

Housing is abundant and the accommodation office at Comillas will facilitate students finding rental properties.

Students must request an insurance certificiate from UQ Abroad (see website) plus proof of liability insurance from UQ.