If you are enrolling at university for the first time

Students from education systems in other EU member states or countries with which international reciprocity agreements have been signed. 

Students in this group do not need to obtain official recognition of their secondary school studies or sit the university entrance exam (PAU in Spanish) for foreigners in order to enrol at a Spanish university, provided they meet all the necessary academic requirements to enrol at university in their education system of origin.

The following types of students are eligible for this means of admission: students from the education systems of other EU member states, students from the Swiss, Andorran, Icelandic, Norwegian, Liechtenstein and Chinese education systems, and students holding a European or International Baccalaureate diploma. (List of states) 

Students who choose to apply by this means may not apply by any other means in the same academic year. Likewise, this means of admission is not available to students who have already enrolled at a Spanish university in the past. 

Process:

  • Obtain the credential for admission to Spanish universities (UNEDassis)
If students want to improve the qualification obtained the credential, there are two options:
 
   - You can do the specific phase of the exam to access to the university (PAU) at any university in Spain. In the case of Catalonia, you can find the calendar about the registration for these tests in the website Canal Universitats. 
 

     You will find information on subjects to improve your access mark for admission to public universities of Catalonia in the next weighting parameters table of the Governmment of the Generality of Catalonia.

   - You can do the PCE (tests of specific skills) at UNED.

  • Submit the university entrance application. Students seeking to enrol on the first year of a programme taught at a Catalan university school or department must submit their application to University Admissions Office.

 

Additional information:

  • Undergraduate studies offered at Pompeu Fabra University.
  • Information on the enrolment process at Pompeu Fabra University.
  • Information about the university entrance exam (PAU) and university entrance application in the website Canal Universitats (Governmment of the Generality of Catalonia)

If you have already completed a university study programme and would like to begin another university study programme

Process:

  • Check the requirements for holders of university degrees and university entrance at a Catalan university at Canal Universitat (website of  Governmment of the Generality of Catalonia).
  • Submit the university application form. Students seeking to enrol on the first year of a programme taught at a Catalan university school or department must submit their application to University Admissions Office.

 

Additional information:

To obtain official recognition of your foreign university degree, you will need to apply to the Spanish Ministry of Education.