International students

 

Students from other countries can come to the USC to do two types of studies:

Students from other Spanish universities who wish to carry out part of their education at the USC would also be among the visiting students

 

It is a section of the USC Web page set up to give advice and facilitate a visit by anyone who wishes to stay at this university. Information regarding the visit and enquiries concerning services and procedures, as well as financial aid programmes are available at USC-Internacional. There is also an email address for enquiries: usc.internacional@usc.es

Students from Europe have cooperation and mobility programmes within ERASMUS and those from other countries have access to many other cooperation and mobility programmes, which are set out in the Bilateral Agreements which lay down that the USC is on a par with universities and higher education institutions throughout the world.

 

The USC is recognised as a prestigious university in terms of the quality of its education, research and innovation: more than five hundred years of history, enterprising and responsive to the demands of social reality, dynamic and with a campus of recognized International Excellence: the Campus Vida.

The USC has offices in two cities: one in Santiago de Compostela, a medieval city with a long tradition as a cultural centre, and another in Lugo, a city where Roman culture survives in the ancient walls which still stand. Both cities have a high level of cultural and natural life, a lot of social activity and they encourage an open relationship between the townspeople and visiting students. The USC also belongs to the region of Galicia, in the north of Spain, which is especially important for its scenery and traditions. Of outstanding interest are its nature reserves on the coast (for example, the Parque de las Islas Atlánticas) and in the mountains (El laurel) and its monuments which reflect the various cultures that form part of today’s Galicia: the Celtic castros (hill-forts), the Tower of Hercules, named a world heritage site as the oldest functioning Roman lighthouse, the Roman wall in Lugo, the Finisterre lighthouse which in olden times was recognized as the end of the world, its medieval architecture, the Galician pazos (country houses), modern cities, etc.

At the University of Santiago de Compostela students can do first and second cycle studies (honours degree, general degree, engineering degree), degrees, masters degrees and PhDs adapted to the European Space for Higher Education, masters degrees and doctorates, Expert and Continuing Education Studies. At these various levels a wide range of studies is offered in the great areas of knowledge (Sciences, Health Sciences, Social and Legal Sciences, Art and Humanities, Engineering and Architecture)