Are you Interested in Spanish as a language but also as a field of study? Travel to the University of Deusto, CIDE, where you can study the Spanish language, culture, literature, linguistics or economics.
CIDE is the university's Spanish centre. They offer a semester or a year long programs to international students.
The university is located in the heart of Bilbao, overlooking the magnificent Guggenheim Museum.
Bilbao is a fantastic city with endless dining options, stylish architecture, beautiful nature and with a renowned University that forms the framework around the city. The University of Deusto consists of two campuses, the main campus in Bilbao and a smaller one in San Sebastian. The university has approximately 9500 students of which around a 1000 are international students.
Host family: you live with a family and practice the language all day long. This is the form of housing CIDE recommends in order to get the most out of your stay.
Residence Hall: you live in student housing with both Spanish and international students. Here you will be registered for a "meal plan" which means that you will be served 3 meals every day – according to Spanish meal times.
Shared housing with other Spanish and international students. Here you can make your own food.
You will make your choice of housing when you receive the admission letter from CIDE.
Admission
You must be registered for a study program at UiA and have completed a minimum of 60 credits to be able to go on exchange. See UiA's admission requirements.