Good morning, My name is Olga Vila,
I am the head of service of UNEDasiss in Spain.
UNEDasiss is the department responsible for the accreditation
of international students for their access
to the University in Spain and I have been invited on this occasion
to talk about the university admission system in Spain
and the services offered by UNEDasiss offers to students from EU
so that they can participate in the admission procedures
to Spanish universities for undergraduate studies.
I will share
the screen so you can see
the presentation.
In this case, as I was saying, we're going to talk about the intake
to Spanish universities of students from the European Union.
UNEDasiss is a service that serves students
international students who wish to study at any university in Spain.
The deadlines with which we we operate are the same as
of the entire Spanish university system Spanish university system so that any student
can participate in the admission procedures.
In addition, UNEDasiss
works in coordination with the diplomatic representations
of Spain abroad and with other
international organizations, in order to provide a service
as complete as possible to the students.
Regarding the mission and functions, from
what UNEDasiss is in charge of is to analyze the files
academic records of international students
and issue the accreditations that will allow students
apply for admission in Spanish universities.
In addition, in the event that the universities
require the completion of certain exams, UNEDasiss
is in charge of the organization of the tests,
so that all students can comply with the different
admission criteria established by the universities.
Among the accreditation services of UNEDasiss
is that of the admission score
for the Spanish university, which consists of studying
of the student's academic transcript that the student brings.
The specific competency tests which are the exams
of those subjects that the universities.
The bachillerato modality that consists of establishing a relationship
between the subjects taken and the degree to which you want to access.
The language accreditation
for those universities that have as an access requirement
a certain level of languages in English
or in Spanish, depending on the required.
And finally, for students from the European Union is also available
the service for the recognition of subjects
which can replace the PCE exams,
provided that the University admits it in its admission criteria.
It is important that you know our website. The UNEDasiss website
includes all the information you will need to apply
admission to Spanish universities.
In the section of tools are
the elements that are most important to solve the queries,
such as frequently asked questions,
the information search engine country by country
and the information search engine about universities
and information on what to study and where and where to study, which is an external page
of the Ministry, but in which all the degrees are listed,
the grades that have been requested the previous academic year, if they are taught in
English and shows the information by autonomous communities.
We also have a series of videos that can help students
and which are with English subtitles,
for the most common procedures
Finally, there is a section of key dates and a glossary of terms
most common terms used in university admission in Spain.
I am going to stop on these two elements for
show a little bit how they work.
In Spain, each university or each district
university has different admission requirements.
Therefore, it is important
that students consult this search engine and check
what are the admission requirements they are going to be asked for.
In this case, here we have the search engine.
of Universities
The student will have to to select the country
and the educational system he/she has attended.
For example, we are talking about countries of the European Union.
Let's choose Bulgaria.
In the case of students who have this title
and diploma,
together with the university entrance exam,
then
will mark the type of studies from Annex I.
Here we are going to see the universities.
First you have to choose the autonomous community.
Let's choose, for example, the Community of Madrid
and a university: the Universidad Autonomous University.
Ok, so here we will find both the link to the information
on the page of the Autonomous Autonomous as well as the services
that use the ones I have mentioned before, offered by UNEDasiss
Well, you only have to request the services that are valued,
indicates if the tests need to be done,
if they admit the recognition of subjects,
if they have to mark the bachillerato modality,
if you have to mark the language accreditation, here you would indicate
what is the language requirement that this university has.
Well, that's how it works.
In all the universities we have this information
and it is very important that the student to know it before starting
the application. The other
element is the info country by country.
In this case, it works similarly.
Let's filter by country
and educational system.
Here we will mark the studies of annex I and here you will find
first
an information with a table with the universities that admit
the recognition of subjects,
a video explaining how
is the admission system for students from the European Union
and then the services that are offered.
Here, apart from explaining how it works,
how the calculations are made and have some additional information
In the section of
recognition of subjects,
we are going to find the list of subjects that have been
already under study and those that have a favorable report
or an unfavorable report those with a favorable report,
well, and that are in place could apply for recognition.
Another important thing that this search engine offers is that if we dial
the different services and click on the documents button
, it will tell us which documents is the one that
we have to submit with our application.
Okay,
I'm going to explain now how it works the admission system
to the Spanish universities,
for Bachillerato Spanish students, which is the general
which is used in Spain.
About the admission procedure,
I am always talking about public universities.
Private universities have procedures
specific and students must consult
at the universities themselves what the admission system is.
In the case of public universities,
there is an offer and demand procedure and demand procedure for each degree or
study.
On the one hand, we're going to have the places offered
and on the other side, the applications received.
What is done is that it is applied first of all
the admission criteria.
Once the students meet the admission criteria,
applicants are sorted by score
and then places are allocated in that order of score
until the supply is exhausted.
That score of the last student
who obtains a place is what is called the cut-off score (nota de corte).
That's a term that's going to be used universities are going to use a lot.
and that students are going to see in many places.
It's important for them to know how that cut-off score works.
As we say, the cutoff score is the score of the last student
who has obtained a place in the previous year and this score
is made on 14 points.
How is the score obtained?
The score of these 14 points is divided in two
blocks: one would be the access score which goes up to ten points
and the others are four additional points that each university awards.
In the case of the students of the
European Union, let's take a look at how the the admission procedure works.
Well, first of all, the students that are included
in this section are students from European Union countries
those who are part of the European European Higher Education Area.
In addition, there are also there are also specific agreements
with the United Kingdom and China, as well as students from
European Schools and International Baccalaureate.
Types of studies
can be equivalent studies
to the Bachillerato in Spain,
which are those listed in annex I of the Regulation.
They can also have technical or professional studies,
which have a specific access. In addition,
students who have other studies or diplomas
that also allow access to university in the country of origin.
What are the requirements?
First of all,
must meet
with the entrance requirement at the university in the country of origin
after the completion of their secondary studies.
That is, if
it is necessary to enter the university
to have passed an entrance exam or to have completed certain
exams, the student will have to fulfill this requirement
entrance exams in order to be able to access university in Spain.
In addition, you will have to comply with the admission procedure
established by each university.
For this purpose, you will use the UNEDasiss accreditation
In the case of, as we were talking about, the students of the
European Union this access score which goes up to ten points
and these other four additional points,
are obtained as follows.
In the case of this first phase, that admission score
is based on the academic record provided by the student.
In reality, the student does not need to take exams,
because with the requirements or tests that he/she brings from
their country, they will have a grade up to ten points.
To improve the admission score
and to obtain the additional points that the universities may require,
students from the European Union have two options:
On the one hand, they can take the PCE exams
organised by UNEDasiss
and on the other hand, they can apply for recognition
of subjects evaluated in the educational system of origin,
what we call recognition of subjects
and that can only be used in those universities in which
this admits this possibility
in their admission criteria.
Here we have made a compilation of the universities that in 2022
have admitted the recognition of subjects.
Normally, the subjects that are recognised
are usually the ones that are taken in the external test.
and
which are included in the entrance exams
to university in other countries or the final exams of
the educational systems themselves.
With this we would end explaining the admission system
I have made a compilation of some of the frequently asked questions
about accreditations UNEDasiss
which I am going to detail
what is the deadline to apply for accreditation?
In principle, if the student wants to take the PCE exam,
the deadline is May 3rd.
And, therefore you will have to have made your application
and include all services
before that date and you must have submitted the application.
If the student is not going to take the exam for
PCE, he/she can apply until mid-June.
Please note that the application deadline for admission
to Spanish universities ends at the beginning of July,
so it is necessary to do it in time so that we can have managed
and processed the accreditations in time.
Another common question they usually ask
is that I won't be able to get my transcript academic record until after
the May 3rd deadline. Will I miss the deadline?
In order to take the exam, the application
must be submitted and paid for by May 3rd, but
the required documents can be submitted later,
always before the end of June so that we can
have the accreditation issued for the admission procedure.
But the documents can be provided later.
What documentation is required?
Well, the specific documents, as you've already seen, they're both
in the application for accreditation
as well as in the info country by country.
As a general rule an identity card is requested,
the academic record and the results
of the entrance exams in the country of origin.
How to submit the documentation?
In this case there are two options.
One is to make the application
through a partner entity and then it's the entity
which is in charge of sending the documentation and supervise it.
But the students also
can manage the application individually
and initially upload the documentation with a declaration
responsible to their online application, and then they can submit
the documentation and validate it through the embassy,
of Spain, in any country.
Where can I take the exams?
Okay,
On the website
of UNEDasiss in the exams section
you will find the examination centers available.
Also when making the request you will find
a list of available test centers.
I always remember that places in the examination centers
are limited, so it is always advisable
to submit applications as soon as possible.
Another common question is whether it is possible to combine
the recognition of subjects and PCE,
whether it is possible to do both at the same time.
The answer is yes.
Yes, you can do both,
the PCE and apply for subject recognition.
Both results would be included in the accreditation
and then it would be up to the student who will decide which grade
best suits him/her and use in the admission procedure.
Here I also make a reminder that
applications for admission to universities must be made
by the students themselves,
who are the ones who must manage their prescription
and for this they must always meet the deadlines
established.
Thank you very much.
For further information you can write to UNEDasiss office
or consult our website unedasiss.uned.es
Thanks.