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Application and requirements

General requirements:

Partnership with the FME: Before initiating the admission process, please check with your mobility coordinator that there exists a bilateral agreement between your home institution and the FME.
The duration of the exchange can be one or two semesters (full course) within the same academic year.

Language: Although there are no language requirements for admission, you must be aware that courses in undergraduate level are usually taught either in Catalan or Spanish.We strongly recommend that students have a good level (B1) of Spanish or Catalan if they choose courses in those languages.

Courses:
It is not possible to enroll courses from other faculties at UPC nor other Catalan universities. The available courses are the ones listed at our Courses Catalogue.

Those students willing to develop their MSc Thesis in our institution shall look for a tutor by his/her own. The MSc Thesis, if it is enrolled at FME, will be defended at Barcelona and the grade will be included in the transcript of records.

We do not recommend to enrol more than 30 ECTS for semester.

 

Application:

First of all, please accept the admission by the Application Program. This step is indispensable.  

You'll find the relevant deadlines here.

Online Application Program

*Instructions Tutorial for applying*

IMPORTANT: Due to the high demand of MESIO (Statistics Master) applications, MESIO committee decided to offer only 10 places for mobility students to enrol in MESIO program.


Documents that you will have to attach during the application process:

  • Learning Agreement for Erasmus students. Signed by the student and home university.
  • Learning Agreement for non-Erasmus students. Signed by the student and home university.
  • Transcript of records signed and stamped (if you are a master student, it is necessary to provide transcript from bachelor and master).
  • Id Photo: it must be a photograph of the face taken against a uniform white background in which the eyes are clearly visible. The aspect ratio (width/length) must 0.82, the size, at least 180 pixels wide and 220 pixels long, and the minimum resolution, 100 dpi. You will need to upload the photo as a JPG.
  • Copy of your passport or Identity Card.

When coming to our university, you'll have to take with you the original documents, dully signed and stamped by your coordinator.


More information
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First of all, please accept the admission by the Application Program. This step is indispensable.