UNIVERSIDAD
POLITECNICA DE MADRID
RECTORADO – EDIFICIO B
PASEO JUAN XXIII, 11
28040 Madrid
INFORMATION FOR ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY BY STUDENTS FROM
FOREIGN EDUCATION SYSTEMS
ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY BY STUDENTS FROM EDUCATION SYSTEMS OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION OR OTHER STATES
SCOPE OF APPLICATION
• Students coming from education systems of the Member States of the European Union or
other states subscribed to it. International Agreements applicable in this respect, under a
reciprocity scheme, provided that the aforementioned students fulfil the academic
requirements required by education systems in order to accede to their universities.
REGULATION:
• Article 38.5 of the Constitutional Law of Education, 2/2006, of the 3rd May.
• Article 17 of the Royal decree 806/2006, of the 30th June, through which the application
timetable of the new planning of the education system is establishes, as set out by the
Constitutional Law of Education, 2/2006, of the 3rd May.
• Resolution of the 14th March 2008 by the secretary of State for Universities and Research,
through which access to Spanish universities is set out for the 2008-2009 academic year, for
students coming from education systems to which article 38.5 of the Constitutional Law of
Education, 2/2006, of the 3rd May applies.
PROCESSES PRIOR TO THE PRE-ENROLMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY
• Presentation of the UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educaión a Distancia) application form
by means of www.uned.es/accesoUE
• The UNED will issue a CONFIRMATION DOCUMENT valid for all Spanish universities
for the purposes of admission and the formalisation of the enrolment. The following data
must be included in the confirmation document:
- Education system of origin
- Means of access and subjects to be studied
- Qualification for access to the Spanish university
• This confirmation document will entitle the holder to access, without the need to transfer the
student records, to any Spanish university
• More information on:
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCAIÓN A DISTANCIA
Internet: http://www.uned.es/selectividad
Selectividad Section
Paseo Senda del Rey, 11 – 28040 Madrid
Telephone: 34-913986613 – Fax: 34-913986679
UNIVERSIDAD
POLITECNICA DE MADRID
RECTORADO – EDIFICIO B
PASEO JUAN XXIII, 11
28040 Madrid
APPLICATION FOR PRE-ENROLMENT
For all information on applications, documentation and processes contact:
Vice Rectorate for Students of the Polytechnic University of Madrid
Section for Admission and Information
Paseo Juan XXII, Nº 11 – 28040 Madrid
Telephones: 913366218 – 913366226 – 913366230
Web page: www.upm.es/estudios/ingreso
ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY BY STUDENTS FROM OTHER STATES AND
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Students with foreign studies officially recognised as the qualification of Higher Baccalaureate
provided by the education systems of the States that are neither members of the European Union
nor those subscribed to International Agreements under a reciprocity scheme, who wish to begin the
first academic year in a Centre at this University have to fulfil the academic requirements set out
below:
1 – Official Recognition or Validation of their Secondary Education Learning
2 – Taking the entrance exams at the University
3 – Application for a reserved place within the established time frame
1 - OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OR VALIDATION OF FOREIGN EDUCATION SYSTEMS
TO THEIR SPANISH EQUIVALENTS IN NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Both the official recognition and validation can be applied for by those Spanish or foreign students
who have carried out studies or obtained an official or officially recognised qualification in
accordance with a foreign education system, likewise those who have carried out studies in an
centre authorised to provide Spanish teaching in accordance with the education system of other
countries.
The relevant body for applying for and processing the official recognition and validation of studies
is the Ministry of Education and Science.
The documents that are presented with the application must be official, duly authenticated and
accompanied by an official translation into Spanish.
For more information, contact the Information section of the Ministry of Education and Science
www.mec.es/educación/index.html and in all of the Consulate Offices at the Spanish Embassy of
the country in question.
UNIVERSIDAD
POLITECNICA DE MADRID
RECTORADO – EDIFICIO B
PASEO JUAN XXIII, 11
28040 Madrid
2 - THE ENTRANCE EXAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY (SELECTIVIDAD)
The university in which the entrance exams at the University will be taken
Students who have taken foreign courses validated by the Baccalaureate of the Constitutional Law
1/1990 (LOGSE) of by the COU, including those taken in foreign centres authorised in Spain, can
opt:
a) To take the test in the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), in which
case the information on the manner and application time frame is provided by UNED itself (Paseo
Senda del Rey, 11 – 28040 Madrid)
Web: http://www.uned.es/selectividad
b) At the public university that they choose, if they are not of foreign nationality or if they
are of Spanish nationality and justify their residence abroad
c) In any public university based in the province in which they reside in Spain, or where
necessary, that ascribed to the secondary education institutions in the aforementioned province, if
they are Spanish students who do not justify their residence abroad.
For entry to take the tests or more information contact the Access section of the corresponding
University.
3 - APPLICATION FOR PRE-ENROLMENT
For the purposes of admission by means of pre-enrolment, Madrid is considered as a single
University, as it has a single application form for the six public Universities located within the
single District of Madrid.
For all information on applications, documentation and processes contact:
Vice Rectorate for Students of the Polytechnic University of Madrid
Admission and Information Section
Paseo Juan XXII, Nº 11 – 28040 Madrid
Telephones: 913366218 – 913366226 – 913366230
Web page: www.upm.es/estudios/ingreso
UNIVERSIDAD
POLITECNICA DE MADRID
RECTORADO – EDIFICIO B
PASEO JUAN XXIII, 11
28040 Madrid
Requirements for general access to universities in the Education systems to which article 38.5 of the
Constitutional law of Education 2/2006 of 3rd May apply
Germany
Austria
International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate Diploma
Belgium
Czech Republic
China Accredited qualification of the completion of
secondary education () and the accreditation of
passing the national exam
Cyprus Qualification (Apolytirio) and certification of having
passed the University access exam
Denmark
European Schools European Baccalaureate Qualification
Slovakia
Slovenia
Estonia Certificate of having completed secondary education
and the certificate of having passed the state exam
and/or the University access exam
Finland
France Baccalaureate Qualification
Greece Apolytirio kykiou Qualification and certification of
access to Higher Studies
Hungary
Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Latvia Certificate of General Secondary Education –
Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta Accreditation of having completed the Matriculate
Certificate Examination at least a grade C in three
secondary education courses: Inglish, Mathematics
and Maltese.
Norway
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal Accreditation of having passed the Ensino Secundario
and the national entrance exam (ENES file) and a
certificate from the Direccao Geral do Ensino
Superior which specifies the definitive marks for
access to University for certain teaching or specific
area
United Kingdom Accreditation of having passed at least five GCSEs at
grade A, B or C or two subjects (AL) at GCE at grade
UNIVERSIDAD
POLITECNICA DE MADRID
RECTORADO – EDIFICIO B
PASEO JUAN XXIII, 11
28040 Madrid
A, B, C, D or E and a minimum number of UCAS
points (or the equivalent of the Scottish Certificate of
Education, Advanced Higher
Rumania Baccalaureate Diploma
Sweden
Switzerland
