Who is a “free-mobility student”?
The online application for the free-mobility profile is aimed at students who come to the UGR outside the framework of an agreement and entails the payment of tuition fees for studies (as is the case with regular UGR students).
The University of Granada is a public university. The credit system at the UGR is ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) and the fee amounts vary according to the number of credits taken and other administrative fees, when applicable.
For the past 5 years, the price of 1 ECTS credit has remained at €12.62 and a year-long full-time enrolment typically comprises 60 ECTS (30 ECTS per semester).
IMPORTANT: According to the International Student Mobility Regulations of the UGR, free-mobility stays are temporary and will not be authorised for a duration longer than an academic year.
RESTRICTIONS: Students from health sciences, medical sciences, dentistry and psychology will not be accepted under this category. In technical fields, proof of previous studies may be required in order to demonstrate your knowledge in certain subjects. This information will be provided by each faculty or school of the UGR.
Admissions and application process*
*For master students, please check the next section.
During the online application process, the following documents will have to be submitted:
- A copy of your passport or, in the case of EU students, a copy of your valid ID.
- A copy of your official academic transcript or a record of the courses taken at your home university, including the grades you received.
- Authorisation from your home university (an official document expressly authorising the mobility, including the period of stay)
- Language competence in Spanish, if necessary.
Master’s students
PREREQUISITES:
Have the status of a postgraduate university student in your country of origin.
Be authorised by both your home university and the coordinator of the UGR postgraduate programme.
Not have undertaken any studies at the UGR as a free-mobility student.
PROCEDURE:
1. SUBMIT THE PRE-ADMISSION REQUEST TO THE MASTER’S PROGRAMME COORDINATOR. Each student must request a pre-admission letter by sending an email to the coordinator of the master’s programme that they wish to study partially at the UGR, and specify the courses they wish to take (template of the pre-admission letter issued by the master’s programme coordinator).
2. REQUEST AN AUTHORISATION LETTER FROM YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY. Every student will have to request a letter from their home university authorising their stay. The letter must certify that:
a) They are enrolled in a postgraduate-level study programme in their country of origin
b) The university authorises their free-mobility stay at the UGR (template of the authorisation letter from the home university)
3. REQUEST ADMISSION FOR A FREE-MOBILITY PERIOD IN POSTGRADUATE STUDIES. Each student must fill in their application online and attach the following documents:
- A photocopy of their ID or passport
- Pre-admission letter from the master’s programme coordinator at the UGR
- A photocopy of their registration in postgraduate studies at their home university
- A photocopy of the certificate of authorisation from their home university
All documents specified are compulsory to complete the application. Incomplete applications which do not include all the required documents will not be considered valid and will be rejected.
The International School for Postgraduate Studies (EIP) will check the documents and approve or reject the application depending on compliance with the prerequisites for participation and the availability of places in the requested studies. Additional information may be required from you.
Applicants will receive confirmation of the status of their application, as well as other notifications related to the procedure, to the email address they provided.
4. . ACCREDITATION AS A POSTGRADUATE FREE-MOBILITY STUDENT:
The International Relations Office will issue and send the signed credential (letter of acceptance) to the applicant via the medium specified in the application.
Applicants will need to take the deadline for submission of the original credentials into account and fill in their application sufficiently in advance in cases where a visa is necessary.
5. REGISTRATION AND ENROLMENT: Upon their arrival at the UGR, each student will have to enrol at the International School for Postgraduate Studies (EIP) in the master’s degree courses they have been authorised to study.
Note: If you wish to complete a full master’s degree at the UGR, please check the EIP website. Here are the FAQs on the full master’s degree studies at the UGR.
When will I know whether my application has been accepted?
The results regarding the status of your application will be communicated via email to your home coordinator and/or to the account you gave in your online application.
Remember that your application must be ACADEMICALLY VALIDATED. This means that the proposed curriculum must be confirmed by the relevant UGR faculty or school. Please, take into account that depending on the mobility programme and the faculty or school where you plan to study, the time to receive the results about the status of your application may vary, so we kindly ask you to be patient.
For further information on this and other issues related to the admissions process, please consult our FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS document. For inquiries, please send an email to incoming@ugr.es.