Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales y Responsabilidad Social
Exchange Students
About the university
The University of La Rioja (UR) is located on a modern campus in Logroño, capital of La Rioja, where 7,500 students are registered on courses in 26 undergraduate programs, Doctorates, Masters and other postgraduate courses.
The UR is the only University in this small region in Northern Spain. La Rioja is where the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla, cradle of the first words written in the Spanish language, are situated, sites included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1996. The UR was founded in 1992 and, as a centre devoted to Higher Education, research and cultural promotion.
The size of the campus, occupying an area of 200,000 m2, guarantees an atmosphere of personal treatment and cultural immersion which is ideal for learning Spanish as a Foreign Language. The students study in small groups.
All the buildings of the University of La Rioja are grouped together on a single campus. At its heart, a stone’s throw from each building, is the UR Library. Rated as one of the five best university libraries in Spain, it has a stock of 200,000 books and also on-line services via Internet: DIALNET is the most important data base of scientific articles in Spanish.
The University of La Rioja campus is on a short distance from the centre of Logroño (capital of La Rioja), with a metropolitan area of 150,000 inhabitants.
Study Programmes
Required documents
International students who have been selected by their home institutions to study at Universidad de La Rioja must provide by email the following documents to the International Office of the University of La Rioja: internacional@adm.unirioja.es
- 1 passport-size (scanned copy).
- A scanned copy of a valid passport or identity card.
- European health card or other insurance document certifying the coverage and the valid period (scanned copy). The University of La Rioja can provide an insurance proposal covering the duration of the stay. For more details, you can contact the International Relations Office.
The deadlines to nominate the students by email are:
30th May for the incoming students of the whole academic year or the first semester (fall/winter semester).
30th November for the incoming students of the second semester (spring semester).
The deadlines to send the documents are:
7 th June for the incoming students of the whole academic year or the first semester (fall/winter semester).
6 th December for the incoming students of the second semester (spring semester).
Buddy Program
The Buddy Progam is a voluntary support program, designed by the International Relations Office, in order to help exchange students integrate socially and academically at the UR and in Logroño. It is conceived as a peer-to-peer support system that begins even before the students arrive in Logroño in order to facilitate their arrival and first weeks of stay.
Each Buddy Program lasts one academic semester, and includes:
- Participation in the information sessions held to organize the program
- Pre-arrival support: Contact the international student to share useful information, answer questions, get to know each other, help in finding accommodation, etc.
- Support upon arrival: As far as possible, appear to greet the student international upon arrival in Logroño and help you get to your home or if this is not possible, ensure that the student has arrived correctly.
- Support in the first days in Logroño: Receive the international student upon arrival and help him move around Logroño and carry out the necessary practical arrangements: banks, mobile phones, shopping areas, leisure, hospitals, health centers, etc.
- Support in university procedures: Show the different campus facilities and services available, help with the study program and subjects, English Friendly program, academic calendar, obtaining CUASI, contact with professors and academic coordinators, etc. •
- Participate in the welcome day for international students
- Participate in the Spring/Fall Program in the scheduled activities (cultural visits, bilingual cafes, intercultural dialogues, etc.)
- Continuous support: Maintain continuous contact to help the student with any situation that may arise or any event that may require support or help from the Buddy.
- Write a report at the beginning and end of the semester that includes the experience and functions carried out.
Spanish Courses
The Spanish language and culture courses of the University of La Rioja are aimed at students of all nationalities willing to learn Spanish or to improve their language level. Taught by qualified university teachers, it combines the systematic study of grammar and vocabulary and the practice of communication skills.
English-Friendly Program
The University of La Rioja has implemented a new Program called English-Friendly which gives foreign students English resources while taking courses in Spanish.
The courses in this Program are taught in Spanish but offer support and tutoring in English. The students also have the posibility to do the exams in English on request.
Undergraduate program
Arts and humanities
Sciences
Law and Social Sciences
Engineering
Master program
Arts and humanities
Sciences
Law and Social Sciences
Engineering
Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales y Responsabilidad Social
Universidad de La Rioja
Edificio Rectorado
Avda. de La Paz 93-103
26006 Logroño. La Rioja. España
941 299152
internacional@adm.unirioja.es
The Buddy Program is an initiative that aims to help foreign students participating in Erasmus-type exchange programmes to integrate socially and academically into the University of La Rioja and the city of Logroño.
