Affiliated with the Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Affiliated with the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Live in Madrid
Madrid is worthy to be lived!
Madrid is the capital and the largest city of Spain.
Madrid is a lively city with atmospheres for any kind of person.Madrid is able to offer
countless opportunities to enjoy a great experience: Cultural heritage, weather and
gastronomy are just a few of the reasons which make visitors come to Madrid. As it is well
connected by public transport, visitors are able to visit the surrounding neighborhoods,
villages and towns which some of them are among the cultural heritage UNESCO towns.
Quick Facts of the Community of Madrid
Capital City: ................................................................................ Madrid
Population Madrid Province:........................................................ 6.445.499
Population Madrid City:.. .............................................................. 3.255.944
Land Area Madrid Province: ........................................................ 8.021,80 km2
Land Area Madrid City:................................................................ 605,77 km2
Mean Altitude: . . ........................................................................... 655m above sea level
Currency: .................................................................................... Euro
Language: .. ................................................................................. Spanish
Climate
Madrid will surprise you with its intense and enveloping blue sky. It has a dry
climate with little rainfall, resulting in hot summers and cold winters, but no matter
what time of the year you chose to come, you are very likely to see with your own
eyes the famous blue sky Velázquez loved to paint.
Spring
Autumn
You will find the city’s trees and parks blooming.
The first couple of months tend to bring rain,
with an average temperature of 12ºC (54ºF) in
April, but as the month of May progresses the
weather becomes almost summery with an
average temperature of 21ºC (70ºF) in June
and increasingly livelier streets.
In October, autumn in Madrid is very mild,
but as November progresses temperatures
drop and rainfall becomes more frequent; the
last two months of the year generally being
the wettest. The average temperature falls
from 15ºC (59ºF) in October to 7ºC (45ºF) in
December. Even so, this is an ideal time to
enjoy El Retiro park bathed in shades of red
and ochre.
Summer
Winter
Summers are dry and can be very hot, with
an average temperature of 25ºC (77ºF) in July
and August. During these months, it gets dark
late and the city really starts to come alive in
the evening. In August, the city is much quieter
since a large number of Madrileños tend to
go away on holiday. At the end of the month,
and during September, the temperatures cool
down significantly.
Winters in Madrid are cold and dry. Although
it doesn’t tend to snow it can do so at the end
of December or in January, the coldest month
of the year, when the average temperature is
6ºC (43ºF). Nevertheless, cloudless skies are
very common during this time, so you won’t
miss out on the warm and pleasant midday
sun.
Climate:
Continental Mediterranean
Average Temperature:
12ºC.
Summer:
24ºC-35ºC
Winter:
4º-5ºC
Culture
You can visit the most important museums of Madrid
(The Prado Museum, The Thyssen - Bornemisza, The
Reina Sofía and the National Art Centre) along The
Paseo del Prado avenue which was extended in the 19th
century into the Paseo de la Castellana. These paseos,
lined with shady paths and embellished with gardens,
monumental fountains and grand squares have remained
prestigious places. The remains of the Buen Retiro, the old
royal palace, now house museums.
In addition to being home to one of the world’s greatest art
galleries, the range of museums and monuments on offer in the
Madrid region goes much further than the well-known and deservedly
admired galleries located in the “Paseo del Arte”
The broad and varied range of art on offer in the region includes everything
from prehistoric rock paintings through to the most avant-garde works
of modern art, in addition to the ever more popular museums on science,
technology, anthropology and history.
Madrid also has a leisurely commercial lifestyle and daydreaming at a terrace
café or lounging with a cocktail in a classy bar is probably the most widely
practised pastime of the Spanish capital. Madrid’s shopping culture, which is
dominated by ritzy boutiques and designer stores, also includes city’s famous flea
markets. This open-air spectacles interweaves sellers of fake antiques, groceries,
reproductions, used books and great deals on cheap items. If you wish to experience
the city’s old-world charms and see for yourself what Hemingway saw in the city, a visit
to one of Madrid’s literary cafés is a must. It is here that intellectuals, artists, and a great
deal of the idle and pretentious ‘artistic’ elite come for a laid-back chat or to hold
social gatherings. Having originated in the 19th Century, the ‘literary cafés’ became
a traditional pastime by the 1930s.
Transport
Travelling in Madrid is one of the most enjoyable parts of stay. The City is most
adequately interconnected with many underground subway lines (Metro)
and more than 200 buses (EMT) running daily on routes around Madrid
area.
To travel in Madrid, you have to buy Metro/Bus passes. There are many
versions of these as per your availability and usage.
1. 1 journey Pass
2. 10 journey trip Pass
3. Monthly Pass
4. Anual Pass
Entertainment
Madrid has more than 40 carefully maintained parks, with small ponds and perfectly green
lawns stretching as far as the eye can see. The city’s main park, El Retiro, boasts the astonishing
Crystal Palace, located beside a large boating lake inhabited by ducks and black swans. It
regularly plays host to exhibitions of Modern art.
The Royal Botanical Garden is another favourite refuge for the locals. Situated next
door to the Prado Museum, it’s a maze of exotic palm-lined paths, terraces and neatly
arranged stretches of grass. The garden holds representatives of plant species from
five continents.
You can admire Chinese peonies, soapbark trees from Chile, irises from South
Africa, rhododendrons from Korea and Japan, exotic fruit trees, herbs and
vegetables as well as a wide variety of wild roses. Needless to say, the best
time to visit is spring and summer, when all of the plants and flower explode
in a colourful pandemonium of scent.
A traditionally popular form of entertainment in Madrid is bullfighting,
drawing tourists and locals alike. The city’s Plaza de Las Ventas is the
secondlargest bullfighting ring in the world. Since 1931 it has hosted
the controversial spectacles that are widely recognised as a symbol
of Spanish culture.
Among football fans, the Spanish capital is known primarily as the
hometown of two famous teams, Real Madrid and Atlético de
Madrid. Though the locals divide into two groups supporting
either one of the other of the teams, every visiting football
fan shouldn’t miss the opportunity.
Courses for International Students
Students have the possibility of taking some courses relating to Spanish Culture & Arts, and Spanish
Business. In CUNEF we believe that learning aspects of the Spanish Culture will make the international
students’ stay more productive and worthwhile. Therefore, international students are very welcome to
apply to any of these international courses, free of charge.
Spanish for Business
Credits: 3 each semester
Study Period:
Fall Semester (from early September to December)
Spring Semester (from late January to early May)
Fees: Free of charge for foreign students
Culture and Art in Spain (only accredited by CUNEF)
Credits: 3 each semester
Study Period:
Fall Semester (from early September to December)
Spring Semester (from late January to early May)
Fees: Free of charge for foreign students
Courses for
International Students
Grading, Credits and Course Requirements
In the ECTS system, 60 credits correspond to the
workload of a full academic year of study and 30
credits to that of a semester. Students will be able to
earn ECTS credits allocated to course units according
to the workload required to complete the course unit
and it may consist of lectures, practica placements,
seminars, private and self study, examinations and
other assessment activities.
Students will receive their Transcript of Records upon
completion all courses and all required examinations
at CUNEF, by the end of each semester.
Credits are transferred from one university to another
on the basis of the learning agreement previously set
up between the student and the university involved
in the student exchange. Credit transfer takes place
when the student has successfully completed the
study program previously agreed upon.
Students are allowed to mix courses from different
programs provided, as long as the timetable permits
it.
Grading, Credits and
Course Requirements
The grades for undergraduate students are based upon the following scale:
Institutional Grading System
CUNEF Grading System
Definition
ECTS Grade
Definition
10 Matrícula de Honor (MH)
Excellent + Special
Mention (top 5%)
A
Excellent - outstanding
performance with only minor errors
Excellent
B
B Very Good - above the average
Very Good
C
B Very Good - above the average
5-6.9 Aprobado (AP)
Good - Satisfactory - Suffi
cient
D
Satisfactory - fair but with
0-4.9 Suspenso (SS)
Fail
E
Sufficient - performance meets
the minimum criteria
F
Fail - some more work required
before the credit can be awarded
FX
Fail - considerable further work
is required
9-10 Sobresaliente (SB)
7-8.9 Notable (NT)
No Presentado (NP)
Non Attendance
Student Exchange Programs
1. Semester Dates
Fall Semester
Early September December: Classes
January: Exams
Spring Semester
Late January - Early May:
Classes
May: Exams
June: Reset exams
Deadlines to apply:
For the Fall Semester or the Whole Year: June, 15th.
For Spring Semester: November, 30th.
Nominees of our partner universities should fill out the on line
application form and send all required materials before the
deadline.
2. Documents Required and Deadlines
We can only accept applications from students who have been
nominated by their home university with which we have a formal
Bilateral Agreement.
Students need to prove at least a B2 level of English and Spanish
, or an equivalent level to do their studies at CUNEF.
To formalize the request, the student must submit the following documents
at the International Department:
Application form completed and signed
Academic updated Transcript of Records
Two letters of recommendation from two professors
Personal Statement
Proof of medical and accident insurance valid in Spain Study
Visa. Non EU Nationals will need to apply for a student visa. The
information can be obtained at the Spanish Consulate in
Madrid
Passport copy
2 Passport-sized photos
Bank account or financial certification
All participants must show evidence of
adequate medical and accident insurance.
Students coming to CUNEF are required to
purchase a health insurance or provide
proof of comparable coverage.
Student
Exchange Programs
3. Insurance
4. Housing and Facilities
Accommodation
CUNEF provides off campus accommodation housing services through the collaboration of some companies,
in order to facilitate the search for accommodation in Madrid, for a semester or the whole year. The different
possibilities offered to students are: homestays, share apartments and hall of residences.
http://www.cunef.edu/web/internacional/alojamiento
Counselling
CUNEF offers students psychological guidance, in order to answer to the needs of the University community. This
service is free for CUNEF students.
Buddy Programme
All incoming students are invited to take part in the welcome reception organized by the International Relations
Department before classes begin, to meet their partners and obtain their schedules, find out about courses,
complementary activities... International students can also apply for a Mentor (Buddy), i.e. a Spanish student that will
help them out with different things that foreign students may require during their stay in Madrid.
Student Services and Academic Orientation Department
This department offers information, orientation and support so that the CUNEF students’ everyday life, both in the
academic and the personal sense, becomes beneficial. It provides individual and strictly confidential orientation
and support when encountering difficulties and proposes the means to deal with or overcome these hurdles. The
Student Services and Academic Orientation Department aims at facilitating the achievement of the academic
and personal success of our students.
Careers Office
The Professional Careers Department runs the practical business placements, job offers, and organizes seminars
and complementary activities whose main objective is to equip our CUNEF students with the necessary
professional tools and skills, as well as to provide the best opportunities for obtaining their first employment.
Thus, every year it organizes a number of events as the Careers Fair, Company presentations and ‘oncampus’ selection processes, Company placement programs…
International Student Association
CUNEF students are strongly encouraged to participate
in extracurricular activities that enrich the international
relations. We have an International Erasmus Club
were students welcome and participle with exchange
students in several activities.
Sports
The CUNEF Sports Department runs and promotes sport
activities for our students, as a way of enhancing the
school’s values - coexistence, comradeship, and solidarity
by organizing students’ participation in internal and external
competitions.
Computer Services
CUNEF pays special attention to its technological
infrastructure. The Department of Information Systems and
Quality Control develops all kinds of technological initiatives
and projects which are aimed at guaranteeing the highest
quality of their information exchange processes, their
academic support as well as facilitating the administrative
tasks. In the whole Centre there is Wifi Area, to facilitate
Internet access from personal portable electronic devices,
and every student will have access to their intranet area,
which permits the sharing of information, applications and
resources safely for students, professors and employees.
Enjoy Madrid More Card
CUNEF provides all international students with the
Card “Disfruta Madrid Más” totally free of charge . This
is a project created in collaboration with the Tourism
Office of Madrid, Madrid’s universities, and with the
support of the Instituto Cervantes. The objective is to
provide international and national students studying
in Madrid with the best information and services in
everything related to art, culture, and leisure in the city.
The website www.disfrutamadridmas.com will keep
students up-to-date on everything going on in the city,
while the membership card offers preferred treatment
and discounts of up to 50% in museums, theatres,
restaurants, films, cell phones, clothing and shoe stores,
dance schools, hair salons, gyms, city sport centers,
bicycle rentals. everything that an international student
may need during the stay in Madrid.
Library
Our library houses approximately 13,000 titles and 50 titles
of various magazines. In the newspaper archive, all the
main national, international and financial newspapers
are available on a daily basis. The library has a
capacity for 101 studying places and there is Wifi
Area to facilitate Internet access for lap tops and
portable electronic devices.
AMERICA
Brasil
Canada
Mexico
USA
ASIA
China
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
OCEANIA
Australia
EUROPE
International
Academic Network
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Turkey
United Kingdom
International Academic Network
AMERICA
Brasil
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
Canada
ESG UQAM School of Management, Montreal
University of Ottawa
Carleton University
Mexico
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
USA
Moore School of Business. University of South Carolina
University of California. San Diego Extension
University of California Berkeley Extension
ASIA
China
Renmin University of China
Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai
Singapore
James Cook University
South Korea
Ajou University
Hanyang University
Taiwan
National Chengchi University
National Tsing Hua University
OCEANIA
Australia
University of Newcastle
International College of Management, Sydney
Bond University
For an updated list of
EUROPE
Austria
Italy
University of Applied Sciences of Krems
Sapienza Università di Roma
University of Applied Sciences Vienna
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano
Belgium
Università degli Studi di Firenze
HELMO Haute Ecole Libre Mosane, Liege
Università di Pisa
ICHEC Brussels Management School
Università degli Studi di Pavia
France
Lithuania
Université de Paris-Dauphine
ISM University of Management and Economics
ESSCA École Supérieure des Sciences Comerciales d´Angers
Lithuania à Vytautas Magnus University
Groupe ESC Dijon Bourgogne
ICN Business School
IDRAC École Supérieure de Commerce
Poland
Kozminski University
Portugal
Université Catholique de Lille
ISEG, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
Université Orléans
Universidade de Coimbra
Aix Marsela University
ISAG - Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão
IAE Aix Graduate school of management
Lisbon University
Université Toulouse I Capitole
ESCE École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur
Audencia Nantes: School of Management Programme École
Atlantique de Commerce
POLE ESG, Paris
Germany
International University Schloss Reichartshausen, European
Business School
Slovakia
University of Economics in Bratislava
Sweden
Linköping University
Switzerland
Haute École de Gestion de Genève
ZHAW School of Management and Law
The Netherlands
Fachhochschule Worms
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Avans University of Applied Sciences
Universität Hohenheim
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (Berlin)
Cologne Business School (CBS)
Universitat Leipzig
Turkey
Istambul Aydin University
United Kingdom
Universitat Munster
Regent´s University London
Munich Business School
The University of Reading
Hungary
ESSCA École de Commerce
University of Sussex, Brighton
London Metropolitan University
Ireland
Dublin Business School
Universities please refer to: http://www.cunef.edu/web/internacional/estudia-en-el-extranjero/red-de-universidades
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