Procedure

First of all, we would like to welcome to the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos – ETSIINF – (formerly Facultad de Informática), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, all the exchange students who have decided to stay with us. We are really delighted that you have chosen our centre to carry out your exchange programme and we are convinced that your study stay as well as your stay in Spain will be very pleasant and valuable for your academic, professional and personal future.

This page contains useful information for foreign students who wish to spend a study stay at ETSIINF through exchange programmes.
If the information you are looking for is not here, please contact the External Relations Office (OREX) and we will be happy to help you.

Access to ETSIINF

Foreign students interested in a stay at ETSIINF should contact the international office of their university or centre of origin and check whether or not there is a student exchange agreement in place.

If there is an agreement, students can apply for admission through their international offices (more information).

If no agreement exists, they should consult with their international offices about the possibility of establishing one. If this is not possible, it is possible to be admitted as a visiting student (without an agreement). (more information)

Admission application deadlines

• 15th June: for full-year and autumn semester stays
• 1st December: for stays during the Spring Semester

Application documents

Applications must be sent together with the following documents by the coordinator or the international office of the home university, by e-mail, to the Office of External Relations (OREX) of the ETSIINF.

Documents for all exchange programmes:

• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae
• Official transcript of qualifications
• Photocopy of passport or identity card
• Specific documents for the application:
  • If you´re going to take Spanish taught subjects, you need a B1 Spanish certificate.
  • If you´re going to take English taught subjects, you need a B2 English Certificate.

ERASMUS+
Online Learning Agreement through the Erasmus+ Dashboard: first it is filled in and signed by the student; once the Home Coordinator reviews and signs it, we will receive a notification to validate and sign it at UPM.
Contacts for ETSIINF:

• Contact Person:
  • Name: Oscar VALLE
  • email: orex.etsiinf@upm.es
  • Phone: +34910672822
• Responsible Person:
  • Name: Sergio PARAISO
  • email: orex.etsiinf@upm.es
  • Phone: +34910672821

SMILE – Magalhães – : Application for Admission and Study Contract
Bilateral Agreements: Application for Admission and Contract of Studies
Students without agreement: Application for Admission and Study Contract

Admission

Once the application for admission has been received together with all the above-mentioned documentation, the ETSIINF External Relations Office (OREX) will proceed to study and, if necessary, admit the students. Within a period of no more than four weeks from receipt of the application, the student will be informed whether or not he/she has been admitted to the programme. Once admitted to the programme, the student will receive an e-mail or letter of admission from ETSIINF, together with the signed study contract and useful information for exchange students.

Choosing the subjects

Some factors are essential for a good choice of subjects for students coming to ETSIINF on exchange programmes. They are listed according to the type of study programme.

Catalogue of subjects taught in English for the 2024-25 academic year

Course With Restrictions

Some courses have a quota for mobility students.
If you want to enroll in one of these courses, you must first apply using the following Office Form :

• FALL Semester: July 15th (open from June 10th).
• SPRING Semester: December 31st (open from November 11th).

After that, the course coordinators will accept/deny applicants before the beginning of the semester.
Please do not include this course on your Learning Agreement until you were accepted by the course coordinators. Learning Agreements including those courses will not be signed or rejected until the approvement of the course coordinators.

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Subjects from other UPM Schools can be taken but must be previously accepted by the destination School. In addition, more than 50% of the courses must be taken at the ETSIINF. Students must take into account the different locations and schedules of each School.

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Master’s Thesis at ETSIINF

Mobility students interested in completing their Master’s Thesis at ETSIINF can choose projects with different academic weights: 30 ECTS, 18 ECTS, or 12 ECTS. The thesis involves conducting a research or technological innovation project under the supervision of a tutor from the school and adhering to the institution’s academic standards. Both the thesis report and the public defense are mandatory for the successful completion of the Master’s Thesis.

Students may contact professors teaching subjects related to their areas of interest or consult with the International Relations Office (OREX) to explore the school’s research lines and receive support in finding a suitable project. The thesis report, approximately 50 pages long, must be prepared following the tutor’s guidance. It can be either public or confidential, depending on the nature of the work. The mandatory public defense will take place at the end of the semester before a committee of three professors, who will evaluate both the quality of the work and the student’s presentation skills.

Enrollment

The registration of all exchange students will be carried out exclusively by the External Relations Office of the centre.

In order to register, the Academic Agreement must be duly completed and must reflect the subjects that the student really wants to take. If it is necessary to make changes to the initial Academic Agreement, these may be made within a maximum period of ten days from the start of the academic year. During this period, exchange students must communicate these changes to the External Relations Office as soon as possible in order to redo the Academic Agreement and send it to their home university, or on the contrary, they must communicate that the initial content of the Academic Agreement is valid and correct. Without this requirement it is NOT possible to register.

It is strongly recommended that students make sure that the subjects that appear on the Academic Agreement are the ones they really want to take, that they belong to the appropriate semester and that the timetable does not overlap with other subjects.

The Learning Agreement should be sent digitally (EWP) or through email by: 

• FALL Semester: July 15th.
• SPRING Semester: January 10th.

Updates or changes on the Learning Agreement will be accepted until: 

• FALL Semester: 1st October.
• SPRING Semester: 15th February.

Enrolment will be done by semesters. Each semester has a registration period (July-September and January-February).

Once enrolment has been completed, students will be notified by e-mail so that they can request, on-line, their @alumnos.upm.es e-mail account. This e-mail address is essential to access the UPM network services (Virtual Polytechnic, tele-teaching platforms, wireless network, e-mail, etc.).

Welcome Session

During the first days of each semester a presentation will be held for international mobility students:

• FALL Semester 24/25: 10th September at 13:30, H-1003 (Block 1).
  • Presentation slides
• SPRING Semester 24/25: 4th February at 13:30, H-1003 (Block 1).
  • Presentation slides

Summary of Important Dates