Although Spain is our closest neighbor, we notice that in the education sector, we have many differences. Even if this country is knows for parties or corridas, we may find several very famous universities such as the universities of Madrid, Bilbao, Alicante, and Barcelona. In fact, in the ranking of the top 100 European universities, Spain is between the 57th and the 78th place with the University of Barcelona. We have chosen this country because we notice an important trend of students taking an interest in studying in Spain. It thus seemed important to us to know more about its higher education system, so as to explain this phenomenon. In the first part, we will present the structure and the organization of the Spanish higher education system. We will then deal with the different degrees and diplomas obtainable in Spain. In the third part, we will speak about the Spanish recruitment system, and to conclude, we will introduce you two of the most famous Spanish universities. Moreover, we will illustrate our work by the most important differences between French and Spanish systems.
[...] The University of Madrid has over 130,000 students of which are international students. With over 6,000 teaching staff members, the university offers 80 majors degrees, and 221 doctorate programmes. It has 30 libraries that house a collection of two million printed works historical documents, and an extensive European film archive. The university offers an extensive Spanish course for international students. They are advised to have at least a basic knowledge of Spanish before enrolling. The University of Madrid has a variety of facilities for its local and international students. [...]
[...] The vast majority of those students were enrolled in the traditional faculties. In many cases, the university was producing too many young people for professions that were already over crowded. Too many university graduates were not able to find jobs in professions for which they had been trained. o An insufficient number of scholarship and student subsidies As a consequence most Spanish students have depended upon parental economic support for their education. Very few can work while completing their studies. [...]
[...] Fourth part: presentation of great spanish universities II) University of Bilbao The commercial city of Bilbao was chosen as the location, as it was experiencing considerable industrial growth during the time. The city had more than a million residents. It is one of the most strategic harbours, making it the centre of trade and finance in the Basque Country and through Northern Spain. The Bilbao University of Deusto was the first university in Spain to offer a degree in Economic Sciences. The university now has more than 1,300 students and about 50 faculty members. [...]
[...] So, to resume the principes of the spanish higher education system: C-Resume of the different diplomas: o This system is composed of three cycles which delivered differents diplomas: “diplomado”, three years after the baccalaurate,normally in France it corresponds with a bachelor degree but in Spain it's just a little tittle. “licenciatura”, which is the bachelor degree but realised in 4 or 5 years. “doctorado”, which is the equivalent of the doctorate realised contrary to France in 7 or 8 years. [...]
[...] The numbers of Spanish universities had increased, as had the output in research. However, the quality of teaching and the recruitment of teaching staff have not attained the levels sought by the reforms of 1983. Little progress has also been made in the course of study programs and curricula. While there have been some changes, the organization of courses into a system of credits, greater choice in electives and the division of the academic year into semesters, tradition modes of instruction based on lecture format teaching and note learning by students has not changed. [...]
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