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The Federation of Associations of Spanish schools in Spain, FEDELE, has created a complete recognition system with guidelines, recommendations and protocols to follow to achieve a safe school and free from infections facing the present epidemiological situation caused by COVID-19.

You can come to our Spanish school in Granada with the certainty that we have specific contingency plans and protocols to reduce the risk of infection within the center as much as possible.

This seal certifies that we have a contingency plan to reduce the possibilities of contagion in our school and to stop the expansion to prevent possible outbreaks due to COVID-19.

However, we cannot assure the absence of risk due to the changing epidemiological situation in which we find ourselves and the personal responsibility of each user

Learn Spanish in Granada, an incredible city in Southern Spain. Soak up 300 days of sunshine a year and enjoy tapa bars on every corner.

If you're looking for a Spanish language school in Spain, this is probably what you have in mind. You can study Spanish at any level from total beginner to advanced. So whether you're basically fluent and want to get certified, or you're new to Spanish and just want to be able to get through the menu of a tapas bar, we've got you covered!

What about the timetable? We are open all year round. You can even pick how many hours of classes you take. So whether you want to squeeze in as much classroom time as possible or want more time to explore, there's a course here for you in beautiful Andalusia. We are already prepared for 2022! All you need to do is choose between a wide range of courses. We also have introduced some changes for next year.

• Intensive 20 + University access PCE/UNEDasiss
  Our new preparation programme Spanish course and access to the university allows you to learn Spanish in Granada, to prepare the Specific Competences Tests (P.C.E.), to sit the exams and to enter any university in Spain.
• Intensive 20 + ECTS credits
  You can now gain European academic credits (ECTS) at all levels during a 2 weeks course.

Download our Spanish course programme 2022!

Our preparation programme Spanish course and access to the university allows you to learn Spanish in Granada and to prepare the Specific Competences Tests (P.C.E.), to sit the exams and to enter any university in Spain.

Our school is a accredited by the Spanish Instituto Cervantes. This accreditation is a requirement to apply for a study visa for Spain in the case of language studies.

We are also a collaborating center of the UNED. UNEDasiss manages the admission process to university degrees for non-EU students with a foreign baccalaureate. The UNEDassis evaluates the academic records of international students and performs the necessary tests to access undergraduate studies at Spanish universities. To get a place at a university in Spain, the student will have to plan in advance what to do. Students can obtain information about the whole procedure on the UNEDassis website itself.

For many studies you need to take Specific Competency Tests (P.C.E.). Our Intensive 20 + PCE/UNEDasiss university access programme is aimed at those non-EU students who come with a very low level of Spanish and who need to prepare 4 to 6 P.C.E.

You will prepare your language level at our school during 6 months. Then you continue the P.C.E. preparation at a partner school in Granada. This institute is also a collaborating center of the UNED and is specialized on the preparation of the P.C.E. tests.

For further information visit our course section

This week our school has offered a nice event for teachers and staff.

Hammam Al-Andalus, the Arabic baths in Granada, invited all their partners to visit the exhibition #INGOYA at the Granada Congress Palace. The event finished with wine and tapas :). From here a big thank to our colleagues from the Hammam.

The exhibtion includes more than 1,000 images on 35 screens, each of them five metres high, synchronised to music by Spanish classical masters such as Albeniz, Falla, Granados or Boccherini.

This is the main event of the cultural calendar in Granada this year, and once it leaves Granada, it will travel to Madrid and other cities in Spain before going beyond national borders.

Check the exhibition website for further information: www.ingoya.com

What is Erasmus+?

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. The new Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 will create opportunities for 10 million people of all ages and backgrounds. It will also support the green and digital transitions, accelerating Europe's recovery. It has an estimated budget of €26.2 billion. This is nearly double the funding compared to its predecessor programme (2014-2020).

The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people's participation in democratic life.

It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The programme also

• Supports the European Pillar of Social Rights
• Implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
• Develops the European dimension in sport
  
  

Erasmus+ offers mobility and cooperation opportunities in:

• Higher education
• Vocational education and training
• School education (including early childhood education and care)
• Adult education
• Youth
• Sport

Detailed information on these opportunities, including eligibility criteria, is available in the the new Erasmus+ Guide (2021-2027)

All our programms are developed in accordance with the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and in accordance with the Instituto Cervantes Curriculum Plan.

Why should you choose a Spanish language school accredited by the Spanish Instituto Cervantes?

A Spanish language school which is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes guarantees, that:

• the school fulfills the quality requirements for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
• the school fulfills legal requirements to carry out the Spanish language programmes.
• the school has adequate resources for teaching.
• the school employs teachers with appropriate qualifications and training.
• the school has a teaching plan that guarantees an adequate progress.
• the school guarantees a maximum number of students per class.
• the school has truthful advertisement in relation to the offer.
• the school has detailed prices of the courses and complementary services.

The Instituto Cervantes conducts periodic inspections and renews accreditations every three years.

The DELE exams are official qualifications certifying the degree of competence and mastery of Spanish granted by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education. Taking the exams will allow you to have a diploma certifying your mastery of the language.

The DELE A2 exam and CCSE are the two nationality tests that any foreigner must pass in order to be granted nationality in Spain. They are two different exams that will define whether or not you are eligible for a Spanish passport, based on your level of Spanish (language) and knowledge of the country.

This diploma certifies that the candidate can understand commonly used, everyday phrases and expressions related to areas of experience especially relevant to them (basic information about themselves and their families, shopping, places of interest, work, etc.).

What you should know!

• Understand basic expressions about daily activities.
• Produce simple sentences concerning everyday needs and actions.
• Describe your environment.
• Talk about your past, your family life, your most common routines.

What is the PRUEBA CCSE?

The Spanish constitutional and sociocultural knowledge test (PRUEBA CCSE) is an exam created by the Instituto Cervantes which evaluates, via various means, the knowledge of the constitution and the social and cultural realities in Spain.

Passing this test is one of the requirements established by the law for people from any country in order to acquire the Spanish nationality.

Candidates of any nationality who are 18 years old and above and with legal capacity to act can sign up to take the exam.

Escuela Montalbán, in Granada, is a CCSE exam centre which is one of the selected institutions in Spain, recognised by the Instituto Cervantes to manage and supervise these exams.

For more information regarding examination dates and the enrollment procedure visit our website

The first PRUEBA CCSE examination in 2021 will take place at our school from 25.01 to 28.01.2021.

Designed for students at all levels of Spanish ability, this programme allows you to acquire and improve your Spanish language skills while gaining a deeper understanding of Spanish culture.

Join other international students and hone your Spanish skills at our Spanish language school in Granada.

Download our the next year course programme with course and accommodation prices here: SPANISH COURSE PROGRAMME 2021

28.01.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 07.01.2021
(Individual appointments: 18.01.2021-28.01.2021)

25.02.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 04.02.2021
(Individual appointments: 15.02.2021-25.02.2021)

25.03.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 04.03.2021
(Individual appointments: 15.03.2021-25.03.2021)

29.04.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 08.04.2021
(Individual appointments: 19.04.2021-29.04.2021)

27.05.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 06.05.2021
(Individual appointments: 17.05.2021-27.05.2021)

24.06.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 03.06.2021
(Individual appointments: 14.06.2021-24.06.2021)

29.07.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 08.07.2021
(Individual appointments: 19.07.2021-29.07.2021)

30.09.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 09.09.2021
(Individual appointments: 20.09.2021-30.09.2021)

28.10.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 07.10.2021
(Individual appointments: 18.10.2021-28.10.2021)

25.11.2021
Registration deadline: 07.09.2020 - 04.11.2021
(Individual appointments: 15.11.2021-25.11.2021)

Examination fee: 85 €*