In 2015 Carlos III International School was created with a proposal: drive the international initiatives of the college community, encourage the special programs for foreign students and facilitate the organization of educational activities address to students about language and culture of other countries, as well as currently international issues.

Carlos III International School guides and accompanies the international student to achieve the academic goals through specific and personalize programs, language courses and multiple activities point to youth solidary education, prepared and able to contribute to create a better world in a period of globalized knowledge and intercultural respect.

UC3M stands out as a public university with a strong international vocation. C3IS is dedicated to fostering global initiatives, promoting special programs for international students and organizing educational activities that explore diverse languages and cultures, as well as topics of international relevance. The school offers guidance and support to international students through programs with academic and experiential subjects, always adapted to their needs.

Currently, we have a multitude of agreements with different partner institutions and universities.

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• Partner Agencies

UC3M is excellently positioned in some of the most prestigious international rankings, but the true measure of our success is the happiness of our students. Our diverse curriculum, broad educational offerings and multitude of academic and experiential options have made our programs a reference for international students. You can ask our alumni or see testimonials from other students.

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The C3IS is a UC3M organization that serves incoming students (international students who come to study in Spain) coming from non-exchange programs. Therefore, the students that C3IS can assist are those belonging to the following programs: International Foundation Program, Gap Year Program, Free Mover (Undergraduate and Postgraduate), Dauphine Licence Madrid, Study Abroad C3IS (former Hispanic Studies) and the International Student Engineering Program (PIEI), which includes the Program of Directed Studies for PIEI (International Student Engineering Program).

In addition, C3IS offers the so-called Customized Courses, a series of on-demand training courses contracted by international companies and/or institutions and which change every year.

C3IS also attends the Research Labs, a program aimed at allowing international students to be part of professional research groups at UC3M.

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