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EXCHANGE STUDENTS

1. DEGREES

Our studies are organized in 4- and 5- year Degrees (6 years in the case of a Double Degree), and one-year Master's Degrees. All subjects are taught in Spanish (the Degrees also in Basque) and are accessible to exchange students. Some subjects may also be taken in English or as an English Friendly Course (EFC).

Exchange students may take subjects from any of our official degrees:

2. CONTENT AND SCHEDULE

The content of the Degree subjects can be found on the Faculty's website.

The schedules can be found on the webuntis platform.
On the platform, search for Universidad del País Vasco in the search engine on the home page.
Then, select the calendar symbol in the upper left corner of the scream.
Once inside, in the "Section" drop-down menu, select "125 Facultad de Farmacia" and then select the group you need.
The groups are identified as follows:

Ciencias Ambientales / Environmental Sciences CCAAX16
Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos / Food Science and Technology CTAX
Farmacia / Pharmacy FarmaciaX
Doble Grado en Farmacia y Nutrición Humana y Dietética / Doble Degree in Pharmacy and Human Nutrition and Dietetics Farm+NHDX
Nutrición Humana y Dietética / Human Nutrition and Dietetics NHDX

X: level

3. GRADDING SYSTEM

The courses of the Pharmacy Faculty Degree have two exam periods, one ordinary period (at the end of each semester) and one extraordinary period (in June-July). The schedule can be found on the Faculty website.

ECTS Degree Degree in Spanish Definition  
A 9.0-10.0 Honours Special mention. Full command of the subject
A 9.0-10.0 Excellent Outstanding results, with only minor mistakes
B 8.0-8.9 Very good Above average, but with a few mistakes
C 7.0-7.9 Very good Good overall work, but with somes mistakes
D 6.0-6.9 Good Good results, but with considerable mistakes
E/PASS 5.0-5.9 Pass Performance meets the minimum criteria
FX 4.0-4.9 Fail Further work is required before a passing grade can be awarded
F 0.0-3.9 Fail Considerable work is required
NOT TAKEN NP Did not show up The student did not show up for the final exam

4. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Our university recommends Basque, Spanish and/or English language B1 level according to The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR). However, for a better understanding of the academic materials, the higher the level, the better.

5. NOMINATION AND REGISTRATION: PROCEDURE AND DOCUMENTATION

When your University chooses you as an exchange student, your coordinator must send a message to nazioartekoak.farmazia@ehu.eus notifying of your nomination before the 30th June / 30th November. Your information must include:

  • Full name
  • Gender
  • Date of birth
  • E-mail
  • Passport/ID number

If your are a SICUE student, when your University chooses you as an exchange student, you must send to sicue@ehu.eus the form that you will find at Programa SICUE: Alumnado Visitante.

You will receive an email with an invitation to access on online form where ou will have to register and fill in all the fields with your information, as well as the information on your University and coordinator. In order for your registration to be valid, you must also attach the required documents (Learning Agreement signed by yourself and by your coordinator and a copy of your passport/ID card). You can address any questions or concerns to nazioartekoak.farmazia@ehu.eus.

Remenber that the deadlines for filling in this form are:

  • First semester (Fall): before the 15th July
  • Second semester (Spring): before the 15th December

Once we have checked your Learning Agreement and it is accepted, you will receive two messages:

  • One will contain your letter of acceptance.
  • The other one will provide information on the incoming meeting and we will tell you what documents you should send us scanned: a copy of your medical insurance and travel assistance, certification of the required insurance conditions, European Health Card (for Erasmus+ students), copy of the registration with your home University and a passport-size photograph. Remember that insurance is mandatory. If your do not provide proof of insurance, you will not be allowed to begin your mobility with us.

6. HOW TO FIND ACCOMMODATION

We recommend you contact our University's Welcome Centre before beginning your stay here by sending a message to helpcentre1.internacional@ehu.eus or on the website.

7. BUDDY PROGRAMME

The purpose of this programme is to help visiting students to integrate in our University and our culture. Volunteer students receive our exchange students, they take them to the incoming meeting and explain how the Faculty works (schedules, publications, cafeteria, associations, etc,) so that their stay is as comfortable as possible right from the beginning.

After you receive your letter of acceptance and the message with the information on the incoming meeting, your buddy will contact you to get the details of your trip to Vitoria-Gasteiz, and to meet you upon arrival. If for some reason you do not receive any communication from your buddy, send a message to helpcentre4.internacional@ehu.es.

8. SPANISH AND BASQUE LESSONS FOR VISITING STUDENTS

In addition to the Degree subjects, visiting students have the option of taking and intensive Spanish course before starting the first semester. Spanish and Basque courses are also offered each semester for visiting students. These courses may be included in the Learning Agreement because they provide ECTS credits, and a certification of the level studied with the grade achieved (independent from the grades issued by the Faculty of Pharmacy). Information on the Spanish and Basque lessons for visiting students can be found on the following website Cursos de español/euskara para visitantes a la UPV/EHU

9. OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION

The Vice-Chancellor's website contains much more information of interest on our University, as well as tips for preparing your stay: we highly recommend taking a look at it.

10. SHORT GUIDELINES FOR VISITING STUDENTS

Read over our website and the Vice-Chancellor's website

Your University selects you as an exchange student
  • If you are an Erasmus or AL/OD student, your University sends your nomination before the 30th June / 30th November to nazioartekoak.farmazia@ehu.eus including your information: full name, gender, date of birth, email address and passport/ID card number.
  • If you are a SICUE student, you send the form to sicue@ehu.eus.
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL

You receive an invitation to fill in an online form with your personal information and data on your University and your coordinator. You must also attach the mandatory documents (Learning Agreement and copy of your passport/ID card).

These are the deadlines for completing the form:

  • First semester (Fall): before the 15th July
  • Second semester (Spring): before the 15th December
 
 
  • We check your Learning Agreement and you receive the letter of acceptance by email.
 
  • We send you information on the incoming meeting.
 
  • You send a copy of your medical insurance and travel assistance policies to nazioartekoak.farmazia@ehu.eus as well as certification of the required insurance conditions, European Health Card (for Erasmus+ students), copy of the registration with your home University and a passport-size.
 
 
  • You receive a message from one of our buddy students: provide them with your arrival information
WHEN YOU ARE IN VITORIA
  • You attend the welcome meeting with your buddy.
 
  • If you need to make changes to your Learning Agreement (only within the first 4 weeks of the term):
  1. Propose the changes to your home University.
  2. They send a new signed agreement.
  3. You sign it and submit it to our Vice-Chancellor's Office for Mobility and International Programmes.
  4. Our Vice-Chancellor signs it.
  5. We return the signed document to you.
 
  • If you have any questions, address our Vice-Chancellor's Office for Mobility and International Programmes or write to: nazioartekoak.farmazia@ehu.eus
WHEN YOUR STAY HAS ENDED
  • Fill in the stay completion survey that we provide to you.
 
  • We send the document with your grades to your home University (you will receive a copy by email).