The University of Valladolid is involved in a great number of mobility and exchange programmes, mainly with European and American universities, having achieved one of the highest rates of student and teaching staff mobility among Spanish universities. It has gained special recognition from Brussels for being the leading Spanish university in Teaching Staff Mobility action within the Erasmus Programme. More than 180 lecturers and 800 students from the University of Valladolid move to European universities each year to participate in this Programme. At the same time more than 850 European students study at Valladolid.

Of equal importance is the fact that the University of Valladolid, apart from those agreements signed under Erasmus, has also signed more than 190 bilateral agreements with a similar number of European, American, Asian and African universities, for the exchange of lecturers and students and for cooperation in joint research and training projects.

Double Degree Programe
The Double Degree programme, which enables students at the University of Valladolid and other European universities to share their education, deserves a special mention. This is possible thanks to the common content of the disciplines and the high level of quality recognised in both institutions. The Double Degree Programmes already established are the following:

Double degree in Mechanical Engineering with the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Metiers (ENSAM) (France)
Double degree in Chemical Engineering with the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (France)
Double degree in Chemical Engineering with the École Nationale Supérieure de Pétrole et des Moteurs (France)
Double degree in Chemical Engineering with the Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil)
Double degree in Business Studies with the École Supérieure de Commerce de Troyes (France)
Double degree in Business Studies with the École Supérieure de Commerce de Brest (France)
Double degree in Mathematics with the University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
Double degree in Mathematics with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio (Brazil)
Double degree in Translation with the University of Pau (France)
Double degree in Law with the University Réné Descartes Paris V (France)

The University of Valladolid enjoys a prominent position in several prestigious Erasmus Thematic Networks, such as ACOMAS (Advanced Control of Manufacturing Systems), Thematic Network for teacher education and research in Europe, ESSENCE (Environmental sciences strengthened in Europe by education, networking and conferences), ACO-HUM (Advanced Computing in the Humanities), ELEN (European Language and Engineering Network), ADEPTS (The Advancement of European Education in the Practice Systems Thinking), and the E4 network, the only student network, and one which involves promoting the improvement of teaching and learning strategies in the field of engineering, embracing the experience and viewpoints of business.

The University of Valladolid has also been committed to the establishment of international agreements and projects under the framework of other Programmes such as EC-US, EC-Canada, Tempus, Alfa,… either as coordinator or as partner institution.  It now participates in other cooperation programmes such as Alban for the reception of postgraduate and doctorate students from Latin America; the Inter-University Cooperation Programme, launched for the development of joint research and training projects with Institutions from Latin-America, Morocco and Tunisia financed by the AECI (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation). Several projects are currently being coordinated under this Programme by the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Sciences, School of Industrial Engineering, School of Architecture, or School of Agrarian Engineering in Palencia.

We participate in other cooperation actions by the establishment of agreements with the AECI and Fundación Carolina, through which we receive postgraduate and doctorate students.

The University of Valladolid is member of the CEURI (Spanish University Commission for International Relations of the Spanish Rectors’ Conference) and participates very actively in several International University Associations, like HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities), EAIE (European Association of International Education), IAUP (International Association of University Presidents), IAU (International Association of Universities), NAFSA (Association of International Educators), etc...

Our Institution holds the Secretariat of the Tordesillas Group, an Association of Spanish, Brazilian and Portuguese Universities. Through our participation in this Group, the University of Valladolid has fostered the promotion of university exchange programmes between Brazil and Spain financed by the corresponding ministries. We are also an active member of Compostela Group of Universities and  of Santander Group of Universities. Under the auspices of these University Networks a programme for the exchange of Administrative Staff is being developed..

A Foreign Students Guide, published in Spanish and English, is aimed at providing foreign students with all the academic as well as practical information they may require. This Guide is also available at the following address: www.relint.uva.es