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Universidad de Cantabria

Place

Santander , Spain

Website
Website
Number of students
14000

About the study place

Universidad de Cantabria is a young and modern university that has been ranked as one of the best universities in Spain within education and research. The school wants to offer a perfect balance between practice and theory, and each student will receive support and guidance throughout their studies. The university is centrally located in the city of Santander and offers several fields of study, including engineering, art and humanities, health sciences and science. They have a total overview of the study opportunities at their website.

Santander is a port city in Spain located almost 50 miles north of Madrid. The city can offer beautiful sandy beaches such as: Playa de Mataleñas, Playa de Los Molinucos, Sardinero Beach and Playa de la Magdalena. Santander is a historic city where you can learn history from the Iron Age and all the way back to Roman times. The city has a fascinating museum: "Museum of Prehistory and Archeology of Cantabria" which is centrally located in the city. If you choose to study in Santander, you will get the chance to experience amazing history and the feeling of a big city with its 170,000 inhabitants and beautiful surroundings. 

Credits

In order to have 30 ECTS credits approved at OsloMet after the exchange, you must take 30 ECTS credits at this institution. 

 

Semester division

First semester: September/October—January/February
Second semester: February—June

Housing

This institution does not offer student accommodation, but can help you find accommodation (web.unican.es/en).  

In the Facebook group OsloMet Utveksling, you can contact students who have been there before to hear where they lived and how they went about finding accommodation.