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E.T.S.INGENIEROS AERONÁUTICOS
UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID
INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
http://www.aero.upm.es
(Estudiantes-Movilidad)
‣ Application procedure
Application procedure for exchange students at our University
In the framework of a student exchange program, the home university selects the students wishing to
come for a period of study or to carry out a project in a laboratory. The student has then to provide this
information:
Curriculum vitae
Transcript of records
Letter of interest
The Student Application Form
The Learning Agreement
http://www.aero.upm.es/estudiantes/extranjeros/information_etsia.html
Contact :
Prof. Cristina Cuerno-Rejado
Deputy Director for External Relations
E.T.S.Ing. Aeronáuticos
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Plaza Cardenal Cisneros, 3
28040 Madrid (Spain)
Tel: +34.91.336 6356
Fax: +34 91 543 9859
subdirector.re.aeronauticos@upm.es
Application deadlines for exchange students
1 st semester and 2 nd semester: June 15 th
‣ Courses
-We do not offer lectures in English at our University
-Our university offer language courses (Spanish) for exchange students
Information at:
http://www.upm.es/portal/site/institucional/menuitem.e29ff8272ddfb41943a75910dffb46a8/?vgnextoid=88be1
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‣ General Information
The most important dates for the academic year at our university
First semester starting date:
Second semester starting date:
September 25 (approx.)
February 25 (approx.)
Examination period: February (there is no courses the first three weeks in February)
June
September (extra exams)
Vacation:
2 weeks in Christmas
1 week in Holy Week
4 weeks in summer (August)
We offer orientation sessions for exchange students
Programa MENTAER (Mentoring in Aeronautics)
A spanish student of 5 th course helps a group of 3 or 4 foreign students along the year.
(See below a letter from a mentor student)
‣ Living in our city
The living costs per month
Accommodation in a private room: 300-400€/month (+ gas, electricity...) approx.
1 restaurant ticket: 5€ - 10 restaurant tickets 45€ - 20 restaurant tickets 90€
Bus/Underground (1,00€ single ticket, 7,40€ 10 tickets and 46€ one month ticket (29,50€ for students)
More information about housing
http://www.aluni.net
http://www.upm.es/portal/site/institucional/menuitem.e29ff8272ddfb41943a75910dffb46a8/?vgnextoid=10e17
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www.madrideasy.com
http://segundamano.es
(To rent = alquilar)
http://www.erasmusworld.com
http://www.upm.es/sfs/Rectorado/Vicerrectorado%20de%20Alumnos/Extension%20Universitaria/Intercambi
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E.T.S. ING. AERONÁUTICOS - UPM
http://www.aero.upm.es/etsia/presentacion/localizacion.html
http://www.munimadrid.es
(click “Autobus”, “Metro” or “Calles” on the upper right corner)
On arriving at the AIRPORT (called Madrid-Barajas) you have the following options to reach the center:
o Taxi: It should cost not more than 30 €.
o Underground: “Metro” line 8 (pink) has the Aeropuerto station inside the airport building.
o Special Bus: It goes from the Airport to the last stop Plaza Colón (Colón Square) terminal in the
center of the city every 15-30 minutes. From Plaza Colón you can take the public transport system.
o Car rental.
‣ ARRIVING AT THE UNIVERSITY:
Underground:
http://www.metromadrid.es
The subway is the quickest, cheapest and easiest way to get around in Madrid. There is a subway network of
thirteen lines that are distinguished by colours and there are a total of 294 stations that are open from 6:00
am to 1:30 pm. A single ticket costs 2,00 € but a ticket for 10 trips (MetroBus) can be bought for 15 €.
The underground station Ciudad Universitaria, on line 6 (circular) is the closest to ETSIA.
Bus:
Route 82:
Route U:
Route G:
From Moncloa. Start point at Meléndez Valdés St. near Princesa Av.
From Ciudad Universitaria.
From Moncloa.
Taxi:
Ask the driver to go to:
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos (ETSIA)
Plaza Cardenal Cisneros, 3 - Ciudad Universitaria
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Hi everyone!
My name is María. I would like to share my experience as an international student and mentor to
improve the service offered to our Erasmus students at ETSIA . I really hope you find this brief
guide helpful. If this is the case, don´t hesitate to offer me a coffee whenever you see me!
Welcome to Spain, land of “tapas”, sun, beautiful people, and the highest density of bars per square
meter in the world! If your goal as an Erasmus student is to meet new exciting people and have fun,
believe me, you are in the right city. If your goal is to find a challenging scientific environment to
improve your skills, believe me, you are in the right College.
SOME ACADEMIC ASPECTS
I´m not going to lie to you, ETSIA is not an easy College. The sooner you organize your studies
plan, the more probabilities you will have to succeed. The first weeks you will be pretty busy
looking for a house, knowing the city and its public transportation system…During this period of
time, I strongly recommend you to cover the next academic aspects as soon as possible:
1. STUDIES PLAN: This is going to determine how much free time you will have.
You can´t attend classes or buy books if you don´t know your studies plan. It takes a long
time to coordinate your home College and ETSIA about your studies plan, so work on it
even before you land in Madrid. First of all, talk with you r mentor about the difficulty and
length of your classes. You don´t want to have a huge load of work and you don´t want to
lose a whole year with only easy classes. Try to find a balance. For example, if your major
is Fluid Mechanics, you are going to enjoy this class. If not, you have to know that Fluid
Mechanics is a very tough class and requires a lot of effort and time.
2. NOTES: Every College has its tricks to pass the exams. Sometimes you think that it
is enough just with attending classes and reading books. In ETSIA is not like that. You must
have notes and exams from previous years. Ask your mentor and classmates about a good
collection of notes and exams to print. A good idea is to visit “Delegación de Alumnos”,
located on the first floor of ETSIA building. These people are pretty cool. They can give
you advice about good notes to have.
3. CLASS: Attend class. Don´t discourage yourself if you don´t understand your
Professor. The 90% of your Spanish native classmates don´t understand him neither. It is
very important that you show interest, so arrange appointments with your professors to solve
doubts. You are a foreign student and you have more difficulties to follow the class but
don´t expect a different treat in the finals. Sometimes you will have it, sometimes you
won´t. Try to interact with your classmates, they can help you to study, get notes, improve
your Spanish, have fun…so just smile and talk with them.
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