{"id":58037,"date":"2015-10-06T07:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T05:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58037"},"modified":"2016-06-10T16:58:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T14:58:40","slug":"menendez-pelayo-international-university-uimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/menendez-pelayo-international-university-uimp\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u00e9ndez Pelayo International University (UIMP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are interested in doing some kind of language-related studies while enjoying all the delights of life in Barcelona\u2019s, you may want to consider the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uimp.es\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Men\u00e9ndez Pelayo International University<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>UIMP<\/strong>). The UIMP is considered <strong>Spain\u2019s primary institution for Spanish language<\/strong> and culture studies for foreign students. It is a public institute, founded in 1932, with campuses in numerous cities across Spain. As well as Spanish courses, the <strong>UIMP<\/strong> also offers postgraduate courses in various other areas of study, including translation, renewable energy, economics and finance, and contemporary history.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VI-conferencia-anual-aede.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-59214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VI-conferencia-anual-aede-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"VI-conferencia-anual-aede\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever since its establishment, the <strong>UIMP<\/strong> has had a strong emphasis on <strong>Spanish language and literature<\/strong>, specially aimed towards foreign students. Since the early 1980s the university has expanded considerably, both in terms of its campuses and the range of courses taught there. This has included the introduction of shorter courses, as well as courses in the areas of social sciences, humanities and technology. To this day the UIMP maintains a strong <strong>literary and cultural tradition<\/strong>, offering a range of activities in <strong>theatre, music, poetry<\/strong> and <strong>cinema<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-5-best-centers-for-learning-spanish-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 5 best centers for learning Spanish in Barcelona<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While especially popular areas of study at the UIMP are <strong>Spanish Language <\/strong>and<strong> Spansh History and Culture<\/strong>, the university offers a fairly wide range of Official <strong>Postgraduate<\/strong> and <strong>Doctorate<\/strong> Programs. Some of these lead to internationally recognized Masters&#8217; and Doctoral Degrees.\u00a0 Additionally, the university offers its own Postgraduate Programs leading to UIMP-based Qualifications and other specialized courses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are simply looking to brush up on your spanish skills over a few immersive weeks or months, the UIMP also offers summer courses in Spanish Language and Culture. More information on the courses and how to enrol can be found on the<strong> website<\/strong>, along with the complete program of postgraduate studies, written in English.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/barcelona_uimp.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-59215 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/barcelona_uimp-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona_uimp\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Barcelona campuses<\/strong> of the UIMP are situated right in the heart of the <strong>city centre<\/strong>, allowing for easy reach to all the city\u2019s main hotspots and attractions in between study times!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"58037\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are interested in doing some kind of language-related studies while enjoying all the delights of life in Barcelona\u2019s, you may want to consider the Men\u00e9ndez Pelayo International University (UIMP). 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