An internship in Spain is the best opportunity to gain professional and international work experience and to improve your Spanish skills. COINED Spain offers you a wide range of internship placements with host companies of every field: marketing internships, architecture internships, graphic design internships, law internships, ecology internships, and more!

Internships in Spain benefits

During your internship in Spain, you will get the following benefits:

• Edition and translation of your internship documentation.

• An internship placement according to your requirements and the company's needs.

• Introduction to the Spanish work culture.

• Guidance and supervision from Spanish professionals.

• 24 hour emergency phone to assist you during your stay in Spain.

• Open and continuous communication with COINED Spain and with your host company.

• Compliance of all the legal and formal requirements of your internship.

• Internship completion certificate issued by the organization.

• Certificate of participation in the COINED Spain Internships Program.

Spanish level

It is not mandatory that you take a Spanish course to perform an internship in Spain, but you will need at least an intermediate level of Spanish to get started with your internship. To ensure that you have the Spanish level required by our host organizations, we will arrange a phone interview in Spanish. If you need to take a Spanish course, we will recommend you to take 6 to 8 weeks to achieve an intermediate level.

Internships in Spain requirements

• You need to fill in the forms and documents of the Internships Application Package and send them to COINED Spain by mail, together with the deposit payment confirmation.

• To begin your internship in Spain you need at least an intermediate level of Spanish. You will have an interview in Spanish during your placement process.

• Your studies and/or work experience should correlate to the field of work you request for your internship.

• You need to commit to a minimum of two and a maximum of six months to your assigned internship placement.

• You need to have finished high school and to be 18 or older.

• You need to have an accident, illness and third party liability insurance coverage.

• You are expected to respect the host institution's norms, as well as the Terms and Conditions of COINED Spain.

• You need to be ready and willing to interact in a multicultural environment.

Arriving to Spain

On your first day, COINED Spain will welcome you with an orientation talk. You will also receive a welcome folder containing useful information about Spain and Barcelona. Our staff will also clarify all doubts, concerns, and questions you may have upon arrival about your internship program.

On this first meeting the Internship Program Coordinator will inform you of your role and the tasks you will be completing in the host company or organization, as well as the date of your interview at the host company, to which you will go with your COINED Spain tutor.

Student Visa

If you do not belong to any of the European Union countries and your internship program will be over 90 days, you will need to apply for a student visa. Upon your request, once the internship placement has been confirmed and the full program paid, COINED Spain will issue a letter of confirmation of your program for the Spanish consulate. Together with this letter you will need to submit: three completed and signed visa application forms, a valid passport, three recent passport colour pictures with white background, proof of financial means, and travel insurance. Other additional requirements may apply.

Internships in Spain: Locations

Internships in Barcelona

Most of our internship placements are based in Barcelona city center. We also have some host companies in neighboring towns such as Granollers or Cornellà. Public transport connection is very good, and you normally do not need to travel longer than 30 minutes. In Barcelona you can choose a Standard Internship from our list or ask for a Customized internship.

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