Outgoing mobility Bachelor / Undergraduate

To carry out a semester mobility at institutions in non-Spanish speaking countries, you will need a current certification in the language required by the host institution:
- English certification: exclusively TOEFL iBT scoring 80 or IELTS 6.5 overall, or the level/score indicated by the host institution if higher (overall and/or in a specific skill).
- Other languages: B2 level official certification or equivalent.

Make sure you have your certification before the call for applications is published. If you wait to obtain it until it is published, the short time they usually contemplate for the presentation of applications could make you face one or more of these inconveniences:
• Little or no availability of certification exam dates.
• Submitting the exam with more pressure than usual due to the rush.
• Uncertainty about the possible institution to contemplate or the level you will obtain. And less chances of participation because you did not reach the level required by an host institution.
• Obtaining results and/or certification after the closing date.
• Delays not contemplated by the certifying body for the issuance of official results and/or certification.

When should you obtain your certification?
Remember that language certifications are valid for a long period of time (two years for English, for example), so it is feasible to obtain it well in advance of the different calls for applications. If you are considering carrying out mobility during college it is recommended that you obtain your language certification in advance (considering its validity period), so that you will already have it when different calls for applications you are interested in are published

Keep in mind that the School’s Mobility Program promoted the existence of a way for these language certifications to serve, in addition, to release the language requirement for obtaining your degree. This is done through a Certificate of Equivalence of a certification that is processed at the School Administration Department (more information on their website).

Are other language certificates or certifications accepted?
For semester mobility, without exception, only the already mentioned certifications are accepted. However, for other types of mobility (e.g. short research stays), some calls also accept other certifications, as well as proof of language level (except for transcripts or proof of courses taken).
The level and type of certification and/or proof admitted will depend upon each call and/or the hosting institutions where the mobility will take place.
English language certifications must have been issued no more than two years ago.

Verify the requirements of the call in which you would like to participate. In order for the School of Engineering to register you, it is first necessary to go through an internal authorization procedure (validation of requirements and academic authorization), carried out online through the SIMOVE system, with the participation and advice of the Program Director.

Internal procedure for each Call for Applications

Register your application at SIMOVE system

Verify the requirements of the call in which you would like to participate. In order for the School of Engineering to register you, it is first necessary to go through an internal authorization procedure made by the department responsible for mobility. In the call published on this site, it will be indicated whether the documentation is submitted for review through the SIMOVE system, or in person only.

Internal procedure for each Call for Applications

Register your application at SIMOVE system

As result for had carried out a semester abroad, it is mandatory to get proof of grades obtained while at the foreign institution (electronic file is required to initiate the process and physical file is required to complete it). Revalidation goes through SIMOVE system along to department in charge of your bachelor program and it goes through validation by Student Mobility Commission of the School of Engineering “Consejo Técnico” (Technical Council).

Equivalence between courses