About the School: Complutense University in Moncloa, an area located in the west of Madrid called Moncloa about 15 minutes away from the central shopping areas of Madrid. Complutense is a public university and is owned by the Spanish State. It is one of the oldest and largest Universities in the world, with more than 500 years of experience and 130,000 students (among them about 4,000 foreign students). The Spanish course for foreigners at Complutense University is located on the University campus in the faculty of Philology and Letters. This means that foreign students are sharing the same premises as Spanish University students.
The first Spanish courses for foreign students were established more than 15 years ago and have since been lectured by local university teachers. Complutense University arranges a small variety of courses which are mainly long-term courses. Another problem with the Spanish courses at Complutense is the number of students per class - up to 45 students - which makes it very difficult for all the students to participate in the classes.

The campus of Complutense University is 36,000 acres. The terrain includes green zones of more than one million square meters, of which 640,000 are forested and 375,000 are gardens. The Main Library of Complutense University contains approx. 2,000,000 volumes, 40,000 scientific publications and more 10,000 audiovisual titles. Apart from the main library each faculty has its own library with specialized titles.
All students will receive a University Student Card, which gives access to all facilities (the swim hall, sport grounds etc.) at the University campus although for many facilities there is still a fee to be paid. The University arranges very few activities outside class hours but students at the higher levels can sign up for extra voluntary Spanish culture classes and participate in conferences.