Spain: Madrid

Please visit Global Academic Procedures for detailed credit and other academic information.

On this program, you will be enrolled in BUSI 493–Internship Credit. This 3.0 business elective credit course includes submission of reflective activities assigned by UNC and a written evaluation from a supervisor that will be included as a component of your grade. In order to receive credit for this program, you must successfully complete BUSI 493. In addition to earning business elective credit hours, this program also fulfills the Experiential Education requirement.

This program is run through EUSA, a third-party provider who manages all aspects of the internship placement process and the logistics of this program.

You will have an individual assessment meeting with a member of the EUSA team to clarify your skills, interests, and professional goals in order to identify an appropriate placement. EUSA draws upon their extensive employer network to find the right match. If a match does not exist in their database, their team will conduct vigorous outreach to locate a proper placement. The companies and organizations that make up the list of approved internships are carefully and regularly monitored by site visits and student assessment. Once you begin the internship, EUSA provides office hours for counseling outside the standard workday, offers mid-term reviews to ensure learning goals are being met, and acquires the supervisor evaluation at the conclusion of the placement.

Management and Safety

EUSA’s Madrid office provides management and support to students for the duration of the program. An EUSA program director will be the principal contact for you on issues of housing, safety, culture, and social life in the city. The program director is available via regular office hours, outside your normal work schedule, to answer questions and resolve problems and is available 24 hours per day via cell phone for medical, legal or other emergencies.

Social Program

EUSA provides a social program that includes group visits to historical and cultural sites, and other cultural activities.

Logistics

EUSA will arrange for airport pick up for group designated flight and third-party liability insurance.

The third-party provider arranges seven weeks of accommodation in a home-stay in Madrid. Home-stay families are vetted by EUSA. Living with local Spanish residents gives you the opportunity to further develop conversational Spanish language skills and learn more about the culture of the country.

We suggest you create your study abroad budget using our budget worksheet (xlsx) to help you think about your costs on this program:

• Populate the figures from the tables below into the left side costs of attendance
• Input your financial resources on the right

Your customized budget sheet can help determine your current financial status, and help you understand what additional funding you may need to help make this an affordable program option.

*Cashier Billed Expenses are those charges billed directly to your UNC ConnectCarolina account. The Global Programs Administrative Fee is included in the internship program fees.

Withdrawal Policy: Once a student accepts their offer to study abroad, the spot will be considered filled and will not be offered to another student. Students who withdraw after accepting an offer must email UBP Global Programs at ubpglobal@kenan-flagler.unc.edu stating in full the reasons for the late withdrawal. Students who withdraw from UBP Global administered programs are responsible for non-recoverable costs. Your cashiers account will be assessed an additional charge to cover any/all amounts that Kenan-Flagler UBP Global programs has committed or paid on your behalf and are non-recoverable at the time of withdrawal, such costs may include, housing, meals, transportation and faculty or staff compensation.

Funding your global program

EUSA, the provider for the Spain International Internship program, offers a select amount of Live, Intern, Learn Abroad Scholarships for first-time study abroad participants who meet the following criteria:

• Demonstrated financial need
• Member of a group underrepresented in study abroad
• Willingness and ability to share their internship abroad experiences through EUSA’s social media

You can learn more about these scholarship opportunities on EUSA’s Live, Intern, Learn Abroad Scholarship page.

The Undergraduate Business Program offers merit-based scholarships to support our students who wish to study abroad. Please visit the Scholarships and Financial Aid page to learn more.

Do you have a valid passport? If yes, check your passport’s expiration date to ensure that your passport is valid at least 6 months after your program’s scheduled end date. If not, you’ll need to submit a passport renewal application.

Do you need to apply for a passport (first time or renew)? If yes, we recommend that you get started on your passport application right away as you’ll need time to collect documents like your birth certificate to include as part of your application. For complete instructions click here.

Will I need immigration documents? If you are accepted into this program you will need to travel to a Spanish consulate/embassy in the United States to obtain a visa permitting you to study in Spain. For this appointment, you will need your passport in hand along with other documentation from our office and the host university office. Please set up an appointment with your Global Programs Advisor to discuss.