This section is aimed at students with foreign degrees who would like to take official postgraduate studies (Master's or Doctorate) at the UIB. Such students are not required to have their foreign degrees officially recognised by the Spanish education authorities. This admission shall not, in any case, involve the recognition of the prior degree possessed by the interested party or its recognition for any other purposes than access to Doctorate studies. Students with foreign degrees recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education will follow the pre-registration process undertaken by students with Spanish degrees.

If you are interested in having your foreign degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) officially recognised by the Spanish education authorities, please contact the Spanish Ministry of Education.

If you are interested in having your foreign PhD officially recognised in Spain, please visit the website of Doctoral School of the UIB - section "Declaración de equivalencia".

Students who would like to take an official postgraduate programme at the UIB must pre-register. The pre-registration procedure involves students applying for a place on one or several UIB postgraduate programmes and comprises the following stages:

Available Postgraduate Programmes

Current Master’s and PhD degrees may be viewed at the following links providing information on the programme you would like to take: ECTS credit structure and length; a subject list with the corresponding teaching language; possible criteria and specific admission requirements; schedules; fees, etc.

Moreover, should you have any academic query, you may contact the degree coordinator stated in the programme factsheet by clicking on their name.

AVAILABLE MASTER’S PROGRAMMES

AVAILABLE PHD PROGRAMMES

1. Online Pre-registration Application

The application is launched by clicking on the 'Pre-registration' button alongside the name of the degree you would like to study. This button is only visible and active when the pre-registration period is open.

In order to access the app for online pre-registration, you will require a username and password. These credentials can be obtained by clicking on UIBdigital Online Sign-up.

Once inside the pre-registration app, you will be provided with instructions on the information and documents to be submitted.

  Documents to be submitted

During the pre-registration process, digital copies will be uploaded via the app. Each of the documents listed below must be attached in separate individual files, regardless of many pages it may have:

• A copy of your ID card, NIE (overseas resident ID), passport or other valid ID document (both sides)
• A copy of your academic diploma or degree (in Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese)
• A copy of your official academic transcript issued by your university on headed notepaper and signed by the relevant authority for the programme taken by the applicant. This document shall, amongst other details, set out the subjects taken alongside the awarded grade, the total number of hours or number of credits for each and the marking system used, including the overall average grade (in Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese)
• CV
• Other documents. please see the programme admission criteria. There may be specific requirements or merits that require additional documents be submitted. You are therefore advised to see the admission criteria for the programme.
• In case of PhD programmes, a copy of the European Diploma Supplement (EDS). If the degree was taken at a university in the EHEA, you are advised to submit the EDS or a document issued by the awarding university accrediting the programme equates to a level-7 qualification within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and enables admission to PhD programmes in the issuing country

  Fee

Students from non-EHEA education systems applying for admission to official master's and PhD programmes and holding a non-validated qualification will be required to pay a verification fee of 46.76 euro, in accordance with Decree 44/2016 of 10^th July on Public Fees for Academic and Administrative Services on Official Programmes at the University of the Balearic Islands. Payment is via bank card in the app.

2. Entry: Assessment and Resolution

The Doctoral School of the University of the Balearic Islands (EDUIB) and the Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CEP) will review and verify applicants fulfil the entry requirements, i.e. their qualification(s) enable admission to official UIB postgraduate programmes. Candidates will be sent an e-mail notification containing the relevant decision. The following entry requirements shall be taken into account:

Entry Requirements for Master’s Programmes

• An official university degree issued within the EHEA enabling admission to master’s programmes in the issuing country
• Graduates from non-EHEA education systems may be admitted to official master's programmes without having to validate their qualifications. In this instance, the UIB will verify the qualifications in question have an equivalent level of training to the corresponding official Spanish university degree programmes and enable admission to postgraduate programmes in the issuing country. This entry method in no way represents accreditation for applicants' qualifications or their recognition for any purposes other than entry to master's programmes.

Entry Requirements for PhD Programmes

• An official university degree issued within the EHEA enabling admission to master’s programmes and having completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits, where at least 60 are from a master’s degree.
• Graduates from non-EHEA education systems may be admitted to PhD programmes without having to validate their qualifications. In this instance, the UIB will verify the qualifications in question have an equivalent level of training to the corresponding official Spanish university degree programmes and enable admission to PhD programmes in the issuing country. This entry method in no way represents accreditation for applicants' qualifications or their recognition for any purposes other than entry to PhD programmes.

Where an entry decision is favourable, the CEP and/or EDUIB will forward the pre-registration application to the relevant body for the programme.

Where entry is denied, the procedure comes to an end and students have the right to lodge any relevant appeals.

3. Admission: Assessment and Resolution

Where students' qualifications are deemed acceptable, their application will be forwarded to the relevant academic committee for the programme. This body will assess and decide on admissions. Applicants will receive a notification containing the admission decision and the relevant enrolment dates.

Admitted students requiring an official letter of admission issued by the UIB in order to apply for a student visa at the Spanish embassy or consulate in their home country, or for any other procedure linked to studying at the UIB, may request it at the following e-mail addresses: <postgrau@uib.es>. They must state which information must be included in the letter.

If the admission resolution is negative, the procedure comes to an end and students have the right to file the relevant appeals.

Admission Requirements

Please see the information for each master's or PhD programme in the relevant tab: 'Factsheet' or 'Entry and Admission.'

4. Enrolment

Once students are admitted to the programme, there is a set enrolment deadline for them to select subjects on their master's programmes or register for academic supervision on their PhD programme. In both instances, enrolment fees apply.

Admitted PhD students will receive an e-mail from the EDUIB containing their enrolment instructions and deadline.

Admitted master’s students must enrol online via UIBdigital. Students need to enter their username (3 letters and 3 numbers) and the password they used for pre-registration to access their personal account.

Once in UIBdigital, they need to follow the steps shown on screen, and select the subjects where they wish to enrol and their payment method.

Important Points to Bear in Mind during the Enrolment Procedure

• Students need to enrol for the subjects they will be taking throughout the academic year (first and second semester)
• Students who are starting a master's programme must enrol for a minimum 30 ECTS, unless they have been granted a specific enrolment status. In this instance, they enrol for at least 24 credits on programmes with limited spots or 12 credits on programmes with unlimited spots (Decree 44/2016)
• Students need to pay their tuition fees within the set deadline. Failure to do so means both the tuition fees and late payment surcharges will remain outstanding
• Students may also query other procedures linked to enrolment (amendments, cancellation, addition of courses, etc.) at this link.

Available Payment Methods

1. Cash invoice or international transfer. In this instance, students may print out the enrolment invoice and, if they are in Spain, head to any of the Spanish bank branches listed on the invoice to pay their fees.
   Where they are overseas, they can make an international transfer. In this instance, once enrolment is finalised, students need to send an e-mail to the CEP (postgrauuib.es) so that it may send out the international enrolment invoice containing the necessary information to make the transfer. Once the transfer is completed, students need to send their payment receipt to the same e-mail address. Any applicable banking fees shall be paid by students
2. Bank card. If an error occurs when making payment, students need to contact their card issuer since there may be restrictions blocking the payment transaction
3. Direct debit. Here, students need to provide their Spanish bank account number.
   This option enables students to split the total fee amount into several payments, in accordance with what is set out in Decree 44/2016 governing Public Fees for Academic and Administrative Services on Official Programmes at the University of the Balearic Islands.

5. Submitting Original Documents

After confirming their enrolment, students undertake to submit original documents, initially provided in digital format during pre-registration, to the CEP or the EDUIB in person.

Original documents must be submitted within the set deadline in one of the following ways:

• In-person and by appointment only at the CEP or EDUIB: originals or *certified copies of the documents, in addition to photocopies for their records
• By post to the CEP or EDUIB: *certified copies of the original documents.

Originals or certified copies must comply with specific requirements in terms of translation and authentication.

   Documents to be submitted for comparison

• Passport or proof of identity
  • Legalisation. No legalisation is required. Applicants must submit the original or a certified copy of the ID document issued by the relevant immigration authorities
  • Translation. No translation shall be necessary, except where the document is exclusively in a language other than Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese.
• Degree or academic diploma
  Legalisation:
  • Example 1. EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), signatories to the agreement on the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and those nations with a bilateral agreement with the European Union (Switzerland):
    No legalisation is required. The original or a certified copy must be submitted
  • Example 2. Other countries:
    The legalised original or a certified copy must be submitted. See legalisation requirements.
  Translation:
  • For both examples above (1 and 2), the document may be submitted in Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese. Where the document is not in one of these languages, it must be translated into Spanish or Catalan. See translation requirements.
• A copy of your official academic transcript issued by your university on headed notepaper and signed by the relevant authority for the programme taken by the applicant. This document shall, amongst other details, set out the subjects taken alongside the awarded grade, the total number of hours or number of credits for each and the marking system used:
  • Legalisation. No legalisation is required. The original or a certified copy must be submitted
  • Translation. The document may be submitted in Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese. Where the document is not in one of these languages, it must be translated into Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese. See translation requirements.

Summary table of the original documents for comparison prior to enrolment (originals, authenticated copies and translations).