I'm currently looking for online distance universities from Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico which have programs in english. Any info appreciated.
The big DL university in Spain is the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia http://www.uned.es/webuned/home.htm I have no reason to believe, however, that any of their programs are offered in English (some might be but when you think about it, why would they?) Good luck in your search. Jack
Hi, As Jack said, UNED is the main distance education provider in Spanish with over a hundred thousand registered students. But it is true, I doubt they offer anything in English. UOC, on the other hand, has something, but only at the PhD level, and you *must* understand Castilian/Spanish (or Catalan) in order to make it anyway since most of the assigned readings are in this language. Besides, what would be the point to study at a Spanish university ..... in English?
BTW, if you speak Spanish to a certain extent it may be worth to take a look at UNED. They are really cheap since they are heavily subsidized by the government, and they make no distinction between Spanish or foreign students (AFAIK). A full time program cost around $ 800 per year from the bachelor level to the PhD in a lot of disciplines, including engineering, business and economics, sciences, humanities, etc.... At the PhD level I am pretty sure you may conduct your research (and write your dissertation) in English but you will need to have a good command of Castilian/Spanish too. Good luck
thanks for your reply I will look into them I do speak spanish because I lived in Mexico for 4 years however im no expert exactly, but thanks again.
After thinking about it for another few seconds I came to imagine that perhaps the only reason for a school such as UNED offering programs in English is if they were making an aggressive attempt to pull in a more international student population. While I don't know much about this from personal experience, it is my understanding that English has generally become the international language and so it might be the best choice for an alternative language of instruction in such a case. Jack
Hi, Jack, yes, you´re right. English is the language. Yesterday I found out that from this coming year the Technological University of Eindhoven, a great university here in Holland, next to the legendary Philips Labs, will teach all courses in English which is a clear strategy to become more international for the very reasons you pointed out. UNED, however, is a service to Spanish speakers. There would be a revolution, and a bunch of heads chopped off if UNED tries to implement a similar policy, even if it is for the sake of its internationalization or its improvement of its research or whatever. Same goes for the French CNED. On top of that they have literally hundreds of thousands of students and a potencial market of hundreds of millions so.... It is slightly different with the Dutch, having only 20 millions speakers, and clear Anglo-Saxon inclinations. Nevertheless English is the world language. In my case I prefer an American or a British university. Preferably, American. But I would like to try in the future a French university. I am currently looking at the CNED site for potencial studies with them. Sauseda, depending on what you want to study, a perfect command of Spanish may not be necessary at all. If you´re planning to study hard sciences or engineering, you merely need to understand the language as your assignments will be problems and you´ll use to communicate the international language: mathematics. If you´re planning to study social sciences or humanities, I´d give it a shot anyway. This may be an excellent chance to improve your Spanish skills. You can take examinations around the world. You may even get to fly to Spain for free to conduct lab sessions and practical exercises and the like (I´m not sure if this applies to foreigners). Don´t hesitate to contact me if you have any problem browsing around their site or problems with understanding the admision process or any other type of bureaucracy. Cordial greetings to both
