International students are welcome to study in Spain. According to the latest statistics released by the National Ministry of Education), over 51,000 international students chose to study their degree in Spain or almost 25,000 students decided to study their master’s degree in the academic year 2014/15. While more up-to-date figures have not yet been published, the trend shows Spain is a preferred study destination in Europe.
One of the main reasons for students to come study in Spain is its culture. World renowned painters such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Diego Velázquez, or Joaquín Sorolla; Nobel Prize Laureates such as Severo Ochoa, Juan Ramón Jiménez or Santiago Ramón y Cajal; or writers such as Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Lope de Vega, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, or Miguel de Unamuno, are all Spanish and have greatly contributed to the world’s literature, medicine, arts, technology and social fields.