Inclusion and Diversity
UFV is committed to inclusive and accessible international mobility for all, so that all its students can enjoy international experiences under the Erasmus+ program or other bilateral agreements.
The Vice-rectorate for Internationalization advises on the choice of the best destination according to the circumstances (disabilities, socioeconomic obstacles, health problems or cultural differences) and helps outgoing and incoming students to prepare for their time residency
In order for the Erasmus+ Program to reach a greater number of participants who have fewer opportunities, a series of obstacles that may hinder the participation of these people have been identified, with the aim of “serving as a reference when taking measures to increase accessibility and achieve greater outreach to people with fewer opportunities”.
The Erasmus+ Program is now much more inclusive to help overcome these extra difficulties.
Erasmus+ has specific grants adapted to your situation so that you can carry out your residency. An additional amount of €250 per month (for a duration of 4 months for semester stays and 6 months for annual stays depending on the call) will be provided to students who are experience any of the situations listed below:
Disability
- Have a recognized and legally qualified disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, or an equivalent degree of disability, in the case of foreign students.
Socioeconomic obstacles
- Beneficiary of a general study grant from the General State Administration for university and other higher studies or of a grant from the Department of Education of the Basque Country, in the academic year immediately prior to the one in which the residency is to be carried out.
- The family unit must be receiving a minimum vital income benefit.
- Being at risk of social exclusion.
- Being a single parent family.
- Being in a situation of special need and social emergency.
- Being a victim of terrorism, gender violence or orphaned.
- Being in a situation of dependency or with dependents in charge.
- Having a full-time employment contract.
Health problems
- Suffering from physical or mental problems that generate the need for additional support.
Cultural differences
- Have the status of refugee or entitled to subsidiary protection or have filed an application for international protection in Spain, or in another country, in the case of incoming participants
For more information, please contact outgoing@ufv.es
UFV places each person at the center and supports them in their education, taking into account their talents, passions, concerns and personal situation. Our students never experience university alone, they are accompanied by specialized teachers and mentors whose mission is to help them in their growth, enhance their skills to the maximum and guide them to achieve their goals.
If you are an exchange student and have specific additional needs, please inform us as soon as possible so that we can organize your arrival in the best possible way.
UFV offers the following services:
- Support Service for People with Additional Needs (SAPNE). This service aims to promote the presence, participation and accompaniment of students with disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (Autism and Asperger’s) at the UFV. SAPNE offers all kinds of help and resources to students (both national and international), staff and faculty to promote the inclusion and university success of students with additional needs.
Support Service for People with Additional Needs | UFV
- Educational Guidance Office (EGO). The aim of this service is to assist university students in their learning process through educational support and personal meetings. Personalized sessions are offered, both to students who are underachieving and to those who want to make the most of their studies and their time at university. Psychopedagogical evaluations and adaptations in methodology, teaching-learning strategies and evaluation systems are carried out in cases of students with specific educational support needs.
https://www.ufv.es/extension-universitaria-gabinete-de-orientacion-educativa/
- Comprehensive Family Support Centre (CFSC): CFSC offers psychological care and a nutrition service to families and students of the UFV.
In matters of mental health, from the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization of the UFV we offer support with a new service of psychological care, through the Center “Sauce Psicología” in Madrid. It consists of 4 free therapy sessions in Spanish and English to international students who require psychological support. UFV is very aware of the importance of good mental health, and the International Relations Office (ORI) manages and offers this service.
For more information, please contact incoming@ufv.es