European Mobility in Valencia: a guide for students
Erasmus+, scholarship-funded exchanges and short research placements: what a French, Belgian, Swiss, Quebecois or non-EU student needs before moving to Valencia for a semester or two. Every number on this page traces back to an official 2025/2026 institutional source.
Who this section is for
This hub gathers what we know about student mobility into Valencia, grounded in verified 2025/2026 institutional data. It covers Erasmus+ students placed at one of the city's main host universities, scholarship-funded exchange students arriving through national or regional programs, and recent graduates planning a Spanish university experience. We focus on the practical numbers and the steps you actually need to take. Where the dossier cannot yet confirm a 2026 figure, we flag it openly rather than invent one.
Three places to start
Pick the page closest to your situation. Each one is self-contained, with the documents, timeline and grant amounts you need in one place.
Erasmus+ in Valencia
The pillar guide for incoming Erasmus+ students. The five main host universities (UV, UPV, UCH-CEU, ESIC, UCV), ECTS transfer, verified grant amounts for Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and the timeline.
Mobility scholarships
Verified national and regional scholarships that fund European mobility into Valencia. France (CROUS, AMI, regional), Belgium (FWB Erasmus+, EPOS Flanders), Switzerland (SEMP), Quebec (university mobility, OFQJ).
Spain student visa
For non-EU students (UK, US, Canada outside Quebec, Australia, most of Asia, Brazil). The Type D student visa, RD 1155/2024 framework, IPREM income proof, document checklist and consulate timing.
Why Valencia, in 2026
Spain remains one of Europe's strongest Erasmus+ destinations. Roughly 216,000 people travelled to Spain for Erasmus+ in 2024 across all mobility categories, and Spain consistently ranks at the top of Italian, French, German and Belgian outgoing flows. Valencia is one of the four most-cited Spanish destinations alongside Madrid, Barcelona and Seville. Official Erasmus+ statistics are published by country and institution rather than by marketing city ranking, so we present this as a structural pattern, not a precise Valencia percentage. UV and UPV, the two big public hosts, anchor the city's incoming volume. Sources: [1] [10] [52].
Michael's Insight
Why I built this section
MIKE TO SEED: ~80 words on receiving Belgian / French / Walloon / Swiss FR students over the years and what they consistently underestimated.
Sources
Every numeric claim on this hub traces back to an official institutional or government page. Numbers in square brackets in body copy map to the URLs below.
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