Information for companies

Through educational cooperation agreements, the University gives companies the opportunity to take on students in their final year so that they are able to gain practical professional experience. They will not be subject to contractual employment obligations, social security payments (which are covered by student insurance) and they may be entitled to tax deductions. Around 300 students from the Barcelona School of Informatics take part in the educational cooperation agreement programme each year. The Barcelona School of Informatics teaches the following courses:

• Degree in Informatics Engineering (five years).
• Diploma in Computer Software (three years).
• Diploma in Computer Systems (three years).

Students who sign an educational cooperation agreement are subject to the following time restrictions:

• Eighty hours per month during the academic year (October-May). Exceptions are made to this limit when the agreement involves completing a thesis. There no restrictions outside the academic year (June to September).
• A total of 960 hours over the calendar year. The academic year for agreements starts on 15 September and ends on 14 September the following year.

Students who sign an agreement must have passed at least half of the credits on the course they are studying. They must also take out a student insurance policy to cover the term of the agreement. The remuneration students received is paid directly by the company. According to article 6 of Royal Decree 1497/81 on Educational Cooperation Agreements, payments are considered to be study grants or scholarships, and the amount to be paid is set at the time the agreement is signed, but may not be below €7 per hour.

When an agreement is signed, the University will invoice the Company 14.7% of the total amount to be paid to the student to cover management fees.

Fill in the form to enter your offers for the educational cooperation agreement programme.