Intern Abroad this Summer in Málaga

Expanish selects placement sites with the following characteristics:

1. High-performing business and nonprofits

2. Spanish and international entities

3. Small and medium-sized companies (we do not work with large corporations)

4. Spanish-speaking and English-speaking offices

Here are example descriptions of internship sites:

Business: Professional women's group and global community that helps early-stage female entrepreneurs

Computer Science: Startup company related to the tourism industry that offers platforms and tools to make business travel reservations easier.

Marketing: Video game development company that makes competitive games for mobile devices

Non-Profit: Nonprofit organization working to provide better opportunities to children and teenagers in vulnerable situations

The evening course included in the summer internship program will take place at the Expanish study center. You will take the class with other international students living in Málaga.

Yes! Customizable packages are available. Please contact us at hola@expanish.com for more information.

Spanish classes are Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7pm-9pm.

For our 8-week summer internship program, you will receive up to 8 semester credits.

Normally, 3 semester credits are equal to 4.5 quarter credits, and are obtained with 45 academic hours at Expanish. If your home university uses the quarter system, make sure to confirm with your university beforehand what their process is and how many units you will receive.  

Students from the US do not need a student visa to travel to Spain for less than 90 days, but if you wish to stay longer you will require a visa.

Expanish has an Emergency Phone you can call in case of an emergency during out of office hours:

Phone & Whatsapp: +34 676 064 567 (24hr emergency line)

During business hours, please call: : +34 952 216 466

ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBERS

All general emergencies: 112

Police: 091

Ambulance: 061

Fire Dept: 080

If you are taking a treatment, it is important to bring a dose for the entire stay and accompany it with the original prescription. All medication should be in its original container and prescriptions should have your name on it. If it runs out, even in the case of a chronic illness, the foreign prescription will not be accepted. You will have to go to a local doctor, to prescribe the medicine again.

While studying abroad can be a life changing experience, it often takes time for students to adjust to a new culture and social setting. It’s completely normal to feel emotionally out of sorts while experiencing these changes. 

Before starting your program we recommend talking to your current medical provider(s) to discuss how your wellbeing may be affected by traveling abroad and how to best prepare. 

During the pre-arrival webinar and onsite orientation, Expanish will provide a list of local mental health resources, including English speaking psychologists and 24 hour mental health services, that students can utilize throughout their time. In addition, the Expanish team is always available to assist you onsite and are well-trained in student support.  

Expanish Study Abroad implements an incident reporting system where program staff must inform of any incident involving a student. This system is used to communicate efficiently with the student’s home university in a precise and detailed manner the nature of the incident, if medical attention was needed or if a police report was filed, and the steps taken to resolve it. We currently have this system implemented for all of our university programs to comply with Clery and Title IX regulations. 

Expanish Study Abroad requires all of its staff members to report any incidents related to sexual assault or harassment, discrimination, any time a student or faculty is the victim of a crime and any serious illness or hospitalization.

Expanish Study Abroad has a rigorous approval process for any local provider that is contracted to assist with our programs (i.e. homestay family, hotel, private transportation company).  

• All housing options have been personally visited by Expanish Study Abroad staff and buildings have passed a risk management approval process related to fire safety and compliance with local laws and regulations.

• All adults residing in host family homes are required to pass local background checks.

• All providers are required to show proof of insurance and legal incorporation documents.

• All active providers are subject to an annual quality control review.