Language Stays in Catalan-speaking Areas
25nd Catalan Language University Campus
The Catalan Language University Campus is a collaboration between the Government of Andorra and Institut Ramon Llull offering students the opportunity to be immersed of the social ambit and natural setting of Catalonia and Andorra through language courses and a wide range of cultural and leisure activities. This linguistic and cultural experience in the Pyrenees of Andorra and the Costa Brava allows participants to spend several days immersed in Catalan.
Locations and length
Girona (Catalonia): from 19 to 26 July 2026
Sant Julià de Lòria (Andorra): from 26 July to 2 August 2026
Target group
Any non-Catalan-speaking university student and other centers abroad interested in the Catalan language and the culture it expresses. Participants will get a certificate of attendance and achievement as long as they attend at least 90% of the classes.
Content
Language courses
30 classroom hours with specialised teachers
Culture course
15 hours on the culture of the countries that speak Catalan with specialised teachers (sociolinguistics, art, literature, geography and history, architecture, the environment, etc.).
Cultural and leisure activities
A wide variety of cultural and leisure activities in the evenings and at weekends give participants the opportunity to learn more about Catalonia and Andorra (cultural excursions and itineraries, visits to historical monuments, exploring natural areas, etc.).
Requirements for applicants
Number of spots
30 (3 are set aside for students from Centre Carlemany de Llengua Catalana in Prague, which is affilliated with to the Government of Andorra, as the promoter of the Catalan Language University Campus).
Applications (from 25 March -28 April 2026)
Anyone interested must fill in the application form available on the Institut Ramon Llull Virtual Office.
After submitting the application form, the applicant’s Catalan language teacher will automatically receive a message with a link to an online form they must fill in with the following information:
- Verification that the applicant is attending or has attended a Catalan language course abroad or has basic knowledge and use of spoken Catalan. The teacher must also include an assessment of the applicant’s level of achievement in the Catalan language.
The application will only be complete when the teacher has filled in the online form with the information above. At this time, the applicant will receive confirmation by email. Applications may be submitted between 25 March-28 April 2026, and teachers have additional days to fill in their part of the application form. No applications will be accepted without this information.
Applicants who do not meet the admissions requirements or do not submit their application by the deadline will be excluded from the selection process. Any student applications received by Institut Ramon Llull after 28 April 2025 and teacher reports received by Institut Ramon Llull after 29 April 2026 shall be considered to have missed the deadline.
The deadlines for submitting applications and professors’ reports are regulated according to Barcelona time. Questions can be asked throughout the application period until the last day at 14:00 p.m. Barcelona time.
Selection of participants
Institut Ramon Llull and the Government of Andorra will set up a committee to assess the applications received, according to the following criteria:
1. That the applicant did not participate in any edition of the Catalan Language University Campus, the Summer language stay in the Balearic Islands or the Summer language stay in Valencia. Assessment: up to 2 points
2. Catalan language certificate from Institut Ramon Llull or the Government of Andorra. Assessment: up to 2 points
3. The reasons the applicant is learning Catalan. Assessment: up to 3 points
Students' professional and academic reasons will be considered
4. Achievement in the Catalan language course or courses the applicant is attending or has attended at universities outside the Catalan-speaking areas. Assessment: up to 3 points
Student's academic performance and attendance and involvement in academic and cultural activities organized by the teaching staff will be considered.
Participation in the Catalan Language University Campus is limited to three individuals from any given university, chosen based firstly on their achievement in the Catalan language course or courses the applicants are attending or have attended at universities outside the Catalan-speaking areas. In the event of receiving many applications from the same country, a limitation on the number of participants may be established based on the total number of applications received.
In case of a tie, the applicants who have never participated in language stays organised or jointly organised by the IRL shall be given priority. If the situation cannot be resolved based on any other criteria, priority shall be given in the order the student’s applications were received.
If the number of applicants selected based on the assessment criteria does not reach 30, more than three applicants may be chosen from the same university. There may under no circumstances be more than 30 participants in the Catalan Language University Campus.
From 18 May, applicants may see whether they have been selected on the Institut Ramon Llull online noticeboard.
Applicants who meet the admissions requirements but were not selected initially will be put on the wait list.
Registration (from 18 to 26 May 2026)
Applicants selected for the Catalan Language University Campus must confirm they will participate by sending an email to nfollengua@llull.cat. No registration will be valid without this confirmation, and the form has been completed.
If any of the selected applicants decline their spot, those on the wait list may register for the Catalan Language University Campus. The second registration period is from 27 May to 5 June.
Applicants that turn down their spot in the Catalan Language University Campus must notify Institut Ramon Llull before 16 June. If notification is given after this date, without just cause (health problems, academic or work issues), they will be barred from applying to the programme for the following two years.
In either case, the vacancies will be offered to applicants on the wait list based on the points from the assessment of the original applications.
The Institut Ramon Llull is not responsible for arranging or purchasing travel assistance insurance for participants in the programme.
Applicants selected who accept their place at the 25th University Campus of the Catalan Language must take out travel assistance insurance that includes medical expenses and has coverage in Andorra and Spain, and carry it throughout the duration of the Campus. They must also arrange any necessary permits to stay in Andorra and Spain, if required.
Applicants selected must submit a declaration of responsibility regarding the purchase of insurance, which the Institut will provide by email together with the confirmation form.
In addition, applicants selected from the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom who accept their place at the Campus must also hold a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC is only valid for the part of the Campus that takes place in Catalonia; it is not valid in Andorra.
Participants who have not submitted the declaration of responsibility regarding insurance purchase and the EHIC will not be allowed to take part in the Campus.
Language University Campus covers:
For more information on the Catalan Language University Campus, visit the websites (www.llull.cat and www.cultura.ad) or contact Institut Ramon Llull (infollengua@llull.cat).
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