Girona (Catalonia): from 21 to 28 July 2024

Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra): from 28 July to 4 August 2024

Any non-Catalan-speaking university student 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.

Language courses

• Basic / elementary level (A2 CEFR)
• Elementary / intermediate level (B1 CEFR)

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.).

• To attend or have attended a minimum of 50 hours of Catalan language studies at any university outside the Catalan-speaking area.
• To have basic knowledge and use of spoken Catalan.

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).

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 3-29 April 2024, 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 29 April 2024 and teacher reports received by Institut Ramon Llull after 2 May 2024 shall be considered to have missed the deadline.

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 the 2023 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 1 point          

2. That the applicant has received a Catalan language certificate from Institut Ramon Llull or the Government of Andorra. Assessment: up to 1 point

3. The reasons the applicant is learning Catalan. Assessment: up to 4 points

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 4 points

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 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 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 15 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.

Applicants selected for the Catalan Language University Campus must confirm they will participate by sending an email to infollengua@llull.cat. No registration will be valid without this confirmation.

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 30 May to 6 June.

Applicants that turn down their spot in the Catalan Language University Campus must notify Institut Ramon Llull before 15 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.

Registration for the Catalan Language University Campus covers:

• Language and culture course
• Educational materials
• Cultural and leisure activities
• Travel
  • Girona – Andorra
  • Accommodations with full board
• Insurance (covers all teaching, cultural and leisure activities expressly noted in the Catalan Language University Campus programme).

European citizens must have European Health Insurance.

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).