Management Specialization Diploma in Spain
An orientation year for fresh graduates. A next step for professionals who want to specialize or change fields. Taught in English, with a Spanish course at the start and your accommodation arranged through the school.
Who is it for?
For fresh graduates looking for an orientation year, and for professionals who want to specialize in their own field or change fields.
Not sure yet what to study or which job you want? Spend a year in Spain and specialize in a field that interests you.
Already working? Take a year to move your career forward, whatever your age.
Programs
13 programs, each leading to a Management Specialization Diploma.
BusinessRun hotels, restaurants and events, and understand what tourism means for the economy.
BusinessThe administration behind importing, exporting and trading across borders.
BusinessTrade, transport and supply chains: how goods move around the world.
BusinessRecruit, develop and support the people behind every company.
BusinessAccounting, budgets and office management for any type of business.
BusinessSocial media, online campaigns and selling online.
TechnologyManage business data and information systems, with the AI tools companies use today.
TechnologyUnderstand artificial intelligence and apply it in a business setting.
Tourism & lifestyleTourism management, with Spain's culture, heritage and destinations as your classroom.
Tourism & lifestyleProfessional kitchen skills, rooted in Spanish cuisine.
Tourism & lifestyleBeauty treatments, personal image and how to run a beauty business.
Care & transportProfessional care for elderly and dependent people.
Care & transportYour professional truck licence plus international trade. Minimum age 21 and a car driving licence (category B).
Taught in English, with a Spanish course at the start. Intakes in January, April and September.
Choose “I am not sure yet” in the form. We look at your profile and advise you personally.
Fill in the formInternships are part of the school's program.
Your route to Spain
Your nationality decides your route and your closing date. Non-EU/EEA students apply earlier, because the student visa takes time to prepare and process.
Free personal guidance from Espa+.
As an EU/EEA citizen, you may also work in Spain.
Staying longer than 3 months? You register as an EU resident in Spain. We explain how.
Assisted by our official representative in your region, under their own conditions.
The visa application must be submitted at least 2 months before the program starts.
With a student residence permit, you may work up to 30 hours per week.
Other intakes (September 2027, January 2028) have their own closing dates. Ask us via the form. Visa decisions are made by the Spanish authorities; requirements and processing times depend on your nationality and the consulate.
What's included
Usually 12 months (10 to 18, depending on the program), leading to a Management Specialization Diploma.
Every program begins with a Spanish course, so you feel at home from the first weeks.
Your room is arranged through the school. No searching for a place from abroad.
From your first question to your first day in class, we guide you step by step.
April 2027 intake
EU/EEAapply until 19 March 2027
Non-EU/EEAapply until 20 November 2026
Life in Spain
Trade grey skies for sunshine, and fries for patatas bravas.
Life in Spain, in Spanish
Shopping at el supermercado, Sundays at la playa, a fiesta with your classmates. Every program starts with a Spanish course, and daily life does the rest.
Pan, tomates, aceite de oliva… your first shopping list in Spanish.
Say it once at the bakery and you are part of the neighbourhood.
Your year abroad
How it works
The pre-consultation form takes about 5 minutes.
We choose your program and start date together, based on your profile and nationality.
Your file goes to the school, with a short online interview in English.
Admission letter, room reserved and, if you need one, your student visa. Then off to Spain.
FAQ
Still have a question? Send it with the form or email us at info@espaplus.com.
No. Programs are taught in English, and every program starts with a Spanish course, so you feel at home in daily life from the first weeks.
You must be at least 18. There is no upper age limit, so the programs also suit professionals who want to specialize in their own field or change fields.
Accommodation is arranged through the school. You pay for it yourself, but you do not need to search for a room from abroad.
EU/EEA citizens may work in Spain. Non-EU/EEA students may work up to 30 hours per week with a student residence permit.
Non-EU/EEA students need a student visa. The visa application must be submitted at least 2 months before the program starts, and documents, translations and apostilles take time to prepare. That is why their closing date is earlier.
Our official representative in your region guides you step by step, from admission to your visa appointment. Their own conditions apply.
No. Admission decisions are made by the school, and visa and residence decisions by the competent Spanish authorities. We prepare a complete and correct file with you.
Contact
Fill in the pre-consultation form and we get back to you personally, with the right information for your nationality.
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