Location

Capital of Andalusia, Sevilla, was one of the last footholds of the Moorish empire that ruled the Iberian Peninsula. It is home to the ingenious barber of Seville and the tempestuous Carmen. The great Renaissance painters Velazquez and Murillo were born here, and Ferdinand and Isabel ruled Spain from the royal apartments in the Alcazar Palace. Though the city preserves its past, modern Sevilla is the commercial hub of Andalusia. For a city of fewer than 800,000, Sevilla offers amazing cultural activities, from flamenco to classical, pop, and jazz concerts.

The CIEE Study Center is located in a beautifully renovated Sevillano palace built in 1725. It is centrally located close to the Puerta de la Carne and is about ten minutes on foot from the main Universidad de Sevilla building, the Tabacalera. Students take classes in the CIEE Study Center and at the Facultad de Ciencias del Trabajo at the University; only a five-minute walk from the Palacio. Also housed in the CIEE Study Center are the offices of student services and CIEE administration. CIEE professors have an office there where students may speak with them privately about issues related to their progress in class.

Since its establishment in the 16th century, the Universidad de Sevilla has been one of Spain’s leading institutions of higher learning. The schools of philology, geography and history, philosophy, law, communications, labor sciences, mathematics, psychology, business, economics, natural sciences, and engineering, and its many departments and institutes, serve the educational needs of Spain’s most populous region. In total, the Universidad de Sevilla is the educational center for some 60,000 students.

With 8,000 students, the Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO) is the second state run university in Seville, located on a 345-acre campus, about a twenty-minute bus ride from the center of the city. The UPO offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in the traditional majors as well as environmental sciences, biotechnology, sports sciences, translation, humanities, labor relations, second language acquisition, and social work. Its facilities are equipped with the latest in technology including campus-wide Internet access, computer, television, video and audio centers, and open access library, sports facilities, and science laboratories.

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