Health Insurance

Students from European Union countries (EU students)

EU students have to obtain their EUROPEAN CARD FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, through their Students National Health Service in their country of origin before departure. In addition to EU countries, the EU health insurance card is valid for the following countries: Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Liechtenstein. This card certifies the right to receive medical treatment in any EU country and must be presented in order to receive treatment. Social security medical centres provide medical treatment in Spain.

Note: depending on the agreements between the Spanish Social Security and the one in your home country, and the different medical coverages in each EU country, please check availability of services; specially if you receive a medical treatment.

If you want additional coverage, you can also purchase a private health/travel insurance. At UPC-BARCELONATECH, there is an offer through the "Univers" service of UPC-BARCELONATECH:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ca&sl=ca&tl=en&u=http://www.univers.upc.edu/viatge

Students from non-European Union countries (non-EU students)

Students from non-EU countries must check with the relevant authorities to see if any bilateral agreements exist that cover medical assistance in Spain.

Bilateral agreements currently exist for Andorra, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Morocco. If there is no agreement, we strongly recommend that students purchase a private medical insurance.

And also, travel/medical insurance is required most of times for visa application at the Spanish embassy/consulate in the country of origin.

If you want, you can purchase a private health/travel insurance through the "Univers" service of UPC-BARCELONATECH.