Internship Pathway
Make an impact. Build your career.
A full-time internship pathway in Spain, designed for hands-on job experience and career builders. It is practical, professional, and built to help you gain meaningful experience while earning contact hours for future college or career goals.
- Full-time Internship
- Professional Development
- Global Connections
- Real Projects
- Industry Exposure
Learn globally. Intern confidently. Shape your career.
Potential Internships
Our program is different from other internship programs in that you will always be part of a cohort, you will never be the only student starting your internship at a certain time of year: you all go together and that way you always have friends around.
You can choose an internship placement from a wide range of industries while remaining part of a cohort that includes mentoring, group sessions, and organized social activities. Alongside your placement, you receive practical support with soft-skill development, LinkedIn profile optimization, résumé preparation, and professional networking to help you maximize the value of your work experience in Spain.
Just a Few of the Many Options Available: Advertising, Arts, Biotechnology, Business Development, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Event Planning, Fashion, Finance, Graphic Design, Green Technology, Healthcare, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Resources, Information Technology, Journalism, Life Coaching, Marketing, Non-profit, Pharmaceutical, Publishing, Public Relations, Real Estate, Sailing, Sports Management, Sustainability, Theater, and Video Production.
As a Gap Year Association (GYA) accredited provider, Spanish Gap Year offers participants the opportunity to earn college credit through GYA’s School of Record partnership with the University of Montana (UM). This allows students to receive academic recognition for their internship experience without completing online classes or academic coursework during the program. Spanish Gap Year manages the entire registration process.
- Participants may earn up to 12 university credits via the Internship Pathway.
Internships are either part-time (Monday through Friday, typically 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.) or full-time (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.), depending on your placement and pathway. Some Spanish companies follow split schedules, with a longer midday break and later afternoon hours, reflecting local workplace norms. Your exact schedule will depend on your host company and industry.
Spanish lunchtime usually begins at 2:00 p.m., so even part-time interns can join their colleagues for lunch, connect socially, and continue building workplace relationships while completing meaningful tasks.
Connections
Communication
Professionalism
Problem-Solving
Real Growth
Industry Skills
Innovation
Work. Learn. Grow.
Join hands-on internships with local Barcelona partners across industries. These experiences create real professional experience while helping you build practical skills that last a lifetime.
Your schedule can be built around your internship, Spanish classes, and cultural activities. For example, you could work full-time at your internship during the day, take Spanish classes in the afternoon or evening, and join cultural activities on weekends. Another student might focus more heavily on their internship while building professional networks and gaining confidence in a new environment.
How it works
Meet Sophie
biological engineering intern at IBEC
Sophie joined our Internship Pathway with a strong interest in biological engineering and hands-on research experience. During her time in Barcelona, she completed a full-time internship at IBEC, gaining real-world technical experience while building the professional skills needed for future academic and career goals. Her experience included:
- Fabricating “organ-on-a-chip” layers and microfluidics in PMMA
- Redesigning structure using 3D resin printed molds for PDMS
- Developing new organ component for product in vitro testing solution
- Being invited to return to continue internship
- Participating in a Hackathon to win a grant for a project in biological engineering
- Her team won and received funding for their project the following Spring in Barcelona
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Build Your Career
From full-time internships to real industry projects, gain hands-on experience in the industry of your choice.