Why study Spanish at IH?

• We are the only private language school listed in the Barcelona editions of both TimeOut and Rough Guide

• We are a centre accredited by the Instituto Cervantes

• International House Barcelona's high educational standards and compliance with the EAQUALS Charters and Code of Practice are verified by rigorous inspections every three years

• IH Barcelona has the EN ISO 9001 Quality Certificate

• We offer a wide range of courses and accommodation options, as well as an entertaining and varied social programme

• The location of the school is ideal, and the building is well-equipped and comfortable

• We have many years of experience - the school was founded in 1972

• Our students can meet Spanish people without even leaving the school

• We belong to the International House World Organization, which since 1953 has been dedicated to the goal of raising the standard of foreign language teaching

• IH Barcelona has obtained the CEELE seal of quality, granted by Alcalá de Henares University

• Our teachers are trained by IH and carefully selected. Our teacher training courses are certified by "UB Virtual - University of Barcelona"

• We are officially recognised as a centre collaborating with the Madrid Chamber of Commerce

• We are authorised to accept students under the terms of official study programmes - the Swedish National Board of Student Aid (CSN) and the German "Bildungsurlaub"

• For US students there is also the possibility of obtaining academic credit for our courses

• We are also members of FEDELE (The Federacion Española de Escuelas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) and ACELE (Asociación Catalana de Escuelas de Español/Lengua extranjera)

• And last but not least - we're in Barcelona!