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Formatic Barcelona and University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Degree recognition in Spain

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The University of Wales Trinity Saint David register lists three BA (Hons) programmes at Escola Universitària Formatic Barcelona. If you studied business, communications or sport in Barcelona, the name in the register is a starting point. The exact wording on the diploma issued for your cohort identifies the award for your Spanish application.

UK degrees linked to Escola Universitària Formatic Barcelona

UK awarding institution Degree or route
University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) BA (Hons) Management and Business Administration
University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) BA (Hons) Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising Management
University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) BA (Hons) Sports Management

UWTSD’s register of collaborative partners · Formatic Barcelona’s programme archive

Homologation or Declaration of Equivalence in Spain

Homologation (Homologación) is the route for an eligible foreign university degree that is being assessed against a Spanish university qualification giving access to a regulated profession covered by the procedure. Check the profession and its specific academic requirements.

Declaration of Equivalence (Declaración de Equivalencia) recognises the academic level of an eligible foreign university qualification as Spanish Grado or Máster for academic and administrative purposes. The receiving institution decides what evidence it requires for the intended use. Conditions for both procedures under Royal Decree 889/2022

If you studied the foreign university programme wholly or partly in Spain, find out whether the local centre held the required authorisation for your programme and academic years. Ask the centre or the relevant regional authority for the applicable authorisation if the Ministry requires evidence. Article 4 of Royal Decree 889/2022 · Spanish Register of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT)

The Ministry provides the application guidance on Valida-TE. Check the latest status of its online filing service before submitting. Ministry’s Valida-TE portal · Ministry’s online filing notices

Documents to gather if you studied through Formatic Barcelona

Request the UWTSD award certificate and the university transcript for your course. If your Formatic records are headed ADE, relaciones públicas or gestión deportiva, keep them with the British documents so that the local course name can be matched to the full English award title. If your certificate names a different awarding body, use that issuer when requesting verification.

  • Degree certificate. Obtain the final award certificate or official confirmation of its issue.
  • Academic record. Request the official transcript showing the programme duration, modules taken and workload. Where the Ministry accepts a Diploma Supplement, check that it contains the required information.
  • Supporting documents. Keep any credit-transfer record or cohort-specific agreement the Ministry needs. Arrange official Spanish translations where required.

The degree certificate and academic record are listed separately in the Spanish documentation requirements. When both UK documents require legalisation, we generally prepare each with its own apostille. Documentation requirements under Article 13 · Official guidance on sworn translation

What if Formatic taught the entire programme in Barcelona?

Give the university and Formatic your academic years and exact programme title when you request records. A letter identifying the teaching site and awarding university, together with any authorisation for your cohort, can help document where and under what arrangement you studied.

UK solicitor certification and FCDO apostilles

Solicitor certification with confirmation of authenticity

Our UK solicitor verifies the document with the issuing university or through its official verification channel, then certifies it and includes the authenticity statement recommended by the Spanish Ministry.

“I have verified the authenticity of this document with the issuing institution.”

Spanish Ministry instructions for UK academic documents · Ginkgo Advisory’s UK solicitor certification service

Express paper apostille in 2 working days

For eligible documents ready for express submission, the estimated turnaround for our FCDO paper apostille stage is 2 working days. Allow separate time for the university’s verification, solicitor certification and delivery. Ginkgo Advisory’s paper apostille service

EU-qualified electronic signature and FCDO e-Apostille

For eligible documents, our solicitor electronically signs the certification using an EU qualified electronic signature (QES). We submit the signed PDF to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for an e-Apostille. The Ministry accepts electronic apostilles with a readable CSV verification code or QR code. Keep the original PDF for submission. Ginkgo Advisory’s e-Apostille service · GOV.UK apostille guidance

Request a quote for your UK academic documents

Send Ginkgo Advisory legible copies of the degree certificate and academic record, the year of award and any instructions or deadline you have received. We can check the issuer, confirm the verification route and quote for the documents you need. Request a quote · info@ginkgoadvisory.com