Olive Press special back-to-school sale – 75% off: Give your child the gift of knowledge

To help young minds gain a sharper understanding of Spain, The Olive Press is launching our biggest student discount ever: €40 off an annual subscription!

28 Sep, 2026 @ 12:41

Lead·Sponsored Article

Schools across Malaga see record September enrolment drop and shrinking class sizes linked to Spain’s plummeting fertility rate

MALAGA province opened term with 6,148 fewer pupils than last year, the sharpest enrolment drop on record, the Junta's own figures show.

10 Sep, 2026 @ 13:47

Lead·Malaga

Princess Leonor arriving at university in Spain

IN PICS: Spain’s next monarch Princess Leonor begins university life in Madrid after completing three years of military training

THE 20-year-old attended Carlos III University in Madrid on Monday morning to begin a four-year undergraduate course in Political Science.

9 Sep, 2026 @ 13:43

Celebrity·Education·Lead·Madrid

The oldest of Spain: A tour through centuries of history – including football clubs, bars and restaurants

FOLLOWING the interest shown in our recent piece about Spain’s oldest bookshop, we thought readers might like to learn about some other ‘oldest’ things. We

7 Jun, 2026 @ 17:43

La Cultura·Lead

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year

How to enjoy one one of Europe’s best gems in 72 hours

19 May, 2025 @ 12:10

Basque Country·Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Vocational training is a new path for young Spanish people to take on their journey into the job market

SPANISH students are increasingly turning to Formación Profesional (FP), or vocational training in English. In a country where young people have historically struggled with employment,

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:13

Lead

New website to support upcoming university students has launched today

A new website to provide support and resources to upcoming university students has launched today. Moving abroad for higher education can be a very challenging

22 Aug, 2023 @ 21:00

Education·Gibraltar

The University Paellas festival returns to Valencia

VALENCIA’S popular University Paellas festival returns on Friday 21 April with festivities kicking off at 5pm. There will be a total of five music stages

21 Apr, 2023 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Young Mallorcan who began misogynistic chant on university campus is let off the hook

A Mallorcan student who began a sexist chant at a top college has had his case shelved by the Madrid Prosecutor’s Office which found that

5 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Madrid·Mallorca·Other News

Route to the top: The American College in Spain, celebrating 10 years of excellence in American education

THIS year The American College in Spain (ACS) celebrates its 10th anniversary since it was founded in 2013. ACS offers fully accredited American education, both

10 Mar, 2023 @ 11:55

Education

Student investigated over viral sexist video at Madrid uni hall reveals why it happened

A Mallorcan student investigated over a viral video which showed other males chanting sexist abuse at young women says it was ‘just a joke’. The

10 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·National News

Giant database for learning Spanish created by researchers at University of Granada

THE world’s largest database for learning Spanish as a second language has been created by researchers at the University of Granada. The Granada-based team has

22 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Education·Granada·Lead

Spain’s education sector dips a toe into the 21st century, but will it take the plunge?

STUDENTS of UK expats or Spanish-expat hybrids have long been faced with a significant challenge when taking the leap from the Spanish Baccalaureate to the

14 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Education·Lead

Man arrested after firing shots at windows at university campus in northern Spain

PANIC spread at a university campus in Spain’s Basque Country on Wednesday afternoon after a man fired shots at the window of a building full

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Brexit: British students heading to universities in Spain face visa delays

Brexit is derailing plans made by British students to spend their year abroad at universities in Spain, it has emerged. Just weeks before thousands of

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Education·Lead

Spain only has one university ranked among the world’s top 200

By Shannon Chaffers NOT a single Spanish university appears in the rankings of the global top 100 in the world and only one is recognized

30 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Education·Lead·National News

Teenager on Spain’s Costa Blanca files denuncia against his father who beat him because he wanted to become a musician and not attend university

A MAN has been denounced in Murcia for beating his son because he wanted to become a musician and not go to university.

1 Jun, 2020 @ 15:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mysterious millionaire donates €1 million to the University of Castilla-La Mancha to help in the fight against coronavirus

A MYSTERIOUS millionaire has donated €1 million to the University of Castilla-La Mancha to buy robots that test for COVID-19.

22 Apr, 2020 @ 14:21

Education·Lead

Spain’s Estepona to build UNIVERSITY in latest huge project for Costa del Sol town after new coastal path, hospital, slide and more

Town Hall bosses have been in talks for a university in Estepona since at least 1992

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:23

Education·Lead·Malaga

PUTT A RING ON IT: Spain’s top golfer Jon Rahm weds university sweetheart Kelley Cahill in front of his caddy at intimate fairytale ceremony

The world number three’s dream wedding comes after a 2019 in which he was also crowned European Tour Golfer of the Year

16 Dec, 2019 @ 10:29

Celebrity·Lead

Spain’s FIRST boutique hotel with craft beer microbrewery opens on Costa del Sol

The factory, which cost €1 million, will employ 25 staff, pump out 300,000 litres of beer a year, and even has a deal with the

19 Jul, 2019 @ 13:25

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

How to Improve Academic Writing Skills for UK University Admission

Every semester, thousands of new students apply to universities. Admissions officers read hundreds of essays every day and can spot a lazy one from the

22 Mar, 2019 @ 09:37

Education

EXPOSED: Food boffins in Spain develop hi-tech laser machine to detect FAKE extra virgin olive oils

The laser device, which is no bigger than a bag, generates results in real time and is cheap to manufacture

12 Jan, 2019 @ 11:30

Food & Drink·Lead

Malaga university faces backlash in South Korea for ‘offensive’ film festival posters using Japanese war propaganda

Malaga University's annual film festival has come under fire for its promotional posters featuring the Japanese Rising Sun flag and imperialist iconography

25 Nov, 2018 @ 12:03

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spanish grandfather becomes Spain’s oldest Erasmus student

Miguel Castillo, from Liria near Valencia, won the grant to pursue his history degree at a university in Verona after enrolling at Valencia University two years

14 Feb, 2018 @ 14:18

Business & Finance·Education·Lead·National News·Travel News

PSOE propose first year of university to be free for all Spaniards

Speaking in Sevilla, PSOE general secretary, Pedro Sanchez, 45, said the move was to make sure no one missed out on a university education because

23 Jan, 2018 @ 14:04

Business & Finance·Education·La Cultura·Lead·Politics·Sevilla

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