Government Pavilion, C/ Padre Herrera s/n
Post Office Box 456
38200, San Cristobal de La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Spain
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Diploma of Expert in Management of Social and Solidarity Economy Entities
Access and admission
To access this Expert Diploma, you will need to:
- To hold an official Spanish university degree or another degree issued by a higher education institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area, which qualifies for access to master's level studies in that State.
- Holding a degree issued by an educational system outside the European Higher Education Area without official recognition or a declaration of equivalence. In these cases, the academic director will submit a report to the Academic Committee, which will authorize or deny admission. Under no circumstances will authorization imply official recognition of the foreign degree, nor its recognition for any purpose other than pursuing postgraduate studies at the ULL.
Individuals without a university degree that qualifies them for admission to the Postgraduate Diplomas, but who can provide documentary evidence of significant and extensive professional experience in the subject matter of the program, may be admitted to the Expert Diploma through a professional experience recognition process. The Academic Committee for the Postgraduate Diploma will be responsible for recognizing students' professional experience and authorizing their admission. Those who cannot meet the admission requirements at the time of enrollment may request conditional enrollment, which is valid as a standard enrollment. In this case, they will not be entitled to the corresponding certificate or diploma until these requirements are met. Failure to obtain the diploma will not entitle them to a refund of tuition fees, taxes, or other fixed costs paid.
The admission process for the Expert Diploma will be based on applications submitted by interested individuals and processed by the Continuing Education Center. The Center will be responsible for verifying that each applicant meets the admission requirements.
In this Expert Diploma, 5 % of the available places will be reserved for students who have a recognized degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 %.
In the event of non-admission, the student may file a claim with the Subcommittee on Own Degrees and Microcredentials of the Commission on Own Teachings and, in the event of a negative resolution, may file an appeal with the Rector of the ULL.
In the event that, after the pre-registration period has ended, there are still vacancies, an extraordinary pre-registration period may be established at the decision of the Academic Committee of each degree, which will set the deadline it deems appropriate.
The specific admission requirements will be as follows.
It will be scored between 0 and 10 points.
1. For university students.
Academic record grade (maximum up to 10 points):
- From 5 to 6.9: 5 points
- From 7 to 8.9: 7 points
- From 9 to 10: 10 points
2. For professionals.
Experience in one of these two work situations (maximum 10 points):
- Professional with ties to the social and solidarity economy sector and who can prove work or professional experience (2 points per year up to a maximum of 10 points).
- Professional from other sectors who is interested in starting a business project in the social and solidarity economy sector and who can prove work or professional experience (1 point per year up to 10 points).
3. Personal interviews will be conducted to determine whether or not a place is awarded if applications exceed the number of places available. During these interviews, students must explain why they chose this type of training.
Note: 20% places are reserved for students. If the places reserved for professionals or university students are not filled, they will be filled by the corresponding group.
– You must complete the pre-registration process from December 1, 2025 to January 6, 2026 through the Electronic Headquarters of the University of La Laguna.
– The procedure for the REGISTRATION period It will be from January 8 to 15, 2026.
– The teaching period It will be from January 26 to May 8, 2026.
