Director’s Welcome
Madrid can’t hide any longer: it has become one of the most fascinating and exciting destinations in the world. Cosmopolitan, sophisticated, energetic – it’s the perfect gateway not just to Spain, but to 21st century Europe. Where else can you experience world-renowned museums, traditional bullfights or flamenco, first-rate cuisine, and the best soccer matches in the entire world in a single place – and in Spanish?
Once in Madrid, you’ll have the opportunity to meet fellow classmates, get to know Syracuse Madrid staff and faculty, and explore everything our program has to offer. You’ll also be introduced to the Syracuse Madrid Center, which is located in the Instituto Internacional. This is where you’ll be taking your courses, participating in cultural events, meeting new friends, and planning your adventures around Spain and Europe.
Apart from your courses, but equally as important, you’ll immerse yourself fully into Spanish culture through meaningful interactions with locals in your housing assignment. There’s no better way to learn the language and to experience firsthand how the people in your host country think and feel.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Prof. Dieter Roberto Kuehl
Syracuse Madrid Director
The City of Madrid
Sheltered by the central mountain range and the hills of Toledo, the capital of Spain is located in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. Madrid has an average high temperature of 35º C / 95º F in the summer and 5º C / 45º F in the winter.
The city has over three million inhabitants, while the larger metropolitan area is home to over six million people. In 1992, Madrid was classified as the Cultural Capital of Europe, and a network of highways that joined Madrid with the rest of the Peninsula was completed. In this same decade, the metropolitan area of Madrid became one of the main centers of the southern part of the European Union, broadening its traditional role as a service center exclusive to Spain.
Find more information on Madrid
The International Institute: Home of Syracuse Madrid
Syracuse University Madrid is located on the second floor of the historic International Institute, or Instituto Internacional de España (IIE). The origins of The International Institute date from 1871 when a U.S. American Protestant couple, William Gulick and Alice Gordon Gulick, noticed how few educational opportunities Spanish women had and decided to open a school for them. Since then, the Institute become the home to the study abroad programs of several prestigious U.S. universities.
For more information on this historic building, check out the International Institute website.
How to Locate Us
C/ Miguel Ángel, 8
28010 Madrid, Spain (España)
Telf.: +34 913 19 99 42
Fax: +34 913 19 09 86
Office Hours
Academics + Communications & Design: 8:30am – 6pm
Student Life: 8:30am – 6pm
Business & Administration: 9am – 5pm