EF Global Challenge Honors Semester: Spain & Sweden
Hosted by
- Spain
- Malaga
- Granada
- Madrid
- Sweden
- Stockholm
Frequently asked questions
You can apply to EF Global Challenge Honors Semester: Spain & Sweden by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
EF Global Challenge Honors Semester: Spain & Sweden starts at $23,675 USD. For full pricing, visit the provider’s website.
Yes, the program includes housing. Participants stay in apartments.
The program fee includes accommodation, some activities, classes, some meals, and transportation.
EF Global Challenge Honors Semester: Spain & Sweden is a multi-country program, visiting Spain and Sweden.
About Program
Spend a semester in Spain engaging in deeply immersive, cross-cultural study while tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges. You’ll be pushed to rethink accepted ideas, analyze—and even challenge—existing systems, and design creative, impactful solutions to global issues. Guided by Alfred Nobel’s conviction that “Ideas can change the world,” your academic journey centers on an EF signature course, Lessons from Nobel: Design Thinking & Leadership for Social Impact. Additional coursework at the University of Granada and EF’s Study Center in Málaga blends interdisciplinary learning with intensive Spanish language development. The semester concludes with a capstone experience at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Sweden.
Program Highlights
- An exclusive Nobel experience – The semester culminates at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Sweden, where students engage with global leaders, Nobel Laureates, and groundbreaking ideas shaping the world.
- A signature EF cornerstone course – Lessons from Nobel: Design Thinking & Leadership for Social Impact is an EF-exclusive academic experience that challenges students to rethink systems and design solutions to real global problems.
- Study across multiple iconic locations – Live and learn in Málaga and Granada, combining EF’s immersive Study Center model with coursework at a historic Spanish university for a truly integrated academic journey.
- Global challenges, real-world context – Interdisciplinary coursework and cultural immersion—including a multi-day experience in Morocco—bring global issues to life beyond the classroom.
- Built for high-achieving, impact-driven students – Designed as an honors-level experience, the program brings together a motivated cohort for rigorous academics, leadership development, and meaningful global engagement.
