Madrid is a spectacular city in which to spend the summer as an intern. Home to industry giants and start-ups alike, there’s a wealth of opportunity for anyone looking to boost their professional experience. The Spanish capital also receives more hours of sunlight per year than Sydney, Australia, and is the ideal setting for anyone looking to sharpen their Spanish language skills! Join one of Absolute Internship’s Madrid internships now!
An internship in Madrid provides a fantastic opportunity to live and work in an exciting, developing world economy, well-known for its innovation. Over the past few years, Madrid has developed an impressive start-up community, providing endless opportunities for students and recent graduates to move forward along their career-path of choice. Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers alike will find the “Silicon Valley of Europe” to be inspiring, intriguing and bustling with possibilities.
Embarking on one of Absolute Internship’s Madrid internships will aid you in building skill-sets that recruiters search for in candidates. Our internships give you a chance to stand out in an increasingly crowded job market. Particularly amongst the millions of other students across the world trying to enter the work force.
Absolute Internship’s Madrid internships provide students and graduates with exciting experiences in fastest-growing industry sectors operating in the Spanish capital. Industries including business, entrepreneurship, fashion and marketing are the most in demand, but we also offer internships in other industries too!
During our Madrid internships, participants will have the chance to meet influential business leaders, gain important skills and experience that will prepare them to enter the job market, and attend career development seminars too. Interns will be based at exceptional accommodation in the center of this stunning city with many other university students.
As a participant of Absolute Internship’s Madrid internships you will get to experience and visit the historic and cultural parts of Madrid through a busy schedule of social and cultural program events organized by Absolute Internship. This includes visiting the most exciting tourist attractions, an overnight trip to Barcelona and many other exciting activities too.
Due to the popularity of our award-winning program, and also the high demand of our Madrid internships, this program is extremely selective and spots are limited. We suggest that you apply as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment. Apply today for our Madrid internships!
The world is changing. You cannot learn business, marketing or entrepreneurship just by sitting in a classroom any longer. With Absolute Internship, you will learn to see the world differently.
Absolute Internship is unique — through applying what you learn at the university, our program will equip you with the characters of a world-traveler and the desire to follow your biggest aspirations after the university.
You will develop a global career, meet influential people and get equipped for a career after university.
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We are living in a fast-growing world and the new way to learn about the world is to experience it. Absolute Internship allows you to immerse yourself in one the world’s most influential cities.
The Madrid Internship Program is designed to prepare students for the real world after graduation and provide you with a global perspective. Over the past years, many Absolute Alumni have gone on to leverage this experience to work in world-class companies such as Goldman Sachs, NBC News, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Citi. Whether you’re just considering a career in finance, business, marketing, thinking about creating your own business venture in the future or you’ve got your career path mapped out and are ready to take the next step, Absolute Internship will help you get there.
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We communicate with hundreds of employers in Madrid and meet with companies to find the best firms who offer the most exciting intern places in the city. The internships we offer aren’t mediocre internships that explains you how to grab a coffee. Contrary, you’ll intern in a meaningful environment, develop transferrable skills and experience foreign cultures that will allow you to grow both personally and professionally.
You will build the skill-sets that recruiters and Human Resources Managers seek and require of their full-time hires. An internship in Madrid offers you a unique opportunity to get ahead in the competitive graduate job market and make an impact in of the world’s most influential cities.
In addition to your internship in Madrid, you’ll attend workshops and company visits to equip you with fundamental knowledge and skills in areas like LinkedIn, branding, job search strategy and many other.
With Absolute Internship, you will develop a global career, meet influential people and get equipped for a career after university. Intern alongside ambitious students from over 20 nationalities, and join a network of over 4,000 alumni—you never know where your next contact, job opening or investor to your business venture will come from.
Prepare for a global career. Apply now to the Madrid Internship Program.
All participants taking part of the Absolute Internship Program will stay in the same secure student residence in Madrid. You’ll share a room with a fellow program participant, giving you both the opportunity to get to know a student from another part of the world. You’ll have access to a lounge area and kitchen that are shared among other students from the program. Each participant is provided a spacious study and work area.
Living and socializing alongside other students from all over the world will be a fun and memorable part of your summer experience with Absolute Internship.
Linens and bedding
Bathroom
Free Wifi
On-site laundry facilities
24/7 reception
Supermarket
Dry cleaners
Restaurants
Hair salon
ATMs
24/7 Convenience store
Madrid is a large city. You can reach all the main tourist areas of the city by foot. However, you will depend on public transportation to get around during most of your summer. Madrid has a great metro system, with metro stops throughout the city that makes Madrid easy to navigate for non-Spanish speakers.
You will receive a metro card upon arrival with credits. This electronic card provides unlimited access to the metro, trains, and buses of Madrid.
Madrid is an exciting, beautiful city, and we’ll be with you every step of the way as you explore it. Our International Internship Program Program in Madrid is run by a dedicated and knowledgeable team of Absolute staff. We have years of experience welcoming international students to Madrid and ensuring the safety of our students abroad.
The security department is on call 24 hours a day and 24-7 front desk security is available for you at your housing. Each participant must present his or her Residence ID card in order to enter the residence and access the facilities. Visitors are also required to sign in at the front desk and leave their ID card.
All cultural excursions and weekend activities in Madrid have been coordinated with student safety as our top priority. Upon arrival, you’ll have an orientation to familiarize yourself with the housing facilities, neighborhood and public transport. You’ll also be provided with key contact information along with guidance on health-, emergency procedures and staying safe throughout your summer in Spain.
*photos are for reference only and may not be accurate representations of onsite housing facilities
The Madrid Internship Program provides exciting weekend events in order for you to make the most out of your time living in Spain. Although you will be working during the day, these events aim to give you full advantage of what the city has to offer. Even though your internship is the most important, it’s essential that you take advantage of living abroad.
Let’s get to know your new city – Madrid, by passing by the amazing landmarks that this city has to offer! Madrid is definitely one of the most cultural cities in the world so make sure to bring your camera, as we’ll introduce you this historical city. This is truly a great opportunity to check out the fantastic must-sees and spend some with the other Absolute students!
70km south of Madrid is the “Imperial City” of Toledo. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage and historical co-existence of Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures.
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain’s national museum of 20th-century art. There you can contemplate masterpieces from Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí or Joan Miró. It is home to the famous Guernica.
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance native to the southern Spanish regions. It is a fusion of the various cultures that have coexisted in southern Spain (mainly Andalusians, Muslims,Gypsies and Jews). On November 16, 2010 UNESCO declared flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
We want to help you build friendships and get acquainted with your new city. To help you, our Absolute staff will be planning unsponsored events for the entire group every week. These events are voluntary, but we recommend that you attend these as they will make sure that you will get to know your new city as well the host country.
The Career Speaker Series by Absolute Internship takes place in the evenings after work. CEOs, Executives and industry professionals from top firms share their success stories, how they made it and outline the fundamental aspects of preparing for life after the university. You’ll have the chance to listen to how they made a mark in life, and how you can do the same.
The purpose of the series is to inspire you to think about what career you wish to pursue and help you realize that you can accomplish whatever dream you have.
The Speaker Series is an exceptionally valuable aspect of the internship program, as it allows you to gain insight from top influential business people. Moreover, you will spend time building your professional global network, as you will have time to talk with each at the end of their speech and ask any questions that you may have.
In addition to the series, we regularly inform our participants about relevant networking events in the city as we have strong collaborations with some of the largest and most important Chamber of Commerce and specific industry organizations that hold events every month.
Absolute multilingual on-site staff is available 24/7 and is dedicated to delivering a top-quality experience for you to make sure that your stay abroad is as safe as possible.
Staff members will act as program guides, leading you to all the program events and excursions. Our staff will also follow up with you ongoing making sure that you are having a productive time abroad both socially and professionally.
Once you arrive in your host city abroad, we will be picking you up at the airport together with all the other interns and accompany you to the intern housing. We will be providing you with an inclusive Welcome Pack containing a local SIM Card, subway map, transportation card and much more. The same evening we will be treating you for a Welcome Dinner with drinks where you will have the opportunity to meet the other interns and the program staff.
In addition to the Welcome Pack, you will be provided with an Absolute Emergency Card including details of the nearest hospital, police and other important information in the event that something unexpected would happen.
Visas are not required for courses of less than 90 days for nationals of the European Union and the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, United States (excluding the Northern Mariana Islands), Uruguay, Vatican City and Venezuela.
When joining either the Madrid or Barcelona program, Absolute Internship will notify you if you need a visa or not. Upon enrollment into the program you will receive a list of documents needed for us to process your visa. As the visa process may take up to 5 weeks we will ask you to be very cooperative with us and provide the documents needed on time.
The program fee does not include your visa fee and all associated costs. Absolute Internship will assist you in the application process but will not submit or process any visa application on your behalf.
Program inclusions may vary for Spring, Winter, and Fall programs.
For university cohort programs, inclusions may differ based on the agreement between Absolute Internship and your university. Please refer to your acceptance letter or contact your university for details.
Duration | Price | Start Dates |
8 Weeks | €4,995 | March 28, 2025 |
The program includes a personalized internship placement in your industry of choice, high-quality shared accommodation, airport pick-up service, welcome event and orientation weekend, and professional development activities.
Duration | Price | Start Dates |
4 Weeks | €4,195 | June 6 / July 4 / August 1, 2025 |
8 Weeks | €6,195 | June 6 / July 4 , 2025 |
12 Weeks | €8,195 | June 6, 2025 |
No. English is the only language requirement for an Absolute Internship, but knowing a little Spanish would definitely be helpful.
We work with both small and large companies with established internship programs. Unfortunately, we can’t provide a list of companies that we work with due to confidentiality reasons.
You will reside in high-quality student housing. Transport connections are just a short walk away. Living and socializing alongside other students from all over the world will be a fun and memorable part of your summer experience with Absolute Internship.
You will need to purchase your own flights and international insurance. Additionally, you will be required to cover any food, drinks and personal shopping expenses accrued throughout the summer.
Additional costs
Generally, no.
Work-based learning is regarded as an educational opportunity, and more often than not visa specifications require that international internships be unpaid.
Nevertheless, in rare cases, interns can and do receive renumeration.
Our placement team will not make this a priority when searching for your internship and we therefore recommend that you assume your internship will be unpaid.
Flights are not included in the price but we can help suggest flights for you in advance.
We will help organise group lessons for participants who want to learn Spanish. This is not included in the price. Please speak to the Absolute Internship team before arrival in order to arrange your language lessons.
You must have turned 18 by the program start date.
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