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According to Dell, 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have not yet been invented. That is why 42 does not train students for specific roles or technologies that may soon become obsolete. Instead, our methodology focuses on developing each student’s ability to reinvent themselves, enter the job market, and build a lasting career.
In fact, by 2026, nearly half a million tech jobs are expected to be created in Spain alone. Companies are looking for staff but cannot find them. Thousands of people want to get into the sector but cannot afford to do so.
42 Madrid Fundación Telefónica bridges these two realities: over 500 scholarships to train you in Cybersecurity, Data or Artificial Intelligence.
Ranked as the third most innovative university in the world and the most innovative in Europe in the 2026 WURI ranking, thanks to its disruptive methodology that promotes critical thinking, teamwork and problem-solving, it guarantees that 100% of students secure skilled employment before completing their full course of study.
The 42 curriculum enables students to acquire both general and specialised skills that equip them for technology-related jobs now and in the future.
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The original curriculum was created in 2013 by the Campus 42 Paris team, a group of veterans in the field of IT education in France. Since then, it has evolved thanks to contributions from teaching staff across the global network of campuses, cooperation with companies, and even input from students. Every quarter, the teaching committee—made up of teaching staff from all campuses—meets to discuss and implement updates to the curriculum based on current industry trends.
The Common Core is available in Spanish, but it can also be studied in other languages, including English, French, German and Portuguese. Although it isn’t essential to know any English, it’s true to say that most of the information related to programming is in this language. So, if you come to 42, now’s the time to start using it again or study it from scratch. However, this shouldn’t become an obstacle, as there are students on the campus who’ll know English and be happy to help you.
As long as each person needs. We firmly believe that every student is unique and should be allowed to learn at their own pace.
Completion of the ‘Common Core’ is normally achieved within a timeframe of 12 to 18 months maximum.
In the case of specialisations – from level 8 to 21 – this block lasts up to four and a half years.
The ‘Cursus’ also includes two work placement periods.
Yes, lots of them! The campus is a living space where many things happen, including workshops, hackathons, workshops, talks and so on. Our intention is to enable both students and companies to make proposals to generate high-quality training content and thus add value to the campus.
Our doors are always open for our students! Those who’ve completed their training on our campus can return to continue their studies whenever they like. One of the differential values of the method at 42 is the community.
The 42 method is based on peer learning, during which the students learn and face challenges on their own and in teams with other students.
As we mentioned above, 42 is based on peer-to-peer learning, during which the environment obliges you to learn how to learn, one of the most important skills that you’ll need to develop. However, there’s a pedagogical team that makes sure that the learning environment functions and that everyone makes progress.
It’s an educational model that enables students to learn from each other through collaborative work, sharing and overcoming challenges and, above all, evaluating each other.
This kind of learning increases knowledge of a subject by means of active exploration of real-world challenges and problems. You learn by doing and thinking critically, rather than by following instructions and memorising.
The projects are evaluated by the students by using a mark sheet and the general guidelines provided by the teaching staff. The students should be able to explain their code to the evaluator in a way that the latter will understand it, even if he/she has no knowledge of it prior to the evaluation. The mark will be determined by how well your code works and how well you can explain it.
