What is 42 Madrid?
42 Madrid is a free innovation and talent campus for programming training where you are the protagonist.
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Who are we?
The 42 Madrid Fundación Telefónica programming campus opened its doors in November 2019. Located in the Innovation and Talent Hub, in the heart of Distrito Telefónica, it was the first 42 location in Spain.
The facilities cover an area of 5,000 m2 and can accommodate 900 students. They are equipped with 300 computers.
Funded by Fundación Telefónica, 42 Madrid is much more than a programming campus. It’s a training center focused on values, attitude, and the development of technical and soft skills. With a disruptive model of free, in-person training, it will equip you with the digital profiles most sought after by companies.
A unique experience
- An innovative, free learning method, open to people over 18 years of age and without the need for qualifications or prior technical knowledge.
- A philosophy centered on “learning to learn” and a methodology based on gamification and collaborative learning among its students – ‘peer to peer’ – there are no books, no schedules or lectures.
- A model aimed at developing technological skills, and at the same time transversal skills such as autonomy, resilience and adaptation to change, tolerance to frustration, creativity and, above all, teamwork, among many others.
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AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITHOUT LIMITS
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Frequently asked questions
The training at 42 is intensive. It isn’t advisable to have a full-time job. Part-time work is more reasonable, but it requires a large degree of personal discipline.
No, it isn’t necessary either during the piscine or after you become a student. We have 300 iMacs, which are more than enough to cater for the candidates and students. Although you can use your own laptop, it’s advisable to use the ones on the campus, particularly during the Piscine.
No preparatory diploma or specialisation course is required to become a student at 42.
The Piscine is demanding and requires spending numerous hours programming and working with the other candidates throughout the 26 consecutive days that it lasts. Although it isn’t impossible to complete it while you work, we recommend making this period a priority.
42 does not offer official academic qualifications within the Spanish formal education system. However, students who complete certain specialisation projects can obtain RNCP certification — Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles —, a professional certificate officially recognised by the French Ministry of Labour and valid throughout Europe under the European Qualifications Framework.
Not getting through the Piscine stage means that 42 might not be for you, at least for the time being. The Piscine is designed to enable you and 42 to find out whether this educational model is right for both of us. You’ll have to wait for 300 days to re-apply for the Piscine if you don’t get through it the first time.
Of course! You can learn more about the 42 methodology during our Open Days. You can also find out how you can learn on the campus in person for five days via the “Piscine Discovery Web”. All the info’s available here.
The start of the studies is a continuation of the Piscine; we always recommend not interrupting this learning process. If you know that you aren’t going to enrol on the campus after the selection process, it would be advisable to give your place to someone who’s eager to start.
Yes, you can. However, 42 does not offer distance learning. You must attend in person for the selection process and throughout the entire course.
All the stages of the application, from the two online tests to the Piscine, must be completed on the same campus.
