An educational cooperation agreement is an agreement to collaborate between the University and a company or institution (governed by Royal Decree 1497/81 and modified by Royal Decree 1845/1994), through which participating students do internships in companies to complete their training.

Educational cooperation agreements lead to internship stays in companies during which students acquire professional experience.

In such a three-sided programme, University-Company/Institution-Student, each part makes a contribution but also obtains specific benefits.