B4. Spanish Franchises: Spanish Language Schools (ELE-USAL)

The limited company called Escuelas de Lengua Española de la Universidad de Salamanca (ELE-USAL) (Spanish Language Schools of the University of Salamanca – ELE-USAL) was set up, and through a franchise model it offers people the opportunity to create their own company in which graduates trained in the teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language at the University of Salamanca can work. The ELE-USAL company provides the teaching methodology and materials (textbooks-CDs, student and teacher manuals and a virtual campus), management support (computerized management system) and help in finding resources (financing, partners, locations, etc.). The first franchises have opened in Strasbourg (France), Cuiabá (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal), Mallorca and Barcelona.