You shouldn't have to choose between your sport and your future.
Study. Train. Compete. Build your future in Valencia.
Common Ground connects international student-athletes with academic and sporting opportunities, helping them build a pathway where education and sport can grow together.
Your ambition shouldn't have to fit into one box.
For many athletes, university can feel like a choice between continuing their sport and building their academic future. We believe it should be both.
Common Ground creates pathways that bring education, sport and personal development together.
One pathway. Two ambitions. One future.
Discover
Tell us about your sport, academic interests and goals.
Find Your Pathway
We help identify academic and sporting opportunities that fit your ambitions.
Prepare
Get guidance throughout the application and preparation process.
Arrive in Valencia
Start your new academic and sporting chapter in an international environment.
Study & Compete
Continue developing academically, athletically and personally.
Choose your sport. Build your future.
Football
Academic and sporting opportunities for football players looking to continue their development in Valencia.
Explore Football
Basketball
Combine university education with a competitive basketball environment.
Explore Basketball
Tennis
Create a pathway that allows you to combine academic goals with tennis development and competition.
Explore Tennis
Why Valencia?
A city where international education, sport, culture and Mediterranean life come together.
International Education
Access academic opportunities in a dynamic European city.
Sport Culture
Train and compete in a city with a strong sporting ecosystem.
Mediterranean Lifestyle
Experience Valencia's climate, beaches, culture and quality of life.
International Community
Meet people, athletes and students from different cultures and backgrounds.
Find your place in Common Ground.
I'm a Student-Athlete
I want to study, train and compete in Valencia.
Start Your JourneyI'm a University
I want to attract and support international student-athletes.
Partner With UsI'm a Sports Organisation
I want to create new opportunities through sport and education.
Explore CollaborationBuilding opportunities together.
Common Ground works with universities, sports organisations, federations and cultural institutions to create meaningful pathways for international student-athletes.
Sport can open doors.
Sport has the power to connect people, create opportunities and build stronger communities. Common Ground brings people together through shared ambition, education and sport.
Sport has the power to connect people, create opportunities and build stronger communities.
Common Ground
Your next chapter starts in Valencia.
Your sport. Your education. Your future. Find your Common Ground.