Official Degree in Event Organization, Protocol and Institutional Relations
There are hundreds of jobs waiting for you in our sector, but in our
Degree 2026-27
ONLY 30 PLACES AVAILABLE
*IMEP: the only center backed by a business group dedicated to events: ESATUR*.
GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE DEGREE
KEY POINTS
- Type of degree: Official IMEP Degree from Miguel Hernández University
- Modality: On-site or Online
- City: Alicante
- Start date: September 2026
- Duration: 4 years
- Limited places: 30
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Admission Criteria:- 2nd year of Baccalaureate (with university entrance exam passed). - Higher Level of Professional Training.- International Baccalaureate
FEES
Monthly payment for 12 months
- In person: €484/month
- Online: €434/month
*If you reserve your place before May 31.
Contact us to find out the conditions after that date.
NUMBERS THAT SAY NOTHING WORDS THAT SAY EVERYTHING
NUMBERS THAT SAY NOTHING WORDS THAT SAY EVERYTHING
Be part of a Sector that moves, only in Spain, more than €14 million per year
Spain is the third country in the world in number of business events.
50% of event agencies consider the shortage of professionals one of their biggest challenges.
This industry creates more than 26 million jobs worldwide.
WHAT DOES THIS PROFESSION CONSIST OF?
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SPORTS
SPORTS
Do you like the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, tennis tournaments, and football finals?
Well, someone has to organize them, right?
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MUSIC
MUSIC
Become one of those professionals who make sure everything works at your favorite festivals, concerts, or music galas.
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INFLUENCER EVENTS
EVENTS OF
INFLUENCERS
Haven’t you noticed that the most important influencers in the country are constantly organizing events? And who do you think they need?
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OTHER EVENTS
OTHER EVENTS
* Wedding Planner.
* Film festivals.
* Political Acts.
* Business Congresses.
IMEP: A [VERY] FAMILIAR CENTER
Although IMEP is a center attached to the Miguel Hernández University, we have our own facilities in the center of Alicante.
Here, the Degree, Master’s and Expert degrees students coexist.
It is an environment where we all know each other.
Where there is a very close relationship with our students, which will allow you to resolve any doubt or problem you have in a more personal way.
GERMÁN
Relationship with
Students and Families
Role
As the mentor of many degree classes, he is one of the most beloved people among our students.
Always ensuring everyone is comfortable, he is the IMEP professional who most cares for student well-being.
MARÍA
Admissions Director
Role
She is the person who will assist you when you request information and process your enrollment.
Director of one of our Experts and with 15 years at Esatur, María will guide you on all the questions you may have about IMEP.
MIRIAM
Social Media Coordinator
Role
You will see her and her team managing IMEP's social media accounts.
She will want to take photos and videos of you…
You know: today without networks, we are like a great book hidden in a dark storage room.
A DEGREE WITH 30 STUDENTS PER CLASS
SMALL GROUPS
- One of the characteristics of large universities is the overcrowding of classrooms, and therefore the depersonalization of teaching.
- However, in the IMEP Degree, the groups are small.
- We have a maximum ratio of 30 students.
- Here you are not invisible, you are not a number among 120 more students in the class.
- We assure you that the teachers will know your name, your doubts, your weaknesses and your strengths. Pay attention to them.
- One of the characteristics of large universities is the overcrowding of classrooms, and therefore the depersonalization of teaching.
- However, in the IMEP Degree, the groups are small.
- We have a maximum ratio of 30 students.
- Here you are not invisible, you are not a number among 120 more students in the class.
- We assure you that the teachers will know your name, your doubts, your weaknesses and your strengths. Pay attention to them.
TEACHERS
The heart of IMEP. The engine, our hallmark.
Most of them are active professionals
PRACTICES TAILORED TO YOU
Choose the company, choose the city.Choose your profession
Choose the company, choose the city.
Choose your profession
- Real internships based on your preferences.
- From day one.
- Attached to the industry, to the day-to-day work of an event organizer or a protocol department.
- Agreements with more than 150 companies throughout Spain. You don't have to carry them out in Alicante.
- If we don't have what you want... we'll get it.
- Are you bringing us a company where you want to do them?Go ahead.





WHO WE ARE
We are a center specialized in training.
We are a center specialized in teaching everything related to events and protocol
UMH
We are an official center attached to the Miguel Hernández University.
IN ALICANTE AND TORREVIEJA
We are in the city center, with views of the Sea and the Castle.Cafeteria, terrace for the summer.
With small groups (max. 30 people).
In addition, we have a new headquarters in Torrevieja, dedicated to the degree in Business Organization and Tourist Activities, with the same personalized approach as in Alicante.
ESATUR
IMEP is part of the ESATUR GROUP, made up of different companies and brands in the tourism and cultural sector, event organization and education.
MEET US
The CEO of Esatur tells you the story of IMEP here.
TAKE ADVANTAGE FOR FREE THESE EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES THAT IMEP GIVES YOU
WE ARE THE MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY
- IMEP is a private center attached to a prestigious public University: The Miguel Hernández University (UMH).However, we do not receive public aid. We are financed exclusively through school fees.
- The quality of a private higher education center, specialized in Events & Protocol. Our funding model allows us to:
- IMEP is a private center attached to a prestigious public University: The Miguel Hernández University (UMH).However, we do not receive public aid. We are financed exclusively through school fees.
- The quality of a private higher education center, specialized in Events & Protocol.
- The hiring of professors who are active professionals (many of them with Doctorates).
- Therefore, to offer the highest quality of teaching in the Events & Protocol sector.
- To make the most avant-garde technology available to our students.
- To offer privileged facilities in the center of Alicante.
- Our funding model allows us to:
- The hiring of professors who are active professionals (many of them with Doctorates).
- Therefore, to offer the highest quality of teaching in the Events & Protocol sector.
- To make the most avant-garde technology available to our students.
- To offer privileged facilities in the center of Alicante.
WE TAKE YOU TO THE REAL WORLD
WE TAKE YOU TO THE REAL WORLD
Immerse yourself fully in the business world from day one.

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSORS
Many of our professors are active professionals in the events and protocol sector. They work at ESATUR or have their own companies.

YOU WILL LEARN FROM AUTHENTIC SPECIALISTS
They are connected to the business reality, to the day-to-day of the sector. Are there better teachers to teach you a profession?
YOU WILL GET CONTACTS
In this industry, you need some phone numbers. We know the entire sector. We are part of the industry. And you are going to be with us for internships. From day one.

THEY WILL RECOMMEND YOU
Our professors know everything. Which companies are looking for people like you, which specialty suits you best. Where you fit best. Work hard and they will be by your side.
A WARNING
[BEFORE YOU CALL US]
All this is real.
But it is real if you are involved. Be careful.
Nothing is given away here.
We are a company, remember.
That’s why we want to warn you.
Surely, at this point you will have understood something important.
The IMEP Degree is not about sitting for 4 years taking notes.
It’s about being on the ground from day one.
Working at Festivals. Working at sporting events.
It’s about having a good time. But also about staying in tension.
This is about studying, yes. About strategy and planning.
But it’s also about being quick. Decisive. Sharp.
About improvising solutions when problems arise.
Not just anyone is suitable.
Surely, at this point you will have understood something important.
The IMEP Degree is not about sitting for 4 years taking notes.
It’s about being on the ground from day one.
Working at Festivals. Working at sporting events.
It’s about having a good time. But also about staying in tension.
This is about studying, yes. About strategy and planning.
But it’s also about being quick. Decisive. Sharp.
About improvising solutions when problems arise.
Not just anyone is suitable.
PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
- Plan and manage all types of events.
- From music festivals to congresses, including sporting events or galas.
DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
- Manages the image and influence of an organization.
- Ensures that its relations with other entities are beneficial to its objectives.
HEAD OF PROTOCOL
- Develops the rules that govern the organization of events, whether political, business, etc.
- Supervises its correct application.
- Is in charge of the technicians who implement these rules so that everything goes according to plan.
- There is protocol in almost all events.
AND MANY MORE…
- Chief of staff.
- Production coordinator.
- Production director.
- Consultant.
- Manager of sports, cultural and conference events.
- Communications Director.
- Communication and Public Relations Technician.
THE MODALITY YOU NEED
ON-SITE
- In Alicante. The second best city in the world to live in according to Forbes Magazine.
- With views of the Sea and Santa Bárbara Castle.
- With small groups (max. 30 people).
ON LINE/ VIRTUAL
- Virtual Campus 24/7.
- Streaming classes. Recordings available to students.
- Continuous assessment based on projects.
- Video summary class.
- Accommodation to come and take the exams
- If you are unable to travel, we will adapt to your needs
OUR RECOMMENDATION
Whenever you can, choose the in-person modality. Our profession has skin. It requires working as a team. Learn by feeling. It will be quite an experience for you.
But if it is not possible, the IMEP virtual modality is an excellent alternative, it is not limited to “watching classes”: it reproduces the real dynamics of a company, with practical cases, simulations and contact with the sector.
SCHOLARSHIPS + AID
We advise you during the process

SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Up to 50% if you meet the requirements.

FINANCING
FINANCING
Financing in 12 months without interest.

ACCUMULATIVE DISCOUNTS OF 5%
ACCUMULATIVE DISCOUNTS OF 5%
For single payment.
For large family.
For disability greater than 33%.

PAID WORK
PAID WORK
Work at ESATUR* while you study.
We offer you work if you need extra money during the course.
*Being integrated into ESATUR, throughout the year job positions are usually offered where our students have priority.
ARE YOU NOT FROM ALICANTE?
55% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT EITHER
IMEP’s headquarters are in Alicante.
However, more than half of our students come from Galicia, Castilla y León, Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Andalusia…
So don’t worry.
IMEP is a small, family-like center, always willing to help our students in any way. Especially those of you who come from outside the area.
We will help you integrate into the 2nd best city in the world to live in, according to Forbes magazine.
WE WILL BE BY YOUR SIDE
- In the remote enrollment process.
- In the scholarship application.
- We assist you in the accommodation search process.
- We will let you know if our students free up rooms in their apartments so you can share a house with them.
- You will learn about our agreements with university residences.
- We will get you a job if you need one*.
- Being integrated into ESATUR, job positions are usually offered throughout the year where our students have priority.
WITH THE ESATUR GROUP GUARANTEE
IMEP is part of the ESATUR GROUP, so our students are the quarry of one of the most important business holdings in Spain in terms of Events.






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NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
* In the events sector.
* In the tourism sector.
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INTERNATIONAL REACH
REACH
With tenders won for the Parliament and the European Commission of Spain and Portugal.

LEADING BRANDS
LEADING
BRANDS
Composed of different leading companies and brands in the tourism and cultural sector.

SPECIALISTS
SPECIALISTS
Specialized in the organization of events.

QUALITY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Committed to quality education.
QUIZ
Does your personality fit this profession?
Do you want to know if your personality matches what
this sector requires of the people it needs?
Fill out our personality test and you’ll know if this is for you!
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM
- Fundamentals of psychology.
- Psychology of communication.
- Spanish language.
- Communication.
- Modern language: English
- Sociology of consumption, marketing and advertising.
- Written, audiovisual and advertising language.
- Applied communication.
- Organization and business administration.
- Protocol in the company.
- Computer science.
- Fundamentals of event organization, ceremonial and official protocol.
- Constitutional law.
- Event organization I.
- State ceremonial.
- External relations: public and private.
- Protocol legislation.
- Event organization II.
- Catering and restoration.
- Professional skills.
- Event organization III.
- Scenographic techniques.
- Project design and management.
- International relations.
- Awards and nobility.
- Acts in public administration.
- Structure and processes in event production.
- History of protocol.
- Academic, religious and military ceremonial.
- Corporate communication.
- Public marketing and political and institutional communication.
- Congresses, meetings, fairs and exhibitions.
- New technologies applied to events.
- Awards and nobility.
- Public relations.
- Event and experience marketing.
- Optional Subject 1.
- Optional Subject 2.
- Optional Subject 3.
- Internships in companies.
- Final Degree Project
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Pre-registration (*place reservation)
To reserve a place in the Official Degree in Event Organization, Protocol and Institutional Relations, the student must send the following completed pre-registration form to the email address
admisiones@protocoloimep.com, attaching the following documentation: Scanned copy of valid ID or passport. Proof of payment of the amount corresponding to the place reservation.
The pre-registration period for this Degree is established from February 1 to June 30.
*The payment of the place reservation will only be returned if the student proves that they do not meet the university access requirements.
Enrollment
Once the Registration period (from July to September 2024) is open, the student must fill in the registration form and send it to admisiones@protocoloimep.com together with the required documentation indicated in the registration form itself.
Registration form for the ON-SITE MODE.
Registration form for the DISTANCE MODE.
The registration documentation may be sent scanned by email or in person at the IMEP Building, Calle Arzobispo Loaces, 3. Alicante (C.P.03003), 3rd Floor, Technical Secretariat. If you are unable to come, you can send it by postal mail to the IMEP address indicated. The documentation delivery hours are Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
NOTE:*The issuance of the degree involves the payment of administrative fees, to be paid at the time of requesting the degree.
Our methodology is based on a more practical, more collaborative and closer approach to your needs.
A training that revolves around HOW IT IS DONE, where learning is understanding the order in which things happen.
At IMEP we work to ensure you have an experience in the world of Event Organization, Protocol and Institutional Relations.
*Note: The language used in the training process will be Spanish.
Students must complete a total of 24 ECTS credits corresponding to the Optional subject during the different courses of the Degree.
You can choose between the following combinations to complete the 24 ECTS credits of the subject:
Option 1: Take 4 optional subjects from a total of 8 subjects offered (24 ECTS).
Option 2: Carry out a combination of a percentage of internship hours and a percentage in optional subjects.
Option 3: Exclusively in internship hours (600 h).
Basic Skills
CB1 – That students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that starts from the basis of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although based on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study.
CB2 – That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
CB3 – That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to issue judgments that include a reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
CB4 – That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialized and non-specialized audience.
CB5 – That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy-
General Competencies
CG1 – Ability to identify, interpret, formulate and solve basic problems in the field of Social and Legal Sciences.
CG2 – Capacity for leadership and negotiation.
CG3 – Adequate knowledge of administrations, companies, institutions, public bodies and organizations in general, regulations and procedures necessary for carrying out work and other activities
CG4 – Capacity for the planning, organization, direction and control of systems and processes, within a framework that guarantees respect for the values, rights and basic principles of the legal system, business competitiveness, the protection and conservation of the environment, and the sustainable development of the corresponding area
CG5 – Capacity for analysis of the social dimension of activity and social and corporate responsibility. Sensitivity to address social issues.
CG6 – Capacity for the development of new lines, processes, projects and products.
CG7 – Critical and analytical capacity in the corresponding area of specialty
CG8 – Capacity for the evaluation, optimization and confrontation of criteria for decision-making
CG9 – Capacity for communication in formal, graphic and symbolic languages and through oral and written expression
CG10 – Capacity for direction/coordination of human resources for the execution of projects
CG11 – Capacity for teamwork.
CG12 – Capacity to update knowledge in the field of Social and Legal Sciences.
CG13 – Capacity for consolidation, expansion and integration of the fundamental knowledge of the field of Social and Legal Sciences
Specific Competencies
CE1 – Ability to interpret social and consumer behaviors and strategies for protocol intervention.
CE2 – Ability to communicate at a B1 level in foreign languages.
CE3 – Ability to develop marketing and communication strategies that favor institutional relations and event organization.
CE4 – Ability to apply business administration techniques in the management of protocol and institutional relations
CE5 – Ability to apply and develop the security measures and legal requirements contemplated by national and community legislation for events, public shows and human, economic and material resources involved.
CE6 – Ability to improve professional skills and resources aimed at the development and innovation of public and private corporations.
CE7 – Ability to develop organizational event projects through the planning of resources, technological tools and adjusting to a prior budget.
CE8 – Ability to develop sectorial organizational projects.
CE9 – Ability to design and conceive the aesthetic and technical presentation of the project’s staging.
CE10 – Ability to apply sectorial ceremonials and the use of appropriate official and specific symbols.
The classes of the on-site modality are taught:
From Monday to Friday
Classes will be taught at the IMEP headquarters in Alicante (C/ Arzobispo Loaces, 3)
The classrooms in which classes are taught are:
1stGRD: Third floor Classroom 2 – Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
2ndGRD: Third Floor Classroom 1 – Monday to Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. (one of the classes will be held in the afternoon from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
3rdGRD: Fifth floor Classroom 6 – Monday to Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (one of the classes will be held in the morning from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
4thGRD: Third floor Classroom 2 – Monday to Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (one of the classes will be held in the morning from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
*Note: IMEP reserves the right to modify the place and time of classes for justified reasons.
Access Requirements
- Baccalaureate + University Entrance Exams
- International baccalaureate
- COU + Selectividad
- Advanced Vocational Training Programmes
- Access Test for People Over 25 and 45 years old
Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for ensuring its quality.
Places Offered
- This degree offers a total of 40 places
NOTE:*The issuance of this title entails the payment of administrative fees, to be paid at the time of requesting the title.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE TITLE
- 1. VERIFIED MEMORY AND MODIFICATIONS
- 2. MONITORING AND REACCREDITATION REPORTS OF THE DEGREE
- 3. OFFICIALITY OF THE DEGREE AND VERIFICATION OF ATTACHED CENTER
- 4. REGULATIONS
- 5. MAIN REPORTS OF TITLE RESULTS
- 6.1 INTERNAL QUALITY GUARANTEE SYSTEM AND SPECIFIC IMEP PLANS FOR RESEARCH AND TUTORIAL ACTION
- 6.2 INTERNAL QUALITY GUARANTEE SYSTEM AND SPECIFIC IMEP PLANS FOR RESEARCH AND TUTORIAL ACTION
- 6.3 INTERNAL QUALITY GUARANTEE SYSTEM AND SPECIFIC IMEP PLANS FOR RESEARCH AND TUTORIAL ACTION
- 6.4 INTERNAL QUALITY GUARANTEE SYSTEM AND SPECIFIC IMEP PLANS FOR RESEARCH AND TUTORIAL ACTION
- 7. IMPROVEMENT PLAN
- 8. IMPLEMENTATION CALENDAR
LINKS OF INTEREST
Consult the information of the Official Degree in Event Organization, Protocol and International Relations on the website of the Miguel Hernández University
Download all the information about the Degree
Degree registration form
Degree registration form
Pre-registration Form
Check all the information about scholarships and training aids
Consult all the information about IMEP’s own grants
See section on internships in companies
Academic calendar course 2026/2027

