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
Continue your development as a footballer while building your academic future in Valencia.
Explore Football
Basketball
Combine university education with a competitive basketball environment.
Explore Basketball
Tennis
Combine academic goals with tennis development and competition in Valencia.
Explore Tennis
Your new home could be Valencia.
Study, train, compete and experience life in one of Europe's most vibrant Mediterranean cities.
Study
International education and university opportunities in a dynamic European city.
Sport
A city with a strong sporting culture, facilities and competitive environment.
Lifestyle
Mediterranean weather, beaches, culture and an exceptional quality of life.
Community
An international environment where students and athletes from around the world connect.
Find your place in Common Ground.
Your sport. Your education. Your next chapter.
We help international student-athletes combine university, training and competition into one plan — in Valencia.
Start Your JourneyWhy Common Ground?
One Integrated Pathway
Bring university, training and competition together.
Local Support
Have a trusted team on the ground in Valencia.
International Opportunities
Connect education, sport and international networks.
More Than Sport
Build community, confidence and personal development.
Building the network.
Common Ground works to build bridges between universities, sports organisations and international institutions. Our network is growing — if you are a university, federation or sports organisation interested in collaboration, we want to hear from you.
Interested in working with Common Ground?
Whether you are a university, sports federation or cultural organisation, we would love to explore how we can build something together.
Get in touchSport 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.