The Instituto Cervantes is non-profit, public institution founded in 1991 by the Spanish Government in order to promote the Spanish language and the cultures of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world.

It arranges the DELE exams and organizes cultural activities such as musical events, conferences, exhibitions, cinema and theater, in collaboration with other organizations and institutions, worldwide. Its modern libraries, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, provide access to all sorts of information concerning Spanish and Latin American cultures.

The Instituto Cervates has offices in Albuquerque, Amman Algiers, Athens, Beirut, Bremen, Brussels, Bordeaux, Bucharest, Casablanca, Chicago, Damascus, Dublin, Cairo, Istanbul, Fez, Lisbon, London, Manchester, Manila, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Naples, New York, Paris, Rabat, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Tanger, Tel Aviv, Tetuan, Toulouse, Tunisia, Utrecht, Warsaw and Vienna.

Additionally, the DELE exams are organized in another 85 cities, worldwide. The headquarters are located in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote.

The Instituto Cervantes is overseen by a Board of Trustees whose Honorary President is H.M. the King of Spain. The Board of Trustees also includes prominent representatives of Spanish and Latin-American literature and culture, the Cervantes Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, the Spanish actor Fernando Fernán-Gómez and representatives of Universities, Academies and other social and cultural institutions.

FREE D.E.L.E. newsletter: Twice a year, approximately 2 months before the registration dates for the D.E.L.E. exams begin, we send out a newsletter, containing all the information you might need about the D.E.L.E. exam.