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2 November 2015

Exchange Programme 2016 – 2017

Briefing Session International Exchange

Programmes

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Professor John Carroll, Department of History Professor Charles Schencking, Department of History Dr Julia Kuehn, School of English Dr Kendall Johnson, School of Modern Languages

and Cultures Dr M.S. Chan, School of Chinese Mr Hayson Liu, School of Chinese

Study Abroad Committee

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• Show you care

• Do your homework

• Make sure your choices make sense

• Be open and flexible

• Make a good case

• Avoid clichés

• Be yourself

Exchange Interview

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Overview Eligibility Selection Criteria Financial Assistance Credit transfer Application Procedure

Agenda Today

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Eligibility

• What is the difference between HKUWW and FAEP?HKU Worldwide Exchange Programme (HKUWW) offer semester and full year exchange at over 300 University level partners. The application opens to students from all 10 faculties. It is administered by the Office of International Student Exchange. There will be a late round recruitment in March.

• Faculty of Arts Exchange Programme (FAEP) offers strong programmes in Arts and Humanities in selected host institutions. The application opens only to BA or BA/BEd students. There is no second round recruitment.

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• Can I apply for both programmes?To maximize your chance of study abroad, you should apply both HKUWW & FAEP

• Can I apply for exchange programmes if I am a freshman?We accept applications from year 1 students but some host institutions may require applicants to be year 2 students when they submit their application.

• Can I study abroad in my final year?Yes, but please make sure that you follow the Faculty’s credit transfer guidelines and study appropriate courses overseas so that you can transfer credits and fulfill the major and graduation requirements.

Eligibility

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Selection Criteria• Which GPA will be considered for exchange

application?We will take into consideration of your CGPA in 2015-16 semester 1.

• How do you select students to go on exchange? Is S/he Ready?”Academic StandingStatement of PurposePersonality, Outlook and PerspectivesCommunication SkillsPotential as a Good Ambassador of the Arts Faculty and the University and Hong Kong as a wholeExtra-curricular ActivitiesInterview Performance

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Selection Criteria• I have applied for both Faculty exchange programme

and HKUWW. Will I get two offers? / How are you going to coordinate the result with OISE? / Would it affect the chance of getting HKUWW offer if I apply for Faculty exchange programme?

In the online application of the Faculty exchange programme, we require applicants to provide a list of their top 6 preferred universities combining what they have chosen in the FAEP and HKUWW. We will coordinate the result with OISE according to the list. There will be only one offer to you either from the Faculty or OISE.

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Financial assistance• How much will study abroad cost?

The cost varies depending on the location and length of the programme. You are required to pay for the HKU tuition fee while studying overseas. You are also responsible for the airfare, accommodation insurance, local transportation, food and living expense

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Financial assistance• Are there any scholarships available?

All successful applicants of HKUWW and FAEP with a CGPA, at the semester before their departure, of 3.0 or more will be eligible to receive a HKUWW scholarship.

Destination HKUWW Scholarshipper semester (HK$)

HKUWW Scholarshipper year (HK$)

Europe, Americas,  South Afica, Japan, Israel

12, 000 24, 000

Australia, New Zealand 11, 000 22, 000

South Korea 7, 000 14, 000

Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan

5, 500 11, 000

China 4, 000 7, 000

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Financial assistance• At the Faculty level, there are Run Run Shaw

Scholarship and Arts Student Development Fund to support student to study abroad. Details of application will be announced in March 2016.

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Other Financial Assistance• Subsidy on Exchange for Post-secondary Students by HKSAR

Government – Education Bureau– Mean-tested grant up to HK$15,000– Means-tested student financial assistance recipients provided by

Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) under Tertiary Student Finance Scheme (TSFS) or Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP);  OR

– Students’ families are the recipients provided by Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA)

• First-in-the-Family Education Fund (CEDARS)– Usually HK$ 10,000– For full-time and full-degree undergraduate – Being the first-generation university students in their families– Low monthly household income and assets

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Credit Transfer• Will study abroad defer graduation?

If students plan ahead and follow the Faculty’s credit transfer guidelines, there is no reason graduation will be delayed.

• Is credit transfer easier if I apply for FAEP?Credit transfer procedures are the same for HKUWW and FAEP applicants (applying for HKUWW won’t reduce the chance of credit transfer). For the procedures, please read the credit transfer guidelines:http://arts.hku.hk/BAprogramme/2012/advising/credit_transfer_guidelines.pdf

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Credit Transfer• When do I need to submit the credit transfer

application?Parts I and II of the credit transfer application form should be submitted to the Arts Faculty Office via email (arts@hku.hk) at least 6 weeks prior to the start of the exchange semester at the host institution.

• How many courses should I take at the host institution?You need to take full course load required by the host institution and keep your departments / the Faculty informed about any course changes.

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Credit Transfer

• How many credits can I transfer?

Students will gain 30 credits if they take full load in a semester at the host institutions. If they take an underload of study there, the total of credit transfer will be in a multiple of 6 credits.

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Selecting Host Institutions

Institution Name Country Exchange placesUniversité de Montréal Canada 4 semester placesUniversity of Kent UK 10 semester places / full year

Leiden University The Netherlands

4 semester places

University College Utrecht The Netherlands

6 semester places

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Spain 2 semester places

Underwood International CollegeYonsei University

Korea 4 semester places

University of Johannesburg South Africa 2 semester places

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Online Application Form• Bulk email to students

http://stu.arts.hku.hk/exchange/index.php

• Upload Statement of Purpose in doc/docx. format (put your name and uno. on every page

• Once submitted, no further changes

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Selection Process

Online Application 9am, Oct 26, 2015 –5pm, Dec 28, 2015

Interviews Late Jan 2016

Results Early Feb 2016

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THANK YOU

Contact UsEmail: cyrusc@hku.hkTel: 3917 4984 Faculty of Arts Office, Room 4054/F, Run Run Shaw Tower Centennial Campus, HKU