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International Exchange Opportunities

21 November 2012

ERASMUS Exchange (Europe)

28 November 2012

Strathclyde’s internationalisation agenda

• To encourage as many students as possible to

study/work abroad during their degree.

Student Exchange Team

• Allison Handley

• Karen Robley

• Kate Kenyon

Recruitment and International Office,

level 4, Graham Hills Building

Additional Exchange Contacts

• Sheila Mills, SBS Exchange Co-ordinator

Sir William Duncan Building

• Dr W Siew, Dept of EEE

Royal College

Contact for Engineering students interested in attending

NTU, Singapore.

How student exchange works

• Spend 1 or 2 semesters of your

undergraduate degree at a partner

university.

• Select classes which are compatible with

your Strathclyde classes.

• Take your exams at the partner university

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• Receive academic credit for the exams you

pass which is transferred back to Strathclyde.

• Return to Strathclyde to complete your

degree.

• Study abroad is not intended to affect the

duration of your Strathclyde degree.

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• ERASMUS better option for 5th year

applicants.

• 5th year applicants may not be able to

graduate until November.

Eligibility

• Provisional academic approval at application stage

• Final academic approval based on May 2013 exams.

• Each Faculty/Department sets it own minimum

academic standard for final approval. Check with

them.

• In addition, you need to be adaptable, resourceful

and willing to embrace change.

• It won’t be the same as at Strathclyde!

Costs (estimate)

• Tuition fees continue to be paid to Strathclyde. No

tuition payable at host University.

• Estimate cost of £4000 per semester

– Flights £700

– Visa application and fee £150 (personal appointment

in Belfast/London for US placements)

– Accommodation and meals £2,500

– Medical Insurance £400

– Books £250

Funding

• Evidence of funding may be required as early as mid February.

• Self-fund through student loan, personal savings.

• Scholarships/travel grants

– Alumni Fund Travel Scholarships £500

– Butex Travel Scholarship £500

– External scholarships e.g. IMechE

Benefits

• Professional/Career

– Add international dimension to your degree

– Study your subject from a different cultural

perspective.

– Enhances your CV

– Good talking point at interview

– Increases your employability

– May make your more likely to consider working

overseas.

Benefits

• Personal

– Increases self-confidence and resourcefulness

– Learn to appreciate different cultures, values and

people.

– Visit new places

– Make new friends

– Broaden your horizon

2013/14 options

• A5 leaflet

• University-wide agreements

• Limited places at each University

• Places assigned according to availability,

demand, academic merit and course

requirements/curriculum match.

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• Which universities have students from your course

studied at previously?

• New in 2013/14

– University of Technology Sydney

– VIP project at Georgia Tech

– Mexico not currently an option

Duration of exchange

• USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore

– 1 or 2 semesters

– S1 begins mid/end August or early September and

ends in December.

– S2 begins early January

– Students going for one semester would go in S1.

Study in Australia or New Zealand

• Semesters back to front with Strathclyde

– S1 Feb to May / S2 July to November

– Limited to one semester

– Feb to May semester

Accommodation arrangements

USA/Canada

Campus accommodation often provided but not guaranteed. Often shared room.

Australia/New Zealand

Campus accommodation less popular. Private flat more common.

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Singapore

Limited campus accommodation available at NTU.

Private accommodation more costly.

Hong Kong

Limited campus accommodation available.

Consider this issue at the application stage.

What next?

• Student Fair

• ERASMUS session

- 28 November, 2pm

• How to apply?

- 5 December

- International Exchange, 2pm

- Erasmus Exchange, 3pm