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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