UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Ms Catherine Convery, European Programmes Officer Ms Ruth Redahan, International Study Coordinator What is exchange? Agreement between two universities to exchange students
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UCD International
Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Ms Catherine Convery, European Programmes Officer
Ms Ruth Redahan, International Study Coordinator<br>
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What is exchange? Agreement between two universities
to exchange students on a non-fee basis. EUROPE REST OF
THE
WORLD NON-EU
EXCHANGE ERASMUS 630 380 Students/year Universities<br>
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Why go on exchange? Chance to spend time abroad while earning credits Experience Take new/different/more specialised courses Improving and learning a language Opportunity to study at some of the best universities in the world Possibility of work experience/ internship International experience Sets CV apart from other applicants Opportunity to live away from home Travel Extra-curricular activities Multi-cultural experience Friendship Weather! Fun Academic Career Personal<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Erasmus Exchange
Subject-specific agreements, stating number of students, duration and level
UG, Masters and PhD allowed
Example: KU Leuven, Philosophy, 2 UG students, 9 months each incoming and outgoing
Because of this, agreements belong to Schools, and there is a co-ordinator to act as academic contact for incoming and outgoing students
EU funding available for outgoing students – Erasmus grant
Multiple agreements possible with partner institution, but each stands as a separate agreement
UCD has approximately 460 Erasmus agreements with 280 European partners<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Erasmus Exchange Selection Process
Selection made by School co-ordinator
Selected students’ details sent to International Office
Nominations made by International Office (except Business and Law agreements)
Acceptance should be automatic
Once nominated, students need to complete both the Erasmus form on SIS Web and the host university’s exchange application requirements
International Office manages Erasmus paperwork relating to funding, a 5-step process<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Non-EU Exchange
Non-EU exchange agreements mainly either universitywide or Collegewide. Few subject-specific outside of Business and Law
Universitywide exchange agreements exclude Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. Some may exclude other subject areas.
UCD has approximately 100 Non-EU exchange partners<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Non-EU Exchange Selection Process
Selection is based on GPA
Need to ensure a mixture of students across disciplines on universitywide exchange
Many partner universities have minimum GPA requirements to which we need to adhere
Once nominated, students need to complete the host university’s exchange application requirements<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Universitywide Non-EU Exchange Agreements Examples:
Australia: University of New South Wales, University of Queensland
Canada: University of British Columbia, McGill University
China: Fudan University, University of Nottingham Ningbo
Singapore: National University of Singapore
USA: University of California, University of Connecticut, University of Miami Collegewide Non-EU Exchange Agreements Examples:
Arts & Humanities: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA), University of Toronto (Canada), Keio University (Japan)
Business: Simon Fraser University (Canada), Singapore Management University, Queensland University of Technology (Australia)
Engineering: Georgia Tech (USA)<br>
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Non-EU Exchange Non-EU Exchange Application Process Fill in online application at:
www.ucd.ie/international/
exchange-programmes/ How to apply? Any queries e-mail: exchanges@ucd.ie
If you are…..
Agriculture: claudia.schmid@ucd.ie
Business: esther.sanz@ucd.ie
Law: julia.hildebrandt@ucd.ie Application deadline:
Tuesday 24 January 2017<br>
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When can I go?<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Exchange Promotion Events - October 2016<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Exchange Promotion Events - November 2016<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Peer Exchange Advisers
Peer Exchange Advisers (PEAs) are students who were on exchange last year who volunteer to assist us with exchange
PEAs give presentations on where they went on exchange and they also provide testimonials and photos for UCD marketing materials
They assist at Study Abroad Fairs, UCD International Open Day, UCD Open Day
PEAs can also assist their School/College with exchange promotion
PEAs are volunteers, their activities are tracked, and they receive a letter of reference at the end of the academic year<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students How can we help you?
Outgoing numbers have increased in recent years but are still lower than incoming
Short talk before lectures
Presentation/information sessions to students and/or staff
PEAs<br>
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UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students Thank you
