INFORMATION MEETING INTERNSHIP AND STUDY PERIOD ABROAD 31 OCTOBER 2014 THE SCHOOL OF CULTURE AND GLOBAL STUDIES THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

Programme : Presentation of the possibilities for going abroad By: The School of Culture and Global Studies : How to go abroad (study period or internship) By: The International Office, AAU : Student shares her experiences with a study period abroad : Time for CCG students to fill in your course evaluations

Study period abroad (undergraduate programmes) Possible and recommended at all undergraduate programmes at the School of Culture and Global Studies Language and International Studies, English (LISE) Generally during the 4th or 5th semester upon aproval of credit transfer from the foreign university Who can help? Your international coordinator: Bent Boel The International Office, AAU: LISE Study Abroad Guidelines

Internship (or study period): Postgraduate programmes The following postgraduate programmes have an internship as part of their curriculum (9 th semester): Tourism: Internship (Denmark or abroad) OR study period at another university (Denmark or abroad) Culture, Communication and Globalization (CCG): Internship (Denmark or abroad) OR study period at another university (Denmark or abroad) Development and International Relations (DIR): internship abroad OR study period at another university abroad European Studies (ES): internship abroad OR study period at another university abroad

Who can help? Internship in Denmark: The Careers Centre: Study period or internship abroad: International Office: Your internship coordinator

Rules and regulations In the curriculum: In the Internship and Study Abroad Guide in Moodle (9th semester) Length of the internship: maximum one semester. It is important to know that you cannot extend your period abroad. You will automatically be registered for your exam at Aalborg University the following semester (Thesis, 30 ECTS). If you receive a student grant from the Danish state, the payment of your grant depends on your exam registration.

Internship coordinators DIR (+ CAS, LAS, GGS): Søren Schmidt ES: Søren Dosenrode Tourism: Henrik Halkier CCG: Julia Zhukova Klausen

Why go abroad? To prepare yourself for the labor market by applying theoretical knowledge in a professional setting (internship) To learn to handle cultural encounters in your future private and professional life To build up international friendships, relationships and professional networks that you can depend on for the rest of your life To move from: “I learned about” to “I experienced” To have fun