1. Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students
UCD International
 Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students
Ms Catherine Convery, European Programmes Officer
Ms Ruth Redahan, International Study Coordinator

2. What is exchange? 630 380 Agreement between two universities EUROPE
to exchange students on a non-fee basis.
630
EUROPE
ERASMUS
Students/year
REST OF
THE
WORLD
380
NON-EU
EXCHANGE
Universities

3. Why go on exchange? Academic Career Personal
Opportunity to study at some of the best universities in the world
Chance to spend time abroad while earning credits
Academic
Improving and learning a language
Take new/different/more specialised courses
Experience
Sets CV apart from other applicants
Career
International experience
Possibility of work experience/ internship
Opportunity to live away from home
Extra-curricular activities
Academic
Opportunity to study at some of the best universities around the world
Improving and learning a language
Take new/different/more specialised courses
Experience of a different system
Chance to spend time abroad while earning credits towards degree
Multi-cultural experience
Personal
Fun
Friendship
Travel
Weather!

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. Non-EU Exchange Application Process
How to apply?
Any queries
If you are…..
Agriculture:
Business:
Law:
Fill in online application at:
exchange-programmes/
Application deadline: Tuesday 24 January 2017

10. When can I go? Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 YES YES One semester
Academic Year
Agriculture
YES
Architecture
Landscape Arch
BBLS/BCL International
 YES
BComm
BComm International:
Diagnostic Imaging
BA & BSocSc International
Engineering
Engineering Science
Nursing
Science

11. UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students
Exchange Promotion Events - October 2016
October 2016
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri 3
General Exchanges Talk 4 5 6
Study in the Amercias 7 10
English-language Erasmus 11
Agriculture Study Abroad Fair and Talk 12
Erasmus+ ICM 13 14 17
Study in Australia and New Zealand 18
UCD International Open Day 19 20 21 24
France and Germany Erasmus 25
Exchange with University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 26 27 28

12. UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students
Exchange Promotion Events - November 2016
November 2016
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat 1
Study in Asia 2
General Exchanges Talk 3 4 5
UCD Open Day 7 8 9
Students’ Union Study Abroad Fair 10
Budgeting for Exchange Workshop 11 12 14 15 16
Pop-Up Fair Newman Building 17 18 19 21 22 23
Pop-Up Fair Science Centre 24 25 26 28 29
Pop-Up Fair Engineering Building 30
1 Dec
General
Exchanges
Talk

13. 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

14. 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

15. UCD International Promoting Exchange Opportunities to UCD Students
Thank you
Any questions?
Catherine Convery
Ruth Redahan