1. 1 Outgoing Exchange Information Session October 26 & 29, 2015 Room 209, Economic Bldg.

2. Exchange Program Eligibility criteria –2nd, 3rd and 4th year BEcon students with a minimum GPAX of 2.80 2

3. Exchange Program Timeline –Jan 4-15, 2016Application period –Jan 18-29, 2016Selection –Feb 1, 2016Announcement of successful candidates –Feb 2-9, 2016Acceptance/rejection of offer by students 3 1 st Round

4. Exchange Program Timeline –Feb 15-19, 20162nd application round for left-over places (clearing round) –Feb 22-25, 2016Clearing round selection –Feb 26, 2016Announcement of successful candidates –Feb 29-Mar 7, 2016Acceptance/rejection of offer by students –Mar 11, 2016Nomination of students to partner university –Mar 16, 2016 Preparatory meeting for nominated BEcon students 4 2 nd Round

5. Exchange Program Selection criteria and weights 5 Academic record (GPAX)50% English language requirement (CU-Tep or equivalent; not older than 3 years): 25% Written statement of purpose cum self-assessment of ambassadorial qualities (500-word essay in English): 25%

6. Exchange Program Allocation of Slots (cont.) Faculty-and university-level slots: –Slots at top partner universities (required GPAX ≥ 3.50): EBA and BEcon students will be ranked according to their overall score and students with the highest scores will be selected –Other slots (required 2.80 ≤ GPAX < 3.50): 1st round: EBA students to be given priority with remaining slots to be allocated to BEcon students Clearing round: EBA and BEcon students will be ranked according to their overall score and students with the highest scores will be selected 6

7. Exchange Program Credit and grade transfer –Courses taken at the host institution must be equivalent to BEcon elective courses –Courses taken at the host institution must be approved by the Office of the Registrar, ideally prior to the exchange period  course equivalency to be established –Not more than 1/3 of total BEcon credits may be transferred from host institutions –Grades earned must be equivalent to CU grade “C” (or better). An "F" on the transcript received from the host institution -due to whatever reason- will lead to the student not being eligible to receive CU honours. 7

8. Course Equivalency Course equivalency forms can be downloaded from the Econ IAO website 8

9. Exchange Program Credit and grade transfer (cont.) –Grades earned at the host institution will not be included in the calculation of the GPAX (grades assigned: S or U) –After having studied at the host institution, students must complete at least one regular term at the home institution prior to graduation –Exchange students must inform the IAO without delay by email, should they have to change their course selection 9

10. Exchange Program Available slots (example) 10 PartnersCountryLevelAvailable exchange slots 2015 Min GPAX requirement 2015 National University of Singapore SingaporeF6*3.50 University of GroningenThe NetherlandsF23.40 University of BernSwitzerlandU13.30 Goethe University FrankfurtGermanyP33.20 Dauphine UniversityFranceP23.00 ICHEC Brussels Management School BelgiumF22.80 * Not more than 3 students per semester. Exceptions cannot be made.

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14. Online application form will be available at the Econ IAO website at the end of December 2016 Supporting documents 1) Official transcript 2) One photograph (1 inch) 3) English language proficiency test score report 4) Copy of passport Print online application form and submit together with supporting documents at the Econ IAO. 14 How to apply

15. http://goo.gl/forms/NufqTRebJ8 15 Online Application Form

16. Q&A 16