Transcript BI’s Student Exchange Programme

Outgoing exchange
Hege and Hanne
• BI’s strategy for outgoing exchange
• Activities
• Student information
• Shared experiences
The year in brief:
• Preperation for exchange
Information meetings(all BI campuses), number of places ….
Exchange Fair, Application deadline 1 February
• Application process
Offers, changes, nominations, applications, course approval.
• Acceptance information
Student Exchange Seminar x 2
• Learning Agreements
• Web,brochures,newsletters,conferences,etc.
International Student Exchange
Programme
Bachelor students
Student Exchange
• Opportunity to take a semester at one of
BI’s partner universities
• More than160 partners in around 45
countries
• Guidance and help from the International
Relations Office
• Application deadline: 1 February, and
rolling admission until 1 August
Friends for life
International network
New academic impulses
Why
Exchange?
Cultural experience
Improved language
skills
Makes you unique
International experience
International network
Social experience
North America
Michigan
Toronto
USA
• Acknowledged universities
• Few places, high interest
• Time consuming application and visa
process
Canada
• Acknowledged universities
• Some more places
• No visa required for Norwegian students
Austin
Texas
Montreal
Florida
Vancouver
Europa
Estonia
Romania
Poland
Russia
Portugal
Slovenia
Turkey
Lithuaina
England
France
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Endless possibilities
Erasmus Scholarship
Important trading partners
Exciting history and culture
Spain
Italy
Germany
Irland
Switzerland
Belgium
The Netherlands
Nederland
Greece
Hungary
The Nordic
Countries
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
• International environment
• Great networking
possibilities
• Good job opportunities
Island
South-America
Mexico
• Language barrier
• Fascinating culture
• Adventurous
Chile
Peru
Asia
Taiwan
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Thailand
Kazakhstan
Completely different culture
Far away
New impulses
Rapidly becoming a more
important trading partner
Japan
China
South-Korea
Australia and New Zealand
Perth
Sydney
• Popular destination
• Few places, many applicants
• Exciting, but consider alternative
Melbourne
destinations
Auckland
Adelaide
Information sources
• www.bi.edu/exchange
• Library at the International Relations Office
• Previous Student reports (online) and
success stories from former exch.students
• Exchange students at BI
• The International Relations Office in B3
Acceptance criterias
• Recommended GPA: C or better, no
pending subjects
• Satisfactory skills in foreign language
(must be documented)
• Letter of motivation (in English)
• CV (in English)
Application process
1.
Online application by 1 February.
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Make a prioritised list of universities
Make yourself familiar with the schools you select (web)
Accept exchange offer, BI nominates to host university
2.
You submit an application directly to your host
institution
3.
Course selection and approval before you leave
for exchange
Shared Experiences
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Application, GPA/motivation
Nominations – twice a year?
Pending subjects
Withdrawal
Recommendation letters and language tests
Communication to students, deadlines, course approval
Failed courses – retakes
Letter of recommendation
Welcome home seminar? (debriefing)
New agreements
”Moveon” or other systems?
Facebook
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Other?