Study and Work Abroad

Rob Carthy - IOTeresa Kirby - RREABill Houston - NBS

Introduction

• Studying Abroad defined• Working abroad• ERASMUS vs non-European

opportunities• School views• Q&A

Studying Abroad options for students

• Options:• Credit bearing vs experiential

(pass/fail)• Locations:• Europe (Erasmus programme

through RREA)• Outside of Europe (IO with Schools)

• Duration:• Semester, Year, or Summer

Non-European partners• Australia: RMIT, Swinburne

(Melbourne), ECU (Perth)• USA: Georgia System, Clarkson

(NY), Stony Brook (NY), UIUC (IL), SIUE (IL)

• Canada: Trent University (Toronto)• Korea: Kyungpook University, SKKU• Japan: Momoyama University• Mexico: Iberoamericana Uni

Support from the IO

• Administrative support• Guidance• First point of contact• Student information – Study

Abroad fair for Sept 09• Liaison with partner institution• Liaison with Programme Leader

Credit transfer and grades

• Students going out in 2nd year would transfer credit back in (module by module, or 60 credits as a specific SA module)

• Students can go during sandwich year (pass/fail) – less pressure on students, but additional year

• Grade equivalencies held by IO

Summer Options

• DIUS-Funded options (Study in China, Study in India)

• Korean, Japanese and Chinese partners (often funded)

• Option for students on professionally-accredited programmes

• Language options

Website

RREA

• Erasmus work, study & staff mobility programme

• Support provided• Financial benefits• Current and new countries• Bologna process

Erasmus• EC’s Erasmus scheme, introduced in 1987 to

promote student and staff mobility in EU. • Offers students an opportunity to study and/or

work for a min of 3, max 12 months.• Provides academic staff with an opportunity to

teach min. 5 hours at an Erasmus partner. One to six weeks training grants for any member of staff to learn from experience of Erasmus partners/enterprise & to improve skills required for their own job. Can also invite staff from EU enterprises to NU.

Support Provided

• Erasmus Institutional coordination provided by RREA. Administers Northumbria’s Erasmus mobility application and funding.

• RREA works with Schools to set up/renew bilateral agreements. These must be in place for study abroad and teacher mobility.

• RREA allocates outgoing Erasmus student grants based on nominations received from School Erasmus contacts.

• RREA allocates & administers staff funding.

Financial Benefits of Erasmus

• For 08/09 student study abroad grant is €385 per month; student work placement grant €390 per month.

• Students on Erasmus for a full year do not pay tuition fees.

• Teacher mobility and staff training; travel grant of up to €450; accommodation & subsistence grant available in 4 country bands. Example: one week in France, Spain, Germany could receive a grant of €800; decreases in subsequent weeks.

Current and new countries

• EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

• EEA : Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway• Candidate country: Turkey• Possibly 2010/2011: Republic of Croatia, The

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Bologna

• Launched1999. Aim of Bologna is to create a European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by 2010 and to promote the European system of HE worldwide. The 10 Bologna Action lines:

• Adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees.

• Adoption of a system essentially based on two cycles, Bachelor & Masters. Recently extended to Doctorates, third cycle.

• Establishment of a system of credits.

Bologna

• Promotion of mobility.• Promotion of European cooperation in quality

assurance.• Promotion of European dimension in HE

courses/curricula.• Focus on lifelong learning.• Inclusion of HE institutions and students.• Promotion of attractiveness of the EHEA.• Doctoral studies and the synergy between

the EHEA and the European Research Area.

NBS

• Appropriateness of Partner• Suitability of Programmes• Benefits for the students• 2nd Year vs Placement vs Final

Year• Support needed• Benefits for the School

Who to Choose?

• Academic Standing• Why us?• Attractiveness of Destination• Partners International Experience• Partners Support Facilities• Exchange plus!• Networks

What to study

• Right Level – Pre requisites• Language• Content of module• Style of Delivery• Term Dates, duration• Credits /ECTS• Qualifications?

Students !!!!

• Romance, Part time Jobs, Accommodation

• Cost, Parental Support/Interference?

• Language, Accommodation• Not Travel• “Best year of my Life”• Final Year Performance improved• Job Prospects

HKUST

Student Profile

• Tom Griffin• BA IBM • 1 year Academic Placement with

HKUST• 2:1• Working with de Vere in Hong

Kong as Financial Controller

HKUST

When

• How long 1 or 2 semesters or shorter?

• When is it most beneficial to student and school.

• NBS. 3rd year of study - norm• NBS. Credit bearing semester –

Year 2 Semester 2• Final Year?

Support Needed

• Internationalisation objective• A focus – in NBS IBM

programmes• Time and Resources• Administrative support and

understanding• Flexibility• Val!

Benefit to School

• Enhances International Reputation

• An International Student cohort• Exchange Plus!• Advanced degrees• Staff Exchange• Future Joint Developments

Any questions?

RMIT, Melbourne

Kennesaw State, GA, USA

Edith Cowan Uni, Perth, Australia

Clarkson Uni, NY

UIUC, IL, USA

SKKU, Korea

Trent University, Canada

HKUST

HKUST

Charles University, Prague

University of Cologne

Université de Nice

École des Mines de Paris