Exchange Opportunities for IBML in Year 4

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Exchange Opportunities for IBML in Year 4

• Aisling Conboy International Exchanges
  Partnerships Coordinator

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Where can I study?

• Europe Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland,
  Germany, Austria
• Canada HEC Montreal
• Mexico Tec de Monterray
• All partners are linked on our website
• Please note that if you want to apply for Mexico
  please contact the International Graduate
  Office

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Do I have to study abroad?

• All IBML students have to study/ or undertake a
  work placement abroad in year 4
• Erasmus - open to EU nationals, for study or work
  in the EU
• You will need to decide if you want to study
  abroad or do a work placement very soon as the
  deadline for the exchange application is 1st
  February 2009
• The Where Can I Study? handout gives you an
  idea of where students went in the past on
  exchange, but you are not limited to these
  options

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Will I receive funding for my year abroad?

• Students who study abroad on Erasmus are entitled
  to a grant for up to 10 months study (or combined
  study work)
• If you received an Erasmus study grant in yr 3
  you are not entitled to a study grant in yr 4
• Students are only entitled to one Erasmus grant
  for study in total and one for a work placement
  (3-12 mths) in a lifetime
• Erasmus grant amounts in 08-09 were 245 Euro a
  month for study and 250 Euro a month for work.
  Please note these amounts are not fixed and vary
  each year

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Neil Hood Fund

• If you are applying for an exchange outside
  Europe you may wish to apply to the Neil Hood
  Scholarship Fund
• Usually 3 grants of 1,500 available annually for
  Strathclyde business students
• Competition is based on academic merit and
  financial need
• Application and further info online -
  www.strath.ac.uk/business/undergraduate/internatio
  nal/outgoing/neilhoodfundscholarship/

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Switzerland

• For students studying French you may wish to go
  to Lausanne in Switzerland
• The Swiss government operate a shadow Erasmus
  scheme where you can receive a grant equivalent
  to Erasmus (good for those who were on an Erasmus
  grant last year)

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When to I apply?

• Application deadline is February 1st 2009
• You are not guaranteed your first choice of
  institution - need to put your preferences on the
  application form and explain why you are applying
  for each
• We will do our best to match your preferences,
  though some destinations may be more in demand
  than others
• The less popular the destination the more
  likely you are to secure a place!
• Keep an open mind and explore all the options

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What forms do I fill in?

• 1 Green Application Form - Fill in the form
  indicating your preferences and return to SBS
  Exchange Office
• 2 Curriculum Approval Form Fill in when you
  have been allocated to a host university (March)
• 3 Erasmus forms Need to be returned to
  exchange office as soon as you have registered
  for classes or before your work placement begins.
  Grant payment usually November (70) and April
  (30)

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How long can I study abroad for?

• You have the option of completing either
• 1 - an academic year studying abroad
• or
• 2 - a six month authorised work placement and
  report

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Will my credits transfer?

• Study You need to pass 50 ECTS credits
  (combination of business and language classes,
  including up to 10 ECTS credits of electives)
• Work - You need to pass 50 ECTS credits -
• The year abroad is not a holiday and you will
  have to work hard and pass your credit
  requirements
• We will receive a transcript of your grades and
  decide whether you have passed the year at the
  end of your studies overseas and make a
  recommendation to the exam board at Strathclyde
  on your progress

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What are the benefits of studying abroad?

• Overseas travel
• New friends
• Independence
• Enhanced career prospects
• New perspective on international business
• Experience of studying at 2 well respected
  business schools
• Improved Language skills

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Do I pay tuition fees?

• As an exchange student you will pay the tuition
  fees at Strathclyde (if applicable) as if you
  were to study here during your year/semester
  abroad
• Student Loan - you can apply for a loan as usual
  though you must let the award agency (e.g. SAAS)
  know that you will be on an exchange
• If you study in Canada or Mexico, you will need
  to make sure that you have the funds necessary
  and also that you can afford the extra expense of
  flights etc

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How much does it cost? Flights

• Estimates
• 350 to 650 return Glasgow to Montreal
• Ryanair, Easyjet, Flybe cheap flights to Europe
• www.flybe.com Glasgow to Paris 121
• Flights from Glasgow to Mexico from 500 - 900
  return

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How much does it cost? Insurance

• All students have limited coverage under the
  universitys insurance policy as a compulsory
  part of your degree
• Health Insurance
• Europe students can get a free European Health
  Insurance Card, apply online at www.ehic.org
• North America private health insurance is
  required
• Cost Estimates?
• Mexico - 700USD 457
• Canada - HEC Montreal cost is 480 per year 258

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How much does it cost? Visa

• Students studying outside the EU need to get a
  student visa for study abroad
• Apply after you receive an acceptance letter from
  the university
• Fees apply
• Mexico (160 USD104)
• Quebec, Canada - Québec and Montréal require a
  Certificat d'acceptation du Québec (CAQ) from
  Québec Immigration and a Study Permit
  (125CAN67) for entry to Canada
• Proof of funds requirement bank statements etc

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What do our students say?

• Studying abroad in Germany was and will always
  be the best year of my life. Being able to
  integrate yourself into a foreign culture and
  become more independent is a great feeling. Going
  home is the only bad thing! I would recommend it
  to anyone."Cameron MacInnes, IBML student,
  University of Mannheim, Germany

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What do our students say?

• "Studying abroad really gives you the opportunity
  to develop your language skills. Learning and
  working in a foreign language means you are
  continuously learning new vocabulary and will
  give you greater confidence to speak it
  too."Iain Stewart, IBML, Bordeaux Ecole de
  Management, France

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What do our students say?

• "The best part about studying abroad was meeting
  new people from all over Europe and experiencing
  a new culture. I would recommend that everyone
  does it because it turns out to be the best year
  of your life.....it is so much fun and seriously
  changes your outlook and improves your
  language."Rachel King, IBML, University of
  Granada, Spain

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What do students do?
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Where can I get further info?

• Students - Talk to exchange students here in
  your classes - they have come from our partner
  universities find out from the students what
  their university and city is like- Talk to
  Strathclyde students who have studied abroad
• Resource Centre
• - Read the folders containing information on
  locations and universities
• Website
• - Follow the web links on our website to our
  partners exchange partners websites

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Where can I get further info?

• Exchange Office
• 3.24 Sir William Duncan Building
• Office Hours Mon, Wed Friday 10am 12pm
• Email - aisling.conboy_at_strath.ac.uk
• Resource Centre
• Access folders and information on partner
  universities and student reports
• Mon, Wed, Fri 2pm - 4pm
• Web - www.strath.ac.uk/business/undergraduate/exch
  ange

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IBML Contacts

• Lesley Nixon
• Adviser of Studies
• L.nixon_at_strath.ac.uk
• Helyn Gould
• Director of Studies
• Helyn.gould_at_strath.ac.uk

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• Thank You!!