Outbound Opportunities for University of Bath Students

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Outbound Opportunities for University of Bath
Students

• Introduction
• China Study China, Shandong and Chongqing
• India Study India
• Korea Ewha University
• Kazakhstan KIMEP
• Sri Lanka IDEATORS
• Funding

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Introduction

• Aim To highlight short-term opportunities
  overseas for University of Bath students
  particularly those which further our links
  overseas
• Many are with UoB partners or through contacts
  such as the British Council
• A mixture of costing models most involve some
  payment
• Open to different groups of students
• Most require independent planning (not arranged
  by IO)

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Study China 1

• What is Study China?
• Three week course every Easter and Summer aimed
  at all undergraduate students in the UK
• Learn Chinese language, culture, history,
  economy, business
• Host universities are based in Beijing, Shanghai,
  Jinan, Hangzhou and Nanjing (East Coast)
• Co-ordinated by University of Manchester for all
  UK students
• Accommodation, food, tuition and excursions paid
  for by UK Government
• Student pays flights, visas and travel insurance
• Competitive entry but Bath has a great record of
  winning places on Study China.

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Study China 2
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Study China 3

• UNFORTUNATELY
• Easter 2011 may be the last Study China due to
  cuts but nothing has been decided yet so keep an
  eye on
• http//servalan.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/studyc
  hina/

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Shandong University SDU

• Located in Jinan (Shandong Province)
• Three hours from Beijing by train
• Key cultural and historical part of China Qufu
  (birthplace of Confucius Tai Mountain Qingdao a
  treaty port)
• Partner university of Bath since 2007
• Summer School 4-31 July 2011 (tbc)

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Shandong University SDU 2

• 4 week course Chinese language and culture
  language classes from beginners culture classes
  in English
• Lots of field trips and activities folk customs,
  music, food, tea, volunteering, beer factory
  visit
• Much more individual attention than Study China
  but requires more engagement from you
• Buddy system partnered with Chinese student

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SDU
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Shandong University SDU 3

• Check site at http//www.ipo.sdu.edu.cn/iss.htm
• 2 free places covering tuition and accommodation
  for Bath students you pay flights and visas and
  living costs
• Full fee places are about 1300 (2010 costs)
• Open to all levels of study (UG, PGT, PGR) and
  visiting and exchange students

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Shandong University SDU 4

• Contact international-office_at_bath.ac.uk (Wessex
  House 2.15) to get your form countersigned if you
  would like to be considered for the scholarship
• Attach short (one page) saying why you think you
  are a good candidate for scholarship
• By 31 May 2011

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Shandong University SDU 5
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Study India 1

• What is Study India?
• Three week summer course aimed at all
  undergraduate students in UK
• Dates Application deadline normally end of March
• Experience Mid August to first
  week in September
• ?? We dont know if it will run for 2011 ??
• Keep an eye on http//www.studyindia.org.uk/abou
  t
• Mix of language and culture classes, lectures on
  Indian history and commerce and visits to
  cultural and historic sites
• Host universities are HR College, part of the
  University of Mumbai and the University of Delhi
• Co-ordinated by King's College London's Centre
  for Indian Cultures and the University of
  Birmingham's International Office
• Accommodation, food, tuition and excursions paid
  for by UK Government
• Student pays flights, visas and travel insurance

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Study India
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Delhi programme

• Indias capital city, is the seat of government
  and home to about 12 million people
• New Delhi, with its wide tree-lined boulevards
  and magnificent government buildings, co-exists
  with crowded, vibrant Old Delhi, where traces of
  Delhis historic past can still be seen
• Indias history and environment, morning yoga
  sessions, day trips to the Taj Mahal
• Placements were provided by a variety of
  organisations from the private, public and NGO
  sectors

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Mumbai programme

• Mumbai, Indias financial capital, lies on
• the west coast of India
• Home to Bollywood film studios over 14
• million inhabitants
• Lectures on Mumbais economy along
• with a visit to the Mumbai stock exchange,
• Hindi classes, yoga workshops and a visit
  to
• the Mahatma Gandhi Museum
• Indian NGOs hosted placements such as
• V Care Foundation which provides free
• help, awareness and education to cancer
• patients and their families

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Dive into Korea!

• A unique opportunity to learn and experience
  Korea
• Vibrant city with population of over 10 million
• Nations cultural, educational, and political
  centre
• Host of the 1988 Summer Olympics 2002 World Cup
• Summer programme offered by our partner in Seoul
• 2 x 1 month programmes academic cultural
• Open to UG and PGT students
• International Relations in East Asia, Human
  Rights,
• Law, Politics and Culture, Economics
  Business,
• Fine Arts and Design, Media and Music

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Ewha Summer Programme

• Build a simple traditional Korean house,
• learn traditional mask dance Talchoom,
• make beautiful art work by using
  traditional
• Korean paper Hanji
• To have a taste of modern Korea, there will be
  visits
• to a major TV broadcasting company,
• B-boy performance, watching Korean
  movies
• together, just to name a few!
• Dates 24 June 22 July 1 - 12 August 2011
• Application deadline 18 May/ 6 July
• Fees 1,600 flight
• They do have scholarships you can apply for
• All information at http//summer.ewha.ac.kr/

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Kazakhstan 1
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Kazakhstan 2

• Why?
• Fascinating country crossroads of Asia
• Size of Europe but only 16m people
• Former Soviet Union meets Asia meets Islam meets
  a Turkish language and cultural influence meets
  yurts and mountains a weird and wonderful
  mixture
• Almaty is an interesting and attractive city
  tree lined close to the mountains, laid
  backgreat if you like trekking and outdoors
• WHY NOT ?

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Kazakhstan 3

• Where and What?
• KIMEP a private university in central Almaty
  specialises in Management, Economics and Social
  Sciences
• KIMEP and University of Bath have a Memorandum of
  Understanding (2010)
• Classes in business, law, or the social sciences
  taught by an international faculty from the
  United States, UK, France, Japan and India. 
• Opportunity to learn Russian. 
• You will meet the people of Kazakhstan, as well
  as dozens of other international students.
• Open to UG or PG

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Kazakhstan 4

• Dates 9 July to 2 August 2011
• Tuition fee
• 172,200 KZT (about 1,170 USD or 890 Euro) for
  undergraduate students248,400 KZT (about 1,675
  USD or 1,285 Euro) for graduate students(50
  discount if apply before 6 June /for partners)
• Accommodation seems to be only 75 Euros!
• More info at http//www.kimep.kz/academics/intern
  ational/iss
• Email v.irwin_at_bath.ac.uk

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Sri Lanka

• Fancy yourself as the next Apprentice?
• Prepared to spend 30 days in Sri Lanka in late
  August/September?
• IDEATORS is a reality TV Enterprise Competition
  which was first organised by the British Council
• Aim - recognise reward Graduate
  Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka UK
• Competitors will be selected based on
  applications submitted by the Sri Lankan and UK
  universities followed by interviews
• Fantastic opportunity !!
• Hoping it will run again for 2011
• Announcement in early March

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Ideators

• Creating the next generation of
  entrepreneurs
• Competition starts with 12 competitors 6
  undergraduates from Sri Lanka and 6
  undergraduates from the UK
• Aired on Sri Lankan TV and available to watch on
  Youtube
• There will be 12 episodes, each featuring a new
  enterprise challenge aimed at measuring
  entrepreneurial skills of the competitors
• Members from the losing team will be eliminated
  at the end of each episode as decided by the
  judges
• Winner of the final episode will receive THE
  IDEATOR challenge trophy and prizes

http//www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka-projects-id
eators-on-air.htm
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Funding

• SorryInternational Office does not have funds
  for outbound but
• Try the Alumni Fund there is a sub section for
  funding projects to enhance the student
  experience and enterprising placements
• https//alumni.bath.ac.uk/NetCommunity/SSLPage.asp
  x?pid459