Slide1: International Relations Office Your Keys to the World
Student Exchange
Programme
Global Pursuits for NUS Students Overseas- what can NUS nomads do when abroad?: Global Pursuits for NUS Students Overseas - what can NUS nomads do when abroad? Student Exchange – academic term/study abroad, extensive range of taught courses & fresh curricula
Industrial Attachments – internships with MNCs
Research Attachments – project work at associated labs
Summer programs, field trips, community service, other service learning projects
Joint / Double Degree Programmes
NUS Overseas Colleges - internships, entrepreneurship classes, project work NUS Globalisation
Slide3: Student Exchange Programme (SEP) 1 in 5 students to go abroad on SEP (20% of each
cohort) by 2008
More than 200 SEP agreements with overseas
partner universities in 40 countries – over 1,800
places to choose
In AY 2005/06, 675 students or 12% of NUS
students went on the SEP
French, German, Japanese language preparation
@CLS, and other language immersion overseas Student Exchange Programme
Slide4: Spend 1 or 2 semesters at an overseas partner
university
Pursue full-time study with credit transfer
Pay NUS tuition fees
Partner university gives tuition fee waiver
Cover your own airfare, personal expenses, health
insurance, books and accommodation What SEP entails Student Exchange Programme
Slide5:
Unparalleled opportunities for personal
development, growth and travel
Proficiency in a second or third language
Inter-cultural understanding and immersion
Enhanced resume for potential job opportunities
overseas and with MNCs
Support networks and friendship across the miles
Exposure to teaching and learning in some of the
best-known universities in the world – but pay
NUS tuition fees!
Student Exchange Programme What are some pluses of SEP?
Slide6: 1 USA
2 Canada
3 UK
4 Sweden
5 Germany
6 Australia
7 China
8 France
9 New Zealand
Hong Kong
ALL OVER THE WORLD!
Our Top 20 SEP destinations are: Student Exchange Programme 11 Japan
12 The Netherlands
13 South Korea
14 Italy
15 Denmark
16 Norway
17 Finland
18 Belgium
19 Singapore
Switzerland
Where do NUS students go on SEP?
Slide7: Partner Universities Partners in Asia/Australasia Australian National University
Fudan University
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Kyoto University
Peking University
Seoul National University
Tsinghua University
University of Auckland
University of Melbourne
Waseda University
Slide8: Partner Universities Technical University of Munich
École Centrale Paris
Imperial College London
University Paris - Sorbonne
St Petersburg State Polytechnic University
Warsaw University of Technology
Uppsala University
University of Edinburgh
University of Copenhagen
University of Freiburg
Partners in Europe
Slide9: Partner Universities Partners in the Americas Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University (CALS)
Georgia Institute of Technology
McGill University
Rice University
Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
University of British Columbia
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas, Austin
University of Toronto
University of Washington, Seattle
Slide10: Language Preparation Chinese - for SEP to China
Chinese for Science and Technology
Chinese for Business and Social Sciences
French * - for SEP to Belgium, France, Switzerland
German * - for SEP to Austria, Germany, Switzerland,
* Selected students can go for language immersion in France/Germany/Switzerland, sponsored by relevant international organisations or universities Language preparation for SEP
Slide11: Awards/Sponsorships
NUS-UBC Lee Foundation Student Exchange Awards - Up to 40 awards for SEP & research attachments at University of British Columbia, Canada
IE Singapore NUS-China SEP Awards – S$2,000 per award
IE Singapore NUS-China Internship Awards – S$150 per week, up to a maximum of 24 weeks
JASSO Scholarship - ¥80,000 per month (S$1,168) for stints in Japan up to a maximum of 12 months, and one time settling expense of ¥125,000
Dr Lee Shiu Scholarships – 1-2 awards of HKD15,000 each for 1 semester of study in Hong Kong
Awards/Sponsorship for SEP & other programs
are available for a host of destinations:
Slide12: Awards/Sponsorships Awards from Korea University
- Regular semesters exchange, one time amount of US$250
- International Summer Campus Programme, one time amount
of US$200
Seoul National University Scholarship - Accommodation & 400,000 won per month for up to 12 months
EDB Academic Exchange Award (AEA) – Support for 1 year SEP to France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Sweden or Switzerland
DSTA Academic Exchange (ACE) Award - Support for 1 year in Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Sweden or The Netherlands
University of Amsterdam SEP Awards - 2 awards of €600 per month, up to a maximum of 10 months
Slide13: Awards/Sponsorships Aarhus University Travel Grant – Up to €1,000 on travel expenses may be reimbursed
Baden-Wurttemberg Awards – Awards of €400 - €500 per month from German universities in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg
Hungarian MOE Scholarship – Awards of HUF 39,000 (S$375)
European University Awards – From universities in Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland and The Netherlands
Italian Scholarship - €700 per month, with return airfare and health insurance
DUO Awards - Supports SEP to EU destinations at €4,000 per award
University of Zurich SEP Award – 2 awards of CHF4,000 for one semester
Slide14: Awards/Sponsorships
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne SEP Award – 2 awards of CHF500 per month
University of Geneva SEP Award – CHF1,000 per month, to a maximum of 5 months
… And many others, because awards for new destinations will come our way every year!
Slide15: Awards/Sponsorships
OAR-SEP Awards - 16 awards of SGD 2,500 each
NUS Global Merit Scholarships - full annual tuition fee, living and accommodation allowance and additional allowances for participating in special programmes.
Undergraduate scholarships that cover SEP - e.g. FireFly, MOE, PSC, SAF, SLA etc
Awards for non-destination-specific SEP Financial Aid for SEP Overseas Student Exchange Programme [OSEP]
Loan Fund – Capped at SGD 3,000 per semester and subject to family’s monthly per capita income
Slide16: NUS Overseas Programmes Check out the IRO website at:
Email us at: sepenquiry@nus.edu.sg
www.nus.edu.sg/iro