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INFO SESSION ON SUMMER SCHOOLS ABROAD26 FEBRUARY, 2019
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Are you ready to go?
Where can you go?
How can you go?
Practical considerations
Where to find information
How to apply
Mads: summer school in 2018 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY:
Let us help you make the right decision
ExperienceShort term satisfaction: It’s important to get the best possible experience – covering both academic training and personal adventure; Remember it’s a study abroad, not a holiday
Long term goals:Future employers will, among other things, look for international experience and consistency in priorities when choosing their next employee
CAREER MOVE OR PERSONAL GROWTH?
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HOW YOU CAN GO
EXCHANGE: AU allocates positions
No tuition fees or limited fees
Assistance with
application procedure
housing arrangement
Visa requirements
FREEMOVER: You must contact host
institution/provider on your own
You must organize all practicalities yourself
In most cases you need to
pay tuition fees
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WHERE YOU CAN GO
Your study portal: students.au.dk
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DO YOU QUALIFY?
You must be a full time student at AU You must be an active student You must fulfill specific requirements for the partner
universities you apply for
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HOW TO APPLY
Check application deadline Send email to [email protected] which must include: your name and student number
Which summer school(s) you wish to apply for
transcript of records
pre-approval from your study board (but you may apply without)
If applying for more summer schools include a prioritized list
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APPLICATION DEADLINES
Institution Course type Application deadlineHokkaido University, Japan Undergraduate, graduate 25 FebruaryLinneaus University, Sweden Undergraduate 11 MarchNordic Centre India Undergraduate and graduate 11 MarchUtrecht Summer School Undergraduate, graduate, PhD 11 MarchTshinghua University, Beijing Undergraduate or 1st year graduate 11 MarchFudan Nordic Centre, Shanghai Undergraduate and graduate (Chinese Politics
and Society)Graduate (Doing Business in China)
11 March
Fudan International Summer Session, Shanghai Undergraduate, graduate and PhD 11 March
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Undergraduate, Non-humanities/Business graduate
11 March
Utrecht Network: We tell – innovative storytelling, Italy*
Undergraduate, graduate, PhD, Postdoc 31 March
Chinese University of Hong Kong Undergraduate 5 AprilUtrecht Network: Challenges for the XXI Century: Data, Information and Communication, Spain*
Undergraduate, graduate, PhD, Postdoc 15 May
King’s College, London Undergraduate 15 May
*Apply directly to summer school
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ALLOCATION CRITERIA
Criteria of Allocation for summer university positions:
Pre-approval GPA Seniority of study Relevant level of study
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APPLICATION RESPONSE
Position offer: You will receive a reply to your application shortly after the
application deadline
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AFTER ALLOCATION
The international office will nominate you to the host institution
You will receive application information from the international office
You apply to host university yourself
Please note that AU cannot guarantee your acceptance to the host university or into specific courses. The host university is entitled to singlehandedly decide which students they will admit.
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Summer school of your choice
Find it – e.g. summerschoolsineurope.eu, Google etc.
Apply for pre-approval
Pay for it – most schools will charge a tuition fee
Apply for Udlandsstipendiet/Scholarship for study abroad
Only if you are a Danish citizen. For other nationalities only in very rare cases:“It is possible to obtain a special grant (tilskud til undervisningsafgift) towards tuition fee for a very small number of educations, such as Hotel and Tourism educations on post graduate level, plus educations containing equal parts of economics and language studies - and only such combinations, that are not offered in Denmark.” (http://www.su.dk/english/studies-abroad/)
GOING OUT ON YOUR OWN
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Apply via SU-kontoret including your pre-approval and letter of acceptance
44.100 per. 60 ECTS: 5 ECTS= 3.675 DKK (de fleste fag på HUM og SAM)
63.300 per. 60 ECTS: 5 ECTS= 5.275 DKK (enkelte fag på HUM, SAM, NAT og SUN)
92.500 per. 60 ECTS: 5 ECTS= 7.710 DKK (de fleste fag på NAT og SUN)
Sample prices:
Prague Summer School of Journalism: 8 ECTS, 6.480 DKK (tuition, housing, events etc.)
Summer School Mannheim: 6 ECTS, 1.341 DKK (tuition only)
Loughborough University: 5 ECTS, 16.750 DKK (tuition, housing, food and events)
UDLANDSSTIPENDIET – FOR TUITION ONLY
QUESTIONS?
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