Newsletter Programme Internationalisation of Education
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Autumn 2016
Moving Forward
Preface
Reflections by Ellen Hey
Introducing
The Strategic Programme How to get into your Internationalisation dream university of Education
Moving Forward I start by welcoming all students to the academic year 2016-2017, both those for whom this is their first time at Erasmus and those who are returning. Given my function as Advisor on the Internationalization of Education of the Executive Board of the University, I add a special welcome for international students.
I sincerely hope that studying at EUR will enhance your intellectual and other competencies, with a view to discovering wat moving forward means for your life. Moving forward is also what internationalization of education is about. Yet, while we must keep moving, we must also be willing to change course, in view of changing circumstances. This means that our route most likely will not resemble a straight line forward. Perhaps more importantly, if we are to ‘move forward’ we must adopt a wide perspective and stop to think about our next move, forward.
Ellen Hey Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam has a strategic programme in place with the aim to strengthen the international dimension of its educational programmes – and students, faculty and staff – into a globalising world. Through a wide range of subjects, the programme wants to contribute to the Internationalisation of Education at the Erasmus University. Read more about what the projects are all about.
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Introducing Rotterdam Student the Programme Summer School mobility
International Master Student Recruitment Trika Harms zum Spreckel (trika.harmszumspreckel@eur.nl We’re taking on three subprojects to increase diversity in the university’s international classrooms, with a focus on master recruitment. First, a three-year awareness and lead development effort in four target countries: Mexico , UK , India and Spain . Marketing will be customized to the interests and needs of students in each country.
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Secondly, to help prospective master students from other parts What would I like to learn? of the world get an idea of what it’s like to study on our campus
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Editor Carien van der Wal Text editing Anne Husar, Roger Staats
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Most, Caren Huygelen, Alain Gil Gonzalez Contributors Gwen de Bruin, Marjo Gallé, Emma Hamilton, Trika Harms zum Spreckel, Ellen Hey, Ad Hofstede, Carien van der Wal, Mijke Zeegers
without ever visiting Rotterdam, we are developing a ‘virtual experience’ for launch in 2017. Think of a virtual tour or a selection of online videos and images that help students evaluate the ‘feeling and vibe’ of studying here; a complement to the ‘facts and figures’ of programmes, rankings, and fees they can find elsewhere online. The third initiative aims to help students who have been accepted at Erasmus University to make an informed decision about enrolment, through personal and welcoming contact. We will help train and tool current students to get in touch with these prospective students to help them with any outstanding questions or concerns.
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Targets: UK, Spain, India, Mexico Funded by strategic project Maintance targets: Germany, China, France, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria and Countries of interest: Lithuania, Romania, Indonesia, Russia, Ireland, Poland Used as guide for USC MC recruting initiatives and projects. Rest of world Supported by global services provided by USC MC. Country specific efforts funded by faculties.
www.eur.nl/internationalisation Where can I gain this experience?
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The people behind the programme Standing from left to right: Emma Hamilton (Internationalisation Curriculum), Adri Meijdam (Internationalisation Curriculum), Mijke Zeegers (Development and International Funding, Rotterdam Summer School), Gwen de Bruin (Programme Management, Master Portfolio, Facilities, Services & Hospitality), Carien van der Wal (Communication), Marjo Gallé (Programme Management, Networks), Jesse Schreuders (no longer working at EUR), Dirkje Schinkelshoek (no longer working at EUR), Trika Harms zum Spreckel (Student Recruitment). Not in picture: Ellen Hey (Advisor to the Executive Board), Godelieve van Heteren (Advisor project Strategic Network), Mark den Uijl (programme assistent).
Internationalisation of Curriculum Adri Meijdam (ameijdam@rsm.nl) & Emma Hamilton (hamilton@eshcc.eur.nl ) Strengthening the international dimension of education at Erasmus University is of essential importance. This project aims at three aspects of internationalisation of the curriculum: One, putting in place well-defined and realistic ‘Intended International and Intercultural Learning Outcomes’ in all pre-experience programmes offered at EUR. This will lead to a better visibility of what EUR does on offering international / multicultural classrooms, with effective communication within a heterogeneous student group. Second, attention will be given to essential curriculum adjustments (mobility window), financial support, expanding exchange networks, and increasing our provision of courses in English, to enable at least 15% of our Dutch students to travel abroad for an exchange. Thirdly, having teachers follow the newly developed teacher training course ‘Teaching in the International Classroom’, will help us achieve our ambitions to offer a truly international classroom to professionally prepare our students as world citizens (pilot November 2016). Facilities, Services and Hospitality Gwen de Bruin (gwen.debruin@eur.nl) This project mainly aims to improve the current provision of facilities, services and hospitality to international students and to Erasmus University students who want to go abroad for exchange. The Erasmus International Office has been joined by several new staff members, including a new department head, to support the increasing number of international students
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that come to our university. We’re working on creating a centralised online hub for information concerning the needs of (prospective) international students and staff, and creating a centralised online hub for information concerning the needs of Dutch students who want to go abroad (contact Engelsman@oos.eur.nl for more information). Another example is improving the system of Buddy Programmes within the faculties. This will help the international student become familiar with, and adapt more easily to, the new university environment and to the Dutch culture and way of life. The project also works on improving the conditions for international students to learn Dutch, to earn money, and to make use of careers services during their studies at the EUR.
Visit the Language and Training Centre to learn more about their offer on language testing, language courses and study skills training: www.eur.nl/english/ltc/ Also look for the Erasmus Language Sharing initiative (ELS, part of the LTC): a multicultural student platform where students can exchange, learn and share different languages and cultures.
Project Development and International Funding Mijke Zeegers (mijke.zeegers@eur.nl) Mijke supports the faculties with the development of new educational projects with international partners. These can be minors, new Master programmes, or other international cooperation’s. These developments may be funded by the
Erasmus+ programme, the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport. Together with an external consultant, eligible projects and opportunities are identified, and applications are reviewed in order to submit the best proposal. 2016 was a good year for Erasmus University in terms of educational innovation grants. Since 2014, EUR has invested in the development of international educational projects that are funded by European Erasmus+ grants. Erasmus+ is the equivalent of Horizon 2020 and has the aim of stimulating educational innovation and internationalisation. EUR is the coordinator of two Dutch Strategic Partnerships and participates in a third. This means we are currently participating in three of the seven Dutch Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education, which is exceptional. The first of these projects is the Research Master in European and International Criminology - REMEIC (ESL), which will lead to a new two-year Master coordinated by ESL. The second is led by the RSM, who will set up the European Network for Advancement of Business and Landscape Education – ENABLE; and the third project is led by RISBO, who is partner in the Online Proctoring for Remote Examination. We were also extremely pleased with the selection of the new Erasmus Mundus Master Global Market, Local Creativities, coordinated by the University of Glasgow, in which ESHCC is partner. In addition, RSM was awarded more than €800,000 for their International Security Management Knowledge Alliance, which will create sustainable and concrete resources and structures to foster international security collaborations.
Strategic networks and academic partnerships Marjo Gallé (marjo.galle@eur.nl) and Godelieve van Heteren (godelieve.vanheteren@eur.nl) At present, the EUR as such is not a member of any of the traditional major international university networks. Being part of an international network will help to strengthen the university’s international reputation and profile, will create new options for cooperation in education and research and will improves the chances of success when tendering for international projects. Setting up such a network is not an easy task. We have however reached consensus on the objectives and focus on education, research, knowledge transfer & skills development; the choice for a specific ‘DNA’ of prospective partners => Urban Innovative & Entrepreneurial’ universities.
General approaches Community of Practice: people with expert knowledge and experience in a specific field share their knowledge and experience with stakeholders in the organisation, by joining forces on projects. Global Education Café: a meeting place for all that is happening within the Internationalisation of Education programme, taking place quarterly. Here we present updates on the progress of various projects, informally share EUR ‘good practices’ in internationalisation, and involve and inform others than only those directly involved in projects.
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Rotterdam Summer School
The Rotterdam Summer School is one of the initiatives within the strategic programme ‘Internationalisation of Education’. Some faculties and departments had already organized summer courses themselves, but there was little cohesion. Now that we have joined forces with other higher education institutions in Rotterdam, we are a much stronger team. One of our goals is to attract talented Rotterdam Summer School masters and PhD students to Erasmus University. The idea is that they are so enthusiastic after attending Rotterdam Summer School courses that they come back for a full programme. Our ambition is that, starting with 50 students, we hope to expand over the years to 2,000 students, offering a range of 150 courses. The faculties will provide the content of the courses as well as the course leaders. Rotterdam Summer School is responsible for everything else, including marketing, website, registration and housing. In the summer of 2016 we offered various courses together with the ‘University of Applied Sciences’ in Rotterdam (Hogeschool Rotterdam) and the Willem the Kooning Academy of Art in Rotterdam. www.rotterdamsummerschool.com
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Experience from one of the participants
‘A smart way to enjoy a holiday’
‘Going to lectures during the summer holidays might not be the first thing you think of after finishing your last exam. However, at the Rotterdam Summer School you do much more than “learn new things”: you meet people from all over the world, making potential friends for life.
Everyone in the group has their own reason for spending a week at the Rotterdam Summer School, but above all, we want to become better writers. I’m impressed by the level of proficiency of my fellow students, most of whom are not native (English) speakers.
No Costa del Sol or Côte d’Azur for me this year; I’m staying in Rotterdam. So I enrolled in a creative writing course. It was great fun spending an entire week doing what I enjoy best with a group of inspiring people from all over the world. “Rotterdam Summer School, a smart way to enjoy a holiday” Seven of us, from the UK, Mexico, Slovakia and the Netherlands, spent a week working on various assignments under the enthusiastic lead of Pauline Slot, an author and inspired teacher. You could do worse.
In the mornings, we attended a lecture, spending the afternoons doing homework. This year, there was not yet a social programme – that’s planned for next year, so we organised our own trips: an afternoon visit to the Markthal for lunch and people watching, and an afternoon film in Lantaarn/Venster. I can recommend it to everyone, in particular students who have quite a long holiday. And besides relaxation, there’s plenty of time to use your brain.’
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Student Mobility
Why it matters Every year we welcome a great number of students who come to study at Erasmus University Rotterdam. At the same time, we encourage our own students to go abroad as part of their bachelor or master programme. Erasmus University wants to establish partnerships with other higher educational institutions with relevant profiles. But a partnership can never be one-sided: we focus on two-way traffic by inspiring as many of our students as possible to study abroad, and thereby gain language skills and cultural experience. Graduates with international experience have better career perspectives than those without. International experience encourages students to learn other languages and helps them understand cultural sensitivities and to become global citizens. One day they will become ambassadors for Erasmus University, which is exactly why it is so important to promote student mobility within our institution. Sadly, there are still many barriers, including credit recognition, quality assurance, language as well as financial issues. The upside of it all is that student can participate in the EU-Erasmus mobility programme. Although this alone is not sufficient, it is a step in the right direction. An active workinggroup provides advice and ideas on how to encourage students to go abroad for a period, and how to enable their faculties to facilitate this exchange. A major challenge lies ahead of us, so to inspire you, we have asked some of our students and staff to reflect on student mobility based on their own experiences.
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The coordinators
The professor
Markus Klimek, 47, anaesthetist, student coordinator of the Department of Anaesthesiology at Erasmus Medical Centre, counsellor for foreign interns who come to Rotterdam for an internship in Anaesthesiology, and for Rotterdam students who go abroad for an internship in Anaesthesiology
Ben Wubs, Associate Professor Economic & Business History, ESHCC and Appointed Project Professor Kyoto University
I moved here from Germany, but have been living and working in Rotterdam for several years. Although my native country is relatively close, I notice a lot of cultural differences. These always play a role, because what may be the most natural thing in the world to me can be incomprehensible to others. Therefore, we must be sure not to impose our values on others without reflection and due care. The experience of living abroad is very important, as you gain organizational and cultural sensitivity, and it helps students to be more open to other norms and values. Unfortunately, I haven’t been on an exchange, but I’ve always done a lot of different things besides my studies. I was active in the German version of the MFVR (Medical Faculty Association) and our local church community. My message to students is, make sure that you branch out, so that you focus on more than your studies and on achieving high grades. Broaden your horizons, for example by travelling abroad. An internship abroad will add value, you’ll learn much more than the coursework, and this is pretty difficult to achieve if you don’t go on an exchange. That’s why we’re now working with a number of leading universities around the world.
Dr. M.J. Koudstaal, 41, Maxillofacial surgeon and coordinator of the international Craniofacial Surgery research project between Rotterdam, London (Great Ormond Street Hospital/UCL), Boston (Boston Children’s Hospital/ Harvard), and Toronto (SickKids Hospital/ University of Toronto) International experience within the field of medicine gives students the opportunity to expand their knowledge on different types of health-care systems, enabling them to reflect on their future profession as a physician in the Netherlands. Moreover, studying abroad, in a totally different environment, forces students to step outside their comfort zones: meeting new people, discovering new places, or getting exposed to different views ultimately changes the way they look at things. It often leaves a lifelong impression.
Markus Klimek
Dr. M.J. Koudstaal
When I was studying, there were no exchange programmes, so I arranged my own! Now, fortunately, there are many opportunities for exchange programmes. My research focuses, amongst other things, on the history of the international fashion industry, with an emphasis on denim, fashion shows and large multinational fashion companies like LVMH. Although Amsterdam is a real denim hub, I need an international platform as a researcher, because fashion is, by definition, a highly international industry. For every student and also for his or her teachers, international experience is important. The international classroom forces students and teachers to step out of their comfort zones, and it also promotes international cooperation.
Our students work on part of their master at these universities. The International Master students prepare for a rewarding career that does not stop at national borders. The target of 15 % of students on exchange that we have here at the Erasmus is a great step forward and allows for future growth.
‘Your perspective is determined by where you stand’
A request via the Erasmus Mundus programme for an international master with universities in Gottingen, Barcelona and Glasgow (GLOCAL) has now been approved. Furthermore, we are working on setting up an International Master for the Fashion Industry (IMFI) with universities in Paris, Brescia and Stockholm.
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The students Ceciel Meiborg, Dutch, 27, Bachelor FW, Master at London, Kingston University, currently Master student in New York City I’ve been accepted at New School to do a two-year master in social research, and hopefully my PhD afterwards. In order to be able to do my PhD in the States, I first have to finish my master there. The New School is part of a consortium with NYU and Columbia University. It’s a place where I can work on my MA with lecturers who have a lot of expertise in continental philosophy. The New School was number one on my shortlist, and I consider myself fortunate to have been accepted. To other students who are considering continuing their studies abroad, I would say: cherish your personal contacts from day one, attend conferences in your field of interest, choose a subject that is of interest for the accepting school, spend a lot of time on writing a good proposal and choosing your advocates and supporters. You need funds for this, so to arrange the
Ceciel Meiborg funding for my studies, I work hard and even took up my old job again this summer for additional cash. To keep on track academically, I published an article, became a member of a reading group, took several useful courses, attended conferences and saved most of my earnings: I need around 34,000 USD per year. The New School helped by waiving 35% of the tuition fee because they thought I had a strong application. I applied
and got a 12,500 USD Fulbright scholarship (founded in 1946 by US senator J. William Fulbright). The Fulbright programme offers support for many of the practicalities such as arranging a visa and medical insurance. Furthermore, I was awarded €7,500 from the Prince Bernard fund, and €4,000 from the Hendrik Muller fund. Together with my savings, this should be enough to cover the first year. In my second year, I’ll have to find a job, preferably within the university, where they employ several graduate students. If all goes well, I’ll be accepted on the PhD programme and hopefully earn a salary. One of the conditions of the Fulbright program is that I have to go back to the Netherlands afterwards, at least for two years, to be an ambassador for the programme and inspire other students. Going abroad takes you out of your comfort zone; it’s just you, without many of your usual securities. But it’s also an enrichment, and you’ll live more intensely afterwards. My parents are getting used to it by now; my siblings have been diagnosed with the same travel virus!
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The students
The alumni
Jason Stokker, Dutch, 22, third-year medical student, going on exchange in 2017 to Harvard University, USA When I graduated from high school, I was offered a scholarship to the USA because I played American football at a high level, but it came too early for me; I was really determined to study medicine. I started out as a student in biomedical sciences at the University of Amsterdam, and was grateful when I was offered a place at Erasmus University. Both universities have a very different approach; in Rotterdam, students are offered a lot of opportunities to develop themselves, there are extracurricular projects like the VCMS funding, the association of surgery for medical students. Last but not least, the Rotterdam mentality differs from Amsterdam. It’s, ‘work your ass off!’ but that’s exactly what makes me tick. I compare arranging your exchange with baking an apple pie: you need a recipe in order to do it successfully. If you follow the steps in the process, it becomes clear and you’ll find what you’re looking for. But it all starts with the simple decision: yes, I want to go abroad to study for a while. To me, it was Harvard from day one, but getting accepted is another thing. I listened to experiences from fellow students to get inspired and that made it more feasible. I knew that one of the surgeons I was in contact with who works in my field of interest, teaches at Harvard as well. He also happens to be a strong advocate for students going abroad. He guided me through the process and was a strong supporter for me to get into Harvard. Studying abroad, especially at an Ivy League university, doesn’t come cheap. I took several jobs, saved money and also applied for scholarships. If you want to apply for a scholarship, make sure you get the dates right because, at the end of the day, it’s all about deadlines. Show a pro-active attitude and take care of the practicalities in time, like applying for a visa. Imagine what you’ll learn, not only once you’re there, but during the process of getting accepted.
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Laura Perotto
go on exchange. So far, I’ve only seen benefits, especially in terms of personal growth. In the beginning, I was afraid of being lonely, but being alone sometimes isn’t the same, I now know. I really recommend that other students go abroad, since it forces you to leave your comfort zone and experience so many new and wonderful things. What I appreciated most was how welcoming people at Erasmus MC were. It made the adjustment much easier and my stay here unforgettable. I am very grateful to have had this wonderful opportunity.
the crowd by getting high grades and writing a good motivation letter. I gave a short presentation with a solid financial plan. Figuring out the various courses is tricky, which is why I talked about them with students who’d been to York University last year. IBCoM helped me by providing information, organizing sessions, and even finding a curriculum to fit.
Laura Perotto, Swiss, 24, 5th year student, medical school, University of Zurich The University of Zurich only has limited options for student exchange programmes, and you have to perform really well in order to be eligible. Since I didn’t want to put that pressure on myself, I organized my own exchange at Erasmus MC. As a non-EU student, it’s more difficult as we have limited or no access to Erasmus exchange programmes and funding. I also liked the idea of taking things into my own hands because, due to medical school, my timetable has always been fixed and structured by someone else. Because I arranged my own exchange, I needed to take care of everything. To make a choice I read reviews from other students on the internet. Erasmus MC got really good reviews, which is why I then sent a letter of motivation to Markus Klimek, the exchange coordinator. I remember sending it one evening and getting a phone call from him the next morning while in class. At first I didn’t pick up since I didn’t recognize the number, but it turned out to be Dr. Klimek, explaining that I was very welcome. ‘Going on exchange took me out of my comfort zone.’ I asked the staff at the University of Zurich to send a letter of recommendation in which they stated that I was eligible to go on exchange. In terms of living arrangements, I ended up renting a room through Airbnb, which I can really recommend to other students because for long stays you pay less. My grandfather is a doctor, but I wasn’t pushed towards this career path. It was my childhood dream to become an archaeologist, but as I can’t draw, don’t like dirt, and am very impatient, I realized that archaeology really wasn’t my thing. When at high school we had to take preparatory classes for university, I chose medicine, and it happened to be the right choice. I hope that other students will be inspired to take matters into their own hands and
Niels van Deuren, founder of Housing Anywhere, 28, RSM-alumnus, graduated in 2012.
Ninette Neuteboom, Dutch, 20, ESHCC, IBCoM, 3rd year exchange student at York University in Toronto I’ve been in Canada for five months; it was number one on my list because I find it such an interesting country. The universities are much larger here and, in addition to attending lectures, I also want to travel around. Studying abroad provides a different perspective. I saved the money I earned from a variety of odd jobs and, with the help of student grants and cheap public transport, I have enough for my stay in Canada. I budgeted €10,000 for my time here. You can apply for scholarships. Make sure that you apply in time, as most scholarship providers have tight deadlines. Living on campus will have cost me between 500-600 Canadian dollars per month. In addition, I need a ‘meal pass’ which costs about 1,000 Canadian dollars for 3 months. Because I’ll be in Canada for more than 6 months, I also need to apply for a regular visa which costs €5, and I can apply for this online. ESHCC and York University have an exchange agreement. For every York University student who comes to EUR, a EUR student can go to York University. York University is high on many students’ wish list. If you want to go to a university that is favoured by many of our fellow students, it’s important to stand out from
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Ans Kluivers Ans Kluivers, Dutch, 21, medical student, arranged her own exchange at the trauma department in Sankt Johann in the Tyrol, Austria. I wanted to put my own spin on my minor, so I chose to organize it myself. I wanted to do something in the field of trauma surgery, and after some brainstorming, my mother came up with the idea to see what was possible in Austria. Eventually, I wrote to six hospitals. The hospital in St. Johann in the Tyrol responded immediately and enthusiastically. After a lot of contact with the hospital and consultation with EUR, I arranged to start at the end of August 2015, for 10 weeks. Undertaking a minor at the department of trauma surgery is a guarantee for long but very instructive days! Certainly at the beginning, German with a Tyrolean accent was a challenge, but fortunately I got used to it very quickly. I underwent a lot of shadowing in the emergency department and I also joined courses other students in the hospital were taking. During the skiing season, the trauma department is really busy, and their helicopter sometimes flies out more than 10 times a day. I was there in the summer season so it was quieter and there was more time for people working there to explain things. I would recommend that everyone spend some time studying abroad. I learned a lot from my experience in Sankt Johann in the Tyrol, for example a new language; I can now speak fluent German. In addition, you get to know more about yourself if you spend a period abroad. I especially learned a lot about broadening my thinking, and
I thought of the idea of Housing Anywhere when I was a student on an exchange to Singapore. Now we are active in 500 cities in 118 countries, and have 37 employees. It’s an online platform where students who go abroad offer their rooms to students who come to study from abroad. After all, if you’re a student living in student housing, you get a lot more from the local student life. Incidentally, I still live in a student house! Universities pay a membership fee and take care of our PR. Students who rent a room via the website pay a fee of 25% of the first month’s rent. We foresee a strong growth for years to come. As well as operating in the Netherlands, we have also expanded in to Russia. The demand in Russia is high, and there’s a surplus of similar companies while in the Netherlands there is in fact a shortage. We have no real competition, for example Airbnb is still very focused on tourists.
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have become much more open-minded about going anywhere. In addition, in practice you learn a lot about assessing situations and developing a realistic look at things. The cost of travelling to Austria was low, as I drove there with my parents. Via the hospital I could rent an apartment and bike for 350 euros per month. Of course you
Alumnus turned entrepreneur Jan Paul Vegt, cofounder G&D Europe, talks about the great value of international experience for students. I founded G&D together with one of my fellow students. He came from China and came to EUR for his master. Unfortunately, because of many extra-curricular activities, I didn’t consider going on an exchange programme myself, but I’d really like to say how important it is to have experience abroad, not only for your career but also for personal development. Our company wants to encourage students to gain experience abroad, and this is one of the reasons why we created the G&D Europe scholarship. We still focus only on Chinese students who come to EUR for a master programme. Scholarship promotion is done via Sin-Online, email and EUR websites. The registration period is relatively short, just two weeks, nevertheless the number of applications is high and of high quality. The aim of the scholarship is to give students a financial helping hand. We often see that these students have sufficient financial resources for their first year but not for the second. We therefore want to help students in advance of their need. In time, we’d like to grow to a minimum of 5 scholarships of €3,000, and extend our focus to all students from outside the EU.
then have the cost of living, but you also have that at home. My minor at Erasmus was linked with the exchange, and I also benefited from a discount from Erasmus MC. If you want to go abroad, I would definitely recommend that you inquire about the options for scholarships. These need to be arranged in time, because the deadlines are often far in advance of the planned exchange.
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How to get into your dream university Make a decision do I want to go abroad?
What would I like to learn?
Problem solving skills
Global awareness
Management skills
Adaptability skills
Other skills
Where can I gain this experience?
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Your dream university
What does it take to get me there? ∞ Are there any additional qualifications I need? ∞ What should I work on? ∞ Are there any information sessions I can attend?
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China
Switzerland
Make a budget
Don’t forget
∞ What will this experience cost me?
Book a ticket
∞ What does the university already offer me?
Do I need a visa?
∞ How can I raise funds? ∞ Am I eligible for scholarships?
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Do I need vaccinations? Contact with your university Information about the programme
∞ Do I have to make new connections? ∞ What are the application procedures and deadlines?
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How about ECTs?
ENJOY and get the most out of YOUR experience!
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