International Opportunities for Students

International Opportunities for Students • Erasmus+ and other possibilities for students and teacher mobility (including travel grants) • Karin Bennmarker Division of Education International coordinator – Student mobility

• [email protected]

International Opportunities for Students • Meeting for students 18 March 13-15.15 • Information, inspiration, discussion

Exchange programs • • • • • •

Erasmus Nordplus Bilateral agreements (mainly outside of Europe) Summer courses Intensive courses MFS Minor Field Study

ERASMUS + Studies and internships • Program Launched in 1992 • 3 million students have been on Erasmus • Goal for 2020 to have 11 million students mobile in the program. • So far; • From Sweden ca 3000/year • To Sweden ca 9500/year

Slide borrowed from Adam Tyson, EU Commission. Presentation at ACA European Policy Seminar: ”What’s new in Brussels. Recent Development in European Policies and Programmes.” Brussels 30th January 2014.

ERASMUS + Studies and internships • NEW IN ERASMUS + • Exchange possible more than once during each study period (12 months/cycle) • More money to internships and students with special needs. (including socio economic) • Language preparation.

ERASMUS + Studies • Agreements between universities • 3 - 12 months per cycle • Scholarship 315/375 Eur/month • Credit transfer to home university

ERASMUS + Internships • Students at company or organisation • 2 - 12 months per cycle • Scholarship 525/465 Eur/month • Now mainly Landscape arch and equine studies.

Studies in Norden • Nordic and Baltic Agricultural Universities NOVA / BOVA

Nordplus Scholarship Up to 1 month, Intensive courses 330 Eur From 1 month and longer mobility 200 Eur/month + travel grant 250 EUR

Intensive Courses – Summer courses • ELLS Network universities offer many interesting summer courses • 10 Scholarships from SLU – 500 Eur

• http://www.euroleaguestudy.org/109923#jfmulticontent_c232519-1

Outside of Europe Student Exchange places in • • • • • • • •

USA CANADA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND CHILE TAIWAN JAPAN CHINA

Double Degree in the UK • Double Degree at Cranfield University • One year of last master year, courses one semester and project work one semester. • Two degrees in the end!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =DGOEUEblBkc

Study Abroad – Application • Last day for applications for semester long mobilities 1 December 2015 for 2016/2016 • 1st June (for places not taken)

MFS – Minor Field Studies SIDA financed program • Thesis project (Master or Bachelor) • At least 8 weeks • 27 000 kr • Preparatory course

Linneaus-Palme SIDA financed program. Organised at department level with low income country universities. Student and teaching mobility scholarships

Incoming and outgoing exchange students at SLU 500 450 400 350 300 In

250

Out

200 150 100 50 0

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2015: 131 applicants

Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic China Denmark Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Japan Kirgizistan Lathvia Lithuania Moldavia Netherlands New Zeeland Norway Poland Russia Switzerland Slovenia Spain Taiwan Ukraina UK Uruguay US Uzbekistan

Incoming exchange students at SLU, per country, 2014

50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Teaching staff mobility - Erasmus • Agreement with university • Teaching hours mini 8 hr. • Travel grant 700 EUR and daily allowance 140 EUR • Apply ca one month before activity • [email protected]

Travel grants - doctoral studies To promote internationalization of doctoral studies at SLU Apply for; -Study Visits up to 6 months -International courses/ work shops -International conferences Total ca 600 000 SEK spring 2015 Applications 15th February 1st October

Study Abroad

Antal utresande och inkommande Erasmusstudenter 1992-2012 10000 8788

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Inresande studier

Utresande praktik

Inresande praktik

Jämförelse: inkommande och utresande Erasmusstudenter per lärosäte 2011/2012 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0

Incoming Students

Outgoing Students

Inkommande Erasmusstudenter per lärosäte 2011/2012 1000 900

Incoming Students 941 901 843

800 700 600 500

677665 607 550 490 418

400 300 200 100 0

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72 23 20 11 9 9 9 6 6 5 5 3 2

Member institutions 1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU 2. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, UMB 3. Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, NVH 4. Univ. of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, HU-AF 5. Univ. of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, HU-V 6. Univ. of Eastern Finland, School of Forest Sciences, UEF-F 7. Univ. of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, HEALTH 8. Univ. of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, SICENCE 9. Univ. of Aarhus, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, AU-DJF 10. Agricultural University of Iceland, LBHI