/Athene Mari Dagnall Planning officer for student exchange

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1 9.12.2014 /Athene Mari Dagnall Planning officer for student exchange
Student exchange for /Athene Mari Dagnall Planning officer for student exchange

2 How? Your opportunities to get international: Student exchange
Summer schools Traineeship abroad, e.g. AScI International majors such as Eurecom and FIF Master’s programmes in English International double-degree programmes Final thesis abroad Becoming international at home

3 For who? All the students At the time of application:
Bachelor degree: 60 op completed Master’s degree: 30 op completed, present for one term Grade point avarage. 2.00

4 Why?

5 Erasmus Impact Study 2014 “Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students and the internationalisation of higher education institutions” A large survey by European Comission feedback from nearly respondents including students and businesses. confirms EU student exchange scheme boosts employability and job mobility Young people who study or train abroad not only gain knowledge in specific disciplines, but also strengthen key transversal skills which are highly valued by employers.

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8 SCI:n opiskelijoiden kokemukset (2010-2013)
tuotantotalouden opiskelijoiden syksyllä tekemä harjoitustyö perustuu SCI:n vaihdossa olleiden opiskelijoiden kirjoittamiin vaihtoraportteihin. Tutkimus tukee käsityksiä siitä, että vaihto-opiskelu koetaan hyödylliseksi työelämälle.   In the Studying skills and methods subcategory (38%): Language skills, Team Working. In the Cultural knowledge and understanding subcategory (39%):  General cultural knowledge, Social behavior and Practical skills In the Personal development subcategory (23%): Networking, Self-reflection and New perspectives

9 Results autumn 2014 Impact of “Exchange experiences” on “Academic achievements”
A majority (over 70%) of Aalto University students considered the exchange study have positive influences on their academic achievements. 72% assert that their exchange study has enhanced their employment prospects multicultural knowledge ability to adjust in a foreign culture or environment language skills gained social contacts

10 What? part of the Aalto University degree
for one term or one academic year Possible: to apply to the same place with a friend/girl- or boyfriend Possible: more than one time not yet possible: exchange places of BIZ and ARTS. not possible: to continue over the summer to autumn

11 New for ! Erasmus scholarship amounts will be different from the scholarhships to other destinations - according to the destination country and the lenght of the stay Obilgatory online language test before and after the exchange + possibillity for online language course - does not affect on getting the exchange place Global Mindset –questionary + exchange reporting in Mobility Tool Additional scholarship for Erasmus exchange student with under aged children (200 €/month) language certificate of the language of the studies (not the native language as so far) > note, the field specific destinations still apply! All Erasmus destinations are equally open for all the SCI students (no priviledges based on study fields)

12 Mitä vaihdossa voi opiskella?
Uudet opiskelijat: Kandin sivuaine (20-25 op) tai vapaasti valittavat (25-30 op), Kandi-tutkinnossa: vaihtoaika ajoittunee opintovuodelle Huom! SCI projektikurssin ja kandiseminaarin ajoitukset! Vaihto-opintoja ei kandiohjelman pääaineen kurssivalikoimaan >>perus- ja pääaineopinnot Aalto- yliopistossa. Vaihto ok myös DI-vaiheessa Kansainvälinen sivuaine (20-25 op)

13 International Studies Minor
Vaihto-opintojen helppo ja sujuva sisällyttäminen tutkintoon Jos haluat tuoda kansainvälisen osaamisesi korostetusti esille tutkinnossasi 20-25 ECTS, voi olla sivuaine tai valinnaisten opintojen kokonaisuus joko kandi- tai maisteritutkinnossa Sisältö: Vähintään 15 op oman alan opintoja Enintään 10 op kieli ja kulttuuriopintoja (poikkeuksena erityiset vaihto- ohjelmat, joissa sisältönä pelkästään kieltä ja kulttuuria, esim. Japanin ja Kiinan kohteissa) Enintään 5 op mahdollista korvata Aalto-yliopiston kursseilla mikäli op vaatimus ei täyty vaihtoajan opinnoilla Suositeltuja sisältöjä: kielikurssit (edistynyt taso), kulttuurienvälisen viestinnän kurssit, kansainvälisesti suuntautuneet oman alan kurssit Ei voi sisältää kandi- tai DI-työtä eikä lähtökohtaisesti kv-harjoittelua

14 In what language? Recommended: local language
In English ok, IF enough courses available and host university allows Erasmus-exchange: language certificate by Aalto University Language Center Long distance and some European destinations: possible TOEFL/ IELTS, have to be done well in time! Always check the language test requirements of the host university!

15 Important: language level requirements!
If a certain CERF level is required by the exchange destination, the language certificate must show that this level has been reached. It is only possible to show your level, if you have completed a certain level course in Aalto University. All language center English language courses are at at least B2 -level. TOEFL/IELTS normally suitable instead of CERF-test

16 Money matters Aalto University grants an exchange scholarship for every student getting Aalto’s exchange place. exchanges place = automatic Aalto scholarship for exchange studies The objective for exchange studies and prerequisite for getting the scholarship is to gain 30cr/semester The Aalto scholarship for outgoing exchange students: One semester or thesis work abroad: EUR 1500 Full academic year: EUR 2500 Erasmus students: according to destination and length of the stay In addition: CIMO Accessibility Grant in Erasmus-, First- ja Nordtek-programmes (when an injury, impairment, illness, learning difficulty or other special need causes such additional costs as are not covered by other sources.) Family Grant for students with children (ErasmusPlus) Normal Finnish study grant and housing support, higher monthly study loan

17 Where to go?

18 Next Application Periods
Exchange during Europe (Erasmus) Nordic countries (Nordtek) Long distance (bilateral) destinations September 2015: left over places from spring application round, Nordtek

19 Bilateral exchange destinations of schools of engineering and tecnology
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Panama, United States Russia

20 North is calling! - Nordtek exchange programme
No limitations for places. You will most likely get the place what you want in first place. No tuition fees Same academic calender with Finland, exchange period easy to organise Accommodation usually arranged by the host university Excellent and good quality tuition in English in most of the Nordic universities. Yes, there are enough differences in Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Island compared to Finland to make your exchange interesting! 

21 To Europe with ErasmusPlus -programme
No tuition fees (but not student union fees, insurance and miscellaneous charges for materials). Easy to plan with European study credit system: 1 ECTS = 1 Aalto credit) Places available almost in every European country Please check the language requirements per destination! Some destinations require language skills of the country, meaning English skills are not enough.

22 SCI bilateral exchange partners
Country Institution CSE Ind Eng LIFE Math Phy SCI (all fields) Brazil Universidade de São Paulo x China Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Tongji University Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong India Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Japan Hokkaido University Kyoto Institute of Technology Mexico Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Taiwan National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

23 Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ITAM
well reputated private research university, especially in business and computer science. no tuition fees, ITAM helps with accommodation suitable studies for all SCI students both for bachelor and master level studies applicant’s academic index should be 50,00 or higher. studying in Spanish: Students wishing to apply should have studied Spanish for minimum two academic years prior to the exchange period Application DL

24 City University of Hong Kong
College of Science and Engineering Department of Biology and Chemistry Department of Building and Construction Department of Computer Science Department of Electronic Engineering Department of Mathematics Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Department of Physics and Materials Science Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Division of Building Science and Technology All tuition in English, suitable studies for all SCI students Programmes mainly on bachelor level but both BSc and Msc can apply Four semester places per year applicant’s academic index should be 50,00 or higher. Application DL

25 Indian Institutes of Technology IIT Madras, Chennai IIT Bombay, Mumbai IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
Group of autonomous public engineering and management institutes of India, represents the top higher education institutes in India suitable studies for all SCI students Both for bachelor and master level studies Applicant’s academic index should be 50,00 or higher.

26 Tongj University (Shanghai, Kiina)
for Software Engineering students who have completed their Bachelor's degree in main parts/fully. both for bachelor and master level studies if research studies > TOEFL/IELTS-test required No tuition fees Strong links to Aalto: Aalto-Tongji Design Factory (ATDF) over 200 Finnish companies in Shanghai (the biggest locus outside Europe) with active social/free time life for also Aalto students to take part = chances to make important connections for the future work life. E.g. Finnish Young Professionals in Shanghai – networking evenings. applicant’s academic index should be 50,00 or higher.

27 Universidade de São Paulo USP (Brasilia)
Institute of Mathematics and Statistics IME Tietotekniikan sekä TFM:n opiskelijoille 2 opiskelijaa/lukuvuosi Kandi- tai DI-vaiheessa Vaihtoaika: lukuvuosi tai yksi lukukausi Brasilian suurin ja maineikkain yliopisto, julkinen 88 261opiskelijaa, 3. suurin Latinalaisen Amerikassa Ei lukukausimaksuja, USP avustaa asunnon etsimisessä. Opiskelu portugaliksi Tunnusluvun oltava yli 50 Hakuaika

28 DI-vaihe: Kaksoistutkinto-ohjelmat
Kansainväliset kaksoistutkinto- ohjelmat ovat yliopistojen kansainvälisiä yhteistyöohjelmia, joissa suoritat opintoja kahdessa yliopistossa ja saat myös tutkintotodistuksen molemmista; opintoaika ei välttämättä pitene, mutta hyöty on moninkertainen. Käytännössä… Opiskelet partneriyliopistossa yhden lukukauden tai lukuvuoden – kuten normaalissakin vaihdossa – mutta saat tutkintotodistuksen ko. yliopistosta! ge.action?pageId=

29 Infolaiset Euroopassa 2011-2014
Ohjelma sopimus Kohdemaa Kohdeyliopisto Erasmus all Austria Graz University of Technology Denmark Denmarks Tekniske Universitet Latvia Riga Technical University Spain Universidad Politécnica de Valencia ETSII Sweden Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Switzerland Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ELEC Greek University of Patras tik Germany Technische Universität Berlin Technische Universität Darmstadt Netherlands Eindhoven University of Technology tuo Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Portugal Universidade do Porto University of Lausanne

30 Infolaiset merten takana 2011-2014
Ohjelma Kohdemaa Kohdeyliopisto Free mover Australia The University of Sydney Kiina Tongi University Free Mover New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Free mover opiskelija/ Asia Exchange Thailand Prince of Songkla University Nordtek Island University of Iceland Sweden Chalmers University of Technology Tekniikan alan kahdenvälinen vaihtosopimus China Fudan University Zhejiang University Japan Tokyo Institute of Technology Singapore Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore

31 2014-15 China The University of Hong Kong Tongji University Denmark
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet France Ecole Centrale Paris Germany Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Island University of Island Japan The University of Tokyo, Netherlands Technische Universiteit Eindhoven University of Amsterdam Portugal Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Singapore Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Taiwan National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

32 How to choose the destination?
Any good hints from professors and teaching staff? Read exchange raports, also from other destinations than just the main interest Get to known the international students here at Aalto University (international tutor, AYY and guild activities…) In general, applying is rather independent process and requires tolerance for uncertanity… Mapping your own interests: to where and why? Your language skills? Where can you find studies suitable for your degree? Personal interest in some certain country/culture? Cost of exchange period For one or two semesters? Note to check the academic calender of the destination! Always check the application info per destination!

33 How to apply? Choose your destination/-s
Choose the courses per destination, make a study plan per destination Get the study plans accepted by the study planning officer and professor Get the other application documents: - language certificate/-s - transcript of records - ect. Fill in the online application, attach the documents as PDF to the application, send, print as PDF and return the PDF- document together with the original documents to the coordinator of the first destination

34 If more questions, please contact : Mari Dagnall School of Science International Student Services, CSE-building, room A226,