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Student Exchange (Outbound)

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Student exchange can be a good learning experience. Joining a student exchange programme allows you to live and study overseas for a few months. During that period, you are registered as a full time student in an overseas institution. Course credits earned can be counted towards your academic programme at CityU.

Student exchange is becoming more popular among university students worldwide in recent years. Many MEEM students joined student exchange programmes. They went to Austria, France, USA, Singagore, Sweden, China, ... The department has also been hosting exchange students from various countries.

Number of students taking part in Student Exchange Programme
2002
/03    		 2003
/04    		 2004
/05    		 2005
/06    		 2006
/07    		 2007
/08    		 2008
/09    		 2009
/10    		 2010
/11    
Inbound 4 2 3 11 29 30 21 20 19
Outbound - 1 7 9 11 14 18 15 20

Where to go ?

CityU has exchange agreements with a large number of overseas institutions. All CityU students may apply to those institutions for student exchange. The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) and our department also have agreements with a number of institutions. All MEEM students may apply to these institutions as well.

Institutions with Departmental Student Exchange Agreement
University Country

Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences


Academic Calendar:
Winter semester: end of September - middle of February
Summer semester: end of February - middle of July

 Austria
School of Management
(Steyr Campus)

Link to institute: www.fh-ooe.at/en/steyr-campus/
Link to student exchange info: www.fh-ooe.at/en/steyr-campus/international/incoming-students/

Course selection: look for courses taught in English
(Semester A exchange only)

English language proficiency requirements:
TOEFL CBT 196, TOEFL IBT 70, IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 700, or Cambridge FCE

 School of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
(Wels Campus)

Link to institute: www.fh-ooe.at/en/wels-campus/
Link to student exchange info: www.fh-ooe.at/en/wels-campus/international/incoming-students/

Course selection: look for courses taught in English

Linnaeus University

School of Technology and Design

Academic Calendar:
Autumn semester: end of August - middle of January
Spring semester: middle of January - beginning of June

Link to institute: lnu.se/about-lnu/about-linnaeus-university?l=en
Link to student exchange info: www.vxu.se/english/students/exchange/

Course selection: courses offered by the School of Technology and Design
(i.e. look under Total Quality Maintenance in the Courses & Programs)

 Sweden

Troyes University of Technology


Academic Calendar:
Winter semester: beginning of September* - middle of January
Summer semester: end of February* - end of June
* Required French intensive course starting 4 weeks before the semester.

Link to institute: www3.utt.fr/uk/
Link to student exchange info: www3.utt.fr/uk/programs4is/nonDegreeSeeking.php?rub=02

Course selection: http://www3.utt.fr/uk/catalogue/creditCourses.php?rub=06
(courses taught entirely in English)

 France

Quota
Institute Quota (2011-2)
Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences
- Steyr Campus 2
- Wels Campus 2
Linnaeus University 4
Troyes University of Technology 4

How to apply ?

The main round of application is in the beginning of sem B. Students interested in student exchange in either semester A or B in the following year should apply. A clearing round of application is in the beginning of semester A. It is for exchange in the following sem B. Please note that most of the exchange offers are given out in the main round.

Application forms can be obtained in AIMS or from Mainland and External Affairs Office (MEAO).

Note that while a high CGPA helps in the application, interview performance is also important.

Financial support is available through MEAO (Hong Kong permanent residents only). Additional support is also available through CSE in conjunction with the department.


Guidelines on Credit Transfer for Outbound Exchange Students

  1. The guidelines are applicable for all MEEM outgoing exchanges established at Departmental, College or Institutional level.

  2. Students should comply to the academic regulation (7.1) on credit load under which except for the Summer Term, full-time students must register for courses at least 12 credits and for not more than 18 credits.

  3. Students should achieve the minimum requirement (grade C or equivalent) for an exchange course with which credit transfer will be sought for.

  4. Excluding the block transfer given upon admission, the number of credit transfer under exchange cannot exceed 18 credits.

  5. Further to point 3, the credit transfer for completed exchange courses conducted in languages other than English will be capped at 12 credits.

Note: Source from Aims>Uni Services>Acad Info>Credit Transfer>Approval Guidelines

The number of credit units transferred to CityU should be determined with regard to CityU's practice of granting one credit unit for forty-to-fifty hours of student work.


To find out more

Visit the MEAO (www.cityu.edu.hk/meao) and the CSE student exchange (www.cityu.edu.hk/cse/student_corner/exchange/) web-sites.

Departmental student exchange coordinator: Dr H.Y. Tam, tel: 3442-8436, Rm: B6613, Email: metamhy@cityu.edu.hk


Last modified on 15 April, 2011