Application Guide 2014

5Dec2013

EachyearinDecembertheOfficeofInternationalStudentAffairs(BIS)willannouncethenumberofplacesavailableforasummerprogrammeataselectionofuniversitiesintheGlobalExchangeProgramme,alsoknownastheGlobalSummerProgramme.

IfyouareenrolledasafulltimestudentattheUniversityofAmsterdam(UvA),youdonothavetopaytuitionfortheseprogrammes.However,youwillberequiredtopayforyouraccommodation,travelandlivingexpenses,and(ifapplicable)forthecostsofastudentvisa.Foracoupleofprogrammes,accommodationispartofandthereforecoveredbytuition.

Thisisthe(final)overviewofsummerdestinations.TheapplicationdeadlinefortheGlobalSummerProgrammeis28February2014.Aninformationsessionwillbeorganisedon5February2014(15.3016.30)attheService&InformationCentre,Binnengasthuisstraat9.

In2014thefollowinguniversitiesareincludedintheGlobalSummerProgramme.Thedeadlineforapplyingfortheseprogrammesis28February2014(before5PM):Country University Chance*Australia,Sydney UniversityofNewSouthWales FairCanada,Toronto UniversityofToronto FairCanada,Montreal McGillUniversity FairCanada,Montreal HECMontral GoodChina,Beijing PekingUniversity GoodChina,NingBo UniversityofNottinghamNingBo ExcellentChina,Shanhai FudanUniversity GoodChina,Xiamen XiamenUniversity ExcellentIsrael,Jerusalem HebrewUniversityofJerusalem GoodJapan,Tokyo WasedaUniversity GoodMalaysia,KualaLumpur UniversityofNottinghamMalaysia FairMexico,Puebla UniversidaddelasAmricasPuebla ExcellentPeru,Lima UniversidaddelPacfico ExcellentSingapore NationalUniversityofSingapore FairSouthAfrica,Stellenbosch StellenboschUniversity FairSouthKorea,Seoul KoreaUniversity GoodUSA,Bozeman MontanaStateUniversity FairUSA,Manhattan HunterCollege Fair

* Thechanceofplacementisbaseduponthepercentageofstudentswhowerenominatedforanexchange

forthedesignatedpartneruniversityafterthesamedeadlineofthepreviousyear:lessthan25%(limited),lessthan50%(fair),morethan50%(good),morethan75%(excellent).

AttheendofthisbrochureyouwillfindthegeneralconditionsandapplicationprocedureneededtoapplyfortheGlobalSummerProgramme.

5Dec2013

Universitas 21 Summer School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2 17 July 2014

TheU21SummerSchool2014willbeorganisedbytheUniversityofNewSouthWales,Sydney.ItwillengagestudentsfromaroundtheworldinoneofthegreatestcitiesoftheworldSydney.Consistentlyrankedinthetop10ofmostliveablecitieslists,Sydneyprovidesaterrificbaseforstudentsfromaroundtheworldtoexploreoneofthemostpressingissuesofourtime.Thethemefortheprogramwillbe:ShapingtheFutureCity.Typeofstudent:bachelor

Prerequisite:completed60ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseloads:setprogramme(nocreditbearingprogramme,studentsreceiveacertificate) Numberofspots:5 Costs:travelandlivingexpenses(accommodation,breakfastandluncheachday,

WelcomeandFarewelldinersareincluded).www.international.unsw.edu.au/futurecity

5Dec2013

Summer Semester, University of Toronto, Canada

Mid-May End-June 2014 (session F)

Early July Mid-August 2014 (session S) ThesummerprogrammeofUniversityofTorontohostsabout11.000studentsandconsistsoftwopossiblesessions(7weeks).StudentcanonlychoosecoursesfromthecourseofferingsofthedowntownArts&SciencesFaculty,St.GeorgeCampus.Studentsareabletoapplyforoncampushousingthroughtheuniversity.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

Typeofstudent:bachelorormaster Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme(forfollowingmaster

coursesstudentsneedacompletedbachelorsdegreeinthesamediscipline) Numberofspots:2 Courseload:maximum1course(0,5Torontocredits=6ECTS) Costs:accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

Courses:availabletostudentsinFebruary2014

Programme:http://www.isprogram.utoronto.ca/index.php/home/indexx/C19/top

5Dec2013

Summer Studies, McGill University, Montral, Canada

June Session or July Session

StudyingatMcGillduringthesummerallowsyoutotakeadvantageofeverythingMontrealhastooffer.McGillisrightintheheartofoneofNorthAmerica'smostappealingandcosmopolitancities.Montrealislively,sophisticated,fun,andaffordable.AsanEnglishlanguageuniversity,McGillisperfectlysituatedtoofferyoumanyopportunitiestoexploretheFrenchlanguageandQuebecculture.

Typeofstudent:bachelorormaster Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Numberofspots:2 Courseload:maximum1course(3credits=6ECTS) Costs:accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

Courses:availabletostudentsinFebruary2014http://www.mcgill.ca/summer/welcome/power

5Dec2013

Business French Summer School HEC Montral, Canada

4 August 22 August 2014

HECMontralistheonlygraduateschoolofmanagementinNorthAmericatoofferaBusinessFrenchSummerSchoolon4levels(fromabsolutebeginnertointermediate/advanced).Gearedtowardsnotonlystudentsbutalsoprofessionals.

Typeofstudent:bachelorormaster Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Numberofspots:2 Courseload:1course(3credits=6ECTS) Costs:accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

Courses:http://francaisaffairesimmersion.hec.ca/en/program/http://francaisaffairesimmersion.hec.ca/en/

5Dec2013

Summer School Peking University, China

8 July 2 August 2014

PekingUniversitySummerSchoolInternationalProgramofferscontentcoursesrelatedtoChinasculture,literature,history,politics,economyandmanagement,aswellasissuesofglobalconcern.AllcourseswillbetaughtinEnglishbyprominentprofessorsatPekingUniversityanditspartneruniversities.StudentswillreceiveanofficialtranscriptfromPekingUniversityuponcompletionoftheprogram.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:2coursesplusanoptionalChineseLanguageCourse(4PKUcredits=5ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:travel,visaandlivingexpenses(visitstoseveralhistoricalandculturalattractionsof

Beijingareincluded)

http://summer.studyatpku.com/o.1.html

5Dec2013

Summer School

University of Nottingham - Ningbo, China

21 June 5 July 2014 TheUniversityofNottinghamhasitsowncampusinChina,locatedinNingbo(2hourssouthofShanghai).ItisaChineseuniversitywithanEnglishatmosphere.Thetwoweeksummerprogramofferstwoprogrammesofwhichonecanbefollowed(seebelow).Severalculturalexcursions(Hangzhou,Shanghai,andSuzhou)arepartofthisprogramme.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

1. EnglishinChinaToday2. UnderstandingtheRiseofChina

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed60ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:setprogramme(nocreditbearingprogramme,studentsreceiveacertificate) Numberofspots:2 Costs:travel,visaandlivingexpenses(excursionsareincluded)

http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/international/exchanges/internationalsummerschool/index.aspx

5Dec2013

International Summer Session Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Early-June Mid-July 2014

FudanUniversityisoneoftheoldestandmostselectiveuniversitiesinChinawithfourcampusesinShanghai.Thefiveweeksummersessionoffersstudentstheopportunitytochoosetwocontentcoursesfromfourdisciplines:ChineseSocietyandPolitics,ChineseHistoryandCulture,ChineseBusinessandEconomy,andChineseLanguage.AdditionallanguagecoursesinMandarinareoptional,andtheprogrammeincludeshistoricalandculturalvisits.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:twocontentcourses(2Fudancredits=6ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:travel,visaandlivingexpenses

http://www.fudan.edu.cn/download/2013shuqi.pdf(2013version)http://iso.fudan.edu.cn/fiss_3s/fiss_notipad.htm

5Dec2013

Summer Programme Xiamen University, China

30 June 25 July 2014

XiamenUniversityoffersanannualshorttermintensivesummerschoolthatmainlyconsistoflectures,presentations,culturalsessionsandfieldtripstoculturalandhistoricplaces.Althoughtheprogrammesstillhastobefinalized,itwilloffercoursesinthesimilaracademicfieldsasin2013:ChineseLanguageandCulture,EmergingEnvironmentalProblemsandRiskAssessment,EconomicsandFinance,andInternationalLaw.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelowanddownloadtheir2013brochure.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed60ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:setprogramme(nocreditbearingprogramme,studentsreceiveacertificate) Numberofspots:3 Costs:travel,visaandlivingexpenses

Brochurehttp://zsb.xmu.edu.cn/download/Summer%20Programs,%20Xiamen%20University%202013.pdf

5Dec2013

Summer Ulpan Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem Ulpan: 24 June 27 July 2014

Scopus Ulpan: 7 28 August 2014 Undergraduate Summer Ulpan: 2 23 September 2014

Summer Ulpan: 7 August 23 September 2014 EachyearHebrewUniversityofJerusalemoffersaHebrewlanguageprogrammeforinternationalstudents;theUlpan.TheyofferfourprogrammesonecanchoosefrominthelevelsAlephtoDalet.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed60ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:setlanguageprogramme(nocreditbearingprogramme,studentsreceivea

certificate) Numberofspots:3 Costs:accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

http://overseas.huji.ac.il/hebrewsummer

5Dec2013

Summer Session Waseda University, Japan

21 June 18 July 2014

LocatedinTokyo,WasedaUniversitywilloffera4weeksummersessionforhighlymotivatedinternationalstudentsandWasedastudentsattheundergraduatelevel.Youcantakepartincourseswhichofferawideaspectofculture,history,business,politics,andsocietyinthecontextofJapanandAsia.ThecoursesaretaughtinEnglishbyexperiencedfacultymembersfromWasedaandvisitingprofessorsfromourpartnerinstitutionsabroad.Japaneseclassesareoptional.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseloads:maximum2courses(4Wasedacredits=7,5ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

Courses:availabletostudentsinJanuary2014www.wasedasummer.com

5Dec2013

Summer School

University of Nottingham Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

16 August 30 August 2014

TheUniversityofNottinghamhasitsowncampusinMalaysia,basedinSemenyih(30kmsouthofKualaLumpur).Itisabeautifulselfcontained,selfsufficientcampusvillagesituatedonanattractive125acresite.ItisaMalaysianuniversitywithanEnglishatmosphere.Thetwoweeksummerprogramoffersthreeprogrammesofwhichonecanbefollowed(seebelow).Asidefromthecorecourseofferingsculturalactivitiesandvisitswillalsomakeupanintegralpartofyoursummerschoolexperience.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.1. Politics,Culture&theMediainSouthEastAsia2. DoingBusinessinAsiaPleasenotethatthecourseBeginningCreativeWritingwillnotbepossible

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed60ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:setprogramme(nocreditbearingprogramme,studentsreceiveacertificate) Numberofspots:2 Costs:travel,visaandlivingexpenses(excursionsareincluded)

http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/international/exchanges/internationalsummerschool/index.aspx

5Dec2013

Summer School Universidad de las Amricas Puebla, Mexico

Session 1:

Summer Academic Program:

26 May 24 June 2014

LocatedinCholula,UniversidaddelasAmricasPueblaisoneofthemostbeautifuluniversitiesinMexico.UDLAPisintegratedbyamulticulturalcommunitythatprovidesinternationalstudentswithmanyoncampusactivitiesincludingsportstournaments,studentassociations,culturallife,studentrecreationalactivitiesandworkshops.TheSummerProgramsarespeciallydesignedforstudentswhowanttoexperienceanddiscoverMexicowhileearningacademiccredits.AtULAPyoucanchoosefortheSummerAcademicProgram,aninterdisciplinaryprograminBusiness&Economics,SocialSciencesorArt&Humanities.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseloads:maximum2courses(total6ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:travelandlivingexpenses

www.udlap.mxhttp://www.udlap.mx/internacional/studyabroad/

5Dec2013

Summer Program, Universidad del Pacfico, Lima, Peru

3 June 7 July 2014

TheSummerProgramsofUniversidaddelPacficoinLimalast4weeksandstudentscanchoosefromcoursestaughtinSpanishandEnglish.Coursesareaddressedtoundergraduatestudentsandstudentsinterested to learnmoreaboutbusinessandculture inLatinAmericaandPeru.Coursesaregiven inSpanishand/orEnglish.

Typeofstudent:bachelor/master Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseloads:2or3courses(6or9credits=9or13ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:travelandlivingexpenses

http://www.up.edu.pe/international/programs.aspx?program=SummerinLima

5Dec2013

FASS Track Asia National University of Singapore

23 June 25 July 2014

ThisisabrandnewexcitingsummerschoolprogrammewhereyouwillgettominglewithinternationalstudentsfromallovertheworldaswellasfellowNUSstudents.Thereisachoiceof16modulesfromtheAsianStudies,PoliticalScience,Sociology,EconomicsDepartmentsandCentreofLanguageStudies,aswellasamodulefromtheFacultyofScience.YouwillalsogetachancetogoonafieldtripinoneoftheSoutheastAsiancountrieswhereyouwillbeledbylecturerswellversedintheregion;andhaveanindepthexplorationofathemeortopicinthatcountry.Youwillbeliving,studyingandtravellingwithoneanother.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseloads:2courses(8credits=12ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:accommodation,fieldtrip,travelandlivingexpenses

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/underGradOverseasEdu.html

5Dec2013

IPSU Summer School, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

13 June 18 July 2014

StellenboschUniversityinvitesyoutospendfourtofiveweeksofyoursummer(theirwinter)inoneofthemostbeautifulregionsoftheworld,whileyoulearnaboutlifeinpostApartheidSouthAfricaandexperiencetherichanddiversecultureoftheWesternCape.Theyofferawellbalancedacademicprogrammecombiningtheoryandpracticeinanorganicmanner.ThesocialprogrammeisalsodesignedinsuchamannerthatitsupportstheacademicprogrammeandprovidesanintroductiontotheculturaldiversityofStellenboschandtheWesternCape.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Period:13June18July2012 Courseload:3courses(12ECTS) Numberofspots:2 Costs:visa,accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

Courses:http://www0.sun.ac.za/summerschools/ipsu/wpcontent/uploads/2013/11/General4WeekProgramme_1Nov2014.pdfwww.sun.ac.za/summerschools

5Dec2013

International Summer Campus, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

30 June 7 August 2014

DuringthesixweeksofKoreaUniversitysummerschoolstudentstakepartinclassesin:EconomicsandBusiness,Humanities,SociologyandCulturalStudies,FineArt/Design,Science,Law,Politics&InternationalRelations,KoreanandEastAsianStudies,KoreanLanguage.StudentsmaychoosetoliveoncampusintheInternationalHouseofarrangeoffcampushousing.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Period:2July9August2012 Courseload:23courses(3creditspercourse=7,5ECTS) Numberofspots:4 Costs:visa,accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

http://isc.korea.ac.kr/v4/src/program/course.php

5Dec2013

Summer Courses

Montana State University, Bozeman, USA

12 May 20 June 2014 (Session 1) 23 June 1 August 2014 (Session 2)

AtMontanaStateUniversitythesummerprogrammeconsistsoftwosessions.Studentscanchoosetofollowcoursesinawiderangeofdisciplines.UvAstudentsareabletofollowonecoursepersession.MontanaStateUniversityoffersstudenttheoptiontoliveoncampus.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

Typeofstudent:bachelor/master Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme(forfollowingmaster

coursesstudentsneedacompletedbachelorsdegreeinthesamediscipline) Numberofspots:2 Courseload:maximumof1coursepersession(3UScredits=6ECTS) Costs:visa,accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

http://www.montana.edu/summer/

5Dec2013

Summer courses at Hunter College, New York, USA

Session 1: 5, 6 or 8 weeks from Early-June till Mid-August 2014 Session 2: 5 weeks from Mid-July Mid-August 2012

ThesummerschoolofHuntercollegeiscomprisedoftwoseparateblocksthatoffercoursesinthefollowingfields:Africana&PuertoRican/LatinoStudies,AsianAmericanStudies,Astronomy,BiologicalSciences,Chemistry,ClassicalCulture,ComparativeLiterature,Economics*,Education,English*,FilmStudies,Geography,HealthSciences,History,LatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies,Mathematics,MediaStudies,Physics,Psychology*,ReligionStudies,Sociology*,Statistics,TheatreStudies,UrbanAffairsandPlanning,WomenandGenderStudies.HunterCollegeofferstheoptionofoncampushousinginManhattan.Formoreinformationpleasecheckthewebsitebelow.

*programmeswithanasteriskofferawiderangeincourses

Typeofstudent:bachelor Prerequisite:completed90ECTSbeforethestartoftheprogramme Courseload:maximumof1course(3credits=6ECTS) Numberofstudents:4 Costs:accommodation,travelandlivingexpenses

www.hunter.cuny.edu/summer/info

5Dec2013Ifyouareinterestedinoneortwoofthesummerprogrammes,pleasemakesureyoumeetthefollowingconditions,gathertheadditionaldocumentationandcompletetheapplicationform.PleasealsochecktheChanceofPlacement(thisdocumentonpage2).

General conditions:

FulltimeenrolmentattheUvA. No(previous)participationinanexchangeprogramme;studentswhoarenominatedforan

ErasmusorGlobalexchangeprogrammeandstudentswhopreviouslyparticipatedinanErasmusorGlobalexchangeprogrammewillnotbeconsideredforaGlobalSummerProgramme.

Prospectivecoursesshouldfitwithinyourcurrentstudyprogramme. CreditsshouldcounttowardsyourUvAdegree(onlyforcreditbearingprogrammes). Ifyoumeettheprerequisitesofthedesignatedprogramme,youareabletoapplyfortwo

programmesofyourpreference. AllpartsoftheapplicationshouldbeinEnglish.

Please submit the following application documents to the information desk of the Service and Information Centre before 5:00 PM on 28 February 2014:

Completedapplicationform(downloadfromthewebsiteaboutGlobalSummerProgramme) OfficialoriginaluniversitytranscriptinEnglish(cijferlijst).Thiscanberequestedfromthe

educationdesk(onderwijsbalie)ofyourstudyprogramme. Copyofuniversitybachelordiploma(onlyifyouwishtotakemastercourses) Recentphotowithnameonthereverseside