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Go AbroadFaculty for

Biology & Psychology

Informative meeting on going abroad

- Study trip & internship -

Possibilities, organisation and funding

Bettina Marth(substitute for Anke Schürer during maternity leave)

I simply want toleave Göttingen.

Get to know other countries

and customs

Study subjects not offered in Göttingen

Fill transition term (between

Bachelor/Master or Master/PhD)

Upgrade the CV!

For personal growth and social

competence

Recognition for master application in Göttingen (biology)

Courses at other universities…

Gene Structure and Function

Tumor Cell Biology

Immunology

Toxicology and Public Health

Wildlife Management

Marine Ecology

Fish Ecology

Human Physiology

Terrestrial Arctic Biology

Study Abroad at Faculty of Biology & Psychology - October 2019 3

Structure of informative meeting

1. General considerations

2. Study abroadErasmus/ Tuition Waiver/ self-organised

Funding/ Recognition

3. Internship abroad

With organisation/ self-organised

IISER Pune (India)

Funding/ Recognition

4. Prepare your stay abroad


Stay abroad – general considerations

Preparation time: ca. 8 – 12 months

• Find a place to study/of supervision

• Funding: deadlines for scholarships

• Language skills, visa, vaccinations, etc.

When: as of 3rd study semester

Duration: study: min. 1 – max. 2 semester(s)

placement: min. 6 weeks – max. 1 year

Leave of absence at the University in Göttingen possible

• Pro: semester does not count as study semester

• Contra: you cannot take examinations in Göttingen (e.g. intensive courses in March)

• Application at Office of Student Affairs Göttingen

www.uni-goettingen.de/de/52008.html


http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/52008.html

Possibilities to go abroad

Study(exchange student)

Within Europe with Erasmus+ SMS

Worldwide with Tuition Waiver

self-organised

Internshipwith organisation

self-organised


Have in mind…

• Carefully plan your complete study programme, possibly with

the programme coordinator!

• You have to be enrolled at Göttingen University!

• Mandatory courses? (e.g. B.Bio.190.1 for BSc Biology)

• A stay abroad can lead to an overall extension of your studies!

• Mind the date of issue of your diploma

• date of your last examination may influence health insurance, child benefit, “BAföG”

• recognition of at least one module after your return


Webseite der Fakultät > Studiumhttps://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/450662.html


• Information event (pdf)•Application•Financing•Preparation•Recognition

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/450662.html

Webseite der Psychologie (Erasmus+)www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/communication/erasmus


http://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/communication/erasmus

Göttingen International (GI)

• Administration/Financing

• Counselling (programme-specific)

• Events to get prepared

• Website• Background information

• Anouncement of informative events

• Calendar/Guides/Checklists


http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/574687.html


To wrap it up

• There are plenty of reasons to go abroad

• As student you find a lot of support

• Check the information online or during counselling sessions






self-organised


self-organised


Study with Erasmus+

• Partneruniversities in Europe

• 1 or 2 terms per Bachelor/Master programme• max. 1 year per study programme including time spent with Erasmus+ internship

• Bilateral agreements with partner institutions (subject-specific)

• Support in organisation and funding

• Recognition of your courses from abroad


https://youtu.be/9dr43K42aAg

https://youtu.be/9dr43K42aAg

Erasmus+ SMS partner universities (Psychology)


AarhusAnkaraBergen

BernBudapest

GranadaIstanbul

KrakauMadrid

MontpellierNantes

NeuchatelPadua (Padova)Posen (Poznan)

RomSalamanca

SevillaTorun

ToulouseValencia

Zürich

https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/communication/erasmus


Erasmus+ SMS partner universities (Biology)


AarhusÅbo (Turku)

BarcelonaBergen

BernBilbao

Breslau (Wroclaw)Budweis

GentGöteborgGrenoble

GroningenHelsinkiKalmarKrakau

La RéunionLeón

LeuvenLeiden

LundMadridMurcia

OuluPosen (Poznan)

Prag

RennesRom

RotterdamRouen

SalamancaTallinnTurku Umeå

ValenciaWarschau

WienZürich

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/194418.html


Map of partneruniversities worldwide (GI)


https://goettingen.moveon4.de/publisher/2/eng

https://goettingen.moveon4.de/publisher/2/eng

Map of partneruniversities worldwide (GI)


My field of studies?

My level of studies?

More information!

Erasmus+ SMS Funding

• Studies abroad (lectures, seminars, practical course, etc.)

• No tuition fees at the host university

• Financial support (overcome mobility costs)*

• Support with formalities (application procedure)

• Help with accommodation through partner university

• Language and support programmes

*possibly not available to all applicants


Erasmus+ der Biologie – courses in Englisch


A good knowledge of national language needed.

Basic knowledge of national language sufficient.

Check course listsindependently!Bachelor and Master level in Englisch

Only Master level in Englisch

Only Bachelor level in Englisch

Bachelor and Master level in national language

Erasmus+ SMS step by step

1. Get informed about partnerinstitutions• Website of faculty (Department of Psychology or Biology)

• Göttingen International (digital world map)

2. Check language requirements• B1 level in language (Engl., Fr., Span.) of instruction is mandatory!

• Take language courses in time / get certificates

3. Create study plan and discuss with programme coordinator

4. Recommended: Visit informative meeting from your faculty (in

November)

5. Apply in time• 1st to 31st of January: for studies in following academic year (winter and/or summer

term)

• Past 31st of January: application for remaining places


Informative meetings for Erasmus+ stay 20/21

For students of Psychology

2019-11-08, 8:30-9:45, GEMI, 1.140

For students of Biology

2019-11-21, 18:15-19:45, A.-v.-H., MN34

Erasmus+ -Studies & -Internship in Europe (GI)

2019-11-26, 16.00-17.30, Foyer International, Von-Siebold-Str. 2






self-organised


self-organised


Partner universities - Tuition Waiver


Canada Colombia Russia China IndonesiaUSA Argentinia Israel Taiwan AustraliaMexico South Africa India South KoreaCosta Rica Japan



Study at a partner university – Tuition Waiver

• Study at a partner university of Göttingen University*

• Duration of stay: 1 or 2 semester(s)

• Exemption of tuition fees at the partner university

• No funding included

• Please mind:

• Language requirements

• Study section (only master or bachelor?)

• Fitting of semester dates (examinations in Göttingen still possible?)

*Attention: All contracts with partner universities exist as a general agreement with the

whole university we cannot answer subject-specific questions e.g. concerning courses


Partner universities for Biology


Biology -Biology +/-Biology +Biologie ?

Counselling on subject-specificsuitablility at Göttingen International!

Partner universities for Psychology


Counselling on subject-specificsuitablility at Göttingen International!

Psychology -Psychology +/-Psychology +Psychology ?

Tuition Waiver - Application

• Biannual deadlines:• 01.06. for the following summer term

• 01.12. for the following winter term

• Submit documents online (upload):• specify three universities

• Letter of motivation (engl.)

• CV (engl.)

• Photo

• Graduation (Abitur) or university diploma (non-certified copies sufficient)

• Transcript of records (engl., e.g. FlexNow excerpt)

• Language certificate

• Important: Proof of “additional activities“




Particulars for the USA & Canada

• Application until 1 December (regardless period of stay abroad)

• USA: always connected with Teaching Assistant/Management of

the German House (German as foreign language)

• Is my field of study taught at the university?

• Knowledge about the USA/Canada and Germany!*

• Excellent study results required

• Financing: Fulbright Grant possible

*because selection interviews will take place



T.W. - counselling

1. Study coordinator of Biology or Psychology, respectively (to create study plan and discussrecognition of performance abroad)

2. T.W.-Team at Göttingen International (subject-specific suitability of universities/ modalities ofapplication)

Göttingen International

von-Siebold-Straße 2

international.study@uni-goettingen

Office hours: Mo – Wed – Fr (each 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)


Counselling urgentlyrecommended prior

to application!

Maren BüttnerRoom 0.115

ChinaIndiaIndonesiaSouth KoreaTaiwanAmericaOzeaniaJapanAfrica

Patricia MisslerRoom 0.113

EuropeIsraelRussia

mailto:international.study@uni-goettingen

Evaluation criteria – Tuition Waiver

• Grade (35%)

• Motivation (35%)• Why this university (modules/courses)

• How do they match with previous studies and future goals

• Study progress (standard period of study)

• Knowledge about the country

• Language knowledge, preparation (20%)• Proof of language knowledge (country and instruction)

• IndiGu, participation (organisation at “Foyer International“)

• Further commitment (10%)• Social, political engagement PROOF NECESSARY


Internal ranking through faculties Place allocation according to ranking of applicants from all faculties

Timeline – Tuition Waiver


facultyranking

application acceptanceselection(whole university)

Staying abroad in the following winter semester or full academic year

Staying abroad in the following summer semester

If you agreed on Tuition Waiver programme

• Please draw back other applications (e.g. Erasmus+)!

• In case you agree on more programmes the same time:

-> disadvantage for future applications on stays abroad

(accounts for Tuition Waiver or Erasmus)

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Plan first – apply later!!

Study Abroad at Faculty of Biology & Psychology - October 2019

Informative meetings about T.W.stay in 20/21

The Tuition Waiver Programme (with GI)

2019-10-29, 16.00-17.30, Foyer International, Von-Siebold Straße 2






self-organised


self-organised


Study abroad – “on your own”

Why:

• University/faculty has no contract with Göttingen

• University offers courses, which are important for your professional career

• You wish to experience a specific foreign country

How:

• Get into contact with the respective university and if possible apply there

Consider:

• Tuition fees at host university may apply

• Preparation time 8-12 months (funding, housing, travel, etc.)

Good to know:

• Leave of absence in Göttingen is possible

• Recognition of modules is possible


Australia & New Zealand – studies

www.gostralia.de & www.gozealand.de

… supports for organisation of a self-

organised study visit in Australia/New

Zealand

Fair in Cologne:

22 November 2019, 10:30 – 17:00

Free entrance

Information and registration at

www.gostralia.de/messe


http://www.gostralia.de/

http://www.gozealand.de/

http://www.gostralia.de/messe







self-organised


self-organised


Funding – Recognition

Financing options – studies abroad

• „Auslands-BAföG“ (only study, only during standard period of

study)www.auslandsbafoeg.de

• PROMOS• Stay abroad min. of 1 – max. of 6 month

• compare application deadlines and criteria on the PROMOS-section

• DAAD Scholarship (for studies only)• Different deadlines depending on country

• USA/Canada: 15.07.2018 -> stay abroad from Sept. 2019 ongoing

• South America/ Asia: 30.09.2018 -> as of Feb/March 2019

• Find scholarship online

• NAMASTE+• Scholarship for partner institutions in India (e.g. using Tuiton Waiver)


http://www.auslandsbafoeg.de/

https://www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben/?status=1&target=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=&page=1&detail=50015536

Bachelor

Recognition as

Compulsory module:

Key competence module:

Selective compulsory

module: ?/

Master

Recognition as

Coremodule:

Key competence module (not

graded):

Profile module (not graded): ?/


Recognition in Biology – study abroad

Contact the coordinator of your programmeprior to

your stay abroad


Bachelor Master

Recognition in Psychology – study abroad

Contact the programme coordinatorprior to

staying abroad

Dr. Nuria Brinkmann

• Use form online at eCampus

(„more“ -> „forms“ ->

„examination office‘s forms“)

• Details on academic

recognition of university

credits earned abroad

How to organise recognition (Biology)?


Details on recognition






self-organised


self-organised


Placement abroad: with an organisation

• Supervised and organised placement (housing, social events…)

• Funding is included

• You apply for a pre-existing place

• Several options listed at website of GI

IAESTE

• www.iaeste.uni-goettingen.de/home.php

• for natural scientists, placement usually during summer,

• application deadline 30 November

AIESEC

• www.aiesec.org/search



http://www.iaeste.uni-goettingen.de/home.php

http://www.aiesec.org/search

Placement abroad

Carlo-Schmid-Programme

• www.daad.de/csp

• Work in international administrations/organisations

RISE Worldwide

• Research Internships in Science and Engineering

• Students at bachelor level only

• www.daad.de/rise-weltweit/de/

• Deadline: 30 November

Praktikumsbörse Europe Express

www.dezernat4.uni-hannover.de/europeexpress.html


http://www.daad.de/csp

http://www.daad.de/rise-weltweit/de/

http://www.dezernat4.uni-hannover.de/europeexpress.html





self-organised


self-organised


Placement “on your own” - Procedure

Where do I want to go?• country• city• field of interest• institution (which academic institution or company)

How do I begin?• research on the internet• ask lecturers/supervisors for contacts• partner institutions of the Faculty of Biology: IISER Pune/India • read field reports

Getting in contact• via email• address head of department or lab, person of interest• short cover letter (purpose of your request, time window, motivation for exactly this

institution/lab)• duration: minimum 8 weeks (the longer the more attractive for the group)• attachment: CV (studies, practical skills [“selling”])

-> always approach several groups (about 50 % will not answer)

-> after 14 days without answer re-send your request


Also an option to reach your goal…

„Eines Abend sah ich mir eine dieser zahlreichen Sendungen über

Naturschutzprojekte an, …

… So befand ich mich zweit Tage, nachdem niedliche Tierchen im

Fernsehen gezeigt wurden in der Situation, völlig unvorbereitet

ein Bewerbungsgespräch auf Englisch zu führen und zwar mit

dem Direktor des Institutes [Jane Goodall Institut Westafrika] in

Barcelona.“

(Excerpt from a field report, internship in Senegal)


Partner institution of our faculty: IISER Pune


Indian

Institute of

Science

Education and

Research

• Lab project of minimum 10 weeks

• Cheap housing on IISER Campus

• The best is to go in pairs

• Mentoring and projects other than in Göttingen/Germany

www.google.maps

Application for IISER Pune

1. Choose a lab: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/470971.html

do not contact the labs of your interest directly

2. Direct application via our Office of Studies (Dr. Schürer)

e-mail ([email protected]) containing a) Lab of choice (3 labs with priority ranking)

b) Letter of motivation for first lab of choice

c) CV (one-sided, major field of study)

d) Relevant practical skills (texts must be in English,

b-d as one pdf-document)

3. Application at any time possible!

4. Funding with NAMASTE+ possible (Application twice a year)



mailto:[email protected]

Teacher training: internship at school abroad

• Suitable for all subjects

• Recognition possible at Bachelor‘s and

Master‘s level

• Diverse options at partnerschools of the

ZELB

• E.g. in Sweden or Brasil

• Funding:

• Erasmus+ MIX IT (within Europe)

• DAAD Lehramt.International (worldwide)

• Contact:

• lehrerbildung.international@uni-

goettingen.de

• ZELB (Zentrale Einrichtung für

Lehrerbildung) Göttingen







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self-organised


Consulting – Funding – Recognition

Internship abroad - Counselling

Funding opportunities and general information on internships

abroad (with or without organisation)

• Patricia Missler (Göttingen International)• Von-Siebold-Straße 2, Room 0.113, Office hours: Mon/Wed/Fri, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

• international.study@uni-goettingen

• Career Service of University of Göttingen• Servicebüro Studienzentrale, Wilhelmsplatz 4

• Councelling: Wed 10-12 a.m., Thr 2-4 pm. and after appointment

• https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/576496.html


mailto:international.study@uni-goettingen

Funding internship abroad

• Overview of sholarships at the Website of the Faculty of Biologie

• Erasmus+ Internship („Mix it“ und E+xperience)

• PROMOS (worldwide)



Erasmus+ “Mix it“ (Europe)

• For self-organised internships in Europe

• Minimum 2 – 12 months

• About €300 – 400/month; combination with Auslands-BAföG partly

possible

• Application: latest 3 months prior to the planned stay abroad

• Confirmation of internship must be enclosed with the application!

• High funding rate

• Information at GI (Patricia Missler) or at the University of Hannover

• Contact person at the faculty (for signature): Anke Schürer/Bettina

Marth



https://www.uni-hannover.de/de/studium/im-studium/international/outgoing/praktika/eu-auslandspraktika/bewerbung/studierende-und-graduierte/

Funding with PROMOS (outside of Europe)

• For self-organised internships (and studies) outside Europe

• Min. 6 weeks – max. 6 months (per study level)

• Ca. €150 – 500/month + travel expenses (country specific)

• Application biannual:

• 31 March (for stay past 1 July of same year)

• 30 September (for stay past 1 January of following year)

• Placement acceptance must be submitted with application!

• Funding rate approx. 30 %

• Contact person: Mr. Patrick Lajoie (Göttingen International)

• www.uni-goettingen.de/promos


http://www.uni-goettingen.de/promos

PROMOS - Evaluation criteria

• Only complete application documents accepted!• Documents not forwarded if not complete

• letter of acceptance of host institution mandatory

• Grade (30 %)• Letter of motivation (30 %)• Internationalisation strategy of the faculty (40 %)

• Thesis, self-organised

• Research project, self-organised (recognition in studies possibly)

• Study abroad, self-organised (recognition in studies possibly)

• Study abroad with partner institution (e.g. Tuition Waiver)

• Research project, self-organised (no recognition possible)

• Summer school

• Short time stay (e.g. for learning a specific method)

• Language course


score

Recognition (Bio + Psy) – Internship abroad

• Recognition as module for curriculum not recommended

• Effort not visible on transcript of records

• Letter of recommendation strenghtens your CV more

• If you still prefer recognition, please contact coordinator of your studies to talk it

through

• Ask for a letter of recommendation at hosting institution!


Informative meetings about internships

Erasmus+ -Studium & -Praktikum in Europa (GI)


In Cooperation with Career Service







self-organised


self-organised


Preparation of your stay abroad (studies and interships)

Acceptance - Yeah! – What‘s next?…

• Funding (save money, do jobs, fellowship, ask hosting lab)

PROMOS (for Non-Europe), Erasmus Mix it (Europe)

• Language requirements

• Housing (ask hosting lab for help and/or funding)

• Travel planning

• Insurances (health, accident, third party insurance)

• Vaccinations

• Visa

• “Country codes”


Preparation – Language and Culture

Preparative courses at home university

• InDiGU - www.indigu.uni-goettingen.de• Support of students from abroad

• Subject specific partnerships

• Writing partnerships (allocation at the beginning of the summer/winter semester)

• Zertifikat Internationales (“bonus points” for T.W. application)

The country´s language and language of instruction

• Common languages: ZESS www.zess.uni-goettingen.de

• Rare languages: Seminars of the faculty of Philosophy

• Adult education centre (VHS) www.vhs-goettingen.de

• Use institutions throughout Germany


http://www.indigu.uni-goettingen.de/

http://www.zess.uni-goettingen.de/

http://www.vhs-goettingen.de/

Preparation: (Sub)lease of your apartment

For Erasmus Incomings and other exchange students• Ask your lessor in advance

• You finally choose the student renting your room!

Welcome Center of Göttingen University




Different countries… Different customs

Familiarise yourself with the country, the people, the local

language and cultural distinctions

Events of the Foyer International

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/2554.html

• “Country evenings”

• “Language evenings”

• English films/theatre

• Excursions (not only) for exchange students


Programm as pdf


http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/full+programm+winter+semester+2019/20/574142.html

http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/full+programm+winter+semester+2019/20/574142.html

Further funding possibilities

Bildungskreditwww.bildungskredit.de

Parent-independent and non-income-related

Fulbright scholarship (USA - only full academic year)

Application in January


Have a job – save money - ask grandma• Student assistant job at Uni Göttingen (https://www.stellenwerk-

goettingen.de/)

• Unsolicited application to research institutes (e.g. MPI)

• Work on “production line” during time between terms


http://www.bildungskredit.de/


https://www.stellenwerk-goettingen.de/

Further funding possibilities

Scholarship databaseswww.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben

www.scholarshipportal.eu/

FoundationsFor studies (grant for stay abroad possible)

Outstanding study performance

Social engagement (depends on the foundation)

www.stiftungsindex.de keyword: Natural sciences

www.begabtenfoerderungswerke.de

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkeswww.uni-goettingen.de/de/54057.html

Self-nomination possible


http://www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben

http://www.scholarshipportal.eu/

http://www.stiftungsindex.de/

http://www.begabtenfoerderungswerke.de/


Further questions? - Psychology

Erasmus:Marie Ritter, R 3.105bMondays 10 – 11 a.m. (please arrange an appointment)

Prof. Margarete Boos, R 3.106a


General questions, study planning and recognitionsDr. Nuria Brinkmann, R 1.102Tue + Wed + Thu 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Georg Elias Müller Institute for PsychologyGoßlerstr. 14, Göttingenhttps://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de


https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de

Further questions? – Biology & Psychology

Erasmus+ Biology, Tuition Waiver, Internship abroad, PROMOSBettina Marth (substitute for A. Schürer during maternity leave)

Tuesday 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Arrangement (via email) necessary, other dates available

upon request

[email protected]

Office of Studies in Biology (consultation room on the ground

floor)

Wilhelm-Weber-Str. 2





Good luck organising

your time abroad!

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