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International student exchanges Faculty of Engineering Technology 2016-2017
DISCOVER YOURSELFBEGIN BY THE WORLD
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Why (not) ?
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There is a world out there waiting for you!
Enrich your academic background
Make international friends for life….
LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
Work on your social skills
Learn new languages
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Start: find your way around….
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Possibilities for a study abroad experience WHEN?
• 3rd Bachelor: course semester abroad
• Master: course semester or Master thesis
• Postgraduate programme in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in engineering
• Internship for graduated students (before 12
months after study)
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Application Requirements
• Exchange in Bachelor
o Minimum 70 credits completed over 3 semesters
o Have the possibility to finish your bachelor in the year of
the exchange
• Exchange in Master : possibility to graduate in the year of
the exchange
• Others – specific requirements
Please note, even if you meet above conditions, this doesn't guarantee your participation in an exchange program. A selection will still be made among all candidates.
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Programmes and grants (1)
• Erasmus+ (100+)o Study
o Placement
• Erasmus Belgica
• Projects in the South (15)o Development cooperation – globally
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Programmes and grants (2)
• TRANSITION (3)
o Turkey, Morocco, Brazil, South-Africa
o 3 grants
• ASEM DUO (1)
o Vietnam, China, India, Korea
o competitive
• Flemish grants out EU (3)
o Worldwide
o 3 grants
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Programmmes to USA
• Only possible grant is Flemish grants out EU (3)
• Living expense is relatively high (+8,000 €)
• Olin College (Boston)
• http://www.olin.edu/sites/default/files/cost_of_attendance_exchang
e_2016-17.pdf
• Stevens Institute of Technology (New York)
• https://www.stevens.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/study-
abroad/office-international-programs/visiting-students
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An Erasmus exchange…
not academic tourism
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Erasmus+
- For course semester or
internship
- 28 EU countries +
Turkey,
Liechtenstein,
Iceland,
Norwegian,
Macedonia
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Erasmus+
• Exchange between 3 and 12 months as part of study
programme (with credits allocated)
• Erasmus grants for bachelor, master, PhD level
• No registration / tuition fee at guest institution
• KU Leuven insurance continues
• Recognition via ECTS system
• List of partner universities on faculty’s website (you can
also contact your campus responsible)
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Erasmus+ grants
Erasmus+ study grants 2014 – 2020
• Group 1 countries: 335 euro/month
• Group 2 countries: 285 euro/month
• Group 3 countries: 235 euro/month
For Erasmus placement: 100 euro/month extra
For students with Flemish grant: 100 euro/month extra
Group 1: FR, IT, UK, AT, FI, SE, DK, IE, NO, LI, CH
Group 2: ES, DE, TR, NL, BE, CZ, PT, GR, SI, HR, LU, CY, IS
Group 3: PL, RO, HU, LT, SK, BG, LV, EE, MT
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Erasmus Belgica
• Study in French, a new experience!
• Exchanges for study or placement in Brussels or Wallonia
• Grants from Prins Filipfonds: 100 euro/month + 100 euro
starting cost
• Conditions and organisation: see Erasmus+
in Belgium
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Projects in the South
• Provide water supply with the vzw Water4Ghana project in
Ghana
• Design and build a solar boiler with HUMASOL in Peru…
• Design and install a solar panel system in a hospital in
Uganda…
Development cooperation
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Humasol project in Peru
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Water supply installation
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Projects in the South - What’s in?
• Bachelor and Master or Thesis research
• Minimum 6 weeks
• Grant is 1000 euro
• Destination: 54 countries in the South
• 15 grants for our faculty in 2017
• Apply before 17 March 2017
• All info at www.kuleuven.be/reisbeurzen
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Preparation infosession (1 hour)
• Practical preparation (documents, safety, health) organised on different
campuses and in Leuven for students going OUT OF EU
• Please register in advance:
www.kuleuven.be/internationaal/studenten/infosessies
When Where Time
Donderdag 17 november Leuven 13:00 tot 14:00 uur
Dinsdag 13 december Heverlee 12:30 tot 13:30 uur
Donderdag 9 maart Leuven 13:00 tot 14:00 uur
Dinsdag 21 maart Heverlee 12:30 tot 13:30 uur
Donderdag 20 april Leuven 13:00 tot 14:00 uur
Dinsdag 25 april Heverlee 12:30 tot 13:30 uur
Thursday, April 27 Leuven 19:00 till 20:00 session in English for international students
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Interculture preparation (1 day)
• Mandatory for students travelling to the South
• Themes: intercultural communication, living and working in the south ….
• Please register in advance:
www.kuleuven.be/internationaal/studenten/infosessies
• This day is also offered in Brussels, Gent, Antwerp, Hasselt (dates on the
website) .
Wanneer? Waar? Hoe laat?
Zaterdag 26 november Leuven 9:30 tot 16:30 uur
Zaterdag 25 maart Leuven 9:30 tot 16:30 uur
Zaterdag 29 april Leuven 9:30 tot 16:30 uur
Saturday, March 18 Brussels 9:30 am till 16:30 pm in English for international students
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Step 1: Search for a guest university
• List of all possible partners via the link on faculty’s website
• Campus Group T favoured partners: list in My Group T
https://my.groupt.be/mijn/opleidingsinfo/uitwisseling/
Major
Bachelor or Master
• Get help from your department’s Erasmus coordinator or
international officier on your campus
• For Master thesis, please contact your department’s thesis
responsible professor as early as possible!
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Step 2: Language preparation
• The EU requires level B1 as a starting level for the working
language of the exchange
• Online test (before and after) for the 11 most widely used
languages is compulsory for Erasmus students
• Online language guidance (not obliged)
• Mention your plan in the motivation letter
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Step 3: Apply for studying abroad
Via KU Loket (“aanvraag studieperiode buitenland”)
• Write an motivation letter (Why & How to prepare)
• Deadline for exchanges in 2017-18:
1st March 2017
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http://www.kuleuven.be/internationaal/studenten/studereninhetbuitenland/aanvraagprocedure.html
Application Procedures (KU Loket)
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Practical information for exchange students
• No registration/tuition fee at guest university but at KU
Leuven
• Flemish scholarship remains
• KU Leuven insurance continues
• Student receives only KU Leuven diploma
• Don’t forget to arrange accommodation abroad & Leuven
• Recognition of your results via ECTS table
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Recognition of your results
ECTS credit system is used for the transfer of credits abroad:
1. For courses
2. For Master’s thesis
F FX E D C B A
6 9 10 11 13 15 17
F FX E D C B A
6 9 10 12 14 15 17
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Insurance
• Check yourself before leaving! (Vaccinations…)
• KU Leuven insurance applies only to physical damage
during the study activities that are part of your study abroad
• Extra travel insurance from KU Leuven (1,13 euro/dag)
• Ask for medical card from your insurance company
Inform us about any accidents abroad as well!
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Further information & Contact us
• www.kuleuven.be/internationaal/studenten/studereninhetb
uitenland/
• www.flandersknowledgearea.be/nl/projecten/studeer-in-
het-buitenland/
• www.iiw.kuleuven.be/studenten/buitenland
• www.innoverendondernemen.be/english
Faculty international liaisons
Campus Group T Leuven
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DON’T FORGET …
And … Now at information market in Naamsestraat 22 at 8 PM
( with a free drink !)