International Summer Schools Student Exchanges

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International Summer

Schools 2022

Student Exchanges

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Overview

• Summer schools range from 1 to 6 weeks

• Available to undergraduate students

• Different locations and subjects on offer

• Non-credit-bearing (cannot transfer credit)

Two formats

• In-person summer schools

• Online summer schools

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Why summer schools?

• Gain international experience or develop remote working skills across time-zones:

impressive for employability

• Broaden academic experience

• Collaborate with students and academics from around the world

• Think about future study/working abroad

• Learn something new

• Explore a new culture and language

• Non-credit-bearing

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In-person summer schools

• Eight partner university summer schools are currently being offered in-person.

• In-person summer schools are subject to change to an online format or cancellation at any time.

• The University of Nottingham will continue to review the

offer of all in-person summer schools in line with travel and international travel, border and quarantine restrictions up until 30 April 2022.

• Allocated students are advised not to arrange or pay for any non-refundable costs relating to their allocated summer

school up until this deadline and advised by the University of Nottingham.

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Courses covering a wide range of subject areas

• The majority are open to students who have no previous experience in that subject

• Some courses require pre-knowledge

The majority offer cultural excursions as part of the programme:

• Some are included in the tuition fee waiver

• Some incur an additional cost

Check partner university profiles for details

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In-person summer schools Accommodation options vary:

• Some summer schools reserve and guarantee accommodation

• Some summer schools don’t reserve accommodation but can assist summer school students with finding accommodation The majority of summer schools will include assessment as part of the programme and offer a transcript for completion:

• Essays

• Presentations

• Projects

• Group work

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• AU Summer University, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark

• Authentic Leadership and Entrepreneurial Creativity, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France

• LIU Summer Academy, Linköpings Universitet, Sweden

• International Summer University, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany

• International and European Studies, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany

• International Summer Campus, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

• International Summer School, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• International Summer School, Yonsei University, South Korea

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Online summer schools

• Six partner university summer schools are currently being offered online

• Courses offered across a wide-range of subject areas: some require pre-knowledge, some no experience required

• Can participate from home

• Working remotely with students from around the world across multiple time-zones

• No international travel required

• Many partner universities offer online cultural activities alongside the academic programme

• Some assessment may be required and provide transcripts for completion

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Online summer schools

• International Summer Session,

Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

• International Summer Session, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

• Global Summer School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

• FASStrack Asia: The Summer School, National University of Singapore, Singapore

• International Summer School, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

• UFMG Summer School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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Application process How to apply

• Online application form available through the international summer schools webpage

• Read partner university profiles, FAQs and Conditions for applying section

• Choose a maximum of three summer schools in order of preference. You can apply for both online and in-person summer schools

• Universität Zürich is first choice only

• Some partners require you to select the subjects you wish to study, this will be indicated on the online

application

• Application deadline: 3pm, Friday 18 February 2022

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Eligibility

Priority is given to students who:

• have not previously studied abroad, or who are not due to study abroad within their degree programme at Nottingham;

• are not in their final year, due to examination clashes

• do not have resit examinations unless otherwise stated

Students not in these categories are still eligible to apply and their applications will be considered.

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What’s involved in the application?

• Students must achieve a minimum of 45% in academic average including autumn 2021 semester, visit the

Eligibility section on the webpage for full eligibility criteria

• Some partner university summer schools require you to have prior knowledge of a subject area or a minimum

number of years studying at undergraduate level. Check before applying.

• Students must research proposed partner university summer schools thoroughly and answer a personal

statement question on the online application (max. 800 words)

• The full personal statement question can be viewed in advance on the FAQs and Conditions for applying page

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What’s involved in the application?

• It is not possible to save the application form part-way through, students are advised to prepare the personal statement question in advance before beginning the online application.

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• Applications considered based on suitability, priority status, personal statement and academic performance (minimum 45% academic average to be considered)

• Universität Zürich: Students with a low household income as classified by UoN Financial Support as well as the two criteria above. Visit the partner profile page and FAQs for full eligibility criteria.

• For some partners, students from certain academic

schools/departments will be prioritised but all students can apply

• The application is considered by the University of

Nottingham selection committee only. Partner universities do not see internal applications

Selection process

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• Students will be informed of the application outcome by 5pm on Monday 14 March 2022

• You will need to confirm your acceptance by email no later than Monday 21 March 2022

• Once you have accepted your place, you will need to apply directly to the partner university.

• The University of Nottingham will nominate you to the

partner university so they know to expect your application We will nominate students in advance to partners with early application deadlines

Acceptance

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• Some partner university application deadlines are early:

• Aarhus Universitet and UFMG: Monday 21 March 2022

• Linköpings Universitet: Friday 25 March 2022

• Philipps-Universität Marburg: 1 April 2022 Acceptance

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Acceptance

• We will provide you with information regarding the application documents you are required to submit.

• Summer school offers are conditional: Partner universities have the right to reject your application

• Acceptance briefing is on Wednesday 16 March

• Pre-departure meeting for students allocated to an in- person summer school

• Students eligible to receive funding will have their funding paid by bank transfer to UK bank account

Acceptance

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Finance

Costs and affordability

• Refer to partner summer school profiles and FAQs on the summer schools webpage and partner university websites

• Tuition waivers but most programmes still require you to cover the costs of accommodation, meals, travel and some activities. Check each programme.

• Exchange rates

• Cost of living in-country

• Source of income

• Bursaries and Turing funding eligibility: Check each programme

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Finance

Turing funding and eligibility

• Students successfully allocated to a partner university

summer school, which is a minimum of 28 days in duration are eligible to apply for Turing funding

• Online summer schools are not eligible for Turing funding or University of Nottingham summer school bursaries

Eligible summer schools

• Aarhus Universitet – Students must be studying in both Term 1 and Term 2

• Korea University – Six-week programme only

• Linköpings Universitet

• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

• Yonsei University – Six-week programme only

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Finance

• Students apply for Turing funding after they have received notification of allocation to one of the eligible summer

schools

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/currentstudents/study-

abroad/turing-mobility-funding/turing-mobility-funding.aspx

• Turing funding is not guaranteed and students should not rely on this funding when considering which summer schools to apply for

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Finance

• Additional funding may be available for students who are categorized as widening participation within Turing’s WP eligibility criteria:

• Annual household income of £25,000 or below as confirmed by the University of Nottingham Financial Support

• Non-financial WP criteria

Full eligibility criteria can be viewed on the Summer schools FAQs webpage.

Successful summer school applicants who are awarded Turing funding are not eligible for any other summer school bursaries offered by the University of Nottingham

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Finance

University of Nottingham bursaries

University of Nottingham Malaysia International Summer School

• Automatic awards of £1,000 for allocated students

• Not means-tested, automatically awarded if allocated

• Not eligible for Turing funding

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Finance

Summer schools below 28 days in duration

• Awards of £300 for summer schools in Europe, for non-final year students. Students from low-income households and meet one or more of the University of Nottingham’s widening participation

criteria prioritised. A limited number of awards are available.

• Awards of £750 for summer schools outside of Europe (not

including Malaysia Campus), for non-final year students. Students from low-income households and meet one or more of the

University of Nottingham’s widening participation criteria prioritised.

A limited number of awards are available.

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Finance

Summer schools below 28 days in duration Eligibility

• Annual household income of £42,875 or below as confirmed by University of Nottingham Financial Support

• Full eligibility criteria, including non-financial WP criteria can be viewed on the Summer schools FAQs webpage

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Finance

Expenditure

• Visa

• Health checks/vaccinations

• Application fees

• Covid-19 tests required for international travel

• Insurance: individual travel/health insurance. Check what is covered relating to Covid-19.

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Finance

Expenditure

• Flights and airport transfers to host university or city

• Accommodation and meals

• Cultural/social excursions and activities

• Independent travel

• Have a reserve of funding in case of quarantine due to a positive Covid-19 test

• Consider booking flexible travel tickets, if available, that allow one or two changes free of charge

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Finance

Personal funding

• Your own income

• Student loan

• Bursaries e.g. University Core Bursary

• Part-time employment

• Personal savings

• Financial support from parents/guardians/relatives

• Budget and make a plan

• Think about your current expenditure

• Making a weekly or monthly budget plan

• If you can, start saving towards your study abroad

• https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/budgetplanner/index.

php

• Budget during your study abroad

• Make an estimate budget for whilst you’re studying abroad

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Covid-19 and international travel

• Check in advance entry requirements for each country you are interested in applying to

• Check the host country’s requirements if you are

required to stop over in another country on the way to your destination

• Some countries will only allow entry or waive

quarantine to visitors who can prove they are fully vaccinated, usually a minimum of two vaccinations

but some countries may also require you to prove you have a booster vaccination

• Check what is accepted as proof of vaccination status

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• Countries may require Covid-19 tests prior to

departure from your home country, upon arrival at the airport, periodically throughout your time in the host country and prior to departure

• Check the requirements of your home country in order to return from your host country

• Check what insurance providers cover in relation to Covid-19; some countries require proof of insurance

• Prepare an emergency budget in case you are required to quarantine and remain in your host country for longer than expected due to a positive Covid-19 test

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• International travel requirements and border

restrictions are subject to change at short notice

• Partner universities may change in-person summer schools to online at short notice

• Students are strongly advised not to arrange travel or make any non-refundable payments in relation to their allocated summer school in advance

• The University of Nottingham will review the offer of in-person partner university summer schools in line with travel and international travel, border and

quarantine restrictions up until 30 April 2022.

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• The University of Nottingham reserves the right to withdraw nominations of students allocated to in- person partner university summer schools if

international travel, border and quarantine restrictions contradict the university’s travel policy

• Students must read the university’s travel policy in advance of submitting a summer schools application to understand the risks and potential consequences of international travel.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/document s/applying-uon-policy-for-student-travel-for-2021-22-

revised-1-dec-2021.docx

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• Students should read the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office travel advice webpages for information about entry requirements, including

Covid-19 entry requirements and Covid-19 laws and regulations within country.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

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Who are you?

• Your priorities

• Your budget

• Are you comfortable with international travel?

• Are you comfortable being away from support networks

• Any additional support needs or disabilities

• Preferred learning and assessment styles

• Do you want to enhance your current subject area or learn a new one?

• Choose the programme and destination that best matches these

What do you want to get out of the experience?

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Student Support

Study abroad for student with disabilities webpage

Advice for students who have a physical disability, a long-term medical condition, a Specific Learning Difference (SpLD), a sensory impairment or mental health issues.

• Make an appointment to talk to the Disability Support team

• Look at the disability and welfare provision at the partner you are considering

• Think about the different attitudes towards disability across the world

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Student Support

LGBTQ+

• Laws, legal rights/protections and social attitudes are not the same around the world

• Think about:

• Laws and social attitudes in your destination country

• Attitudes towards presenting a gender that is perceived as different to that on your passport

• Customs laws with regards to bringing hormones into another country

• Is it safe to be out in that country

• Are there LGBTQ+ societies or support in your destination country/university?

This information is also important for students who do not identify as LGBTQ+

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Student Support

LGBTQ+ information and resources Stonewall Global Workplace Briefings

• Comprehensive briefings of 36 overseas countries and regions to date

• https://www.stonewall.org.uk/global-workplace-briefings FCO LGBTQ+ overseas travel advice

• https://www.gov.uk/guidance/lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender- foreign-travel-advice

International LGBTI Association

• Comprehensive world maps and reports of laws, protections and recognition

• https://ilga.org/

Go Overseas: friendly LGBTQ+ study abroad destinations

• https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/the-most-lgbt-friendly-study-abroad- destinations

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Student Exchanges team

• Dedicated Moodle page for summer schools

• Nominate to partner university

• Application guidance to partner university

• Acceptance briefing presentation and Pre- departure conference

• Partner university liaison

• Main home university contact during the summer school

• Post-programme support: transcripts and

Navigating your return to Nottingham after your study abroad experience Moodle page

Support

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UoNStudyAbroad UoNStudyAbroad

Email: studyabroad@nottingham.ac.uk

Web: www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/summerschools

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