ZIBAT Internationalisation Study&Internship Abroad 2015 Michael Claudius Helle Thomsen and Tomas Olofsson
Agenda Exchange Stays One or more parts of the programme can be studied abroad within the normal period of study. Exchange Stays: Types and Semesters Specific agreements Organisation, responsibility,distribution of tasks Quality requirements, control and evaluation Financial support for exchange stays Procedure
Exchange Stays: Types Study Stay, 5 months Internship, 2-11 months Dissertation, 2-5 months
AP Exchange Stays: When? ProgrammeStudyInternshipDissertation Computer4.Sem5. Sem Mak. / Multi3. Sem4.Sem Service3.Sem4.Sem Laboratory3.Sem4-5. Sem5.Sem Tech.Proces3. Sem4.Sem Commerce3. Sem3-4.Sem4-Sem
PBA Exhange Stays: When? ProgrammeStudyInternshipDissertation PBA WEB7th Sem8th Sem PBA Business 6th Sem (2nd Sem) 7th Sem
Agreements on Exchange Erasmus charter with 20 EU partners EU-partners exchange agreements North and South America exchange agreements Double degree agreements. Two certificates
Organisation and responsibility International director: non-EU agreements Erasmus coordinator: EU/EEA agreements Head of Studies: approval of stay International ambassadors: contact, communication, evaluation, practical issues
Agenda requirement It must be ensured that the programme elements contribute sufficiently to achievement of the learning outcome Quality requirements Quality control Evaluation of exchange stays
Quality requirements Approved educational institution/company Full-time study stays ECTS per Semester Full-time internship 37,5 work hours per week The programme elements are assessed according to: – Contents and Relevance – Level – Non EU/EEA country: study plan and organisation Student qualifications – Academically: grades > 4 recommended – Language: IELTS minimum 6.0
Quality requirements Approved educational institution/company Student qualifications – Academically: grades > 4 – Recommended by teachers / coordinator – Language: IELTS minimum 6.0 – Low absence – Good knowledge of Danish culture – Studied at least two semesters at ZIBAT
Quality Control Study exchange stays – Pre-approval of stays – Course credit – Learning agreement – pre-approved – Contact person at Campus – Certificate of exams – Certificate of study activity Internships – 3 party contract – Internship supervisor – Synopsis – Company certificate/recognition of internship
Evaluation of exchange stays Continuous evaluation – Meetings before exchange stays – Contact person during the stay – Blog, Skype-interviews, s Final evaulation – Evaluation report (internal) – Official evaluation report, the students – Meeting with contact person
Financial support SU Statens Uddannelsesstøtte Danish students’ taxameter cover the study fee Erasmus Grant Private funding
Erasmus grants & Priority euro per month to a EU-stay Professional level and absence Recommendations Partner institution !! Reasoning – Economy, private reasons, annual tax report
Why & Why not ? Why? – Exciting – Personal development – Other topics – Plus on your CV Why not? o Economy, Personal relations o Difficult, alone o Teaching style abroad o Student-professor relations o Administrationen/work procedures very different
Procedure Contact your international ambassador – Study Abroad Personal Application Form – Download from: Fronter -> Campus Roskilde – Before 27th March/1st October!!! Then later work out o CV o Motivation letter with reason for stay o For education institutions without agreements: Detailed report with study plan and subjects o Learning agreements for study or placements o Company description, only for internship o Erasmus Language test, if selected
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