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School of Technology and Business Going abroad? Study Abroad or Work Placement

School of Technology and Business Going abroad? Study Abroad or Work Placement. Today’s programme. Part 1 : General information on going abroad. Erasmus scholarship and procedures. Part 2: Information on how to choose courses or a work placement Part 3: Questions. Why go abroad?.

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School of Technology and Business Going abroad? Study Abroad or Work Placement

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  1. School of Technology and Business Going abroad? Study Abroad or Work Placement

  2. Today’s programme Part 1: • General information on going abroad. Erasmus scholarship and procedures. Part 2: • Information on how to choose courses or a work placement Part 3: • Questions

  3. Why go abroad? • Develops your academic qualifications and your personal competences. • Gives an insight into other cultures and a different learning environment • Develops your intercultural competences • Ability to seek for new information • Work and adapt into other cultures and contexts • Gives your a new approach for your future profession and will expand your horizon.

  4. Companys future demands • Increased specialization and demands on higher level of education • Better langauge skills • Higher demands on flexibility. • Larger focus on personality and cooperation competences • Global staff

  5. What to be aware of • There will be some paper work which you will have to maintain in order to get a credit transfer after your stay. • You wont be able to get the exact same courses as here at VIA • Teaching, guidance and exams can be held in different ways than at VIA • Linguistic challenges • Not everybody can go to the same school.

  6. Good advice when going abroad • Talk to students who already went abroad. • Keep a close contact with the international coordinator – also when being abroad. • Make sure you have enough funds for the destination chosen. Make a budget.

  7. Guidelines for going abroad • Make a budget

  8. Guidelines for going abroad • Check out the webpages of the universities of your interest. • Fill in the application form for the semester you intend to take abroad and send it to Anna before the deadline. • After the deadline the free places will be given to the students. Not everybody will be able to go to their first choice. • You will receive the application form for the university and a list of other required documents.

  9. Guidelines for going abroad • Fill in the learning agreement and get it approved by Roger. • Send all documents to Anna and it will be sent to the receiving institution. • You will receive your acceptance letter. • Apply for the Erasmus+ scholarship, if needed. All the paper work and the contact with the university must be done through Anna, until the acceptance of the student!

  10. Erasmus+ Scholarship Requirements: • The stay has to be between 3-12 months • You have to be a full degree student at VIA • The placement can take place at any partner institution or in any country for the practical placement (From august 2015 earliest) • You can receive up to 12 months of scholarship while being at VIA.

  11. Erasmus Scholarship Documents for studying abroad: • Application form (VIA template) • Learning agreement (VIA template) • Acceptance letter Documents for work placement: • Application form (VIA template) • Training agreement (VIA template)

  12. Deadlines Deadlines for autumn 2014 • Application form: 20thMarch 2014 • Learning/training agreement: 20thJune 2014 (if Erasmus+) • Acceptance letter: 20thJune 2014 (if Erasmus+) Deadlines for spring 2015 • Application form: 20th September 2014 • Learning/training agreement: 20th December 2014 (if Erasmus+) • Acceptance letter: 20thDecember 2014 (if Erasmus+) ALL DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE HANDED IN DULY SIGNED AND DATED BY ALL PARTIES.

  13. Contact persons ATCM For planning and guidance: Anna Larsen, ael@viauc.dk For Erasmus scholarship, VISA etc.: Anna Larsen, ael@viauc.dk For confirmation on work placement: Christian Vrist, crv@viauc.dk For approving courses abroad: Roger Taylor, rht@viauc.dk

  14. Links and useful info For students going to non partner institutions: • www.edu-danmark.dk Other scholarships: • www.danmark.legater.nu Udlandsstipendium: • Talk to your SU counsellor Studynet: https://studienet.via.dk/sites/uddannelse/ca/aarhus/international/Pages/default.aspx

  15. Where are they now? • Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania • Politecnica di Milano, Italy • Northumbria Univeristy, England • Univeristy of Westminster, England • Nottingham Trent, England • Bay of Plenty, New Zealand • Box Hill, Australia • Victoria University, Australia • BeuthHochschule, Germany • Czech TechninalPrague, Czech Republic

  16. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, 44% of all graduatesregret not havinggoneabroadwhilehaving the time and flexibility AND ONLY 3% regretgoingabroad

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