Exchange Programmes & Outgoing Exchange Scholarship General Briefing

1. Exchange Programmes & Outgoing Exchange Scholarship General Briefing Global Affairs Office February 2014

2. Outgoing Exchange Scholarship (OES) Global Affairs Office

3. What is OES? • Stands for Outgoing Exchange Scholarship • Set up in 2011, originally named as OEG • Operated by Global Affairs Office (GAO) • A Committee has been set up for overseeing the implementation of OES, which comprises of academic and administrative representatives from different faculties

4. Purposes of OES • Promoting mobility of students • Enriching students’ international exposure and experience • Encouraging students with good academic standing • Subsidizing students with financial needs

5. Eligibility • Participate in a regular credit-bearing exchange programme at undergraduate/ postgraduate level that is initiated or planned by UM at either University-level or Faculty-level • CANNOTreceive double subsidy for exchange at the same time, including subsidy from UM or outside entities

6. Types of Scholarship • Applicants can choose 1 of the 4 types, they are: • Type 1 - Financial Neediness • Type 2 - Academic Standing • Type 3 - Special Recommended Exchange Programmes • Type 4 - Postgraduate Exchange Programmes

7. Selection Criteria

8. List of Special Recommended Exchange Programmes (For Type 3) • Faculty of Arts and Humanities (3 quotas) • Bangor University • Faculty of Business Administration (3 quotas) • Aalto University School of Economics (1 quota) • Turku School of Economics (1 quota) • BI Norwegian Business School (1 quota) • Faculty of Education (3 quotas) • National Taiwan Normal University (2 quotas ) • National Taipei University of Education (1 quota) • Faculty of Law (3 quotas) • University of Luisada Porto (1 quota) • University of Minho (1 quota) • University of Nova de Lisboa (1 quota) • Faculty of Science and Technology (3 quotas) • Linnaeus University • National Chi Nan University • National Chung Hsing University • Faculty of Social Sciences (3 quotas) • Linnaeus University(1 quotas) • Peking University, Department of History(2 quotas) • Global Affairs Office(3 quotas) • University of Brasilia • KwanseiGakuin University • University of Kitakyushu

9. Funding Expenses of OES • Round-trip air ticket and/or other modes of transportation between Macao/ Hong Kong/ home city and the host university on arrival and departure dates • Medical/ health/ travel insurance • Accommodation during exchange • Other mandatory fees and charges imposed by host university

10. Maximum amount of Scholarship (1 Semester) will vary according to destination countries or regions as per the table shown below: *Table of max. amount of Scholarship provided for each zone for one semester

11. Scholarship Arrangement • The full payment will be made before the departure of successful applicants by presenting the following official original receipts: • Offer Letter issued by the Host University • Letter of Undertaking

12. Scholarship Penalty System • Exceptional case will be considered by the Outgoing Exchange Grant Committee on individual basis

13. Application for OES(For Semester 1 2014/2015) • Application Period: 17 – 28 March 2014 • Please apply via OES Online Application System: http://isw.umac.mo/oesas • Late or incomplete applications will not be considered

14. Calendar

15. Enquiry • Via Email: oes.enquiry@umac.mo(Subject: OES Enquiry) • Office Address: Tai Fung Building, M Floor, Room TM2 • Contact Person: Ms. Polly Leong/Ms. Carmen Mok

16. Student Exchange @ Global Affairs Office

17. Global Affairs Office • Roles of GAO in student exchange: • Act as the hosting office of some of the university-wide exchange and international programmes; • Promote all university-wide exchange and international programmes in UM; • Provide students with source and support to international opportunity; • Encourage mobility of students; • Oversee the implementation of the student exchange programmes in UM.

18. What are the main differences?

19. List of Exchange Programmes(International)Semester 1, 2014/ 2015 • University of Brasilia, Brazil • Kumamoto University, Japan • KwanseiGakuin University, Japan • Tokyo Keizai University, Japan • Waseda University, Japan • University of Kitakyushu, Japan • University of Seoul, Republic of Korea • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore • University of Essex, United Kingdom

20. List of Exchange Programmes(International) • National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan • National Taipei University, Taiwan • National Taiwan University, Taiwan • National Tsinghua University, Taiwan • Tamkang University, Taiwan Will open for application in next semester!

21. List of Exchange Programmes(The Mainland of China) • Beihang University 北京航空航天大學 • Central China Normal University 華中師範大學 • East China Normal University 華東師範大學 • Fudan University 復旦大學 • Harbin Engineering University 哈爾濱工程大學 • Harbin Institute of Technology 哈爾濱工業大學 • Renmin University of China 中國人民大學 • Shaanxi Normal University 陝西師範大學 • Shanghai Jiaotong University 上海交通大學 • Tianjin University 天津大學 • Tongji University 同濟大學 • Tsinghua University 清華大學 • Wuhan University 武漢大學 • Xi’an Jiaotong University 西安交通大學 • Xiamen University 厦門大學 Will open for application in next semester!

22. Application Procedures(for GAO Exchange Programmes) • Step 1: Look for your desired exchange programmes and its application deadline • Step 2: Consult your programme coordinator about all academic related issues, e.g. course selection, credit transferability and academic advice • Step 3: Download and complete application form: • http://www.umac.mo/gao/exchangeatum_application.php • Step 4: Submit your application to GAO before application deadline • Step 5: Apply for Outgoing Exchange Scholarship: • http://isw.umac.mo/oesas

23. Application Period • For all exchange programmes • 3 – 14 March 2014 • Submission (in person):Tai Fung Building, M Floor, Room TM2 • Download and complete application form: • http://www.umac.mo/gao/exchangeatum_application.php

24. The University of California, Berkeley Visiting Student Researcher and Post Doctoral Affairs Program • Encourage the exchange of UM master students. • At UC Berkeley, the student will obtain the status of Visiting Student Researcher in the Visiting Student Researcher and Post Doctoral Affairs Program.  • The student will audit classes at Berkeley and may take up to four courses per semester at Berkeley. • The student will be responsible for the financial obligations, such as, audit fee, application fee, visa, accommodation, transportation and living expenses, etc. • Students with financial difficulty should raise their concern to the Faculty's General Office

25. Visiting Student Researcher and Post Doctoral Affairs Program The University of California, Berkeley • Nomination: Feb 2014 (With Dean’s endorsement) • GAO only accepts applications in the form of recommendation by the Dean of Faculty • Application: April 2014 • Duration: 1 Semester / 1 Year • The academic year normally begins at the last week of August in Berkeley and ends at the last week in May in the following year

26. Enquiry • Via Email: exchange.enquiry@umac.mo • [Subject: Student Exchange – Programme Name] • Office Address: Tai Fung Building, M Floor, Room TM2 • Contact Person: Ms. Polly Leong/ Ms. Carmen Mok