Study Abroad Fair 29 September 2018 Sarah Plunkett International Office Psychology International Office Psychology 1
Study abroad as a Psychology student Abroad: Why and possibilities Erasmus+ Application procedure & planning your study Practical matters More information International Office Psychology 2
Why would you go abroad? Enhancing career perspectives Personal growth Enriching your studies Language Academic system Culture International Office Psychology 3
Possibilities Europe Erasmus programme Outside Europe (UvA broad) Global Exchange programme Summer School e.g. Global Short Term Programme Outside of exchange programme Free mover (study) or (research) internship /thesis Continue studies abroad Master s / PhD International Office Psychology 4
Partneruniversiteiten Erasmus+ Psychologie 2019-2020 (with reservation) Deadline: 1 March 2019 Country City University Number of spots (semesters) * These are general Erasmus spots. How many sports exactly will be given to Psychology students will be determined after the application deadline. ** Copenhagen: It s not sure yet if there will be Erasmus places in Copenhagen for 2019-2020 The first deadline for application for an exchange in the Erasmus+ programme is 1 March in the academic year before the year in which you want to go abroad. The second deadline is mid-june. Website BE Ghent Universiteit Gent 2 www.ugent.be BE Louvain (Leuven) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1 www.kuleuven.be DK Kopenhagen** University of Copenhagen x www.ku.dk DE Berlin Freie Universität Berlin 2 www.fu-berlin.de DE Berlin Humboldt Universität Berlin 3 www.hu-berlin.de DE Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität 2 www.uni-frankfurt.de DE Würzburg Universitaet Würzburg 1 www.uni-wuerzburg.de FR Paris Université Paris Descartes 2 www.parisdescartes.fr IE Dublin* University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie IT Florence Università degli Studi di Firenze 1 www.unifi.it NO Bergen Universitetet i Bergen 2 www.uib.no AT Vienna Universität Wien 1 www.univie.ac.at PL Warsaw Warsaw University 1 www.uw.edu.pl ES Barcelona Universitat de Barcelona 2 www.ub.edu ES Madrid Univ. Aut. De Madrid 3 www.uam.es ES Salamanca Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca 2 www.upsa.es GB Birmingham* University of Birmingham - www.birmingham.ac.uk GB Brighton University of Sussex 10 www.sussex.ac.uk GB Nottingham* University of Nottingham - www.nottingham.ac.uk GB Southampton University of Southampton 1 www.soton.ac.uk GB Edinburgh University of Edinburgh 4 www.ed.ac.uk International Office Psychology 5
Procedure Application Erasmus Requirements for an Erasmus exchange, at moment of departure: Registered as a full-time student Finished 1st year (60 EC) Total of at least 110-120 EC moment of departure Grade point average of a 7/10 (both when applying & at departure) Requirements after selection: Register for a full-time workload (30 EC or equivalent per semester) This is recorded in the Learning agreement Receiving less than 30 EC abroad can have consequences! International Office Psychology 6
Procedure Application Erasmus Application form online Motivation (letter) Recent grade list UvA Study plan (host university + UvA) Curriculum vitae (CV), incl. passport photo Optional; diploma( s), certificates International Office Psychology 7
Procedure Application Erasmus Deadline 1 March 2019 2nd deadline Remaining spots Mid-June 2019 Selection - End of March results Information meeting selected students UvA Pre-departure meeting June 2019 November/December 2019 International Office Psychology 8
Psychology: When to go abroad? 3 rd bachelor year, 1 st, or 2 nd semester Exchange After 3 rd year, but before master s Exchange, internship Master s / After Master s Mostly internship (/thesis), full master s abroad, (further) research/phd International Office Psychology 9
Psychology: When to go abroad? Option when you choose to do a (complete/60 EC) specialisation Extends your Bachelor s: 3 ½ or 4 years in total You are eligible for your preferred UvA PSY Master s programme International Office Psychology 10
Psychology: When to go abroad? Option when you choose to complete your Bachelor s without a (complete/60 EC) specialisation Your Bachelor s takes 3 or 3 ½ in total You are only eligible for a selected number of UvA PSY Master s Please note: Semesters at host universities can be different from the UvA semesters. Make sure to check the starting date of the semester when making a study plan. International Office Psychology 11
Practical matters: Funding Erasmus Global exchange Research, internship Erasmus scholarship 740-1180 (2018/2019) Internationalisation Fund Psychology Amsterdam University Fund travel grant Erasmus internship scholarship Private funds and scholarships through grantfinder.nl beursopener.nl DUO Loan + 91 per month for student travel card (2018) International Office Psychology 12
Practical matters: Language What s the language used at host university? How well do you need to master the language How & when can you learn a language Do you get credit for this? UvA, language acquisition courses Self study or course language institute Language course at host university International Office Psychology 13
Practical matters: Housing Does host university offer this or do you need to find private housing? On/ Off Campus? What do you do with room in Amsterdam? International Office Psychology 14
More information International Office Psychology Tifenn de Jong & Sarah Plunkett Office hours: Monday & Wednesday 10.00-12.00 REC G room: S.13 internationaloffice-psychology@uva.nl Student Service Desk (SSD) / Office International Student Affairs (BIS) REC E, central hall Phone: 020 525 1401 Open: Monday to Friday, 09.00-17.00 studyabroad.uva.nl buitenland.uva.nl Digital world map: wereldkaart-uva.nl Nuffic www.wilweg.nl Country pages, information on scholarships, etc. (Some information in English) International Office Psychology 15
Questions? International Office Psychology 16