Exchanges

Exchanges

A Global Education

The University of Worcester can open up worldwide opportunities for you. You can immerse yourself in another culture while accumulating credit for your degree.

Statistics show that students who take up exchange opportunities not only benefit in terms of their social confidence but also score higher marks in their final degrees.

Exchanges for Worcester Students: Enhance your degree with a semester abroad! Learn a New Language

A second language offers a tremendous advantage when competing for jobs – there’s no better way to attain fluency than complete immersion. Our Language Centre can help you build up your skills prior to your exchange, although many of our partners also offer courses in English if you prefer.

EILCs - Erasmus Intensive Language Courses 2006

Students taking part in Erasmus European Exchange programmes may have the opportunity to study the language of the host country prior to their study period overseas. These are special language courses in the less widely used and less taught European Union languages. The advantages of these courses are tremendous and include 20 hours a week language training, special cultural components within the programme and no extra tuition fees. See the following website for more information: http://ec.europa.eu/  or contact the University International Office.

University of Worcester students: you must be a full-time student at Worcester, and able to take part in a 1-semester exchange in your second year of study. Please contact the International Centre (Woodbury 87) for a copy of the ‘Outgoing Exchange Information Booklet’ and ‘Outgoing Exchange Application’. These documents are also available on this page. Application deadline 30 March.

Incoming Exchange students: you should contact the International Exchange Co-ordinator at your university and then complete the ‘Incoming Exchange Application’ form which can be printed from this page. Please also see the ‘Incoming Exchange Information Booklet’ available on this page. Application deadline for Semester 1: 30 May, and for Semester 2: 30 September.

Further information is available from Lois Lewis on l.lewis@worc.ac.uk

Exchanges to the University of Worcester

Worcester has a number of established links with partners in Europe and worldwide. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate exchange programmes to students based outside the UK.

Our European Partnerships are part of the LLP-Erasmus programme and include ECTS, the European Community Course Credit Transfer System, enabling European students to gain full credit transfer for their time in the UK. You can find out more from the link in the right-hand column.

Many of our non-European partners also offer credit transfer – ask at your International office for details.

If you are interested in studying at Worcester as part of an exchange, complete the International Incoming Exchange application form and return it to the International Centre