Going on exchange during your studies

Information session on internationalisation: Thursday October 12 2023, 8pm (ONLINE)

Recording of the online sessions via MS Teams

Practical info sessions

 (obligatory for those who want to go on exchange in 24/25) 

    Program specific infosessions

    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

    Programme

    DC

    Infosession

    Bouwkunde

    Anthony Tetaert

    27/11   12:30 – 13:30

    Chemie

    Greta Diricks

    22/11   11:00 – 13:00

    Elektromechanica en Elektrotechniek

    Ludwig Cardon

    13/11

    Elektronica-ICT

    Jo Verhavert

    16/11   11:00   VGZ 1.4 iGent

    Industrieel Ontwerpen en Machine- en productieautomatisering

    Michael Monte

    14/11   14:00

    Informatica

    Eli De Poorter

    15/11   13:30   P.1.252

    Landmeten

    Anthony Tetaert

    27/11   12:30 – 13:30

     

    ENGINEERING

    Programme

    DC

    Infosession

    Biomedical

    Patrick Segers

    20/11   17:30

    Chemical

    Mark Saeys

    upon personal appointment with DC

    Civil

    Hans De Backer

    09/11   16:00

    Computer Science

    Jan Fostier

    22/11   14:30

    Electrical

    Heidi Steendam

    14/11   20:00

    Electromechanical

    - Electrical Power Engineering

    - Mechanical Energy Engineering

    - Mechanical Construction

    - Control Engineering and Automation

    - Maritime Engineering


    Lieven Vandevelde

    Sebastian Verhelst
    Wim De Waele

    Clara Ionescu
    Evert Lataire

    upon personal appointment with DC

    Physics

    Sven Rogge

    29/11   18:00

    Fire Safety

    Bart Merci

    upon personal appointment with DC

    Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

    Stijn De Vuyst

    upon personal appointment with DC

    Photonics

    Bart Kuyken

    18/11   14:30

    Sustainable Materials

    Leo Kestens en Lode Daelemans

    upon personal appointment with DC

    Textile

    Lieva Van Langenhove

    upon personal appointment with DC

    ENGINEERING: ARCHITECTURE

    Programme

    DC

    Infosession

    Architectuur

    Nathan Van Den Bossche

    14/11   16:00

    Stedenbouw en ruimtelijke planning

    Annelies Staessen

    upon personal appointment with DC

      Exchange

      First read the "roadmaps  for UGent students" very carefully. These plans contains useful links for the preparation of your mobility, info about the funding possibilities, etc. Below you will find extra conditions for an exchange at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture [FEA].

      General information about the procedure for outgoing FEA students

       

      WHO can go study abroad at FEA ?

      Students registered as a degree student at UGent during the academic year of mobility. Specifically for FEA, this also depends on the chosen education programme.

       

      WHEN can you go study abroad at FEA ?

      The coordinator of an exchange agreement is the first point of contact for students for whom the exchange is intended. Each of these students can apply to study abroad within the framework of this agreement. The exchange can only take place during the Master’s programme (exceptions see below), and this for a period of one semester up to one year. Consult the conditions and coordinators per education programme.

      The coordinator ranks the applicants; in order to do so not only the examination results are taken into account, but also other criteria such as independence, motivation, etc. A priori no minimal study performance is set as a condition. But training programme can define specific conditions/modalities regarding obtained grades.

      The coordinator proposes a study programme abroad to the Curriculum Committee, after the advice of the concerned study programme committee, at the latest on 31 October for a study programme in the first semester and at the latest on 15 March for a study programme in the second semester. The Curriculum Committee decides on the study programme abroad.

       

      WHERE can you go study abroad at FEA ?

      * Erasmus+ (destinations in the EU & Norway)

      * Erasmus Belgica (French-speaking part of Belgium)

      * Switzerland

      * Non-European destinations

      All education programmes select partner institutions based on the academic programme. Students can only choose an institution on the list of agreements made up for their education programme. It is not possible to choose a destination which is not intended for your study programme.

       

      HOW can we go study abroad at FEA ?

      * In Europe: Erasmus+, Erasmus Belgica

      * Outside of Europe: through bilateral agreements (SEA)

      * Short-term Blended mobility in the framework of Erasmus+ (BIP = Blended Intensive Programme)

      * Master programmes with an embedded international mobility: Erasmus Mundus, international master programmes (see course catalogue)

      * International internship in master programme

      * Traineeships/ workshops in and outside of Europe: IAESTE, BEST, HUMASOL

      * Fieldwork for master thesis in Global South: VLIR-UOS

      For those students not opting for a study abroad, some educational programmes and the Faculty organize Internationalisation@Home activities: foreign guest speakers, English tracks/courses in the education programme, seminars with foreign students, video conference with foreign partners, summer schools, IAESTE talks, …

       

      What are the FUNDING possibilities ?

      You will only pay fee at Ghent University, not at the host institution. You can receive a financial support depending on the exchange destination.:

      * Erasmus Belgica

      * Erasmus+

      * Switzerland and the UK

      * Non-European destinations: grants are managed by the central administration and distributed on socio-economic basis. More information on how to apply for these scholarships.

      All questions about payments of scholarships: international@ugent.be

       

      HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINES

      Apply via OASIS with an extra condition for the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture: the upload of a signed curriculum form when applying.

      The faculty deadline for online applications outside of Europe is 12 January 2024 at 5 pm.
      The faculty deadline for online applications in Europe is 2 February 2024 at 5 pm.

      Late applications will not be accepted!

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