UNott. School of CS: Study Abroad / Student Exchange Schemes

Important Messages

• Incoming Erasmus students are permitted in special circumstances to take level 4 or 5 modules; however, do consult with me first.
• For incoming Erasmus students it is your responsibility to:
  • make sure that your home institution is happy with your module choices!!
  • check for clashes in your timetable, ensure that you have prerequisites, etc

Outgoing Exchange Students

NOTE: The first thing to do is to download and look at "Steps to Study Abroad" (it is slightly out of date, but a good general introduction)

Miscellaneous

Study Abroad helps Job Prospects (Guardian, Oct, 2008):

"... New research presented today by the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) found that international businesses are increasingly seeking graduates who have a global awareness, particularly those who have the initiative to study overseas as part of their learning. ..."

Weekone one introduction 5min talk to 1st years

Weekone one introduction 5min talk to 2nd years

Short term Study in China

Computer Science School Resources

• The school webpage on Study Abroad

University Resources

• Steps to Study Abroad
• International Office
  • Factsheets about the Various Universities, and also Schools & Departmental Flyers
  • Factsheet: Financing your study abroad 2010-11
  • Why Study Abroad?
• UNott: UG students: Studying abroad
• Study abroad opportunities for current students
• Exam office European Credit Transfer System (ECTS): Translation of Nottingham marks to ECTS marks

U21

• Universitas U21 main web page
• International Office U21 pages (with details of how to apply, and forms)

Erasmus

• UNott Socrates-Erasmus main web page
• Lifelong learning "The Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 ... is a European funding programme which supports education and training across Europe." Erasmus is one of the schemes that it supports.
• British Council Erasmus site
• British Council ("Socrates is dead, long life Erasmus." Socrates was a prior system which ended in 2006.)

FAQs

• Q. I am on a joint Honours course of "Computer Science and X"; can I still do the Erasmus or other exchange?

  A. Yes, in general; but everything depends on which is your "home school" (primary department, "major") and you will need to go through them if it is not CS. Note, sadly, that there is also a problem with those on "Computer Science and Management" in that U21 at UBC in Vancouver is not possible, because they do not have the equivalent modules or entry possibilities; though U21 at Hong Kong is still possible.

• Q. I am a student from Ningbo and I would like to do a U21 to either Vancouver or Hong Kong. Is this allowed?

  A. (ajp) The basic answer is that as long as you are a "2+2" student, Bsc (Hons) Computer Science (2+2), then when here you are a UK Nottingham student and so can apply for U21 and Erasmus. (Though other issues such as finance and visas might differ).
  A rough rule is that you need to ask and organise using the international office of the place that will award your final degree.

• Q. How are marks transferred from abroad to marks at Nottingham for my degree. I hear marks are deducted and I do not want to adversely affect my chance of getting a good degree.

  A. The first thing to do is to do is study "Steps to Study Abroad". It discusses Grade transfers, which is necessary because the difficulty of obtaining a mark of "X%" naturally varies between institutions (It is very naive to think that a mark of, for example, "70%" has some kind of universal meaning). You should not worry, as the transfer method is intended that it getting a good degree will be no harder than if you stayed.

• Q. What happens about my individual dissertation (G53IDS) if I do a U21 during my third year?

  A. There is unlikely to be a suitable matching equivalent abroad, and so instead the dissertation can be supervised remotely. Or if you just go abroad for the first semester, then it could be (mostly) delayed until the second semester.