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Welcome. Ex( change ) your life. Pre departure Meeting 1. Pre Departure Meetings Exchange Programmes. Meeting 1: ‘Logistics’ Your application at the host university Setting up your learning greement. Outline Pre Departure 2 ‘ Maximising Study Abroad’. Goals Study Abroad

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  1. Welcome

  2. Ex(change) yourlife Pre departure Meeting 1

  3. Pre Departure Meetings Exchange Programmes • Meeting 1:‘Logistics’ • Your application at the host university • Setting up your learning greement

  4. Outline Pre Departure 2‘Maximising Study Abroad’ • Goals Study Abroad • Culturallearning • Waysforreflection • Checklist • November

  5. Outline Pre Departure 1 • Introduction • Timeline after nomination • Application Partner university • Academic calendar • Learning Agreement • Replacement assignments (< 30 EC) • (Erasmus) Grants • Erasmus Intensive language course • Registration in Progress

  6. Congratulationsongoingon exchange !

  7. A quote froman exchange student: • ‘I had a great time in Bulgaria. I went all by myself, and now I have lots of friends all over Europe and the United States. • In one word: awesome!’

  8. Test yoursuitability and motivationfor a semester abroad • I have been lookingforward to goingabroadforsome time now • I have donesome research on the country and city that I want to visit • I have visited the website of the university and studiedtheirlanguagerequirements, subject requirements and academiccalendar • I have passed all mysecondyear modules • I feelconfidentaboutspeaking and learning in the language of instruction • The followingcharacteristicsapply to me: resourceful; independent; self-motivating; optimistic; sociable/ a good communicator; responsible • I amused to solvingproblemsonmyown • I am a goodorganiser • I amprepared to be sensitive to another culture • I am a stableperson even in unexpectedsituations

  9. Numbers 2012/2013

  10. To organiseyour exchange: • Need to be independent; orworking in a smallgroup of studentsgoing to the sameuniversity • Students informingstudents ! • SMC: fororganisationalquestions • Exchange co-ordinatorprogramme: for ‘academic’ questions (e.g. signing the learningagreement)

  11. Timeline Exchange: where are we now?

  12. Application Partner University Do I have to arrange my application myself? YES! (after nomination is accepted) Instructionsforapplication? • Directlyfrom the partner university • Website partner university • E-mail from SMC

  13. Who is myco-ordinator? • Leeuwarden: • Tourism: Sarike van Slooten • Hospitality: Prue Nairn/Leo Dekker • Media: Alastair Wright • RBS / IBMS: Ronald Noppers • Leisure: Dinie Middelbrink • Teacher Training: Wilfred van Eisden • CT/SPH: Klasien van der Deen • Career Management: Karen Sikkel • Appl. Business Adm.: Martin Pillen

  14. Who is myco-ordinator? • Emmen: • Business: Drew Henderson • Technology: Raymond Blankestijn • Groningen: • Teacher Tr.: Jenne Postma • Meppel: • Teacher Tr.: Wilfred van Eisden

  15. Paperwork: compulsory • Application Partner university(afteryour nomination has been accepted) • LearningAgreement(to beapprovedby Stenden and partner) • Transcript of records (afteryour return)pleaseseeinstructions

  16. AcademicCalender • Please check the academiccalender of the host university. It is important to informyourselfabout the start of your module abroad. • Ifthere is any overlap in the program between Stenden and your host university, youshould contact the co-ordinator of yourprogramme.

  17. LearningAgreement • Youneed a LearningAgreementifyou want to studyabroad. • A LearningAgreement has to beapprovedbyyour program coordinator in accordancewith the examcommittee • If a second signature is required: SMC (Margriet ter Horst) • Workwith scan copies by e-mail

  18. Content LearningAgreement • The learningagreementshouldconsist of: • 30 EC • No repetitionor overlap of subjects • 3rd and 4th yearsubjects –No introductorysubjects • Prerequisite: A detaileddescription of the subjects

  19. Requirements: • How to draw up a LearningAgreement: 1. Thinkaboutwhatyou want to achieveduring the periodabroad 2. Take a good look at the study programs 3. Discuss and motivateyourchoiceswithyourcoordinator at home 4. Detaileddescription of the subjectsyou want to study 5. Submitit to the program coordinatorforapproval

  20. ExampleLearningAgreement

  21. ExampleDescriptionsubjects • International Business • OrganisationalBehaviour • Project Management • http://www.haaga-helia.fi/international/exch • http://pkamk.fi/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=318&Itemid=302

  22. ExampleDescriptionsubjects • Module 1: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT • Objective • The student understands the contents of micro and macro business environment. The student adapts process thinking to different parts of a process. The student understands the connection between financial accounting and management accounting to business processes and how activity based management is used in a manufacturing company. • Contents • Micro and macro environment, processes including the purchasing of (raw) materials, production and selling the products to final customers. Financial accounting reports, management accounting, activity based costing (ABC) and activity based management (ABM). • Share of student’s workload • Lectures 32 hours, exercises 28 hours, individual and team work, reading and self-study 73 hours. • Credits • 5 • Teaching Methods • Lectures, teamwork, materials in virtual learning environment • Teaching Material • Will be announced in the beginning of the module (North Karelia Polytechnic)

  23. Administration: • After signature, each student willsubmit a copy of the Learningagreement to: • The host university • The co-ordinator of the home university. • The SMC for Erasmus grant (ifapplicable) • ownadministration

  24. Changes to the originalLearningAgreement: • Discuss the changeswithyourcoordinator at home • Write the changeson the original document and include a description of the subject • Makesurethatyour host coordinatorsignsit • Sendit to your international coordinator in Leeuwarden forapproval as soon as possible.

  25. Transcript of Records: • In the end of the semester youwillreceive a transcript of records. • The transcript of records is yourproof of study in the host University • The subjectsonyour transcript of records shouldbe the same as the subjectsonyourlearningagreement

  26. Whatif: • You end your exchange withaninsufficientnumber of Credits? • Howcanyoucompensateforthat? 1. Resit of the subject/exam at the host university 2. Substituteassignment at Stenden for 3 EC or 6 EC 3. More than 6 missing ECs, Extra minor at Stenden

  27. InstructionsPaperwork • Pleaseseehandout • And: • www.stenden.com/exchange

  28. Erasmus Grant • For studentson exchange in the EU • Approx. 200 euro per month • In case more studentsthangrants: selection! • In that case studentsreturning to their country of origin have nopriority • Furtherselectionbasedon order in which SMC receives the signed student contracts. • Timeline: information to your e-mail address in September; selection / payment in November

  29. Othergrants • Check: • www.beursopener.nl • www.grantfinder.nl

  30. ErasmusIntensiveLanguageCourse • Offered in the ‘small’ languages of countriesparticipatinig in the Erasmus programme (e.g. notforSpanish, English, French, German) • For Erasmus students: free of charge • Deadline: 14 May/ 14 October • Furtherinformation: See website mentioned in document ‘instructionsfororganizingyour exchange’

  31. Progressregistration • Register in progressfor ‘exchange’ • In case of changes in yourstudy plans orwithdrawalfrom the exchange programme, pleaseinform SMC as soon as possible

  32. More information • www.stenden.com/exchange • Nuffic: www.wilweg.nl • Walk in hourI-Study Leeuwarden: • between 13.00- 14.00 hrson • Tuesday /Wednesday / Thursday

  33. Thank you for your attention

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