Study Abroad and Exchange

Tim JohnsonHead of Strategic Partnerships

Exchange partners

• USA:• University System of Georgia• Clarkson University, NY.

• Australia:• RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology),

Melbourne• Edith Cowan University, Perth (4 campuses in

WA). • Elsewhere:

• Developing exchange partnerships in China, Korea, Japan etc

USA

Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

Locations within Georgia

Georgia Institutions

• North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega.

• Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville.

• Valdosta State University, Valdosta. • Columbus State University, Columbus.

• Armstrong Atlantic State University,

Savannah.  

Georgia Institutions (cont.)

• State University of West Georgia, Carrollton.  

• Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw.  

• Clayton College and State University, Morrow

• Macon State College, Macon.

Australia

Study Abroad Partners• Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD• State University of New York – Fredonia, Fredonia, NY. • The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NY• University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign., Il. (Design)• New Jersey State Consortium for International Affairs,

including:• Kean University, Union, NJ. • Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ• Ramapo College of New Jersey, Ramapo, NJ• Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. • New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ.

Exchange - outline

• One for one exchange• Non-fee paying• Non-EU only – cf. ERASMUS. • School-based and Uni-wide. • NBS and SASS most involved• More incoming than outgoing

Exchanges - opportunities

• Valuable personal and CV development opportunity for students

• Growth of opportunities to develop one-for-one exchange partnerships.

• Key strand of NU’s internationalisation strategy.

• Increased in number of short-term opportunities• Bridgehead toward greater co-operation.

Exchanges - issues

• Imbalance between demand for places at NU and numbers going out.

• Cost implication• Jobs• Accommodation• Flights

• Quality of partner

Study Abroad basics

• One-way (incoming) partnership• Fee-paying basis (£3550/semester)• Range of modules from all Schools• Colloquium on British Culture is the key

selling point. • Weekly trip out to local site of historical

interest. • One essay at end of course.

Study Abroad opportunities

• Open to students from all countries. • Excellent way of developing partnerships. • Can be run with English Language and

Study Skills first for non-English speaking students.

• Excellent “taster” for NU – returning students come for PG study

Contact

Partnerships Section,International Office21/22 Ellison PlaceWeb: http://northumbria.ac.uk/studyabroad Email: er.study-abroad@northumbria.ac.uk Tel: x7541