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Science Student Exchange Programme (SSEP)

Summer Exchange Programme (SEP)

Student Sharing

Application and Selection Procedure (by OAL)

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Different from University-wide (U-Wide) exchange programmes

Science Student Exchange Programme (SSEP) is tailored for science students

2 types of SSEP: Science Programme

Science and Engineering Programme

Invaluable opportunities for making connections for research, internship, mentorship, etc.

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Who is eligible?

What do you have to know & do?

Where do you get information?

How do you prepare yourself?

Office of Academic Links(OAL): http://www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk

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Learn in a different environment

Gain global exposure

Develop independence

Explore an unfamiliar culture & environment

Expand your network

Master a second language

Improve career prospects

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University of Toronto, Canada (Mississauga Campus)

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie (KIT), Germany

Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Karlstad University, Sweden

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Programme Mississauga Campus (SCI Prog) For Faculty of Science students only

Course information

1) Courses not opened: Biochemistry, Business/Commerce, Dentistry, Medicine, Rehabilitation Science/Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Management (MBA), Master of Financial Economics (MFE), Master of Law (LLM) and Bachelor of Education (BEd). The Academic Bridging Program, as well as the Concurrent Teacher Education Program (CTEP) are also not available to exchange students.

2) Other restrictions may also apply: http://www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/cie/inbound-academic-options-and-restrictions

Duration 1st term, 2nd term, year

Required GPA 2.8

English requirements

TOEFL (IBT) ; IELTS

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Programme Engineering and Science Programme For Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science students only

1) Course information

1) All courses are open to exchange students. Students have to fulfill prerequisites to enter courses

2) Most of the undergraduate level courses are taught in Danish 3) Course catalogue for exchange students:

http://www.dtu.dk/english/Education/Guest-students/Exchange/BSc_and_MSc/Choosing-Courses

4) Complete course catalogue: http://www.kurser.dtu.dk/search.aspx?menulanguage=en-gb

Duration 1st term, 2nd term

Required Year of study

At least completed Year 2 while going on exchange

Required GPA 3.0

English requirements

TOEFL (IBT) ; IELTS

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Programme Engineering and Science Programme For Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science students only

1) Course information

1) German requirement: Level A2 or higher (Common European Framework of Reference for

Languages (CEFR)) (completed at least 200 hours of German class)

2) Enrollment in English taught master level courses may be approved 3) Exchange student handbook:

http://www.intl.kit.edu/download/OVERSEAS_student_handbook.pdf

4) Course Information: https://campus.studium.kit.edu/events/catalog.php

5) Limited student housing offered by Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie (KIT)

Duration 2nd term, year

Required Year of study

At least completed Year 3 while going on exchange

Required GPA 3.0

English requirements

TOEFL (IBT)

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Programme Science Programme For Faculty of Science students only (Not suitable for Quantitative Finance, Risk Management Science and Statistics students)

1) Course information

1) Course information: https://student.portal.chalmers.se/en/chalmersstudies/incomingexchange/Pages/Courses-and-course-selection-.aspx (NOTE: not all courses are available to exchange students.)

2) Master-level courses are available to exchange students. All are taught in English. Bachelor-level courses are taught in Swedish.

3) Students should choose courses within their fields of studies only

Duration 2nd term, year

Required Year of study

At least completed Year 3 while going on exchange

Required GPA 3.0

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Programme Science Programme For Faculty of Science students only (Biology, Physics, Risk Management, Statistics)

Course information

http://www.kau.se/en/education/courses/in-english

Duration 2nd term, year

Required GPA 3.0

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Programme Engineering and Science Programme For Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science students only (Not suitable for Quantitative Finance, Risk Management Science and Statistics students)

1) Course information

1) Students are allowed to enroll in major-related subjects only 2) Programme list: http://www.ethz.ch/prospectives/programmes/index_EN

3) Course catalogue: http://www.courses.ethz.ch

4) Exchange students must earn a minimum of 20 ECTS credits per semester. Earning credits means passing the exam, not just attending the course. Language courses do not count towards this total

5) Exchange students must take two-third of total credits within the Department enrolled

6) German: Level B2 in CEFR is recommended (completed at least 500 hours of German class)

Duration 2nd term, year

Required Year of study

At least completed Year 2 while going on exchange

Required GPA 3.2

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Programme Science Programme For Faculty of Science students only

1) Course information

1) Course information: http://www.oia.ntu.edu.tw/study-at-ntu/why-study-at-ntu/courses

2) On-campus accommodation is available, but the availability is not guaranteed.

3) Students have to purchase Health and Accident insurance worth a minimum of NTD1,000,000. A completed NTU Incoming /Visiting Students Health Exam Form should be submitted so as to meet the regulations of NTU and government‘s requirements (http://www.oia.ntu.edu.tw/study-at-ntu/incoming-

exchange-student/info-incoming-exchange for details).

Duration 1st term, 2nd term, year

Required GPA 3.0

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Programme Mathematics Programme For Department of Mathematics students only

Course infromation

1) Courses open to exchange students are listed at http://internationalexchanges.pitt.edu/schools

2) These disciplines are not open to exchange students: social work, education, nursing, pharmacy, film studies and graduate courses

Duration 1st term, 2nd term, year

Required GPA 3.0

English requirements

TOEFL (IBT) ; IELTS

Remarks On-campus housing is not guaranteed

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Fudan University, China

Nanjing University, China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Zhejiang University, China

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

University of California, Berkeley, United States

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Ideal for students who cannot participate in exchange during

term-time due to curriculum requirements and structure

credit-bearing courses and social and cultural activities organized

by the summer programme of the host institution

Duration: June – August, (4 – 6 weeks)

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Fees: Only pay programme and accommodation fees to the host

institution; tuition fee and application fees will be waived

Application: use the same outgoing exchange application as the

term-time exchange programmes (make the intended SEP one of your ten

choices in the application)

Participating host institutions to be announced on OAL website

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Academic credits earned during your studies abroad may be

transferred back to CUHK

Requests evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Students need to consult with your exchange advisor in your

programme/department/school before you go abroad

Preliminary Assessment on Course and Unit Exemption

(PACU form)

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Typically, you would pay:

CUHK tuition (not applicable for summer programme)

CUHK and College SU Fees (not applicable for summer programme)

Accommodation (CUHK or host university / country)

Health and Travel Insurance

Meal Plan

Student Visa

Airfare

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Other costs:

Books and stationery

Personal expenses

Cultural activities

Transportation (local and inter-state)

Warm clothing for some exchange destinations

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Find out more about scholarships, awards, grants, and other

financial aid from:

Office of Academic Links (OAL)

Office of Admissions and Financial Aid (OAFA)

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ALREADY STARTED!

DEADLINE: 1 November, 2017 (Wednesday), 12:00 noon*

Remember to provide the necessary supporting documents

and/or test scores!

Consult the Soft Skills Mentor e-Platform

URL: www.cuhk.edu.hk/proj/ssm

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Science Faculty Office G43, Science Centre

Jacky : cwyau@cuhk.edu.hk

Exchange/ Academic Advisor of your programme/ department/

school

Office of Academic Links

Room 1303, 13/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park

http://www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk

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