presented by Assoc Prof TEH KAH CHAN Exchange Coordinator Assistant Chair (Undergraduate Studies) Phone: 6790-5365 Office: S2-B2a-20 E-mail: ekcteh@ntu.edu.sg EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES GEM Discoverer GEM Explorer Singapore Universities Student Exchange Programme (SUSEP) Overseas Industrial Attachment 1
GEM Discoverer GEM Discoverer offers various programmes (ranging from 2 weeks to 22 weeks) that place you overseas for internship, research or short-term study trips. Enhance your cross-cultural intelligence when you take up a programme during the school vacation or during the academic semester. Depending on your preference for length and style of learning, you can choose from four exciting opportunities: Work & Study Research Prelude Summer Studies GEM Discoverer Work & Study W&S provides a winning combination of internship and studies in China, India and Vietnam with partner universities and corporations. CHINA Peking Univ Tsinghua Univ Sichuan Univ Fudan Univ Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ Soochow Univ Tianjin Univ INDIA Symbiosis Int l Univ VIETNAM Vietnam National Univ 2
GEM Discoverer Research UNITED KINGDOM Imperial College, London Univ of Southampton Univ of Edinburgh FRANCE École Nationale de l Aviation Civile INSA Lyon INSA Toulouse Université de Technologie de Compiègne Université de Technologie de Troyes GERMANY Tech Univ of Munich Attached to renowned scientists and researchers in top universities worldwide which are noted for their cutting-edge research and award-winning achievements. JAPAN Tokyo Univ of Tech SWITZERLAND Ecole Poly Federale de Lausanne GEM Discoverer Prelude Short stint comprises lessons and educational visits specially designed with leading partner universities to provide broad-base understanding or thematic study of key Asian cities and other emerging markets. CHINA Peking Univ Chongqing Univ Soochow Univ Beijing Univ of Chinese Medicine VIETNAM Vietnam National Univ Turkey KOC Univ INDIA Symbiosis Int l Univ 3
GEM Discoverer Summer Studies Collection of summer programs offered by reputable partner universities around the world. Provide students with short-term, 3 to 8 weeks exposure into the academic culture and heritage of the host university and country in which it is located. Summer programs are classified by its focus in (A) Academic Coursework; (C) Cultural Immersion; (I) Language Instruction, or a combination of the above. Participating Continents: Americas, Europe, Asia & Oceanic Credit transfer 6 to 8 AUs GEM Discoverer Summer Studies (Americas) University of California, Berkeley (San Francisco) University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego 4
GEM Discoverer Summer Studies (Asia) Akita Int l Univ Yonsei Univ KAIST Ewha Womans Univ Seoul Nat. Univ Peking Univ Wuhan Univ Chinese Univ of Hong Kong GEM Discoverer Summer Studies (Europe) Norwegian Sch of Mgmt London, Sch of Econs & Political Science Copenhagen Business Sch Tech Univ of Darmstadt Univ of Stuttgart Berlin School of Econs & Law Tech Univ of Munich Univ of Tech Troyes Telecom & Mgmt Sudparis EFREI 5
GEM Discoverer Summer Studies (Oceania) The Univ of New South Wales Univ of Sydney Univ of Adelaide GEM Explorer i. Take courses in an overseas partner university for one full semester; i. Explore a new country and culture; i. Credit transfer AUs i. Special arrangement with Univ of Strathclyde for 2 semesters exchange (Power engineering option). EEE may consider to provide some partial financial supports to needy and deserving students for the one-year exchange to Univ of Strathclyde, Glasgow. 6
GEM Explorer Universities in Americas Huron Univ College McGill Univ McMaster Univ Queen s Univ Univ of Calgary Univ of New Brunswick Univ of Ottawa Univ of Waterloo Univ of Western Ontario Clemson Univ Drexel Univ IIE Iowa State Univ Northeastern Univ Ohio Univ Purdue Univ Renssalaer Poly Inst San Diego State Univ Univ of California, LA Univ of Illinois @ UC Univ of Miami Full list available in OGEM website http://global.ntu.edu.sg/global/gem-explorer/pages/brochures.aspx GEM Explorer Universities in Asia & Oceania Comm Univ of China Fudan Univ Tsinghua Univ Wuhan Univ Xiamen Univ KAIST Nat. Taiwan Univ City Univ of HK HKUST Univ of HK Chulalongkorn Univ Monash Univ Univ of Newcastle Univ of South Australia Full list available in OGEM website http://global.ntu.edu.sg/global/gem-explorer/pages/brochures.aspx 7
GEM Explorer Universities in Europe Norwegian Univ of Sc & Tech Chalmers Univ of Tech KTH Royal Inst of Tech Linkoping Univ Lund Univ Uppsala Univ Aalto Univ Tampere Univ of Tech Tech Univ of Denmark Queen Mary, Univ of London Univ of Hertfordshire Univ of Surrey Strathclyde Univ (1 Yr) Univ of Tech of Troyes Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Tech Univ of Munich Univ of Duisburg-Essen Full list available in OGEM website http://global.ntu.edu.sg/global/gem-explorer/pages/brochures.aspx GEM Explorer Important Points to Note Students must attempt some technical/core courses at host universities. May take ahead 1-2 courses. Match Lab / DIP with hands-on courses. Credit transfer a maximum of 21 AUs, reflected as Pass/Fail. All courses reflected on the overseas university s transcript will be used for credit transfer, regardless of the grades. International students are not allowed for exchange to home country. Take note of the language proficiency. Check the academic calendar of host university and plan it carefully. Students return late may not be allowed to take courses at NTU in the subsequent semester (plan for IA instead). Keep some GER-PE/UE courses to be taken during exchange. Plenty of placements available (popular vs. non-traditional destinations). Course matching will be done only after successful application, may refer to the following pre-approved course lists for reference: http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/emadona/eee_instep/subj_matchings.htm 8
GEM Explorer COST ESTIMATES: Asia S$5,000 - S$6,000 Oceania S$10,000 onwards Americas S$12,000 to S$15,000 onwards Europe & Africa S$12,000 to S$15,000 onwards Some financial assistance schemes are available, please refer to web-link: http://global.ntu.edu.sg/global/gem-explorer/pages/financialaid.aspx SINGAPORE UNIVERSITIES STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME Exchange Partners NUS & SMU Options Available o Partial Exchange Take a few approved courses in NUS/SMU and the remaining in NTU. o Full Exchange Do one semester of studies of approved courses entirely at NUS or SMU. Online Application to be announced at a later date by the Office of Academic Services. Students will be notified via E-mail sometime in March 2013. Limited placements and priority will be given to full exchange. 9
OVERSEA ATTACHMENT PROGRAMMES Opportunity for students to widen their perspective of the working world. Enhances employability and career mobility worldwide upon graduation and prepares students to compete locally and internationally. Offer students the unique learning experience of gaining real life overseas working experience under professional guidance as part of their undergraduate programmes. Industry and/or university partners - Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States. For enquiries, please contact Career & Attachment Office at cao@ntu.edu.sg. SELECTION CRITERIA Completed one year of study in NTU; Good academic performance; CCA and other qualities; Language Proficiency (if applicable); Personal Qualities (a) Be an ambassador for NTU and Singapore; (b) Have a positive attitude towards studying and living in different environment; (c) Be independent and resourceful. 10
IMPORTANT DEADLINES Programme Application Period GEM Discoverer 15 Jan 04 Feb 2013 GEM Explorer 14 Jan 22 Jan 2013 SUSEP Mar/Apr 2013 (To be confirmed later) http://global.ntu.edu.sg/global/pages/default.aspx http://www.eee.ntu.edu.sg/currentstudents/undergraduate/bengfulltime/pages/studentexch angeprogrammes.aspx EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES Long after you return home, your exchange experience will influence and inform your life. It will provide you with an important backdrop from which to make future study and career choices. Employers are increasingly attentive to the benefits of student exchange. Your experience will set you apart from the crowd and mark you as someone who has proven himself or herself in challenging circumstances. Experience is everything. 11