Shandong University • Kazakhstan –KIMEP • Korea –Hanyang China
Aims of the Session
• To highlight some short-term opportunities overseas for University of Bath students, particularly those which further our links overseas and could be attractive to H&SS students
• A mixture of national schemes and UoB partner links
• A mixture of costing models: most involve some payment
• Open to different groups of students
• Most require independent planning and are not managed by the Dept, Faculty or University Schemes by University Partners
• China –Shandong University • Kazakhstan –KIMEP • Korea –Hanyang China
Shandong University SDU
• Located in Jinan (Shandong Province) • 2 hours from Beijing by train • Key cultural and historical part of China: Qufu (birthplace of Confucius; Tai Mountain; Qingdao a ‘treaty port’…) • Partner university of Bath since 2007
Shandong University SDU 2
• 4 week course Chinese language and culture: language classes from beginners; culture classes in English • Lots of field trips and activities: folk customs, music, food, tea, volunteering, beer factory visit… • Much more individual attention than Study China but requires more engagement from you • Buddy system: partnered with Chinese student
Program Schedule
Duration: July 15 – August 11, 2013 (4 weeks)
Registration at SDU (Jinan) July 14, 2013
Orientation & Opening Ceremony July 15, 2013
Courses, Lectures & Activities in Jinan July 16- August 2, 2013
Graduation August 2,2013
Internship August 3- August 7, 2013
Field Trip August 8-August 11, 2013
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012 SDU
Courses Offered
Chinese Language
Chinese Culture
Contemporary China(Economy, Law & Society)
Control Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Material Engineering
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012 Courses Offered
Chinese Culture
• Chinese Calligraphy • Comparison between Confucianism & Western Religion • Archaeological Discovery and China's Ancient Civilization • Chinese Tea Culture • Chinese Kongfu
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012 Courses Offered
Contemporary China(Economy, Law & Society)
• Introduction to Chinese Civil Law • Intellectual Property Law in China • Judicial System of China • Overview of the Chinese Economy • China and the WTO • China’s Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development • China’s Role in the New World Financial Order • China’s Farm Policy • China’s FDI: Policy and Implications
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012 Field Trips
Jinan Baotu Spring, Daming Lake, Quancheng Square Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and Kong Family Mansion, Qufu World Heritage Sites Mount Tai World Nature and Culture Heritage Sites Qingdao Beach Beijing Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012
Activities
What's Unique?
One-to-one National Internship & Visit to Culture Chinese Volunteer Chinese Buddy Exhibition Families
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012 Fees and Charges
Fees RMB USD Registration 300 48 Tuition 5,000 800 Accommodation 1,800 290 Field Trip(Optional) 4,000 640 Total 11,100 1,778 Fees are to be paid after arrival; cash is preferred. Fees for meals are to be supported by students themselves. Field trip fee covers traveling expenses, food and accommodation outside Jinan, including airport pick-up at Jinan Airport. We offer help to book tickets from Jinan to Beijing or other cities.
※Field trips are optional, please note on the application form whether to attend them or not. For detailed information, please refer to the Application Form.
※Fees can be paid by either RMB or U.S. Dollar, while RMB would be the standard; the fees above marked by U.S. dollar might be subjected to chang because of the fluctuation of the exchange rate at registration.
Department of International Affairs
Scholarships
• 2 scholarships are available for University of Bath students • Cover: Registration fee, tuition fee and accommodation • You pay: flights, visa, insurance, local food and travel and any field trips • Chosen by SDU once all applications are received
Application
Application Qualifications
Students should be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. All applicants are required to be capable of carrying on college level work in English. Application Materials 1.A completed application form 2.Certification of Enrollment 3.Copy of passport 4.Two 35mm*45mm photos
Application Deadline May 31, 2013 Applicants are expected to mail or email the application materials to the Department of International Affairs, Shandong University. Department of International Affairs
Contact at Bath http://www.bath.ac.uk/students/international
(Outgoing Bath Students) Application form; blogs; presentation etc Joe Peissel (2 year BSc Economics went to SDU in 2012 (read his blog above) and happy to be emailed at: [email protected]
Contact
Department of International Affairs, Shandong University. Tel: +86-(0)531-88364854,88365335 Fax: +86-(0)531-88565051 Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Department of International Affairs, SDU November 2012 Seoul, Republic of Korea
New Partner university with Bath for 2013
In the heart of Seoul – 17,000 undergraduate students; 6400 postgraduates Summer School HANYANG UNIVERSITY International Summer School Seoul, Korea
Over 40 Courses in Diverse Areas 850 students from Exciting Life in Dynamic Korea Unforgettable Friendship and Cultural 21 different countries Experiences
Taught by International and *4 free places for 2013* Hanyang faculty
28 June – 28 July 2013 Programme
What’s on offer?
•One month summer school in centre of Seoul
•All courses taught in English by academics invited from prominent global universities and from Hanyang
•Wide-range of courses: Korean Studies, Humanities, Business, Economics, International Relations, World History, Media & Communication, Design, Science, Engineering, TaeKwonDo, Korean Language
•Field Trips, Excursions, Cultural Programmes
•Buddy System
+ Opportunity to experience China for 1 week at Xi'an Jiaotong University Application and Costs
Application Deadline Costs
**Bath has 4 free places on offer** Early Registration Deadline April 15*
Application Deadline June 10 This covers:
Application Fee & Tuition Payment Deadline June 14 = Total 2,900,000KRW (approx. £1,555) Dormitory Check-in June 27-29 Dormitory Fee 400,000KRW (approx. £219) Orientation & Welcome Party July 1 All field trips and excursions Classes Begin July 2
Graduation & Farewell Party July 28 You will have to cover: Dormitory Check-out July 26-28
Airport Pick-up 70,000KRW (approx. £38)
Airfare ~ £460+ & Subsistence How do I apply?
Early Registration Scholarship Go to http://iss.hanyang.ac.kr → Click Online Apply Students who register before April 15th Attach transcripts and a passport photo are eligible to apply for this You can also apply for housing and scholarships 100,000 KRW (approx. £55) and airport pick-up service online
Contact BoKyung Kim (Mr.) Academic Excellence Scholarship Office of International Cooperation Students whose cumulative home Hanyang University university’s GPA is over 3.80/4.00 or equivalent Email: [email protected] are eligible for this scholarship
500,000 KRW (approx. £274)
Kazakhstan 1 Kazakhstan 2
Why…? – Fascinating country: crossroads of Asia – Size of Europe but only 16m people – Former Soviet Union meets Asia meets Islam meets a Turkish language and cultural influence meets yurts and mountains= a weird and wonderful mixture – Almaty is an interesting and attractive city: tree lined; close to the mountains, laid back…great if you like trekking and outdoors
WHY NOT… ? Kazakhstan 3
Where and What…? • KIMEP: a private university in central Almaty; specialises in Management, Economics and Social Sciences • KIMEP and University of Bath have a Memorandum of Understanding (2010) • Classes in business, law, or the social sciences taught by an international faculty from the United States, UK, France, Japan and India. Some courses on Central Asia. • Opportunity to learn Russian. • You will meet the people of Kazakhstan, as well as dozens of other international students. • Open to UG or PG
Kazakhstan 4
http://www.kimep.kz/international/about/iss/ (Lots of information and brochure)
Dates: 15 July to 3 August 2013
Central Asia and the Silk Road of the 21st Century (Exact Programme published at end of Feb)
Tuition and Fees for non KIMEP University students per one course: •KZT 108,900 (726 USD; 541 Euro; 453 BP)* for Bachelor students •KZT 157,080 (1,047 USD; 781 Euro; 654 BP)* for Master students •KZT 78,540 (524 USD; 391 Euro; 327 BP)* for Adult learning •*Please note: the price in USD, Euro and BP is subject to change because of exchange rates. •1 USD = 150,54 KZT (11.02.2013)
•Scholarships available for tuition and/or accommodation and discounts for early application •Virginia Irwin [email protected]
Other Possibilities 1
• Study China – www.studychina.org.uk or http://www.bath.ac.uk/students/international
• Three week course every Easter and Summer aimed at all undergraduate students in the UK • Learn Chinese language, culture, history, economy, business… • Host universities are based in Beijing, Shanghai, Jinan, Hangzhou and Nanjing (East Coast) • Co-ordinated by University of Manchester for all UK students • Accommodation, food, tuition and excursions paid for by UK Government • Student pays flights, visas and travel insurance • Competitive entry but Bath has a great record of winning places on Study China. NB Other summer schools are held such as Tsinghua University and one with Peking U and LSE
Other Possibilities 2
Mexico Universidad La Salle –http://delasalle.ulsa.mx/sitio_ciel/ –Spanish Language and Culture and other 4 week summer programmes such as: Education in Mexico, Global Media in Mexico, Criminal Justice in Mexico, Public Health in Mexico, Doing Business in Mexico Note on Travel to Mexico
Here’s the FCO advice for Mexico as a whole. It only advises against travel to Ciudad Juarez in the north. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living- abroad/travel-advice-by-country/north- central-america/mexico1
I think Mexico City is relatively safe compared to northern cities but does come with the risks of any large Latin American city with fairly high levels of crime (probably on a par with Sao Paulo). This course is run in the Condesa district of Mexico City which is a ‘nice area’ Funding, Visas and Insurance
– Various scholarships available to cover in-country costs – Usually student is expected to raise money for flights, visa, insurance and local travel – No funding available from the International Office
– Apply to the Alumni Fund
– http://go.bath.ac.uk/grants – Two grants available from the Faculty £1000 funding from the Faculty: made up of £500 towards travel expenses for 2 students (in return for blogging/attending a future briefing event) – You need to take out private travel insurance such as Ensleigh – Some (limited) visa guidance from Student Services 4W
Alumni Fund Grants
• Normally intended to support longer placements, but can be awarded for programmes of 3 weeks+
• Typical grant for a short activity £150-£250
• Typical grant for 6 months+ £500-£1000
• Should be supported by a staff member writing a recommendation of how you will benefit
• Application form at http://go.bath.ac.uk/grants
• You can apply for an Alumni Fund grant before you know whether you have been accepted on the scheme – any grant would then be conditional on you getting a place Recent Grants
There have also been grants to people on the Study China programme in the past.
3 grants awarded to people attending Shandong Summer School in 2012 Other Placement Grants
Working for a Microfinance organisation in Madhya Pradesh for 6 weeks
5 months working for a charity in South America Teaching English in China for 2 months
1 year working on biometrics Teaching at a primary and physiology research with school in Honduras the New Zealand national swimming team http://go.bath.ac.uk/grants