Student Exchange Programme Many universities to choose from across the world; • today’s focus: Norway, Eastern Europe, USA and Canada! • Some fantastic universities that you may not have heard of (yet…)! • Look into: individual departments/faculties, not just overall ranking for the institution; costs; grade requirements. • Further your academic career! • Have an adventure! Norway velkommen til Norge! University of Oslo Best place to live in • •Oldest and largest university in Norway • Fjords, mountains and •Ranked in 2010 glaciers as the best in Norway Norwegian Institute of • Many courses in English Science and Technology • Trondheim-adventurous student town • Housing guarantee •Norway’s largest student athlete’s union Consider Eastern Europe Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania & Poland Croatia – University of Zagreb English classes in Fine Arts, • Graphical Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science, Economics & Business • Travel to the Balkan nations and experience recent history • National parks, lakes & islands aplenty, Mediterranean cuisine and culture, Italy Greece and Malta right next door… Lithuania –Vilnius University • One of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe • English classes in Communication, Economics, History, Law, Philology, Philosophy, Estonia – International Relations and Tallinn University of Political Science, Business School, Technology Humanities, Music & Theatre, Fine Arts • Historical medieval city centre – European Capital of Culture for 2011 • English classes in International Business, International Relations, Law, Russian, Estonian Language & Culture Poland - Jagiellonian University, Cracow • English classes in Humanities & Social Sciences, Comparative Civilisation, Political Studies and International Relations, Law, European Studies, Sociology, Poland – Psychology, International Polish Warsaw School of Studies, Geography & Spatial Economics Management • Top 40 Finance & Accounting programme • English classes in Economics, Business, International Relations, Law, (limited Philosophy & Sociology) Finances • Living expenses depend on destination • Includes accommodation, utilities, food, transport, books, clothing, leisure and other expenses • Recommended monthly budget: • Poland: S$465 • Lithuania: S$650 • Canada: >S$2,000 USA & CANADA National rank 13th, public university Over 40,000 undergrads & 17 libraries Top 100 Best Colleges in 2009 US News & World Report • Université d’Ottawa (bilingual institution) in Candad’s capital city Western is one of Canada's leading • French as a second language universities on a beautiful campus course – no extra cost which spans 395 acres (1.6 km²). • Range of courses:Biomedical Mechanical Eng, Health & Biomed Sciences,Conflict studies, human rights, int’l development, globalization, int’l economics University of Ottawa, Canada Some of our Partners in the Americas • Boston University • Carnegie Mellon University • Cornell University (CALS) • Emory University • Georgia Institute of Technology • McGill University • Purdue University • Rice University • Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) • University of British Columbia • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • University of Michigan • University of Pennsylvania • University of Texas at Austin • University of Toronto For the complete list of Partner Universities, go to • University of Washington, Seattle www.nus.edu.sg/iro/ • University of Waterloo partners/index.html. Some of our Partners in Asia/Australasia • Australian National University • Fudan University • Korea University • Kyoto University • Peking University • National Taiwan University • Shanghai Jiaotong University • Seoul National University • Tokyo Institute of Technology • Tsinghua University • University of Auckland • University of Hong Kong • University of Melbourne • University of Sydney • Waseda University For the complete list of • Zhejiang University Partner Universities, go to www.nus.edu.sg/iro/ partners/index.html. Some of our Partners in Europe • École Centrale de Paris • ETH Zurich • Grenoble Institute of Technology • Imperial College London • King’s College London • Lund University • Tallinn University of Technology • Technical University of Munich • Trinity College Dublin • University of Amsterdam • University of Copenhagen • University of Edinburgh • University of Heidelberg • University of Helsinki • University of Oslo For the complete list of Partner Universities, go Warsaw University of Technology • to www.nus.edu.sg/iro/ partners/index.html. Contact Us: Norway: Fang Wei Goh: [email protected] Eastern Europe: Kelsey Works: [email protected] USA/Canada: Shona Gillies: [email protected] To speak with other NUS students who have been on SEP, email our Peer Advisors! [email protected] or facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NUSPeerAdvising .