UIC offers students opportunities to study in one of the overseas or domestic partner institutes for one semester during their four years study in UIC. The IDO Semester Exchange & Study Abroad Programmes are voluntary programmes which include tuition-waiver exchange seats and fee-paying seats.

Candidates must have demonstrated excellent academic performance during UIC study. For overseas exchange and study abroad, minimum requirements for each candidate are: IELTS 6.0 (RWSL no less than 5.5) or TOFEL79 (RWSL no lower than 19) and cGPA 2.5 (sGPA no less than 2.0). For domestic exchange, English language proficiency certificate is not required; however, a recommendation letter certifying the applicant possesses an adequate level of English proficiency for success in studies is essential. 

IDO will select qualified students based on their academic records, host school quota, TOEFL/IELTS score, participation in Extra Curricular Activities as well as reference letters, and submit the complete application materials to deans and AR for approval.