UIC IDO AY2024/2025 Fall Semester Exchange & Study Abroad Programmes Announcement-International Development Office

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UIC IDO AY2024/2025 Fall Semester Exchange & Study Abroad Programmes Announcement

UIC offers students opportunities to study in one of the overseas partner institutions for one semester during their four years (in general Y2 or Y3 depending on programme) study in UIC. Listed below are available seats for the AY2024/2025 Fall Semester. The IDO Semester Exchange & Study Abroad Programmes are voluntary programmes which include tuition-waiver exchange seats and fee-paying seats.

Minimum academic requirement: cGPA 2.5 (sGPA no less than 2.0)

Minimum English language requirement for overseas exchange and study abroad: IELTS 6.0 (RWSL no less than 5.5) or TOFEL79 (RWSL no lower than 19)

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. The Department Head or his/her representative will be invited to conduct interviews with overseas exchange and study abroad applicants. 1300 RMB application/training fee per student will be charged once the student is nominated by UIC. This fee is not refundable.

Tuition-waived Overseas Exchange Programmes
No.	Country	Institution Name (click for more information)	Required Arrival Date	English Requirement (IELTS/TOEFL)	Seats
1	Japan	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University	Late-September	6.0/79	2
2	S. Korea	Yonsei University Mirae Campus	Late August	6.0/79	1
3	S. Korea	Sungkyunkwan University	TBC	6.0/80	2
4	S. Korea	Kyung Hee University	Late August	6.5/82 CGPA3.0	1
5	Malaysia	University of Malaya	Mid-September	6.0/80 CGPA3.0	2
6	Thailand	Mahidol University International College	Early September	6.0 (W 6.0)/79 (W 22)	4
7	The U.S.	Westfield State University	Late August	6.5/79	2
8	The U.S.	Gustavus Adolphus College	August 25th	6.5/80	4
9	The U.S.	Augsburg University	Mid-August	6.5/80	2
10	The U.S.	Concordia University	Late August	6.0/79	2
11	Canada	Saint Mary’s University	Early September	6.5/80	1
12	France	Lille Catholic University	Late August	6.0/79	3
13	France	EDHEC Business School	Late August	6.0/79	2
14	Germany	CBS International Business School	Early September	6.5/83 (Y3)	4
15	Germany	Pforzheim University	Mid-September	6.5/90 (Y3)	2
16	Italy	IULM University	Mid-September	6.0/79	2
17	Austria	MCI \| THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL	Early September	6.0/85	2
18	Mexico	Tecnológico de Monterrey	Late July	6.0/79	4

Fee-paying Semester Study Abroad Programmes
No.	Country	Institution Name (click for more information)	Required Arrival Date	Minimum English Requirement (IELTS/TOEFL)	Seats

1	U. K	Queen Mary University of London	Mid-September	7.0/100 CGPA3.0	5
2	U. K	University of Edinburgh	Early September	6.5/92 CGPA3.0	5
3	U. K	University of Glasgow	Mid-September	6.0/80 CGPA3.0	5
4	U. K	University of St Andrews	Early September	7.0/94 CGPA3.2	5
5	The U.S.	UC Berkeley Extension	Mid-August	7.0/90 (Y3) CGPA3.0	5
6	The U.S.	University of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS)	Mid-August	7.0/100 (Y2&Y3) CGPA3.3	5
7	The U.S.	Cornell University, School of Continuing Education	TBC	7.5/100	5
8	Australia	University of Adelaide	12-Jul	6.5 (RWSL no less than 6)/ 79	5

· About 82 exchange and study abroad seats are available until Jan 5th, 2024. Notice will be sent out to all students if more study places are offered by partner institutions.

IMPORTANT:

· Please note that some partner institutions may have higher cGPA or English language requirements. To obtain more comprehensive information regarding each partner institution, such as course offerings, tuition fees, and specific application requirements, please refer to their respective web pages.

· Before submitting your application, it is strongly recommended that you consult with your Department Head or Academic Advisor of your program with your study plan.

· For visa application purposes, please be well aware that students applying to study in countries like South Korea, Germany and Spain for one semester must obtain an enrollment verification report as one of the essential visa application supporting documents.

· Every UIC student can apply successfully only once during their undergraduate studies for a tuition-waived study away program (ESP or exchange programme).

Application Procedures:

· Step 1: submit online application via http://p.uic.edu.cn/portal/index.html (open from 8:00 am Jan. 19th to 14:30 pm Feb. 19th)

· Step 2: after online submission, please download and print out the filled application form; the applicant and parents should sign on the application form.

· Step 3: hand in the below print documents before 15:00 on 19^th Feb 2024 to IDO office at T4-103:

1) Printed application form with parents’ signatures;

2) Original copy of UIC academic transcript (transcripts of all previous semesters);

3) Personal statement (print out with your signature and date);

4) Original copy of English certificate (IELTS or TOEFL)

5) A signed letter of recommendation from your English language teacher

6) A signed letter of recommendation from a teacher in your programme;

7) One copy of passport (valid at least six months after the end of the exchange and study abroad programme);

8) One copy of ID card (both sides on one page).

Main contacts:

· Ms. Kayla HUANG email: xiaoyanhuang@uic.edu.cn Tel: 3620058

· Mr. Cody MENG email: codyxbmeng@uic.edu.cn Tel: 3620027

· Ms. Yuki HONG email: yukihong@uic.edu.cn Tel: 3620468

Information is subject to change per request by partner institutions.