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Exchange Program Opportunities

Algoma U prides itself in offering an internationally recognized education.

The International Affairs office offers unique short-term mobility experiences open for Algoma U students to apply to. Often, there is funding available to help make these experiences more accessible to our student body. Please see the opportunities below for further details.

Contact:

Taylor Jaehrling & Heather Douglas

Coordinators, Global Engagement & Mobility

[email protected]

Upper Austria University Of Applied Sciences – BUSINESS ONLY

Location: Steyr, Austria 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: Upper Austria offers programming for students wishing to study business courses only. Algoma University students are eligible to study both undergraduate and masters programming. Global sales and marketing program (Bachelor and Masters) offered fully in English and course details can be found here

Term Dates:
Fall term: Early October – End of January (studies to finish before the Christmas break for AU students)
Spring term: End of February to End of June 

Website:
https://www.fh-ooe.at/en/international/incomings/

Howest University of Applied Sciences
Location: Bruges, Belgium and Kortijk, Belgium

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:
Computer Science
Biology
Visual Arts
Business Administration
Social Work
Teaching

Howest offers English-taught semesters, more programming information can be found here.

Term Dates:
Fall term: Mid-September – End of January (studies to finish before the Christmas break for AU students)
Spring term: End of February to End of June

Website
https://www.howest.be/en

ThomasMore University of Applied Sciences
Location: Geel, Belgium and Mechelen, Belgium

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:
Business Administration
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Biology
Geography
Psychology
Social Work
Teaching

ThomasMore offers English-taught semesters, more information on programming can be found here.

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-September – End of January (studies to finish prior to the Christmas break for AU students)
Spring term: End of February to End of June

Website
https://thomasmore.be/en/study/programme-types/exchange-programmes

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences – Social Work Only
Location: Ghent, Belgium

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:
Social Work Only

Business Administration (HRM)

Artevelde offers prescribed International Semester programs for incoming exchange students. For the 2024/2025 academic year the following programs are offered:

Social Work in Urban Areas (Fall 2024 only)

Sustainable HRM, Strategies, practices, and challenges (Fall 2024 only)

Together for social education (Winter 2025 only)

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-September- End of January (studies to finish prior to the Christmas break for AU Students)

Spring term: Early February – End of June

Website
https://www.arteveldehogeschool.be/en/studying-artevelde-university-applied-sciences/starting-your-studies

UNOCHAPECO: Universidade Comunitaria da Regiao de Chapeco

Location: Chapeco, Brazil 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:All courses offered by Unochapeco are currently delivered in Portuguese. Students who are fluent in Portuguese are welcome to apply and can visit their website for course offerings. 

B1 level of Portuguese is recommended to attend subjects taught in this language. Languages courses may be offered prior to arrival. 

Term Dates
Fall term: August – December 
Spring term: February – July 

Website
https://www.unochapeco.edu.br/ 

UNIMINUTO

Aalborg University

Location: Aalborg, Denmark

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Business Administration
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Humanities 

Term Dates:
Fall term: September 1 – January 31 (studies to finish before the Christmas break for AU students)
Spring term: February 1 – June 30  

Website
https://www.en.aau.dk/education/apply/exchange# 

More information:

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IT University of Copenhagen

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Business Administration
Computer Science

A full list of courses available for exchange students can be found here.

Term Dates
Fall term: End of August – Mid-December 
Spring term: Mid-January – End of May

Website
https://en.itu.dk/Programmes/Exchange-students/Become-an-exchange-student-at-ITU

Canterbury Christ Church University

Location: Canterbury, England 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
History
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Education 
Business Administration and Marketing
Computer Science and Games Design
Social Work 
English 
Law and Justice 
Music
Political Science 
Psychology 
Biology

All courses offered at CCCU are offered in English but some programs may be limited to space, a full list of subject areas offered at CCCU can be found here

Term Dates:
Fall term: Mid-September – Mid-December 
Spring term: End of January – End of May

Website:
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/international/studying-abroad-at-canterbury-christ-church-university 

 

Warwick University

Location: Warwick, England 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
History
Visual Arts and Performance 
Education 
Community Economic Social Development 
Modern Languages
Biology and Life Sciences 
Psychology 
Mathematics 
Computer Science 
Political Science 
Sociology 
Warwick Business School* (limited space available)

All courses offered at CCCU are offered in English but some programs may be limited to space, there also may be more options available for students choosing to stay for two semesters. For more course information, please visit their website

Term Dates
Fall term: September – December 
Spring term: January – April

Website
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/studentopportunity/studentmobility/studyatwarwick/

Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)

Location: Tampere, Finland

Faculties for Algoma U Students in English:
Business Administration
Music
Social Work
Computer Science (Software Engineering)

More information for courses offered in English can be found here

Term Dates

Fall term: Mid-August – December 

Spring term: Early January – May

Website

https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/exchange-studies/exchange-studies-tamk

University of Turku

Location: Turku, Finland 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Education
Humanities (History, English Literature) 
Law and Justice 
Biology
Geography
Chemistry
Mathematics
Computer Science
Psychology (neuroscience)
Business Administration 

More information for courses offered in English can be found here

Funding
The University of Turku is a partner through our North2North program and students may be eligible for additional funding through the Finnish North2North program. 

Term Dates
Fall term: End of August – December 
Spring term: January – May

Website
https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu

University of Lapland
Location: Lapland, Finland

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:
Political Science
Sociology
Social Work
Business Administration
Law and Justice
Visual Arts

More information for courses offered in English can be found here.

Funding
The University of Lapland is a partner through our North2North program and students may be eligible for additional funding through the Finnish North2North program.

Term Dates
Fall term: End of August – December
Spring term: January – May

Website

https://www.ulapland.fi/EN/Admissions/Exchange-studies

 

Sup’Biotech Villejuif

Location: Paris, France 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
SupBiotech’s curriculum is a multidisciplinary balance between science and engineering coursework (lectures, practical laboratory work and projects), management skills, industrial know-how and knowledge of both domestic and international biotechnology markets.

SUP Biotech offers prescribed multi-disciplinary semesters for exchange students that combine studies in life sciences, engineering sciences, social and business sciences. 

More information for courses offered in English for exchange students can be found here

Term Dates:
Fall term: September – December 
Spring term: February – July 

Website
https://www.supbiotech.fr/en/programs/exchange-programs/ 

 

 

L’Universite De Rouen

Location: Normandy, France  

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Please note that many of the lectures are delivered fully in French. Students preparing to study at Rouen should have a minimum French language proficiency. 

Courses offered include:
Chemistry
Biology 
Health Sciences
Humanities (History, Culture Studies, Sociology) 
Computer Science
Environmental Sciences 

For more information on courses available for incoming students, please visit their website here

Term Dates
Fall term: September – December 
Spring term: February – July 

Website
https://www.supbiotech.fr/en/programs/exchange-programs/ 

VECHTA UNIVERSITY
Location: Vechta, Germany

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:
Social Work
Business Administration

Term Dates
Fall: Mid September – End of January (studies to finish prior to the Christmas break for AU students)
Spring term: April – End of July

Website
https://www.uni-vechta.de/en/international-office/coming-to-vechta/exchange-studies

PAVIA UNIVERSITY

Location: Pavia, Italy

Programming options for Algoma U students in English:
Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
Business Administration (Masters level – open to undergraduate students)
Political Science and International Relations (Masters level – open to undergraduate students)
History (Masters level – open to undergraduate students)
Philosophy (Masters level – open to undergraduate students)
Psychology (Masters level – open to undergraduate students)
Biology – Life Sciences (Masters level – open to undergraduate students)

Term Dates
Fall term: September – December
Spring term: February – July

Website
https://web-en.unipv.it/info-for/exchange-programmes/

Semester Abroad Program – Italian Culture and Language Course
The Alma Mater Ticinensis Foundation and the University of Pavia have pooled their resources to create this Semester Abroad Program. It is addressed to foreign undergraduate students who wish to study in Italy while earning credits at their home institutions, and to acquire or improve fluency in Italian. Courses are taught in English.

The program comprises two components: Italian Studies and Italian Language.

COURSES
Students will earn from 12 to 18 credits (3 credits per course) in Italian Studies. Before each course begins, the University of Pavia Academic Advisor will work with his/her counterpart at the student’s home institution to ensure the transferability of all credits earned abroad.

The classes will be given in such as the following subjects:
Contemporary Italian and European History
The Political Institutions of the European Union
Italian and European Economics
The History of Italian Art
Music in Italy
The History of Italian Literature

Active courses are listed on the Alma Mater Ticinensis website www.almamaterticinensis.eu.

Kansai University
Location: Osaka, Japan

Program Affinity
Cultural courses only including Japanese language courses

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-September to end of January
Spring term: Beginning of April – mid-July

Website
https://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/future/index_jp.html

 

Kyoto Sangyo University
Location: Kyoto, Japan

Program Affinity
Cultural courses only including Japanese language courses

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-September to end of January
Spring term: Beginning of April – end of July

Website
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/english/admin/applications.html

 

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Location: Nagoya, Japan

Program Affinity
Cultural courses only including Japanese language courses

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-September to mid-December
Spring term: Mid-April to mid-July

Website
https://www-e.nufs.ac.jp/interchange/incoming/exchange/courses/

Kyungpook National University
Location: Daegu, South Korea

Program Affinity
Environmental Science
Biology
Humanities and Languages (Korean specific)
Business Administration
Computer Science

For more information on course availability and other exchange student specific information, visit their website here.

Term Dates
Fall term: September to December
Spring term: March to June

KNU Online Summer School
KNU also offers a short-term summer program for exchange students that brings together students and academics for a unique intercultural experience through lectures on global and Korean issues as well as Korean language and culture. All courses are taught either in English or Korean, and you will take courses with other participants from all over the world.

The summer school is offered yearly in August for two weeks and applications are due by June. For more information you can visit their website here.

Website
https://en.knu.ac.kr/admission/exchange01.htm#con08

 

Dong-A University
Location: Busan, South Korea

Program Affinity
Business Administration

Dong-A also offers Korean language courses for incoming students.

Term Dates
Fall term: September to December
Spring term: March to June

Website
https://dms.donga.ac.kr/globalen/9054/subview.do

University of Agder

Location: Kristiansand, Norway

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Education
Humanities (History, English Literature) 
Law and Justice
Political Science 
Business Administration  
Geography
Environmental Science
Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Drama)
Computer Science

Funding:
The University of Agder is a partner through our North2North program and students may be eligible for additional funding through the Norwegian North2North program. 

Term Dates:
Fall term: August – December
Spring term: January – June

Website:
https://www.uia.no/en/studies/exchange-students

 

 

University of the Arctic (UIT) 

Location: Tromso, Norway and Alta, Norway

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 

Business Administration 
Environmental Science
Biology and Health Sciences
Computer Science
Humanities (History, English Literature) 
Political Science 
Geography/Geology
Law and Justice
Fine Arts (Visual Arts)
Psychology 

For more information on courses offered to exchange students at UiT, please visit their website here. Options for international placements and research opportunities also may be available at UiT. 

Funding
The University of Agder is a partner through our North2North program and students may be eligible for additional funding through the Norwegian North2North program. 

Term Dates:
Fall term: August – December
Spring term: January – June

Website:
https://en.uit.no/education/studentexchange 

Collegium Civitas 

Location: Warsaw, Poland  

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Business Administration
Political Science (International Relations) 
Sociology

For more information, please visit their website here

Term Dates:
Fall term: Early October – Mid-January  
Spring term: Mid-January – Mid-June 

Website:
https://civitas.edu.pl/en/cooperation/student-exchange-incoming

UNIVERSITY OF JAUME I
Location: Castellon de la Plana, Spain

Faculties for Algoma U students in English:
Humanities
Business Administration

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid September – December
Spring term: Mid-January – Mid May

Website

https://www.uji.es/perfils/internacional/?idioma=en

 

UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO DE VITORIA
Location: Madrid, Spain

Programming options for Algoma U students in English:
Business Administration

UFV offers an intensive summer course on Spanish Language and Culture, for more information visit their website here.

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid September – December
Spring term: Mid-January – Mid May

Website
https://www.ufv.es/vice-rectorate-for-internationalisation/incoming/exchange-students/

Kristianstad University

Location: Kristianstad, Sweden 

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Computer Science
Business Administration
Biology

For more information on courses offered at Kristianstad University, please visit their website here

Term Dates
Fall term: End of August – Mid January (studies to finish before the Christmas break for AU students)
Spring term: Mid-January – Beginning of June

Website
https://www.hkr.se/abouthkr 

University of Bern

Location: Bern, Switzerland  

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
English Literature
Geography
Biology and Life Sciences 
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Business Administration
Economics 
Psychology
Sociology
History
Political Science

Students are also eligible to take beginner language courses in German alongside their studies at no additional cost. 

Grants
Heyning-Roelli Grants
The Heyning-Roelli Foundation issues grants to talented, but financially weak Bachelor and Master students who are completing an exchange at a Swiss university in the framework of an exchange agreement.

For more information, visit the foundation’s website.

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-September – Mid-December 
Spring term: Mid-February – End of May

More information can be found here:
https://www.flipsnack.com/BB5FADFF8D6/welcome-to-unibe/full-view.html

Emory and Henry College

Location: Emory, Virginia, USA

Faculties for Algoma U students in English: 
Business Administration
History
Biology
Environmental Science
Visual Arts 
Community Economic Social Development
English
Geography
Political Science 
Law and Justice 
Music
Psychology 
Sociology

For more information on courses offered at Emory and Henry, please visit their website here

Term Dates
Fall term: Mid-August – end of November
Spring term: January – May

Website:
https://www.ehc.edu/ 

Please note that students are welcome to apply to any institution, credits taken abroad will transfer back as a ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’ on your academic transcript. Students should prepare to take elective courses only while on a semester abroad and can choose courses outside of their program of study.

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