Study abroad

The Graduate Gender Programme is further involved in various European projects like the prestigious Erasmus Mundus GEMMA joint Master’s degree in Gender and Women’s Studies. The seven partner institutions represent six European countries with different locations and cultures across all Europe: University of Granada (Spain, coordinator), University of Bologna (Italy), Central European University (Hungary), University of Hull (United Kingdom), University of Lodz (Poland), University of Oviedo (Spain) and University of Utrecht (Netherlands). GEMMA offers added value through its geographically balanced consortium which makes it possible for students to choose their international mobility route amongst the participating universities. It also gives students a unique possibility to obtain a double diploma.

The programme is also part of InterGender, Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies which aims at developing a common PhD curriculum in gender studies at European level. It is funded by the Swedish Council with 12 Swedish Universities as members and major European research schools, like the Netherlands Research School for Gender Studies (Utrecht University); Centre for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies (Humboldt University Berlin); Finnish National Doctoral School of Women’s Studies and Gender Studies and the Christina Institute (Helsinki University) and the National Nordic Research School in Gender Studies (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).

NOI♀SE stands for the Network Of Interdisciplinary Women’s Studies in Europe. From 1993 to 2011 the Summer School was made possible by a grant of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus Intensive Programmes, DG Education & Culture). From 2012 onwards the Summer School runs without EU-funding. The students can get academic recognition at the home university for the work they do abroad. Starting in 1993, the NOI♀SE Summer School has been a successful yearly event, giving students and teachers the opportunity to exchange their knowledge in the field of Gender Studies in an international context.

 The programma is also involved in ATGENDER, the European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation. ATGENDER (hosted at Utrecht University) is a broad association for academics, practitioners, activists and institutions in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Research, women’s rights, gender equality and diversity in Europe. The association constitutes a permanent structure for the growing field of knowledge and practice in Europe.

More information about RINGS at this website

Students of Gender Studies can benefit from the coordinatory roles of Utrecht University’s gender staff of the COST Action ‘New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship on “How Matter Comes to Matter”’; NWO PEN (Postcolonial Europe Network); and Terra Critica: Interdisciplinary Network for the Critical Humanities.

If you want to apply for an exchange, you must meet the following criteria: 

• During your exchange, you are enrolled as a full-time student at Utrecht University.
• You must be registered for a master programme. 
• The courses you follow during your study abroad must be included in your study programme.

If you meet the conditions, you will need the following application form as well:

The application form is available for download here.

Follow the instructions in the form and make sure you fill in all parts completely and in English before uploading the document in your Osiris application. The form is an important part of the selection, especially if there are more applications than places. 

Always discuss your plans upfront with your programme coordinator or appointed contact person of your programme. 

For faculty-specific destinations selection is based on your entire application, with a focus on the application from. We determine your suitability based on your academic background, language proficiency in the language of instruction and chosen courses if applicable. We always start with the first choice. In the event of more applications and equal suitability, we will allocate the places by drawing lots.

If your choices contain university-wide destinations, the university-wide International Office will process those applications. If there are more applications than available places, selection will be based on drawing lots.

You have to ask the Board of Examiners for approval of the courses you plan to take abroad, so that you can include them in your study programme. The Board of Examiners determines whether the courses are of sufficient academic level and verifies that they do not overlap with other courses in your program of study. You can submit the request for approval as soon as you are sure which courses you want to take.