University wide and Science faculty partners
There are two types of bilateral agreements; university wide agreements and agreements specifically with the Faculty of Science. The difference between the two is that if you go to a faculty partner you will have to partly restrict yourself to the courses offered by the faculty or department the contract is with. If you go to a university-wide partner you are free to register for courses of other departments and faculties as well, as long as the courses are open to exchange students and you meet the entry requirements.
Conditions
In order to participate in an exchange, you have to meet the following criteria:
- You must remain registered with Utrecht University as a full-time student, and pay tuition fee;
- You must be enrolled at the UU and have access to your Solis ID and Osiris at the moment you apply for your exchange; (if not, please contact the International Office);
- You must have completed at least 60 EC in your bachelor, the moment your exchange starts;
- The courses you will follow abroad must be brought into your study programme at Utrecht University;
- We expect you to follow at least 22,5 ECs abroad.
Destinations
These are the destinations that Utrecht University wide and the Science Faculty have agreements with. In the menu on the left you can select or de-select the university wide or Science partners. Exchange destinations from other faculties are not possible. Please pay attention to this when choosing your destination.
Application
If you know where you’d like to go you can start preparing your application. Please also read the information on deadlines and the practical matters you need to organize before your departure.
Approval of the board of examiners
As soon as you know which courses you want to follow at the university of your choice you are required to have your study plan approved by your academic counselor (bachelor) or program coordinator (master). Subsequently the Board of Examiners will determine whether a course can count towards your program, what the level and the amount of EC of the course are and in which category the course falls, for example; optional course profile or as replacement of a required course. Would you like to get more information about the conversion of credits to EC, please check the credit conversion table. This does not apply at the moment of submitting your study plan at the stay abroad application in Osiris, but at the moment of your acceptance by the foreign university. Make sure you do this before you leave, so you won’t be disappointed if the Board of Examiners rejects a course that you have already been following for a while. If something in your course selection changes during your stay abroad you will have to ask for approval from the Board of Examiners for the changes in your course(s) again.
How do I get approval?
First make an appointment with your academic counselor (bachelor) or your programme coordinator (master) to have your study plan approved. Later you can submit a request to the Board of Examiners to have your courses approved. If you go to the Student’s site and type in the name of your program it will bring you to a page with information specifically about your program. Under the header Practical Information > academic policies and procedures you will find the contact information of the Board of Examiners of your program. Include (a link to) course descriptions in your request to the Board of Examiners.
Registration of your results from abroad in OSIRIS
When you return you will have to show your transcript of grades of your exchange university to the Board of Examiners so they can officially determine the final level and amount of EC. The next step is to provide the Student Affairs Desk with the official approval letter and a copy of your transcript, so your courses and grades can be registered in Osiris and added to your program.
