University of Sydney
University of Sydney is a universitywide partner in Sydney, Australia.
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| Webpages | General information for exchange students USYD cannot guarantee that these courses will be offered next academic year as well |
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| Academic calendar | Semester I: 2nd week of February - 3rd week of June |
| Requirements | GPA (Average Grade) The GPA requirement at this university is 3.0. This is comparable to an average grade 7.0 or above at Utrecht University. English Language Requirement A grade of 8 or higher in final year English VWO or Students enrolled in a fully English taught Bachelor or Master programme (for example UCU), can provide a letter attesting to the fact that their degree is taught and assessed entirely in English. Please check the most recent language requirements on the website of the host university. |
| Areas of study open to exchange students | You can choose units that are related to your degree at home or units that are different, as long as you meet the academic requirements and prerequisites for each unit. |
| Courses at Master’s level | Psychology, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Physiotherapy and Veterinary Science are not open to exchange students at master level. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Housing assistance | The University of Sydney offers their students guaranteed accommodation within a 15 minute walk to campus. There's options to live on or off campus. Housing on-campus is not guaranteed and difficult to get in to. Early application for housing is therefore necessary. You can find more details about the accommodation here. |
| Estimated living costs per month | Estimated living costs are between 2,500 AUD and 3,000 AUD a month for Sydney, depending on your lifestyle. You can calculate a personalized estimate based on your lifestyle preferences using this tool. For a semester exchange including wanting to travel, a budget of 15000 EUR on average is realistic, this is based on budgets of exchange students from previous year and includes UU tuition fees. Be aware that the visa fee increased to around 1100 EUR (currency rates may fluctuate). |
| Credits and grading | You can find information on this university’s credits in the credit conversion table |
| Number of places available | 4 places per year. |
| Selection | In previous years, there were more 1st choice applications than available spots. Please note that this is only an indication, we have no insight in the number of applications for this destination in the current application round. There are always more applicants than available places. Do not put this destination as your 2nd or 3rd choice.
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Contact
If you have any questions about this universitywide partner university, contact the universitywide International Office:
You can reach everyone at the international office via: exchange@uu.nl
Australia, New Zealand & South Africa
Ms. Mandy van den Houten
General exchange questions
Patrick Chan
Phone availability
Phone: +31 (0)30-2531224
Office hours for calling: Monday and Thursday, 13:30-15:00
Make an appointment via Teams
We are available for appointments via Teams for questions about Universitywide destinations. If you have questions about faculty destinations, contact the International Office of your faculty.
To ensure that you have booked an appointment with the correct associate, please provide the following information in your appointment request:
- the university/universities that are you interested
- a short description of your question
If this information is not in your booking request, then we will cancel the appointment, and you will need to request a new one.
If you are unable to make it to your appointment, please do not forget to cancel.