Stellenbosch International Mobility for Students SIMS

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Stellenbosch International Mobility for Students
(SIMS)

• Hoe beplan ek Oorsese Studie?
• How to plan to Study Abroad
• Robert Kotzé
• Direkteur Nagraadse en Internasionale Kantoor
• Admin A 1007, rk_at_sun.ac.za

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What are the options?

• Too many ? confusion ? no action
• Basic questions to ask yourself
• Qualification? Professional or academic?
• Degree or non-degree purposes?
• Language barriers?
• Finances?
• Time frame

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What are the options? (cont.)

• Five categories
• Full degree student
• Exchange student
• Free mover
• Research student
• Winter // Summer School

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Full degree studies

• How do I choose a programme?
• Academic articles ? contact the author or his/her
  research group
• Speak to your lecturers
• Speak to international students currently
  studying here
• Good timing When does the academic year start?
  Start planning at least 9 months in advance
• Good grades

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Full degree studies (cont.)

• Join the distribution list
• Get the booklet paper or e-version
• Attend information sessions
• DAAD www.daad.de
• Fulbright
• Rhodes www.rhodestrust.org.za
• Commonwealth Scholarship
• http//www.cscuk.org.uk/

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Full degree studies (cont.)

• What can be done now?
• Work on good referees
• Personal statement
• Why the programme? Why you? Why is programme
  relevant to countrys development?
• Learn a language German, French, Spanish.

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Exchange student

• Stay enrolled here Stellenbosch degree
• Tuition Pay here waived at host institution
• Credit transfer to be arranged in advance
• Institutional bilateral network some
  scholarships
• Departmental exchanges
• ISEP www.isep.org isep_at_sun.ac.za
• Applications also for Travel Scholarship
• matiesabroad_at_sun.ac.za
• For January semester Applications close 15
  August
• For September semester Applications close 15
  March

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Free mover

• Stay enrolled here still obtain a Stellenbosch
  degree
• Tuition Pay here AND at host institution
• Credit transfer possible we do not mediate and
  it is not arranged through an agreement
• Travel scholarships Limited preference given to
  exchange students
• OWN INITIATIVE

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Research student

• Similar framework as previous categories
• Finances?
• Research project in department
• Bilateral agreements
• Totally a matter between you and your study
  leader
• Joint // Double degrees
• Good in-between-option Enrol here spend time
  overseas for research

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Winter // Summer School

• Short academic programmes, 2-6 weeks
• January or June August
• Focus of the region
• In June/July 2009 17 participants went to
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• University of Hong Kong
• Ecole de Management Strasbourg, France
• Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
• Phillips University Marburg, Germany
• University of Helsinki, Finland

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Winter // Summer School (cont.)

• Conditions
• Academic relevance
• One opportunity
• Letter of participation NB
• Travel scholarship preference to those we
  facilitate
• Some other scholarships
• Closing for 2010 February/March

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• Good planning is the key
• Keep your options open and have several plans
• Keep your eyes open for notices
• Never disqualify yourself but be realistic
• It is a lengthy process, but stick to your dream