Time to Start Thinking About Exchange Programs!

INB Majors:

If you're thinking about participating in an exchange program in the 2010-2011 academic year, now is the time to start thinking about where you want to go. Our deadline for applying for an exchange program is March 1, so you have lots of time to consider this option if you start the process now.

Even if you've studied abroad in a summer program before, an exchange program is a very different and unique experience. In an exchange program, you maintain your status as a UD student while studying at a foreign university for a semester or academic year. You continue to pay UD tuition (and your UD financial aid package applies), continue to keep your status for registering classes and can participate in the housing lottery just as if you were still on campus. It's a fantastic way to immerse yourself in a foreign culture and language while keeping yourself on track for graduation on time with your peers, and keeping your summers free for internships or jobs.

We have several exchange programs to choose from, all around the world. I want to especially highlight an option many of you may not have considered before -- Korea. Our partner, Korea University, has the best and oldest business school in South Korea. The President of South Korea is an alum of KU. The business school is accredited by AACSB International, just like UD's SBA, which means that virtually all their classes transfer into your degree audit without much difficulty. You can see the courses they offered this semester here.

KU also offers a $1200 scholarship for UD students who participate in the exchange program. This will take care of your airfare to Seoul, so that the cost of participating in this exchange is almost the same as as the cost of attending UD for a semester! There are additional grants available to travel throughout Korea to see more of this fascinating and important Asian economy. Korea's experience from a very poor country to a rich, industrialized economy (Hyundai, Daewoo, Kia, LG, Samsung are just some of the examples of chaebols that have emerged as global powerhouses) is an excellent one to illustrate the transformative power of free trade and globalization, and you can see it firsthand by spending a semester there.

Participating in an exchange program is a great way to meet the INB requirement for international experience and to pick up INB electives. Additionally, I am willing to negotiate the language requirement for INB majors who participate in the Korea program, because I realize many of you don't speak Korean and have no way of learning Korean. Please note that Korean language skill is not a requirement for this exchange, as all your classes will be taught in English.

If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, or about participating in an exchange with our program partners in China, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, or Spain, please see me or Tina Manco at CIP. Thanks!