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York International is here to help you gain valuable international experience and enrich your education. There are many types of global learning available to York students. This website will help you decide which is best for you.

After exploring your options, speak with one of York International’s Global Experiential Learning staff who will assist you during the application process and help prepare you to Go Global!.

 

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A

Australia

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Deakin University	Melbourne, Geelong, Warnambool	February to November	English
Flinders University	Adelaide	February to November	English
Monash University	Melbourne	February to November	English
University of Western Sydney	Sydney	February to November	English

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Austria

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Graz	Graz	October to June	German & English	Check with York International for areas of study open to exchange students.
University of Klagenfurt	Klagenfut	October to June	German; some courses in English

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B

Barbados

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus	Bridgetown	August to May	English

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Brazil

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad Federal Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	March to November
The Federal University in Bahia	Salvador	March to December
Universidad do Estado do Rio de ja nerio	Rio de janeiro	March to December
Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)	Goiânia	to be confirmed
University of Campinas (UNICAMP)	Caminas	March to June & August to November
University of São Paulo	São Paulo	March to December

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C

Chile

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad de Tarapaca	Arica	to be confirmed

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China

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Beihang University	Beijing	September to June	English	Chinese language courses available
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	September to June	Cantonese and English
Fudan University	Shanghai	September to June	Mandrin and English
Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin	September to June	to be confirmed
The Hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology	Kowloon, Hong Kong	September to July	English	Open to Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies students only.
Hong Kong Institute of Education	Hong Kong	September to July	English
Minzu University of China	Beijing	To be confirmed	Chinese	Open to students in York’s School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design only.
Ontario/Jiangsu Exchange Program	Jiangsu	September to July	Mandarin; special arrangements will be made for York students who do not speak Mandarin.	Several universities. Some external funding.Funded summer Research Opportunities and Language Opportunities in China for Students are also available. Click here for details.
Peking University	Bejing	September to June	Mandarin	Chinese citizens are not eligible for this exchange.
Sichuan University	Chengdu	September to July	Mandarin and English	Chinese Culture Study program is available.
University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	September to May	Mandarin and English	Undergraduate students only
University of International Business Economics	Beijing	September to July	English and Mandarin

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Costa Rica

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad de Costa Rica	San Pedro Montes de Oca	March – July, August – December (one semester only)	Spanish and English

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Croatia

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Zagreb	Zagreb	October to June	Croatian (some language and culture courses available in English; some courses in specific programs offered in English).	A basic knowledge of Croatian is required for everyday use and administrative needs.

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Czech Republic

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of South Bohemia	Ceské Bohemia	October to June	to be determined

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D

Denmark

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Aalborg University	Aalborg	September to June	English
University of Copenhagen	Copenhagen	September to June	English

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E

Ecuador

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad Casa Grande (UCG)	Guayaquil	May to February	Spanish and English	Priority given to Business Administration, Information Technology, and Human Resources Management.

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F

Finland

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Aalto Univerity School of Science and Technology (formerly Helsinki University of Technology)	Helsinki	August to May	English
University of Helsinki	Helsiniki	August to May	English
University of Tampere	Tampere	August to May	English

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France

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Ontario / Rhône-Alpes Exchange Program	Various locations	October to June	French	Several universities.Some external funding available.Summer Language and Research Opportunities are available.
French University of Bordeaux III	Talence	October to June	French	French language studies available for credit.
University of Paris IV La Sorbonne	Paris	October to June	French	Graduate History only
Université de Savoie	Chambery	September to May	French
Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC)	Greater City of Paris	October to June	French	Exchange students may only take courses from the Faculty of Arts – UFR des Lettres et Sciences Humaines.

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Germany

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Bauhaus University	Weimar	October to July	German (some English)	Design, Digital Media, Film, and Visual Arts only.
Bonn University	Bonn	October to July	German	Summer language program available. Please see York International for more information
Freie Universität Berlin	Berlin	October to July	German	Graduate only. Acceptance to this exchange includes a scholarship.
Hochschule Darmstadt	Darmstadt	To be determined	Design only.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin	Berlin	October to July	GermanSome courses offered in English
Johannes Gutenberg-University, (Mainz)	Mainz	October to July	To be determined	*This is a teaching position with a Bursary
Ontario / Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program	Various Locations	October to July	German/English	Several universities.Some external fundingLanguage and Research Opportunities in Germany for Students available.
Pedagogical University of Freiburg	Freiburg	October to August OR April to August	German and English	Education only. Scholarship opportunities from the host.Note: Early Application DEADLINE (3 Nov)
University of Applied Science Bonn-Rhein-Sieg	Sankt Augustin	October to July	German, Some courses available in English.	Computer Science and computer engineering only.
University of Konstanz	Konstanz	October to July	German; some courses offered in English	One scholarship available.

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Greece

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki	September to May	Greek; some courses in English	Summer program available. See York International for more information
Athens University of Economics and Business	Athens	September to May	Greek	Graduate Economics only.
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	October to June	Greek
University of Crete Location:	Heraklion	September to June	Greek	Computer Science and Computer Engineering only.

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Guyana

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Guyana	Georgetown	September to May	English

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I

India

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)	Pilani and Goa	August to May	English
Jadavpur University	Calcutta	August to July	English
Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi, India	January –May,July – December	English
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)	New Delhi	July to May	English	Graduate students only in the following fields: Canadian Studies, European Studies, South Asian Studies, International Relations, International Studies, International Development Studies, International Security Studies, Global Political Studies, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Microbiology, Structural and Computational BiologyNote: Scholarship available.
National Institute of Design (NID)	Gujarat,	Winter term only	English	Restricted to Fine Arts student only
Ontario-Maharashtra-Goa Program	Various locations	to be announced	English	Several universities.Some external funding Summer Research Opportunities in India for Engineering students are available.
St. Xavier’s College	Mumbai	June to April	English	Undergraduate only.
University of Madras	Chennai	July to May	English	Graduate Environmental Studies only.

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Ireland

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Dublin City University	Dublin	September to May	English	Open to Science students only. (Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology)
National University of Ireland, Galway	Galway City	September to December	English	Open to LAPS Children Studies only
Maynooth University	Maynooth	September to May	English	Required OGPA: 7.0 (B+)

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Israel

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design	Jerusalem	October to June	Hebrew
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Rothberg International School	Jerusalem	courses available year-round	Hebrew
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv	October to June	English

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Italy

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Bologna	Bologna	September to May	Italian
University of Calabria	Arcavacata di Rende	September to May	Italian
University of Cassino	Cassino	September to May	Italian
University of L’Aquila	L’Aquila	September to May	Italian	Also available: International Dual Degree Program (York University and University of L’Aquila) in Mathematics & Statistics. Contact York International for more information. May be eligible for Scholarship.

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J

Jamaica

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
The University of the West IndiesMona Campus	Kingston	August to May	• Courses offered in English

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Japan

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Dokkyo University	Soka City (outskirts of Tokyo)	September to July	Japanese	Japanese language courses available.May be eligible for the Dokkyo Scholarship of 20,000 Yen per month.May be eligible for the JASSO Scholarship.
Hitotsubashi University	Tokyo	September to August	Japanese and English
JACAC – Japan Canada Academic Consortium	Various locations – 11 individual universities	Varies; regular academic year	Japanese and English	Application deadline – November 18 (contact York International)
Keio University	Tokyo	September to July	Japanese and English	Japanese language and culture courses available in English.Japanese language program requires some prior knowledge of Japanese.
Meiji University	Tokyo	September to March	Japanese
Nagoya University	Nagoya	September to August (Program for Academic Exchange)April to March (Regular Academic Program – Japanese Proficiency Test Level 1 required)	English and Japanese	Japanese language courses and courses in English available in the Program for Academic ExchangeRequired OGPA: 7.0 (B+)
Waseda University	Tokyo	September to July (IJLP – Intensive Japanese Language Program and SILS – School of International Liberal Studies)April to February (Regular Undergraduate Program – School of Arts and Sciences).	Japanese and English	Japanese language and culture courses available in English, full academic year only.

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L

Latvia

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Latvia	Riga	September to July	Latvian and (limited selection of) English courses

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Lithuania

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Vilnius University	Vilnius	September to June	Lithuanian (in the departments of foreign languages practically all the courses are taught in the target language)

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M

Mexico

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad La Salle	Mexico City	August to April	Spanish	A fee of approximately $160 will be charged by the host university to exchange students.
Universidad de Monterrey	Monterrey	August to May	Spanish
Tecnológico de Monterrey	Monterrey or Guadalajara	August to May	Spanish and English	Internships are available for exchange students. The internships are not paid but are connected to an academic course, therefore do give academic credit.

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Netherlands (the)

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Erasmus University of Rotterdam	Rotterdam	September to July	Dutch and English
University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam	September to July	To be determined	Political Science only (Graduate and Undergraduate).
Utrecht University	Utrecht	September to July	Some courses available in English	Psychology only (Senior level undergraduate and Graduate)

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Norway

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Tromso	Tromso	August – June	Norwegian and English

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P

Philippines (the)

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of the Philippines in the Visayas	Miagao, Visayas	June to October	English

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Portugal

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidade Nova de Lisboa	to be determined	September – June	Portuguese; courses in English in the School of Business and Economics

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R

Russia

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Petrozavodsk State University	Petrozavodsk	September to June	Russian

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S

Singapore

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Nanyang Technological University	August to May	English	This exchange is NOT open to Singapore nationals
National University of Singapore	August to May	English

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South Africa

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Cape Town	Cape Town	February to December	English	There is a $175 USD exchanges administration fee charged to all exchange students.

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South Korea

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Ewha Womans University	Seoul	September to July	Korean and English	Summer program available. See York International for more information.Courses at Ewha are also open to men.
Hanyang University	Seoul and Ansan	September to June	Korean and English	On-Campus housing is offered FREE of charge.
Konkuk University	Seoul	TBD	Korean and English
Korea University	Seoul	September to June	Classes are offered in both Korean and English.
Sungkyunkwan University	Seoul	September to June	Korean
Yonsei University	Seoul	September to June	Korean and English

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Spain

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad Pontificia Comillas	Madrid	To be determined	Spanish, some English
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Madrid	September to May	Spanish
University of Barcelona	Barcelona	September to June	Spanish
University of Valencia	Valencia	September to May	Spanish	Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies only.

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Sweden

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Malmö University	Malmö	September to June	English and Swedish
Stockholm University	Stockholm	August to June	English
Umeå University	Umeå	August to June	English
Uppsala University	Uppsala	August to June	English

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Switzerland

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
University of Geneva	Geneva	September to June	French

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T

Thailand

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Chulalongkorn University	Bangkok	June to March (regular program)August to May (International Programs)	Thai and English (International Programs)	Dress code

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Trinidad and Tobago

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
The University of the West Indies	St. Augustine	August to May	English

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Turkey

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Bogazici University	Istanbul	September to June	English
Koç University	Istanbul	September to June	English

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U

United Kingdom

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Keele University	Keele	September to June	English	Available to all undergraduate students and graduate education students.
Oxford Brookes University	Oxford	September to May	English	Undergraduate Students Only
University of Chichester	Chichester	October to June	English	Undergraduate Dance only.
University of Leeds	Leeds	October to June	English	Priority given to Undergraduate Fine Arts.Level 3 Studio modules are NOT open to exchange students.Fine Arts students should contact York International before applying. Summer program available. See York International. Scholarship Opportunity – LISS http://www.leeds.ac.uk/
University of Northumbria	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	October to June	English	Undergraduate Theatre and Film and Video only.
University of Nottingham	Nottingham	September – June	English	Business School and Law School studies not offered to Exchange StudentsRequired OGPA: 7.0 (B+)
University of York	York	October to June	English	Undergraduate only
Swansea University	Swansea	October to June	English

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United States of America

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Killam Fellowships	Various locations	English	September to May	Separate application required. Fellowship comes with a scholarship
State University of New York, Buffalo	Buffalo	English	August to May	A fee of approximately $1600/semester will be charged by the host university to exchange students. This fee includes health insurance.Undergraduate business courses are not open to exchange students.
Towson University	Maryland	English	September to May	Priority given to students in any Fine Arts program or LA & PS Communication Studies. Contact York International for more information.

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Uruguay

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad de La Republica	Montevideo	to be confirmed.	to be confirmed

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V

Venezuela

Institution	Location	Period of Study	Language of Instruction	Note
Universidad de Los Andes	Merida	To be determined	Spanish	Contact York International for details.