Where and what you can study

Opportunities for studying abroad as part of your degree depend on which department you are in.

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Study periods are usually a single term. Successful applicants will receive funding to support them during their time abroad. Most of our partners offer courses taught in English.

Partner universities by department

We have study agreements with the following higher education institutions across the world for the 2022-23 academic year. For the majority of placements at these partners. students will receive funding from the European Union as part of the Erasmus+ programme to support their exchange. Please note partnerships are updated on a yearly basis.

We've listed the institutions that our departments have collaborative links within the table below, including an indication of whether they're open to undergraduates, postgraduates, and/or PhD students. You can click on the names in the table to find out more about each institution.

DepartmentPartner institutionStudents eligible
Anthropology University of Amsterdam - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Freie Universitat Berlin Undergraduate
University of Cologne Undergraduate
University of Copenhagen Undergraduate
University of Warsaw Undergraduate
Research
Computing HKU University of the Arts Utrecht (this exchange mainly offers modules on Music Technology) Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Hong Kong City University, Hong Kong - subject to agreement being extended Postgraduate
PhD
Design Technische Universität München Research
Educational Studies

Fujian Normal University, China - Autumn third-year UG only, - subject to agreement being extended

Undergraduate
English and Creative Writing University of Malta Undergraduate
Research
University of Vienna - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Research
University of Trento Postgraduate
Research
Humboldt University Berlin Postgraduate
Research

History

(Spring term only for undergraduates)
University of Amsterdam Undergraduate
Aix-Marseille University - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Leipzig University Undergraduate
Dublin City University - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
IMS University of Bologna  Undergraduate
Roskilde University Undergraduate 
MCCS

University of Rotterdam - Summer term only

Undergraduate
Single honours MCCS only
University of Gothenburg – Summer term only, subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Single honours MCCS only
CEU – San Pablo University Madrid - Autumn term only Undergraduate
Joint honours students only
University of Milan Research
University of Naples L’Orientale – subject to agreement being extended Research

Music

(Autumn term only for all partners)

Kristiania University Undergraduate
Rhythmic Music Conservatory (RMC) Copenhagen  Undergraduate
Postgraduate 
Politics and International Relations Roskilde University - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Research
University of Copenhagen - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Sciences-Po – Toulouse Undergraduate
Waseda University - subject to the agreement being signed, Spring/Summer term only Undergraduate
Psychology KU Leuven - subject to agreement being extended Postgraduate
Research
Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Hungary Postgraduate
Research
University of Chieti-Pescara - subject to agreement being extended Research
Sociology University of Copenhagen - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
University of Vienna - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
University of Milan Postgraduate
Humboldt University Berlin Research
Gothenburg University - Department of Cultural Studies, subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Research
Sciences-Po – Toulouse - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Theatre & Performance University of Peloponnese Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Research
Trinity College Dublin - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Mozarteum University Salzburg - subject to agreement being extended Undergraduate
Freie Universitat Berlin Research
Visual Cultures

Humboldt University Berlin - German knowledge required

Undergraduate
Postgraduate 
Research
Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre University of Malta Research

 

A helpful resource if you are considering studying abroad for a term is this podcast, The Year Abroad Diaries, set up by Ella, a university student, detailing her year abroad in Spain, with the aim to help other students better understand the realities of studying abroad.