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.
| Department | Partner institution | Students 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 |
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| 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.