International Exchange Program for ANU students

Why is it a good idea?
See the world through the International Exchange Program.
Experience international education whilst getting academic credit towards your ANU degree.
Discover exciting parts of the world and open new possibilities in your career.
Enrich your life professionally and personally.

Where can I go to study law?
PLEASE NOTE: Courses taught in English unless indicated otherwise.

Asia
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- webaddress: http://www.hku.hk/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.hku.hk/law/law.html

National University of Singapore, Singapore
- webaddress: http://www.nus.edu.sg/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://law.nus.edu.sg/

Chuo University, Japan
- webaddress: http://www2.tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp/intlcent/english/
- Law Faculty webaddress: click here
Japanese only

Canada
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- webaddress: http://www.dal.ca/

University of Alberta, Canada
- http://www.ualberta.ca/

University of Western Ontario, Canada
- webaddress: http://www.uwo.ca/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.law.uwo.ca/mainSite/

University of Ottawa, Canada
- webaddress: http://www.uottawa.ca/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/faculty/prof/indexe.htm

University of Toronto, Canada
- webaddress: http://www.utoronto.ca/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.law.utoronto.ca/

Continental Europe
University of Groningen, Netherlands
- webaddress: http://www.rug.nl
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.rechten.rug.nl/default.asp

University of Vienna, Austria
- webaddress: http://www.univie.ac.at/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.univie.ac.at/intlaw/

Stockholm University, Sweden
- webaddress: http://www.su.se/english/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.juridicum.su.se/english/

Uppsala University, Sweden
- webaddress: http://www.uu.se/
- Law Faculty webaddress - click here

University of Oslo, Norway
- webaddress: http://www.uio.no/english/

Université de Genève, Switzerland
- webaddress: http://www.unige.ch/
French only

Université Jean Moulin/Lyon 3, France
- webaddress: http://www.univ-lyon3.fr/
French only

Université de Versailles/Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- webaddress: http://www.uvsq.fr/
French only

Universita' Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi', Milan, Italy
- webaddress: http://www.unibocconi.it/index.php?proc_id=12&nav_level1=15&nav_level2=0&nav_level3=0
Exchanges are for law or economics/commerce-law only. The university offers a limited range of law courses in English, mainly in the international business field.

University of Bologna, Italy
- webaddress: http://www.unibo.it/Portale/default.htm
Italian only

University of Siena, Italy
- webaddress: http://www.unisi.it/
Italian only

University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- http://www.ku.dk/english/

University of Århus (Aarhus), Denmark
- http://www.au.dk/index.jsp

University of Utrecht, Netherlands
- http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/1main.html

Maastricht University, Netherlands
- http://www.unimaas.nl/
- European Law School (Law program with full English language instruction)

Freie Universität, Berlin
- http://www.fu-berlin.de/
German only

University of Bonn, Germany
- http://www.uni-bonn.de/index_en.shtml
German only (some science courses [mainly physics] are taught in English)

Bielefeld University, Germany
- http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/International/
German only

University of Freiburg, Germany
- http://www.uni-freiburg.de/index_en.php
German only

Oceania
University of Auckland, New Zealand
- http://www.auckland.ac.nz/

United Kingdom
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
- webaddress: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/
- Law Faculty webaddress: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/international/overseas/handbook/handbook.htm

Leeds University, United Kingdom
- webaddress: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/

United States
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
- http://www.uiuc.edu/

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
- webaddress: http://www.uoregon.edu/

Which universities with a law school EXCLUDE law from the exchange scheme?
McGill University, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada (until further notice)
University of Manchester, UK
All other universities in the US

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Status for overseas courses (ANU students only)

Application requirements (ANU students only)

 

Application deadlines
There are two application rounds:

The LAST FRIDAY in MARCH for our semester one departure the FOLLOWING YEAR.

The 31st of AUGUST for our semester two departure the FOLLOWING YEAR.

Students will be given access to an online application form when they attend the information session at the International Education Office.

 

What does it cost?
You will not pay tuition fees at the host institution, but you will incur your normal HECS liability (or tuition fees if you are an international student) since you remain a fully enrolled student at the ANU while you are on exchange.

You're are expected to pay for your own travel, accommodation and living expenses while abroad. However, the International Education Office has some limited bursary funds available to assist towards travel costs (please see below). You will also be covered by the ANU's medical insurance while overseas. Some countries may allow students to work part-time at the host institution campus. However, as these jobs are often just as difficult to find overseas as they are in Australia, you should not plan on supporting yourself with income from part-time work while away.

Updated Information on Travel grants for Undergraduate students going on Exchange from 2008

The Registrar has approved the following changes to the Undergraduate Exchange Travel Grants :

• there will no longer be the option of top ups to the travel grant
• students approved for exchange of 1 semester will receive a grant of $2000
• students approved for exchange for two semesters will receive a grant of $3000
• students already approved for grants to commence their exchange in January 2008 will have their grants adjusted as per the above
• students receiving support through IARU (International Alliance of Research Universities) and/or specific exchange/study abroad scholarships where the combined value of these + the travel grant exceeds $5000 (Five thousand Dollars) will have the travel grant component adjusted accordingly.

Please note this only applies to students going on an approved ANU exchange not other programs. There will be no retrospective adjustment to grants for students who have already commenced their exchange. This policy only applies to exchanges commencing in 2008.

 

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How long will I be away?
Whether enrolled in a combined degree or in a "straight" law degree, a student intending to study only law while on an exchange program will not normally be granted approval for more than 1 semester (four 6-point semester courses of status) - ie an exchange not exceeding 6 months. Where a student intends to study either a combination of law and non-law courses or exclusively non-law courses, the period overseas can extend to two semesters (one year), provided status for no more than four 6-point semester courses of law is being sought.

How much work will I have to do there and how much status ("credit") will I get here?
Status will not normally be granted for compulsory or quasi-compulsory courses, but only for electives. All law courses undertaken while on exchange must be approved by the Law School's Associate Sub-Dean (International Exchanges) prior to the student's departure. As a general rule such courses must be "graded" and approval will therefore normally not be given for Pass/Fail or CRS courses. Please note that only "status" will be recorded for any such courses on a student's ANU transcript, and that, as of 2001, none of these results will be included in the calculation of a student's Honours results.

As course structures and intensities vary substantially from one country (or university) to another, status will not be calculated on a "course-for-course" basis. Rather, students while overseas will be required to carry a "normal full-time load" based on that applying to local students in the country of destination, and receive status for a corresponding ANU full-time load. For universities applying the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) scheme, for example, students would therefore normally need to complete courses to the value of 30 ECTS points per semester to obtain status at ANU for four 6-point semester electives.

Contact
Dr JP Fonteyne
Tel. 6125 4680
E-mail: fonteynej@law.anu.edu.au

Study Abroad and Exchanges Officer
International Education Office
Division of Student Recruitment and International Education
Pauline Griffin Building
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200

Tel. 6125 0735
E-mail: info.ieo@anu.edu.au

Click here for International Education Office

PLEASE NOTE: The information provided on this page is believed to be currently accurate. Partner universities,
however, retain the right to change aspects of their exchange policies, including for example required
qualifications or availability of specific disciplines or courses.

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