International exchange for Brunel students

You can add another dimension to a challenging university experience by spending a part of your degree in another country.

The international exchange programme enables students from Brunel to spend a year or a single term at one of our partner institutions outside the EU. The academic work you complete at our partner institution will be credited towards your Brunel degree if we have an exchange agreement in your subject area.  

If your department has an exchange agreement with an overseas institution, they will normally hold an information session in October (for Level 1 students). You will need to reach out to your Academic Exchange Coordinator and submit an internal application in January (latest). Ideally you should be nominated by mid-March, so that you do not miss out on the partner institution’s application deadline. These deadlines can be as early as the end of March in some cases. 

If you would like to participate in an exchange programme, please talk to your personal tutor and your department’s Academic Exchange Coordinator in the first instance to discuss how going on an exchange would fit into your degree programme. For further information, contact the Student Mobility Team.

Eligibility

• Current Brunel full time undergraduate or postgraduate students are eligible to apply.
• All applicants will need to demonstrate to their Academic Exchange Coordinator that a suitable course of study is available at the host institution, which will integrate into their current studies to provide an overall programme of study that is academically acceptable for the award of a Brunel degree. All successful applications must be approved by the applicant's department.
• All offers of admission to the exchange programme will be conditional upon students successfully completing their end of year Brunel University London examinations. Undergraduate students must have achieved a minimum aggregate mark of 60% at the end of their 1st or 2nd year while postgraduate students must have achieved a 2.1 in their undergraduate degree. Students who fail to meet this offer will have their participation reviewed by their academic department at Brunel and the host institution. Either party may withdraw a student from the programme. 

Selection process

Students will be selected by their department on the basis of academic ability plus a personal statement outlining their motivation. 

In order to be considered, students must submit the following to the Academic Exchange Coordinator by applicable deadline:

1. Transcript of records or a list of provisional marks received for modules to date 

2. CV showing study, employment and extracurricular activities

Strong candidates will be interviewed. Final selection will be based on evidence of maturity, stability, adaptability, self-discipline and strong academic motivation. 

For study at a host university where the language of instruction will not be English, candidates should demonstrate a level of proficiency, a minimum of level B2, in the host language.

Application Process

After you have been nominated by your department, you may begin the application process to your host university. You will receive information about how to apply directly from your host university. 

The application deadline will vary so please check with your host university. We advise you to visit the host website on our partner list for further information (i.e. accommodation, list of courses, etc.).

Part of the application process involves completing and submitting the following documents to Brunel:

• Learning Agreement
• Risk Awareness Checklist 
• Travel Insurance Form 

You must meet with your Academic Exchange Coordinator to complete all three documents. Once they are signed and approved by the Academic Exchange Coordinator, please submit the documents to the Student Mobility Team.