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. 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 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. 

Application Process

Step 1: Complete the Brunel Expression of Interest Form if you are interested in participating in an international exchange programme. We advise you to visit the host website on our partner list for more information (e.g. accommodation, list of courses, etc.) to consider where to go.

Step 2: Contact your Academic Exchange Coordinator (AEC) to apply. 

Step 3: Your AEC will need to approve your application. Work with your AEC to fill in a Learning Agreement which needs to be signed by the AEC. The signed copy should then be emailed to exchanges@brunel.ac.uk. Please note that it may take up to 2-4 weeks for your application to be assessed by your AEC.

Step 4: The Study Abroad/Mobility Team will nominate you to the host institution. The host institution will send you information on how to make a formal application directly on their website/portal. The application deadline at the host university will vary so please double check this information.

Step 5: If your exchange application is successful, you are advised to meet again with your Academic Exchange Coordinator to discuss the following documents you will need to prepare for: 

• Learning Agreement signed by the host institution
• Risk Awareness Checklist 
• Travel Insurance Form 

Step 6: Once the above documents have been signed and approved by the AEC, please submit the completed copies to the Student Mobility Team. 

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 for the exchange opportunity, you must be approved and then nominated to the host university, by your Academic Exchange Coordinator. Please submit the following documents to the Academic Exchange Coordinator by applicable deadline:

• A Personal Statement.
• Transcript of records or a list of provisional marks received for modules to date.
• CV showing study, employment and extracurricular activities.
• Please note that candidates may be interviewed.

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

Deadlines

• For Autumn Term Starters (September) - You should submit the documents by January/February.
• For Spring Term Starters (January) - You should submit the documents by September/October.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Student Mobility Team at exchanges@brunel.ac.uk.