BAFE Exchange Options

Exchange Overview

Exchange is an excellent way to gain invaluable life experience, broaden your cultural perspectives, forge indelible friendships and have a great deal of fun along the way. This can
be done through a semester-long exchange at partner universities or through a short-term experience during one of the breaks

Short-term Experience Semester-based Exchange

2–3-week condensed programs covering a range of topics. Subjects can Semester-long study at an affiliate university. Students will be fully
Overview
vary anywhere from applied mathematics to health sciences immersed in the university-life experience

Depending on the program (check IGET website), these courses typically Part C credit is difficult to obtain due to the low transferability of many
Course Credit
provide credit for either a Part C course or general elective courses offered in exchange programs. Save your general electives for this

Course fees and accommodation often range between A$5-10000. You
should also consider flights, insurance, food and leisure allowances too.
Cost
Students often take weekend trips during the program or trips afterwards
which should also be budgeted. Be wary of summer surge pricing
Fees are covered under standard UQ tuition, however, IGET estimates that
flights, insurance and living costs will be between $12-15000. It is easy to
overspend when travelling so be sure to keep track of your expenses as the
exchange progresses.

Up to $7348 ($8817 for study in Asia) can be received through an OS-HELP
HECS &
loan to be put towards various experience-related costs. This can take
Scholarship Options
some time to come through so make sure you are not relying on it for cash
You are only liable to pay (or HECS) regular UQ course fees while you are
on exchange. Special scholarships are available for studying in specific
regions, e.g. (New Colombo, Westpac, Cheung Kong, etc.)

BAFE
LSE Summer School Bocconi (Milan) 120+ host students
Common universities have
Experiences across 30+ undertaken
Harvard Summer countries variety of
University of Zurich
School programs

Key Considerations
Accommodation Coursework Intensity Due Dates
Be sure to book early as capacity is highly Some courses may be more rewarding Programs often have a UQ and host
limited and fills quickly. Shared rooms but more difficult. Reflect on what university due date. These can be found
with friends can be more economical study/travel balance will be ideal for you on the UQ website and are typically early

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Optimal Exchange Timing
Timeline Summary

Y1S1 W Y1S2 S Y2S1 W Y2S2 S Y3S1 W Y3S2 S Y4S1 W Y4S2

Key Timing Considerations Suggested Exchange Dates

Suitable for Advantages Disadvantages
1 • The program can be done before
Depending on your ideal profession, key application Students planning on doing most key internships and
• SWEP internships are generally
due dates may overlap with exchange. Be wary of Winter 2nd Year a winter internship in third competitions occur
during this period
Career Goals year • Can be a great experience to
screening calls, which may be made before the discuss in interviews
published due date
• This is a great time to relax and • Students will need to forfeit any
2 Students that have locked in
travel before your summer penultimate winter internships
Case competitions can be key to securing work Winter 3rd Year an early internship offer
internship • Screening calls and interview
• This can help to spread the study preparation generally occur in
Case experience and many of these fall throughout late- load across third year this period
Competitions second and early-third year. Be sure to check the
dates of the competitions you want to compete in
• Jobs should be lined up by now,
Anyone looking to travel • Many students do exchange
so doing a winter experience will
Winter 4th Year after jobs have been
not overlap with any hiring
earlier on, so it may be more
3 secured
periods
difficult to find friends to go with
Many desirable Part C electives are only available
Timing of for one semester of the year. You should take note
Electives of which ones you want to do and when as general • Some competitions do occur in
• This semester doesn’t overlap
Semester 2 2nd Individuals less concerned this period
electives will typically need to be used on exchange about case competitions and
with key internship applications
• There are several useful courses
Year • HECS can be used for course
early work experience in Y2S2 that you may not want to
fees
miss (ECON3210, etc.)
4
Short-term experiences are an excellent way to
• No overlap with any key courses • HECS cannot be used towards
ease the study load in semesters with intense Those looking to do long-
or hiring periods course fees
Study Load Semester 2 4th term exchange after all
courses (Y2S1) or demanding application periods internships and competitions
• This is a great way to get some • Graduation will be delayed as UQ
Year travel in before starting full-time will not receive a transcript until
(Y3S1). This should be considered in advance are done
work at least the following January

Useful Links

https://bel.uq.edu.au/academic-considerations https://employability.uq.edu.au/student-exchange
https://employability.uq.edu.au/student-exchange/find-host https://employability.uq.edu.au/find-short-term

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