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International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)


 

About ISEP
Who should study on an ISEP program?
Semester/Year Programs
Summer Programs
On-Site Support
Courses & Credit
Accommodations & Meals
Program Dates
Program Fees
Scholarships
Application Deadlines

ISEP Application

ISEP Website

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About ISEP
ISEP is a network of 275 colleges and universities in 39 countries cooperating to provide affordable access to international education for a diverse student population. ISEP students gain intercultural competence through integration into their host institution and host culture while exploring the international dimensions of their academic field. (adapted from ISEP website)

ISEP offers students two options:

  • ISEP-Exchange: is a student-to-student exchange program.  For every student a university sends on an ISEP exchange, they receive a student from another ISEP university.  So, placement on ISEP exchange at some universities can be competitive depending on the number of students they are sending out and the number of students who apply to study at their university.  The UI sets the fee for the ISEP Exchange programs (see Program Fees section below).
     
  • ISEP-Direct: is an option to study abroad at some ISEP institutions.  The UI does not receive an ISEP exchange student if you choose to do an ISEP-Direct program.  ISEP sets the fees for the ISEP-Direct programs (see Program Fees section below). 

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Who should study on an ISEP Program?
ISEP programs are recommended for students who are independent and want to immerse themselves into the community of the host country.  Most universities will offer an orientation upon arrival so that students can get acquainted with the university system, campus, and city, but it is usually up to the student to navigate the university system, register for classes, and immerse themselves into the community and culture on their own.  Students who plan to study in a Spanish-, French-, German-, or Italian-speaking country must, in most cases, be fluent enough in the country's language to take regular university courses with local students.  This is a general rule but the ISEP website gives more details about each university and the language requirements for each.

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ISEP Semester/Year Programs
Check the ISEP website for details about each university and to determine which universities are available for the term(s) you would like to apply for.
 

Country

City University Exchange/Direct
Argentina Buenos Aires Universidad del Salvador E & D
Argentina Capital Federal Universidad de Palermo E
Argentina Córdoba Universidad Católica de Córdoba E & D
Argentina Córdoba Blas Pascal E & D
Australia Canberra University of Canberra D
Australia Geelong Deakin University D
Australia Hervey Bay University of Southern Queensland Fraser Coast D
Australia Melbourne Deakin University D
Australia Warrnambool Deakin University D
Australia Bendigo La Trobe University D
Australia Melbourne La Trobe University E
Australia Melbourne Swineburne University of Technology, Hawthorne E
Australia Melbourne Swineburne University of Technology, Lilydale E
Australia Melbourne Swineburne University of Technology, Prahran E
Australia Melbourne RMIT University D
Australia New South Wales University of Western Sydney E
Australia North Ryde Macquarie University D
Australia Toowoomba University of Southern Queensland D
Austria Graz Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz E
Austria Graz Technische Universität Graz E
Austria Linz Johannes Kepler Universität Linz   E
Austria Salzburg Universität Salzburg E
Belgium Brussels Vesalius College E
Botswana Gaborne University of Botswana E & D
Brazil São Paulo Fundação Armando Alvares E & D
Bulgaria Blagoevgrad American University Bulgaria E & D
Canada Kamloops Thompson Rivers University E
Canada St. Catharines Brock University  E
Canada Sudbury Laurentian University E & D
Canada Regina University of Regina E
Chile Antofagasta Universidad Católica del Norte - Antofagasta E
Chile Coquimbo Universidad Católica del Norte - Coquimbo E
Chile Valparaíso Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso E & D
China Beijing and various rural areas Tsinghua University- China Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP) D & S
China Chengdu Sichuan University- Pacific Lutheran University D
China, Hong Kong Shatin, NT Chinese University of Hong Kong E
China Nanchang Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics E
Colombia Cali Universidad Icesi E
Costa Rica Heredia Universidad Nacional E & D
Czech Republic Brno Masaryk University E & D
Denmark Aalborg Aalborg University E
England, UK Bradford West Yorkshire University of Bradford E
England, UK Chester University of Chester E & D
England, UK Lancashire University of Central Lancashire E & D
England, UK Plymouth University of Plymouth E & D
England, UK Sunderland University of Sunderland E & D
England, UK London University of East London E
Estonia Tartu University of Tartu E
Fiji Suva University of the South Pacific E & D
Finland Otaniemi Aalto University School of Science and Technology E
Finland Abo/Turku Abo Akademi University E
Finland Helsinki University of Helsinki E
Finland Joensuu University of Joensuu E
Finland Jyväskylä University of Jyväskylä E
Finland Kuopio University of Kuopio E
Finland Lappeenranta Lappeenranta U of Technology E
Finland Oulu University of Oulu E
Finland Tampere University of Tampere E
Finland Turku University of Turku E
France Aix-en-Provence Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III) E
France Amiens Groupe Sup de Co Amiens Picardie E
France Amiens Université de Picardie Jules Verne E
France Angers Université d`Angers E
France Besançon Université de Franche-Comté E
France Caen Université de Caen E
France Chambery Université de Savoie E & D
France Grenoble Pierre Mendes France (Université de Grenoble II) E
France Le Havre Université du Havre E
France Le Mans Université du Maine (Le Mans) E
France Montpellier Université Paul Valéry (Montpellier III) E & D
France Nantes Université de Nantes E
France Nice Université de Nice E
France Rennes Institut dEtudes Politiques de Rennes E
France Rennes Université de Rennes 1 E
France Rennes Université de Rennes 2 (Haute-Bretagne) E
France St. Etienne Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne E
France Villeneuve d'Ascq Lille III (Université Charles de Gaulle) E
France Villeurbanne Institut Natl. des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon E
French Antilles, Guadaloupe Pointe-a-Pitre Université des Antilles et de la Guyane E
French Antilles, Martinique Schoelcher Université des Antilles et de la Guyane E
French Guiana, Guyane Cayenne Université des Antilles et de la Guyane E
French - La Reunion St. Denis Université de la Réunion E
Germany Bielefeld Universität Bielefeld E
Germany Braunschweig Tech. U Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig E
Germany Dortmund Universität Dortmund E
Germany Eichstätt Katholische Universität Eichstätt - Ingolstadt E
Germany Giessen Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen E
Germany Hannover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover E
Germany Marburg Philipps-Universität Marburg E & D
Germany Trier Universität Trier E
Ghana Legon University of Ghana E & D
Hungary Debrecen University of Debrecen E
Iceland Reykjavik University of Iceland E
Ireland (Northern), UK Belfast University of Ulster E & D
Ireland (Northern), UK Coleraine University of Ulster E & D
Ireland (Northern), UK Jordanstown University of Ulster E & D
Ireland (Northern), UK Magee College University of Ulster E & D
India Hyderabad University of Hyderabad D & S
Indonesia Jakarta BINUS University E
Italy Milan Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore E & D
Italy Pavia Universita degli Studi di Pavia E & D
Italy Trieste Universita degli Studi di Trieste E
Italy Urbino Universita degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" E & D
Japan Beppu Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University E & S
Japan Hirakata City Kansai Gaidai University E
Japan Kyoto City Ritsumeikan University E
Japan Mishima Nihon University E
Japan Nagoya Chukyo University E
Japan Nagoya Nanzan University E
Japan Tokyo Toyo University E & D
Japan Tokyo Tokyo International University E & D
Korea Daegu Keimyung University E
Korea Seoul Ewha Womans University E
Korea Seoul Korea University E
Korea Seoul Yonsei University E
Korea Suwon Ajou University E
Latvia Riga University of Latvia E
Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius University E
Malaysia Perak Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris E
Malta Msida University of Malta E & D
Mexico Guanajuato Universidad de Guanajuato E
Mexico Jalisco Inst. Tec. y de Estudios Sup. de Occidente (ITESO) E
Mexico Mexico City Universidad La Salle E
Mexico Monterrey Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) E
Mexico Monterrey Universidad de Monterrey E
Mexico Monterrey Universidad Regiomontana D
Mexico Puebla City U. Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla E
Mexico San Pedro Garza Garcia Universidad de Monterrey E & S
Morocco Ifrane Al Akhawayn Universtiy E
Netherlands Amsterdam Universiteit van Amsterdam E &D
Netherlands Amsterdam VU University Amsterdam E
Netherlands Leiden Leiden University E & D
Netherlands Nijmegen Radboud University Nijmegen E
Netherlands Tilburg Tilburg University E
New Zealand Auckland Massey University D & E
New Zealand Palmerston North Massey University D & E
New Zealand Wellington Massey University D &E
Nicaragua Managua Universidad Americana de Managua E
Norway Bodo University of Nordland E
Norway Vestfold Vestfold University College E
Poland Wroclaw Wroclaw University E
Portugal Lisbon U. Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias E
Puerto Rico Mayaguez Universidad de Puerto Rico E
Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Universidad de Puerto Rico E
Scotland, UK Edinburgh Napier University E & D
Scotland, UK Glasgow University of Strathclyde E & D
South Africa Matieland University of Stellenbosch E & D
Spain Almeria Universidad de Almería E
Spain Villanueva de la Canada Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio E
Spain Madrid Universidad Complutense de Madrid E
Spain Malaga Universidad de Málaga E
Spain Murcia Universidad de Murcia E & D
Spain Palma Universidad de las Islas Baleares E
Spain Pamplona Universidad Pública de Navarra E & D
Spain Santiago de Compostela Universidad de Santiago de Compostela E
Spain Vigo Universidade de Vigo E
Sweden Huddinge Södertörns högskola (Southern Stockholm E
Sweden Klamar Linnaeus University E
Sweden Karlstad Karlstad University E
Sweden Lulea Lulea University of Technology E
Sweden Trollhâttan University West E
Sweden Västeras Mälardalen University E
Sweden Växjö Linnaeus University E
Switzerland Bern Universität Bern E
Switzerland Fribourg Université de Fribourg, Suisse E
Switzerland Lausanne-Dorigny Université de Lausanne E
Switzerland Zurich Universitat Zurich I & E
Taiwan Taichung Providence University E
Thailand Bangkok Thammasat University E & D
Turkey Istanbul Okan University E
United Arab Emirates Sharjah American University of Sharjah E & D
Uruguay Montevideo Universidad Católica del Uruguay E & D
 

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ISEP Summer Programs
Check the ISEP website for details about each university and to determine which universities are available for the term(s) you would like to apply for.
 

Country City/State University Exchange/Direct
Argentina Cordoba Universidad Blas Pascal D & E
Belgium Brussels Vesalius College D & E
Brazil Higienópolis FAAP D & E
Chile Valparaíso Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso D & E
China Beijing & rural areas Tsinghua University D
Costa Rica Heredia Universidad Nacional-UNA D & E
England, UK Sunderland University of Sunderland D & E
Estonia Tartu University of Tartu 1 D & E
Finland Jyväskylä University of Jyväskylä D & E
Finland Oulu University of Oulu E
France Chambery Université de Savoie D & E
Germany Braunschweig Tech. U Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig E
Germany Giessen Justus-Liebig- Universität Giessen D & E
Germany Marburg Philipps-Universität Marburg D & E
India

Hyderbad

University of Hyderbad

D

Ireland Belfast University of Ulster D & E
Ireland Coleraine University of Ulster D & E
Ireland Jordanstown University of Ulster D & E
Ireland Jordanstown Magee College D & E
Italy Milan Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore D & E
Japan Beppu Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University D & E
Japan Kyoto City Ritsumeikan University E
Korea Seoul Yonsei University E
Korea Suwon Ajou University E
Mexico Monterrey Universidad Regiomontana E
Mexico San Pedro Garza Garcia Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente E
Mexico San Pedro Garza Garcia Universidad de Monterrey D & E
South Arica Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University D & E
Thailand Bangkok Thammasat University D & E
Uruguay Montevideo Universidad Católica del Uruguay D & E
 

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On-Site Support
Each member institution has an ISEP Coordinator. These individuals usually work in the international office of the host institution, although occasionally he/she might be a faculty member assigned to another department. The ISEP Coordinator is there to help you get settled into your new academic home, answer your questions, and make your stay at the host institution as pleasant as possible.

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Courses and Credit
The courses available will depend on the university the student plans to attend. Students may find course information by going to the university-specific pages on the ISEP website for the universities they are interested in attending.  The UI transfers all ISEP courses as pass/fail within the UI system.

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Accommodations & Meals
Most ISEP sites offer housing in student residences although some sites arrange apartments and/or host families.

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Program Dates
You will find general semester dates for each ISEP university by going to the university-specific pages on the ISEP website.  Students will receive exact semester dates after being placed at an ISEP institution.

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Program Fees
  All ISEP applicants will pay a $150 UI application fee.
 
 

 

ISEP-Exchange:  UI sets the fee for ISEP-Exchange programs.  The fee includes tuition, room, and meals.

      Summer 2011:  $4,600
      Semester 11-12: $8,550
      Academic Year 11-12:  $16,450
 
    ISEP-Direct:  Students pay ISEP directly for ISEP-Direct fees plus they will pay the UI registration/programming fees listed below. 
See ISEP Website for ISEP-Direct fees
      UI Fees for ISEP-Direct programs
        Summer:  $300
        Semester: $500
        Academic Year: $1,000

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Scholarships

Please check Financial Resources page for more information refer to program specific and other scholarships.

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Application Deadlines
ISEP has very early application deadlines for their first round of exchange placements.  While ISEP will consider applications after their first round of placements, some sites will fill-up during the first round so it is best to get your application in by these dates.

Fall and academic year applicants: January 25
Spring applicants: August 25
Summer applicants: May 1

The ISEP application is much more involved than other study abroad applications and among other things, require two academic references.  Applicants should begin the application process at least 3 weeks prior to the deadline. That will ensure that your letters of reference can be submitted in a timely manner.

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