STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES

Dal BComm student Hema Muthiah spent the Winter term of 2005 studying in France. (Submitted photo)

Studying abroad offers wonderful opportunities to travel, to meet and interact with people from different cultures and to create a network of friends and future business contacts from countries all over the world. Learning in another country will teach you independence, help you with your communication skills and challenge you in other ways. Plus, international experience will stand out on your resume — and make your resume stand out from the pack.

The Centre for International Trade and Transportation has forged links with institutions in Europe, United States and Asia. Students may also apply to go on an exchange through one of Dalhousie’s university-wide exchange programs administered through International Student and Exchange Services. The deadline to apply to go on an exchange through ISES is the January before you'd like to go on an exchange.

Duration

All present exchanges are offered for one academic term. The recommended term for an exchange is the second term of your third year (for BComm and BMgmt students) and the first term of your second year (for MBA students).  

Eligibility

Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (for BComm and BMgmt students) or 3.3 (for MBA students).

Academics

All courses taken at a foreign institution should be carefully selected to ensure that the requirements at Dalhousie are fulfilled.

Work-term Issues for BComm students

Management Career Services will aid the student in finding a work term while s/he is abroad through the normal e-mail procedure. Interviews are conducted over the phone. This does not guarantee a placement. Past history has shown that many employers are hesitant to hire students through phone interviews while so many of your peers are interviewing face to face. You are strongly encouraged to either have a job before you leave for the exchange or to look for opportunities abroad (with approval from MCS).

Financial Information

Students participating in an exchange program will pay the tuition fees associated with Dalhousie University and are exempted from the tuition fees of the foreign institution.  Participants must bear the costs associated with study abroad (including expenses such as travel, insurance and accommodation). A limited number of financial awards (up to a maximum of $2,000 Canadian) are available through the Study/Work International Fund (SWIF). 

Applications

Application forms are available from Tim Richard, Student Exchange Coordinator at the Centre for International Trade and Transportation (Room 2060, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building).

For students interested in going on an exchange Fall 2010, the deadline is Friday, January 29, 2010.  For students interested in going on an exchange Winter 2011 the deadline is Friday, May 28, 2010.

Contact

Tim Richard
Student Exchange Coordinator
Centre for International Trade and Transportation
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
Dalhousie University
6100 University Ave, Suite 2060
Halifax, Nova Scotia    
B3H 3J5
Phone: (902) 494-2224
Fax: (902) 494-1483
Email: tim.richard@dal.ca