Outbound Opportunities for University of Bath Students

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Title: Outbound Opportunities for University of Bath Students


1
Outbound Opportunities for University of Bath
Students
  • Introduction
  • China Study China, Shandong and Chongqing
  • India Study India
  • Korea Ewha University
  • Kazakhstan KIMEP
  • Sri Lanka IDEATORS
  • Funding

2
Introduction
  • Aim To highlight short-term opportunities
    overseas for University of Bath students
    particularly those which further our links
    overseas
  • Many are with UoB partners or through contacts
    such as the British Council
  • A mixture of costing models most involve some
    payment
  • Open to different groups of students
  • Most require independent planning (not arranged
    by IO)

3
Study China 1
  • What is Study China?
  • Three week course every Easter and Summer aimed
    at all undergraduate students in the UK
  • Learn Chinese language, culture, history,
    economy, business
  • Host universities are based in Beijing, Shanghai,
    Jinan, Hangzhou and Nanjing (East Coast)
  • Co-ordinated by University of Manchester for all
    UK students
  • Accommodation, food, tuition and excursions paid
    for by UK Government
  • Student pays flights, visas and travel insurance
  • Competitive entry but Bath has a great record of
    winning places on Study China.

4
Study China 2
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Study China 3
  • UNFORTUNATELY
  • Easter 2011 may be the last Study China due to
    cuts but nothing has been decided yet so keep an
    eye on
  • http//servalan.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/studyc
    hina/

6
Shandong University SDU
  • Located in Jinan (Shandong Province)
  • Three hours from Beijing by train
  • Key cultural and historical part of China Qufu
    (birthplace of Confucius Tai Mountain Qingdao a
    treaty port)
  • Partner university of Bath since 2007
  • Summer School 4-31 July 2011 (tbc)

7
Shandong University SDU 2
  • 4 week course Chinese language and culture
    language classes from beginners culture classes
    in English
  • Lots of field trips and activities folk customs,
    music, food, tea, volunteering, beer factory
    visit
  • Much more individual attention than Study China
    but requires more engagement from you
  • Buddy system partnered with Chinese student

8
SDU
9
Shandong University SDU 3
  • Check site at http//www.ipo.sdu.edu.cn/iss.htm
  • 2 free places covering tuition and accommodation
    for Bath students you pay flights and visas and
    living costs
  • Full fee places are about 1300 (2010 costs)
  • Open to all levels of study (UG, PGT, PGR) and
    visiting and exchange students

10
Shandong University SDU 4
  • Contact international-office_at_bath.ac.uk (Wessex
    House 2.15) to get your form countersigned if you
    would like to be considered for the scholarship
  • Attach short (one page) saying why you think you
    are a good candidate for scholarship
  • By 31 May 2011

11
Shandong University SDU 5
12
Study India 1
  • What is Study India?
  • Three week summer course aimed at all
    undergraduate students in UK
  • Dates Application deadline normally end of March
  • Experience Mid August to first
    week in September
  • ?? We dont know if it will run for 2011 ??
  • Keep an eye on http//www.studyindia.org.uk/abou
    t
  • Mix of language and culture classes, lectures on
    Indian history and commerce and visits to
    cultural and historic sites
  • Host universities are HR College, part of the
    University of Mumbai and the University of Delhi
  • Co-ordinated by King's College London's Centre
    for Indian Cultures and the University of
    Birmingham's International Office
  • Accommodation, food, tuition and excursions paid
    for by UK Government
  • Student pays flights, visas and travel insurance

13
Study India
14
Delhi programme
  • Indias capital city, is the seat of government
    and home to about 12 million people
  • New Delhi, with its wide tree-lined boulevards
    and magnificent government buildings, co-exists
    with crowded, vibrant Old Delhi, where traces of
    Delhis historic past can still be seen
  • Indias history and environment, morning yoga
    sessions, day trips to the Taj Mahal
  • Placements were provided by a variety of
    organisations from the private, public and NGO
    sectors

15
Mumbai programme
  • Mumbai, Indias financial capital, lies on
  • the west coast of India
  • Home to Bollywood film studios over 14
  • million inhabitants
  • Lectures on Mumbais economy along
  • with a visit to the Mumbai stock exchange,
  • Hindi classes, yoga workshops and a visit
    to
  • the Mahatma Gandhi Museum
  • Indian NGOs hosted placements such as
  • V Care Foundation which provides free
  • help, awareness and education to cancer
  • patients and their families

16
Dive into Korea!
  • A unique opportunity to learn and experience
    Korea
  • Vibrant city with population of over 10 million
  • Nations cultural, educational, and political
    centre
  • Host of the 1988 Summer Olympics 2002 World Cup
  • Summer programme offered by our partner in Seoul
  • 2 x 1 month programmes academic cultural
  • Open to UG and PGT students
  • International Relations in East Asia, Human
    Rights,
  • Law, Politics and Culture, Economics
    Business,
  • Fine Arts and Design, Media and Music

17
Ewha Summer Programme
  • Build a simple traditional Korean house,
  • learn traditional mask dance Talchoom,
  • make beautiful art work by using
    traditional
  • Korean paper Hanji
  • To have a taste of modern Korea, there will be
    visits
  • to a major TV broadcasting company,
  • B-boy performance, watching Korean
    movies
  • together, just to name a few!
  • Dates 24 June 22 July 1 - 12 August 2011
  • Application deadline 18 May/ 6 July
  • Fees 1,600 flight
  • They do have scholarships you can apply for
  • All information at http//summer.ewha.ac.kr/

18
Kazakhstan 1
19
Kazakhstan 2
  • Why?
  • Fascinating country crossroads of Asia
  • Size of Europe but only 16m people
  • Former Soviet Union meets Asia meets Islam meets
    a Turkish language and cultural influence meets
    yurts and mountains a weird and wonderful
    mixture
  • Almaty is an interesting and attractive city
    tree lined close to the mountains, laid
    backgreat if you like trekking and outdoors
  • WHY NOT ?

20
Kazakhstan 3
  • Where and What?
  • KIMEP a private university in central Almaty
    specialises in Management, Economics and Social
    Sciences
  • KIMEP and University of Bath have a Memorandum of
    Understanding (2010)
  • Classes in business, law, or the social sciences
    taught by an international faculty from the
    United States, UK, France, Japan and India. 
  • Opportunity to learn Russian. 
  • You will meet the people of Kazakhstan, as well
    as dozens of other international students.
  • Open to UG or PG

21
Kazakhstan 4
  • Dates 9 July to 2 August 2011
  • Tuition fee
  • 172,200 KZT (about 1,170 USD or 890 Euro) for
    undergraduate students248,400 KZT (about 1,675
    USD or 1,285 Euro) for graduate students(50
    discount if apply before 6 June /for partners)
  • Accommodation seems to be only 75 Euros!
  • More info at http//www.kimep.kz/academics/intern
    ational/iss
  • Email v.irwin_at_bath.ac.uk

22
Sri Lanka
  • Fancy yourself as the next Apprentice?
  • Prepared to spend 30 days in Sri Lanka in late
    August/September?
  • IDEATORS is a reality TV Enterprise Competition
    which was first organised by the British Council
  • Aim - recognise reward Graduate
    Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka UK
  • Competitors will be selected based on
    applications submitted by the Sri Lankan and UK
    universities followed by interviews
  • Fantastic opportunity !!
  • Hoping it will run again for 2011
  • Announcement in early March

23
Ideators
  • Creating the next generation of
    entrepreneurs
  • Competition starts with 12 competitors 6
    undergraduates from Sri Lanka and 6
    undergraduates from the UK
  • Aired on Sri Lankan TV and available to watch on
    Youtube
  • There will be 12 episodes, each featuring a new
    enterprise challenge aimed at measuring
    entrepreneurial skills of the competitors
  • Members from the losing team will be eliminated
    at the end of each episode as decided by the
    judges
  • Winner of the final episode will receive THE
    IDEATOR challenge trophy and prizes

http//www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka-projects-id
eators-on-air.htm
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Funding
  • SorryInternational Office does not have funds
    for outbound but
  • Try the Alumni Fund there is a sub section for
    funding projects to enhance the student
    experience and enterprising placements
  • https//alumni.bath.ac.uk/NetCommunity/SSLPage.asp
    x?pid459
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