PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE. PLEASE EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVE QUERY WITH THE PROGRAMME.

The International Relations Office (IRO) is pleased to invite you to apply for the 2012 Universitas 21 (U21) Summer School, hosted by Tecnólogico de Monterrey, Mexico, from 7 – 18 July 2012. This year’s theme focuses on shaping the global future entrepreneur, who will be a key actor in economic development at both the national and global levels.

 The U21 Summer School is open to full-time 2^nd and 3^rd year undergraduate students (excluding graduating students) from any school/ faculty/ discipline. Applicants should possess a good command of the English language, be thoughtful and mature in their outlook, and be able to act as effective ambassadors of NUS. Please find more information regarding the Summer School in the attached information sheet.

 Up to five successful applicants from NUS will participate in the Summer School and receive summer school grants from IRO to help offset the cost of registration fee (which covers accommodation, organized meals and field trips), airfare and visa fee (if applicable).

Application forms and supporting documents should be submitted electronically to u21@nus.edu.sg by Friday, 9 March 2012. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held during the week of 19 – 23  March 2012, unless otherwise notified, and final decisions will be made by 26 March 2012.

 If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email it to u21@nus.edu.sg.

For those of you who did not attend the briefing, please refer to the link for presentation materials used for the 13 Feb briefing at LT 9.

For students who are planning to head to summer school this year, please refer to this link for details on module mapping and credit transfer procedures.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A NON-IRO AND NON-FASS ENDORSED SUMMER SCHOOL. THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF UTRECHT UNIVERSITY. PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUERY IF ANY TO THEM.

In our summer school programme we offer academic courses in a variety of subjects. All course descriptions can be found on our website http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl. We offer our participants:

– over 140 academic courses in all academic disciplines,
– a truly international community,
– an extensive social programme,
– academic credits (ECTS),
– a safe study environment and
– accommodation within the historical city.

Martine van Koppen, MSc | Coordinator | Utrecht Summer School | Utrecht University | The Netherlands | http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl | m.m.vankoppen@uu.nl | T: +31 (0)30 253 44 00 | F: +31 (0)30 253 48 48

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A NON-IRO AND NON-FASS ENDORSED SUMMER SCHOOL. THIS IS ONLY AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LEEDS UNIVERSITY. PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUERY IF ANY TO THEM.

Greetings from Leeds! I am delighted to announce that applications to Leeds International Summer School (LISS) www.leeds.ac.uk/summer are open, with the addition of two new modules available to choose from.

 LISS is an enriching 4-week taster of British education and culture, combining world class tuition with local knowledge, experiential field trips and a wide variety of cultural and social activities. Students choose two 2-week modules from a choice of:

 (Block 1)

• The English Country House – A Social History
• Heretics, Witches & Conspirators: A History of Fear, 1500-1700 [New to 2012]
• The Olympic Games – Sport in the UK

(Block 2)

• British Literature and the Brontës
• Building Britain, 1700-1840: Industrial ‘Revolution’ or ‘Evolution’? [New to 2012]
• Popular Music in the North of England

 Programme Dates: 01 – 28 July 2012

 Field Trips and Social Excursions: we will be visiting many wonderful cities and places of interest on the school, including: Liverpool – home of the Beatles, the beautiful historic city of York, the picturesque village of Haworth and the surrounding Moors where the Brontë sisters grew up, outstanding stately homes such as Castle Howard (voted one of the Top 10 greatest mansions in the world by Lonely Planet), Olympic sports facilities in Manchester, a trip to Oxford (new to 2012) and more!

 Academic Credits: On completing the programme, LISS students can take home 20 Leeds University credits (= 6 US credits/10 ECTS).

 Early Application Offer: Applicants who apply before 16 March 2012 are entitled to a reduced programme fee.

 We have a number of fantastic scholarships to offer:

 Exchange Partner Scholarships:

We are offering a limited number of scholarships worth £1700 for students from our reciprocal exchange partners, covering full tuition costs, meaning those lucky scholarship winners have to pay only £900 to cover all excursions and entrance fees, module field trips, social activities and accommodation. A list of our reciprocal exchange partners can be found at: http://studyabroad.leeds.ac.uk/incoming/what_you_need_to_know/exchange_partners/

 WUN Scholarships:

We have four WUN scholarships worth £1000 each. Students from all WUN partner Universities are eligible: http://www.wun.ac.uk/about/members

 Santander Scholarships:

With generous support from the Santander UK Universities initiative, we are able to offer a limited number of travel awards to students from the following countries:
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
USA
Mexico
Puerto Rico

Deadline for all scholarship applications: 16 March 2012.

 Once again, the students had a fantastic time on LISS this summer, and you can see what they have to say about it here: http://studyabroad.leeds.ac.uk/leeds_international_summer_school/experiences/

 For more information, don’t hesitate to contact me or take a look at our website: www.leeds.ac.uk/summer

 Last but not least, I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas break, 

Clare Shortall

Study Abroad Manager – Leeds International Summer School (LISS)

Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 6880 / Fax: +44 (0) 0113 343 4968

www.leeds.ac.uk/summer

summer@leeds.ac.uk

Study Abroad Office

University of Leeds

Leeds, LS2 9JT

UK

Please note that this is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office. Please direct all your queries to Mr Orion Kew (irook@nus.edu.sg)

1. i-SP INFORMATION SESSION ON UNIVERSITY BERKELEY SUMMER SESSIONS

 Information Session on UC Berkeley Summer Sessions

Thursday, 2 Feb 2012, 1pm @ NUS Central Library Thearette One

Register Here: https://aces01.nus.edu.sg/CoE/ViewEvent?actionParam=VIEWEVENT&eventID=41602

Posters

 2. i-SP INFORMATION SESSION ON SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Information Session about Seoul National University International Summer Institute

Monday, 6 Feb 2012, 4pm @ NUS Central Library Thearette One

Register Here: https://aces01.nus.edu.sg/CoE/ViewEvent?actionParam=VIEWEVENT&eventID=41601

For more information about the summer programmes, internships and research exchanges available through the NUS International Relations Office, visit their webpage at: www.nus.edu.sg/iro (look under the heading “Global Opportunities” for more information about programmes for the summer).

This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office. Please direct all your query to Ms Chu Tuyet Mai (iroctm@nus.edu.sg).                  

“Approaching the European Union” LMU Summer Program http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro/opps/summer/lmu/index.html                        

Grenoble INP Summer Program on Nanotechnology  http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro/opps/summer/ginp/index.html

Dear students

We are pleased to inform you that NUS is launching an inaugural summer school in Suzhou, China during the vacation this year (June to July 2012). This summer school is open to all FASS students and there are financial assistance available to students. Please refer to the link below for more details.

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/underGradOverseasEdu.html

Please direct all query to this email address: studyabroadfass@nus.edu.sg

Dear students

Are you keen to learn more about Southeast Asia? Then there is good news.

 The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has, for the last 6 years run a summer school, hosted by the Department of Southeast Asian Studies. This Summer School is designed to provide you with the opportunity to live, study, and travel together, making it a valuable learning experience that extends beyond normal classroom-related activities. Participants of the Summer School are exposed to the region through lectures, popular media, group activities and fieldtrips to different parts of Southeast Asia. You will also be interacting with students from Yale and Copenhagen as well as other member universities from IARU; we will also be welcoming students from the University of California campuses, King’s College London, London School of Economics and University of Birmingham. 

The application for the summer school 2012 has just opened. The e-flyer attached has information concerning the summer school; alternatively please surf to our website for application details on the programme. The deadline for application is 16 March 2012. And for NUS students, we will be subsidizing up to 100% instead of only 50% of the fieldtrip cost of the summer school; which is about $1500.

E-Flyer – SEA in Context 2012

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/sea/undergrad/summerSchool.html

Note: Please be aware that this summer school is only available for students who are full-time enrolled NUS students. If semester 2, AY2011/12 is your graduating semester, then you will not be able to participate in this summer school.

If you have any query, please email us at studyabroadfass@nus.edu.sg

 Thank you for your time and attention. We look forward to seeing you this summer.

Latest Update:

Dear students

This is a reminder that the applications for the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Global Summer Program (GSP) 2012 are currently open and will close on Friday 2 March 2012. Member universities – The Australian National University, ETH Zurich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, The University of Tokyo and Yale University – are offering a total of 21 courses, which will take place between June – August 2012.  Details on the courses can be found on IARU website <http://www.iaruni.org/gsp>.   

Details regarding application procedures, financial assistance and other pertinent information can be found via the International Relations Office website <http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro/networks/prog/iaru-gsp/index.html>  

LATEST UPDATE 

All 21 GSP courses offered by IARU partner universities have been approved for credit!

For details on credit transfer and module mapping, please refer to NUS IRO website <http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro/networks/prog/iaru-gsp/index.html>  

Dear Students

The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) is pleased to present IARU Global Summer Program (GSP) 2012. Member universities – The Australian National University, ETH Zurich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, The University of Tokyo and Yale University – are offering a total of 21 courses, which will take place between June – August 2012.  Details on the courses can be found on IARU website. Please visit the IARU website here. You can also access it via the International Relations Office website here.

 PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS/ ENQUIRY/ CONTACT FOR THE OTHER IARU PARTNER SUMMER PROGRAMMES AND THE PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY NUS.

 ARU PARTNER GSP (THOSE OFFERED BY ALL THE IARU PARTNER UNIVERSITIES EXCEPT NUS)*

The IARU GSP application is now open. Application forms can be downloaded from the IARU website  and submitted electronically to NUS IARU GSP contact iaru.gsp@nus.edu.sg by Friday  2 March 2012.  Queries can be directed to iaru.gsp@nus.edu.sg as well; however, please do read the website and the FAQs first.  We regret that we will not reply if the information is already available on the website/ addressed in the FAQs.

 NUS OFFERED GSP *

 If you are interested to apply for the NUS courses

1. “Asia Now 1” and “Asia Now 2”, please also submit your applications to iaru.gsp@nus.edu.sg by Friday, 2 March 2012.  Queries for these courses can be directed to akilhl@nus.edu.sg 
2. “Southeast Asia in Context” please refer to this website for application details and the deadline is Friday, 16 March 2012. Queries for these courses can be directed to studyabroadfass@nus.edu.sg (Refer to this blog entry)

IMPORTANT: There will be an information session on Friday, 2 February 2012, 6.00pm, at Central Library Theatrette 1 for students who are interested to know more about the IARU GSP.  Please register here if you are interested to attend.

 *You must be a full-time enrolled student at the point of the summer school; if semester 2 AY2011/12 is your graduating semester, you are not eligible for this summer school.