Laurier International was formally established in 1994 to co-ordinate the university's international activities. The mandate of Laurier International is to encourage, promote and recognize international activity through the development of linkages with international academic institutions for students, faculty and staff, and educational and international government agencies. New partnerships are being developed to meet the global interests of Laurier students.
Laurier International provides leadership, services and support for the University's international activities and its mission is to "educate engaged and aware citizens in an increasingly globalized society". The objective is to enhance the aability of our students, staff and faculty to effectively pursue their interests and careers in a globalized world.
International students interested in applying to study for a Laurier degree should refer to the Admission website at:
Review the Laurier International website, listed above, on a regular basis for new and continuing international opportunities for the students, staff and faculty.
Wilfrid Laurier University provides opportunities for international study exchanges where students may apply credits to their Laurier degree.
- Laurier students pay tuition fees to Wilfrid Laurier University and will be invoiced for 2.5 credits per semester through the Business Office of Wilfrid Laurier University. Students who are accepted on exchange will therefore be allowed to take the equivalent of a full course load at the host institution. Exception to these fees will occur during the spring term, when students may be invoiced for 1.5 credits (dependent upon their course load). Other expenses are payable to the host institution while abroad, including incidental fees.
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Students may apply for OSAP funding through the Student Awards Office at Laurier when participating in the International Exchange Program. Students are advised to contact the Student Awards Office for specific instructions pertaining to studying abroad.
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Students must be in good academic standing and have adequate linguistic competency, where applicable.
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Exchange periods are either for one or two terms. Term start and end dates vary (e.g., Germany begins in October; Australia begins in July or February).
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Exchange programs are open to undergraduate students during their third or fourth year of study in most disciplines. BBA students are eligible to participate in exchanges during their fourth year of study. Students taking the Administration Option may apply for "business" exchanges.
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Students spending a term or a year abroad in a recognized exchange program who satisfactorily complete a normal course load (one or two terms) will be credited with the equivalent of a normal course load at Laurier (one or two terms). Specific course equivalents will be assigned where possible, but students will normally receive a non-specific credit in the appropriate curriculum division. For progression and graduation, grade calculations will follow the procedures used in awarding In-Course Scholarships (i.e., foreign grades are not used in the calculation of GPA).
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Application deadlines vary, but are usually in January of the academic year preceding the exchange. Information on deadlines for application, and application forms are available at the office of Laurier International for all exchanges listed below (unless otherwise specified).
AUSTRALIA
University of Canberra, Canberra (UC)
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.canberra.edu.au
University of Western Sydney (UWS)
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.uws.edu.au
Australian Catholic University: Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Ballaret, Malbourne (AUC).
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.acu.edu.au
AUSTRIA
Leopold Franzens Universität, Innsbruck
German (some English for business and political science) is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.uibk.ac.at
BRAZIL
Universidade do Vale do Rio Do Sinos (UNISINOS)
Portuguese is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.unisinos.br
CANADA
Université de Sherbrooke, Québec
French is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.usherbrooke.ca/
CHINA
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in business, economics and some humanities.
Website: www.ust.hk
Jinan University, Shandong Province
English is the language of instruction. Open to students in various disciplines.
Website: www.ujn.edu.cn/english/index.htm
University of Macau
English is the language of instruction.
Website: www.umac.mo
DENMARK
Aarhus Universitet
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in English and economics.
Website: www.au.dk/en/intprog.htm
Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in English and economics.
Website: www.asb.dk/INDEX_UK.HTM
ENGLAND
University of Salford, Manchester
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in physics and computing.
Website: www.salford.ac.uk
FRANCE
Groupe École Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes, Rennes
English and French are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 4 undergraduate business and economics students.
Website: www.esc-rennes.fr
EUROMED
English and French are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 4 business and economics students.
Website: www.euromed-marseille.com
Institut de Formation Internationale (IFI), Rouen
English and French are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 4 undergraduate students who are interested in studying business, foreign languages and civilizations.
Website: www.ifi-rouen.com/eng/index.html
Université François Rebelais-Tours, Tours
French is the language of instruction. Open to Year 3 and Year 4 undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.univ-tours.fr
ESCEM, Campuses at Poitiers & Tours
English and French are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 4 undergraduate business and economics students.
Website: www.escem.fr/produits/index.cfm?class=1
Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne
French is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.ujm.univ-st-etienne.fr
Ontario/Rhône-Alpes Student - Various locations
French is the language of instruction. Open to undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.yorku.ca/ontra
L'Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille, Université de Lille
French and English are the languages of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: iep.univ-lille2.fr/
Université de Haute-Alsace
French is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.univ-mulhouse.fr/
Institut Supérieur de Commerce, Paris
English and French are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 4 undergraduate business students.
Website: www.groupeisc.com
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Toulouse
French is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.univ-tlse1.fr/iep
Universite Toulouse - Le Mirial
French is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.univ-tlse2.fr
GERMANY
Laurier students studying in Germany are eligible for one of four Viessman Travel Scholarships each academic year, at $1,250.
Ontario/Baden-Württemberg Student Exchange Program
German is the language of instruction, however courses taught in English are also offered. Open to undergraduate students in various disciplines. Thirteen universities in Ontario offer 50 students the opportunity to study at one of nine universities in Ontario's sister province of Baden-Württemberg.
Website: www.yorku.ca/ontbw
Europa-Universität Viadrina
English and German are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 3 students in Political Science and General Economics and to Year 4 students in Honours Business and Economics.
Website: www.euv-frankfurt-o.de
Fachhochschule Hof, Hof
English and German are the languages of instruction. Open to undergraduate students interested in computing, business and information systems.
Website: www.fh-hof.de/index.php
Fachhochschule Osnabrück, Osnabrück
English and German are the languages of instruction. Open to Year 4 undergraduate students in business.
Website: www.wi.fh-osnabrueck.de
Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück
German is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines. The German Area Studies program offers courses in English and intensive German language study.
Website: www.uni-osnabrueck.de
Philipps-Universität, Marburg
German is the language of instruction. Open to undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.uni-marburg.de
Freie Universität Berlin
German is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium
Hochschule für Musik, Cologne
German is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in music.
Website: www.mhs-koeln.de
GUYANA
University of Guyana, Georgetown
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
HONG KONG
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in business and sciences.
Website: www.ust.hk
IRELAND
University of Limerick, Limerick
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students interested in studying in the humanities and social sciences.
Website: www.ul.ie
ITALY
Universita' Carlo Cattaneo, Castellanza (LIUC)
English and Italian are the languages of instruction. Open to senior students in business and economics.
Website: www.liuc.it/percorsi/intstudent.htm
University of Udine, Udine
Italian is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: web.uniud.it
JAPAN
Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata, Osaka
English is the language of instruction in the Asian Studies Program. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines. AIEJ Scholarships available via Kansai Gaidai University for students studying for a full academic year.
Website: www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/bekka/index.html
National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Kanoya
Japanese is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in kinesiology.
Website: www.nifs-k.ac.jp
KOREA
Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul, Korea
English is the languages of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: sias.snu.ac.kr
MEXICO
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), México City
English and Spanish are the languages of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in business, economics or political science.
Website: www.itam.mx/index1.html
THE NETHERLANDS
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam
English and Dutch are the languages of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate business, economics and humanities students.
Website: www.fee.uva.nl/ace
NORWAY
Oslo University College, Oslo
English is the language of instruction. Open to Year 4 undergraduate business students.
Website: www.hio.no
Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology
English and Norwegian are the languages of instruction. Open to graduate students in Theology.
Website: www.mf.no/english
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in business and economics.
Website: www.nhh.no/index-e.html
PORTUGAL
Universidád de Coimbra
Portuguese is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in business and economics, global studies, kinesiology and physical education and sociology.
Website: www.uc.pt/english
Universidade Nova de lisboa
Portuguese and English are the languages of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: portal.fe.unl.pt
RUSSIA
Ural State University, Ekaterinburg
English and Russian are the languages of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.usu.ru/index_eng.html#7
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow
Russian and English are the languages of instruction. Open to senior students in public administration.
Website: www.msu.ru/english
SLOVENIA
University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Slovenian and English are the languages of instruction. Open to senior students in social sciences.
Website: www.uni-lj.si/DefaultA.asp
SOUTH AFRICA
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban and Pietermaritzburg Campuses
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.ukzn.ac.za/index.asp
SPAIN
Universidad de Alicante, Alicante
Spanish is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.ua.es/en/index.html
Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona
Spanish to the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.unav.es
SWEDEN
Växjö University, Växjö
English and Swedish are the languages of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.vxu.se/english
Karlstad University, Karlstad
English and Swedish are the languages of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate and graduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.kau.se/eng
TAIWAN
National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior undergraduate students in various disciplines.
Website: www.ora.nsysu.edu.tw/e/index.htm
UNITED STATES
East Tennessee State University
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.etsu.edu
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.unl.edu
Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio
English is the language of instruction. Open to senior students in various disciplines.
Website: www.osu.edu
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO - Student Overflow Agreement
In cases in which either the University of Waterloo or Wilfrid Laurier University has exchange programs with other institutions where the allotment of places for exchange has not been reached, students from the non-participating institution may be considered according to the guidelines set by the participating institution. Students should contact the international office of their host institution for guidelines concerning this policy. For a full list of exchange opportunities through the University of Waterloo, visit their website at: www.research.uwaterloo.ca/intl/db/list_country.asp?ID=ALL
WUSC
Student Exchange for Enhanced Knowledge (SEEK)
Various institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
SEEK is co-ordinated by World University Service of Canada (WUSC). English and French are the languages of instruction depending on the institution. Open to undergraduate students during their last year of study in various disciplines. This program provides an opportunity for 26 Canadian undergraduate students to develop their own exchange at a chosen institution in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. WUSC has existing contacts in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Benin, Botswana, Jordan, and Peru to help facilitate those students who wish to study in these regions. IDRC stipend for monthly living allowance and medical insurance is available to those students going to Asia or Africa.
The Laurier WUSC Local Committee is involved with two WUSC programs: Refugee Sponsorship and Summer Seminar Recruitment. Contact either Laurier International or the international student advisor for more information or visit their website at: www.wusc.ca
