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

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)

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.

Study China 2

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/studychina/

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)

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

SDU

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

Shandong University SDU 4

• Contact international-office@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

Shandong University SDU 5

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 don’t know if it will run for 2011 ?? • Keep an eye on http://www.studyindia.org.uk/about

• 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

Study India

Delhi programme• India’s 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 Delhi’s historic past can still be seen

• India’s 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

Mumbai programme• Mumbai, India’s financial capital, lies on the west coast of India

• Home to Bollywood film studios & over 14 million inhabitants

• Lectures on Mumbai’s 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

Dive into Korea!A unique opportunity to ‘learn and experience’ Korea

• Vibrant city with population of over 10 million • Nation’s 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…

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/

Kazakhstan 1

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 back…great if you like trekking and outdoors

WHY NOT… ?

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

Kazakhstan 4

Dates: 9 July to 2 August 2011Tuition fee– 172,200 KZT (about 1,170 USD or 890 Euro*) for undergraduate students

248,400 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/international/iss

Email v.irwin@bath.ac.uk

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…

‘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-ideators-on-air.htm

Funding

• Sorry…International 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.aspx?pid=459