STUDYING ABROADINTORDUCTION TO FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?Continue the sentences:

In 10 year‘s time

I would like to live….

I would like to work as ……

I would like/ wouldn‘t like to have a family…

I would / wouldn‘t like to study…

I would I like to study in ….

STUDENT PROFILEAcademic succces

Academic achievements

Research work

Extra – curricular activities

Sports, Creativity, Service

Free time activities

WELL ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS!

WHAT CAN YOU OFFER/ CONTRIBUT?

How to find a suitable university? Do the research!

○Location○How big? How many students?○Will I match the entry requirements?○Have I chosen the right IB subjects?○Do they offer courses in English?○Does IB matura/ Slovene national matura recognised?

○Undergraduate/ Bachelor degrees○MA/ MSc/ PdD

University of Oxford

○ General conditions: A total score of at least 38 points

including core points, with 6s and 7s in subjects taken at the Higher level.

○ Conditions for Chemistry:Chemistry 7 and 6 or 7 in Maths (both HL)○ Language:International Baccalaureate Standard

Level (SL): score of 5 in English

University of Oxford

○ Deadline:

-1. September: first submission of UCAS form

-15 October: final submission of the UCAS form

University of Cambridge

○ General Conditions:○ When assessing applicants for all courses

we consider not only the individual A level (or equivalent) subjects being offered but also the combination of these. We generally prefer applicants to have taken certain subjects or subject combinations because we believe that they’re more likely to provide you with an effective preparation for study at the University of Cambridge.

University of Leeds

○ General conditions:- The University welcomes applicants with

other relevant diploma level 3 qualifications, such as IB. Requests may be subject specific. NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED.

- International relations: 36 Points ;

University of Leeds

○ Language:○ English Higher Level (7)○ For English Language requirements

foreign students need to contact the overseas aoolication office.

○ Deadline:

University of Cambridge

○ Deadline:- Fill in UCAS application form○ Deadline 15. October

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/applying/entry.html

Study in Germany○Online application:

○DAAD: https://www.daad.de/en/

○IBO Requirements: http://www.ibo.org/country/universities_rec.cfm?country_code=Germany&current_country=DE

Send the diploma: 15. 7.

○Paper form

○Online

○Universities with IBO recognition:

http://www.ibo.org/universities/listalluniversities.cfm?country_name=GERMANY

PRESENTATION: NOVEMBER 2015

JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN GERMANY

○JACOBS UNIVERSITY: INSPIRATION IS A PLACE!

○FOUNDATION YEAR/ UNDERGRADUATE/ BACHELOR DEGREES/ MA/ MSc/ PhD

○ORDER A PROSPECTUS/ MAGAZINE DOWNLOAD

○ROLLING ADMISSION

○WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!

○100 NATIONALITIES

○TUITION FEE: 4,000€

○SCHOLARSHIPS: partial entrance scholarship OR external scholarship

○PSYCHOLOGY: ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

○IB POINTS: International Baccalaureate English A Literature (6) & English A Language and Literature (7)

○ACT, SAT

Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Business

○ General Conditions:- Only complete files will be evaluated and

considered for admission. An application will be considered incomplete if any of the following items are missing:

A registration request for the selective master's programme:

- the application form- IB: 24 points or more- a letter of motivation- a curriculum vitae- the TOEFL or IELTS test scores (if applicable)

Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Business

○ Language: Admission examIf you do not satisfy the admission

requirements of a bachelor’s programme, you may qualify for an admission exam. These test your knowledge of a certain subject or discipline or check whether you have sufficient command of the English language. The Admission Board uses the results of these exams to determine whether you can be admitted.

STUDYING IN THE USAHow to find the Universities/ Colleges:UNI – bigger up to 50 000 SsCOLLEGE – smaller UP TO 1000 – 5000 Ss

US Embasy: Studying in the USAPrincetonreview, College rankingCollege tutoringUS College rankings

The University of Pennsylvania, USA

○ General Conditions:If you have taken International Baccalaureate

(IB) exams, you may be able to earn Penn State credit.

○ IB credit we accept is as follows:Penn State will award transfer credit for

exams taken at the Higher Level and graded 5 or above. List of subjects:

○ http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/baccalaureate.php

The University of Pennsylvania, USA

○ Undergraduate students interested in receiving credit for IB Higher Level Examinations should arrange for their official grade reports to be sent directly from the International Baccalaureate Program.

○ Limitations on credit earned through the International Baccalaureate (IB) exams are as follows: (1) the credit must be useful in a student's program of study; (2) duplicate credit in the same subject is not awarded in any case.

The University of Pennsylvania, USA

○ Penn State’s evaluation will focus on the results of individual examinations completed at the Higher Level

○ a student does not have to complete the full IB Diploma

○ Examinations at the Subsidiary Level are not eligible for transfer credit consideration.

○ General credits may be awarded for a Higher Level Examination

The University of Pennsylvania, USA

○ Language:Ss write a test in Mathematics and

English.

IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES

Stanford University

http://admission.stanford.edu/pdf/10-11_Applying_Guide.pdf

Princeton University Harvard UniversityMIT

Little Ivy League College: GRINNELL COLLEGE○ Co-ed College○ 4 years greduate○ 2 years MA○ 3-4 years PhD○ 12 000 students○ 50 000$/per year○ 12 scholarships: 75%-100% ○ Liberal Arts and Science (Medicine,

Technology)○ Internship

LANGUAGE TESTS, SAT:○ Cambridge Advanced (CAE)○ or Proficiency (CPE) exam○ IELTS

○ SAT or ACT (USA Universities only) 2100p○ General (reading, writing, maths)○ Subject specific○ Apply on your own (Ljubljana)○ JUNE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

○ 1, and 2 rank universities in the USA○ Cover everything (fee, accommodation, life)○ 2 or 4 year contracts

Students need to send:○ Video of their performance○ Achievements (national / international

comp.)○ Pay (person in Ljubljana 1,000,00€)

SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE SPORTS MERIT

IE UNIVERSITY MADRID

WATCH A SHORT VIDEO

http://www.ie.edu/university/videos/video/ie-university-promotional-video

- Registration fee: 120,00€ - Pass IE test- Refference letters (2+1)

PRESENTATION: 3. 11. 2015

UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIAUAC International○ International ApplyThe processing charge is A$66 for international  applicants. This charge is not refundable under any circumstances. ○ Closing datesTo be considered  for semester 1 courses, you are encouraged to apply by Friday 26 October 2015. Applications close at midnight on Thursday 31 January 2016. Read key dates for more information.

University of Melbourne

○ General Conditions for IB students:Environments: 31 IB Diploma pointsList of other subjects:http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/apply/scores/ibscores.html○ Language:English SL 5, HL 4.

Univerza v Mariboru

○ Mathematics: Not IB specific: ○ Matura leaving examination (60%)○ Academic success in year 11 and 12 (20%)○ Subject grades in years 11 and 12: Maths

(20%)Work out your uni points:http://www.dijaski.net/studij/mf-ul/program-enoviti-magistrski-studijski-program-druge-stopnje-medicina.html

Univerza v Mariboru

○ Languages- Matura leaving examination (60%)- Academic success in year 11 and 12

(20%)- Subject grades in years 11 and 12:

English (20%)All the grades from IB DP diploma are

transformed into Slovene system. 

Tabela za pretvorbo ocen:

IB OCENA PRETVORJENA OCENA

MATERNI JEZIK (HL) OSTALI PREDMETI (HL)

7 5 +3 +3

6 5 +2 +3

5 4 +2 +2

4 3 +1 +1

3 2 +1

2 2 +1

1 1

Scholarships in Slovenia○ ZOIS SCHOLARSHIP :- doubles if you study abroad – 200,00€+allowance for living expenses 85,00e ○ KADROVSKE ŠTIPENDIJE (KRKA)○ OBČINA○ PRIVATE FUNDING

Ad – futura funding: for Slovene students only○ Krediti za študij v Sloveniji in tujini

za leto 2016 ○ Javni razpis štipendij za študij

slovenskih državljanov v tujini za leto 2016 (87. JR) (January 2016 – May 2016)

○ EducationUSA center Ljubljana○ Presentation: March 2016

Ad – futura: Grade Transformation: GRADES, COURSES, CONDITIONS

Slovenian Secondary school grade Slovenian University grade system

5 10

4 8.5

3 7

2 6

It is good to know: The Rankings

A Webpage in Slovenian Language which takes you through the Application System

○ http://www.dreamfoundation.eu/

○ Verification of the Programmes in Slovenia: http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/ (for Europe)

○ Princeton review: https://www.google.si/search?q=PRINCTON+REVIEW&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:sl:official&client=firefox-a

WHAT TO DO NEXT?

Check entry requirements for:○at least 5 universities in the EU, UK and USA

○Check the deadlines!○Enquire about the scholarships (at home, university and student loans)

○Discuss it with your parents!