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A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study in another European country or in Australia! UK students spending a full year abroad in a European Lifelong Learning/Erasmus partner department are exempted from tuition fees for that year. This page is for Loughborough students intending to travel abroad. Incoming Lifelong Learning/Erasmus students should go here. Introduction IntroductionThe Department has participated in undergraduate exchange since the inauguration of the European Mobility Scheme for Physics Students (EMSPS) in 1993, superseded by the EU Socrates/Erasmus and now Lifelong Learning/Erasmus programme. Students can spend a year between Parts B and C of their degree programme studying in a participating host institution as an alternative to the industrial placement. In addition, students on the MPhys programmes may carry out their final year project in a host institution. A similar exchange agreement is in place with the University of Technology Sydney. This page outlines the scheme; for more information consult the University's Erasmus exchange page or the official EMSPS web site or contact the Coordinator (see below). The academic responsibility of the student remains with the home institution (i. e., Loughborough). Marks obtained are not taken into account in the degree classification, but successful completion of this year (as defined here) will lead to the award of DIS. The benefits of student mobilityPerforming part of your studies in another country introduces you to a different academic, cultural and linguistic environment. This will enhance your personal flexibility and later professional mobility. During basic undergraduate studies, you may cover similar material to that studied here, but follow different approaches and teaching methods. You may also benefit from specialist courses not available here. Finally, student mobility is a means for furthering international understanding, of great importance in the re-united Europe of today.
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Financial supportFinancial support for European exchange is available through the European Union's Lifelong Learning programme.You may apply for a mobility grant to help towards the additional expenses incurred during a stay in one of these countries. However, grants and fee exemption are only available for European universities with which SOCRATES agreements have been signed. UK students spending a full year abroad in a European SOCRATES partner department (see below) are exempted from tuition fees for that year.These universities can offer project work, supervised in English; there are a few lectures at Wroc
Participating universities
The wider European Mobility Scheme for Physics Students covers 184 academic institutions in the following 30 countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom. The map (non-clickable!) shows the location of the institutions. You can consult the full list at the EMSPS database. While the University has no Lifelong Learning agreement with most of these institutions, they have expressed an interest in accepting exchange students in the past. Please contact the Coordinator early if you are interested in studying in an institution not listed above. How to applyFirst-year students should browse through the database, contact the Coordinator some time during their first year and inform their LEAs of their intentions. If you are interested in a university not specifically mentioned above, contact the Coordinator before the end of your first year for advice. Second-year students should contact the Coordinator as soon as possible. Selection will depend in part on first-year performance and language knowledge. However, if you are at all interested, you must inform your LEA of your intentions in the Autumn Term. You will look at the courses offered by the chosen host institution and agree a study programme, together with the Coordinators at both universities, that builds on and complements your studies at Loughborough. Apply using the application procedure of the host university. If you have been accepted, proceed as follows. Check with the Coordinator what kind of mobility grants might be available. Check with the Coordinator on the advisability of taking language or other training before you leave (see below). Establish contact with the Coordinator of the host institution in order to settle practical problems (e.g., housing, possible visa or living permit arrangements, registration). Make travel arrangements in time. Bon voyage!
Language preparationSome universities in the scheme offer some of their teaching in English, and others have offered project work, which can be supervised and examined in English. Many others may; check the database. Nevertheless, you will normally need to know the language of the host country. For Physics and Engineering Physics students, optional modules in French, German or Spanish are available in the first and second years. Evening classes in a number of languages, includng French, German, Italian and Spanish are available to all students for a small fee, and these and further languages are available for private study in the Language Laboratory. See separate posters or contact the Language Centre on extension 2977.
CoordinatorDr Klaus Neumann
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