Applications Open for the APRU Virtual Student Exchange Program Season 1, 2021-22
Although the Covid-19 pandemic situation around the globe may have shown signs of improvement, border closures and travel restrictions are still being implemented in a large number of countries. To provide exchange students with an alternative option, Chulalongkorn University has cooperated with universities from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) network to offer the “APRU Virtual Student Exchange Program” to APRU undergraduate students all around the world. The program aims to provide students with the opportunity to learn and engage with peers, academics and experts from other countries through a digital platform. Students can take academic courses and earn credits from other universities without additional tuition fee, except for the regular tuition fee to the home university.
In season 1, 2021-22, a number of courses are being offered by the following universities (update on June 10, 2021):
- Monash University
- The University of Sydney
- Nanyang Technological University
- Tecnologico de Monterrey
- UNSW Sydney
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Universidad de Chile
- Universidad de los Andes
- Osaka University
- POSTECH
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Korea University
- The Hongkong University of Science and Technology
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Nanjing University
- Keio University
- Waseda University
- Tohoku University
- Tsinghua University
APRU, a network of 55 leading universities in the Americas, Asia and Australasia, brings to its students an exclusive opportunity to connect with peers from around the world to learn new knowledge and skills, exchange ideas and cultures, and develop connections vital for success in the 21st Century.
The APRU Virtual Student Exchange (VSE) Program, led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, makes international education accessible by allowing students to take academic courses and participate in co-curricular programs without the need to leave home. It opens up international education for all students by providing an immersive virtual student exchange experience through digital technologies and platforms and creating encounters with new ideas, cultures, experts, academics and students from around the world.
For the application process, after you have completed your application on the APRU VSE website, please notify your program coordinator to send an official memo nominating you for the APRU VSE program to the Office of International Affairs and Global Network. For more details please visit https://www.inter.chula.ac.th/global-academic-affairs/student-mobility-program/#tab-apruvirtualstudentexchange
Be aware and note the deadlines of your preferred course offering university. Courses fill up fast, so don’t wait until the last minute to submit your application!
The application deadline will vary by university (between June 11, 2021 – August 24, 2021).
Interested students can visit https://vse.apru.org/s12122courses/ to check the course offering and deadline. More courses will be added to our catalog soon so be sure to check out the website regularly!
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