Outgoing Exchange Students

For students, participating in an exchange programme is an exciting and challenging way of broadening their horizons. It provides an opportunity to gain experience of living and studying in a new culture and environment. During the programme, students are provided a unique chance to:

globalise and enhance their educational experience
explore career opportunities through networking
broaden their personal and educational perspectives
explore, appreciate and understand different cultures
improve language skills and cultural understanding
eliminate fear and prejudice among nations

Who to Contact

Office of Student Affairs
Aisha Kanwal
Tel: +924235608000 Ext: 2145
Email: aisha.kanwal@lums.edu.pk

Office Hours

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday to Friday

Destinations/Programmes

The undergraduate student exchange programme is currently operational in collaboration with the following universities:

http://www.uni-passau.de/index.php?id=6&L=1

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Exchange Programme

LUMS has signed an MOU with Erasmus Mundus (Erasmus Mundus Action 2 scheme-EMA2) for the academic year 2011-12. The EMA2 is a co-operation and mobility scheme in the area of higher education co-operation launched by Europe Aid Cooperation Office and implemented by the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture (EACEA). This programme foresees mobility for undergraduate and graduate students and academic staff, from Asian universities to European institutions. The programme offers students from LUMS an opportunity to study at any one of the following European participating universities:

University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain http://www.deusto.es
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands http://www.utwente.nl
Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands http://www.uvt.nl
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK http://www.brookes.ac.uk
University of Trento, Trento, Italy http://www.unitn.it
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany http://www.hu-berlin.de

For further information on EMA2 please visit: http://www.emasiaregional.eu/

EURECA Exchange Programme

In 2008, an exchange programme with European Research and Educational Collaboration with Asia (EURECA) was initiated. The EURECA consortium comprises 16 prominent educational institutions (Europe: 9, Asia: 7). As a partner institution from Pakistan, LUMS was able to utilise fifty seats out of the sixty allocated seats. The programme ended in April, 2011. Through the programme, LUMS students had an opportunity to study at one of the following European participating universities:

Mälardalen University (MDU), Sweden ( www.mdh.se/)
Sofia University (SU), Bulgaria (www.uni-sofia.bg/)
University of L’Aquila (UDA), Italy (www.univaq.it)
University of Limerick (UL), Ireland (www.lero.ie),
University of Paderborn (UPB), Germany ( www.uni-paderborn.de/)
University of Turku (UTU), Finland (www.utu.fi/en)
University of York (UOY), UK (www.york.ac.uk)
Uppsala University (UU), Sweden (www.uu.se)
VU University Amsterdam (VUA), Netherlands (www.vu.nl)

Fulbright Exchange Programme

The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USFEP) is managing the Undergraduate Exchange Programme for Pakistan, which is intended to promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Pakistan. It will provide full-time undergraduate students from Pakistan, an opportunity to enrich their educational experience through one semester/one year of full time, non-degree academic study in the United States.

For further information on the Fulbright Exchange Programme, please visit: http://www.usefpakistan.org/

As new programmes are initiated or eligibility criteria changes over time, applicants are advised to check programme availability, programme conditions and other selection criteria with the LUMS Admissions Office before proceeding with their application.

Eligibility

Prior to applying for an exchange programme, the applicant should have completed at least one year as a full-time student at LUMS.

How to apply?

An invitation email is sent out to the students which provides them all the details regarding the exchange programme i.e. information about the host university, course offerings, time period of the programme, funding body, selection criteria and deadline for submitting applications

Interested students are asked to submit Statement of Purpose (SOP) to the coordinator exchange programme by a certain deadline mentioned in the email

An SOP form is designed and sent to the students (attached with an invitation email)

Students are shortlisted by the selection committee (faculty member , director and exchange programme coordinator, Office of Student Affairs) for an interview on the basis of their academic achievements at LUMS and SOP

A minimum CGPA criterion is set to scrutinise the SOP

A list of common applicants who are strongly recommended by the selection committee is prepared

Shortlisted students are informed of the selection and invited for interviews

After the interviews, a list of selected students is prepared in order of priority on the basis of their academic achievements at LUMS, SOP and interview scores

Calendar/Deadlines

LUMS-FHJ Exchange Programme

Invitation of applications	1^st week of January
Deadline for submission	Last week of January
Short listing of applications for interview	1^st week of February
Interview for further shortlisting	2^nd week of February
Admission of shortlisted students at FHJ	2^nd week of February
Deadline for Ernst Mach Grant	March 01, 2011
Result of Ernst Mach Grant	Last week of June
Visa process	1^st and 2^nd week of July
Semester dates for the academic year 2011-2012	Fall Semester, 2011-12 (September 2011-January 2012) Spring Semester, 2011-12 (February 2012-June 2012)
Transfer of credits after return	1^st month of each semester at LUMS

LUMS-Waseda Exchange Programme

Invitation of applications	1^st week of March
Deadline for submission	Last week of March
Short listing of applications for interview	1^st week of April
Interview for further shortlisting	2^nd week of April
Admission of shortlisted students at Waseda	3^rd week of April
Acceptance from Waseda	May-June
Visa Process	1^st and 2^nd week of July
Japanese language course for shortlisted students	From last week of July to last week of August
Semester dates for the academic year 2011-2012	Academic Year Fall Semester & Spring Semester (September, 2011 to late July, 2012) Semester dates Fall Semester (September, 2011 to the beginning of February, 2012) Spring Semester (early April, 2012 to late July, 2012*)
Transfer of credits after return	1^st month of each semester at LUMS

Visas

Students should be informed that taking the necessary steps to acquire a visa is their own responsibility. The LUMS exchange programme coordinator only helps students complete their documents and provide necessary information.

Pre-Departure Requirements

TBA

Post-Trip Requirements

TBA