Overview partner universities outside Europe
Do you want to study further away from home? Do you want to go on an adventure to Australia, Indonesia, or maybe Japan? Or perhaps South Korea offers you better academic opportunities? Below, you will find an overview of the partner universities outside Europe for students of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Important to know:
- Check if the university offers enough interesting courses in a language you speak in the semester you want to go.
- Please note that some courses may not be open to exchange students, so always look if the university has a list of courses for exchange students
- A course with an English title may still be in the local language
- As a bachelor’s student you generally cannot choose graduate courses (= master’s courses). But feel free to contact the International Office at the host university to ask if you can get permission.
- The general deadline for application is 15 January for exchange both in the fall and in the spring semester.
- Once a place is granted, you are expected to accept the place.
Please feel free to contact the IOSS at any time for more information.
Agreements:
- RBP = University-wide agreement: places are available to students of all faculties. This means more competition, but also that you can choose any faculty abroad to study at (Law and Medical Science may be excluded though).
- JFA = Joint faculty agreement: places are available to students of a limited number of faculties. Less competition, but also a smaller choice of faculties to study at.
- SSC = Faculty agreement: places are only available for Social Sciences students. Here you have the highest chance of getting selected. You will study at the Faculty of Social Sciences or similar.
GPA = Grade Point Average: this is your average grade here at RU. Use your current GPA for reference. You can check your GPA by requesting a Study Progress Overview (Studievoortgangsoverzicht) in Osiris. Be sure to check the average grade box.
For this university, there is limited chance of selectionmeans that this university has more applicants than available places. Therefore even people who have it as their first choice will not get selected, so it is no use choosing this as your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th destination.
CAOS-students/PWO students have priority = students who study CAOS/PWO will always be first in line, regardless of the quality of their motivation letter.
FTR = Faculty of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies
JUR = Faculty of Law
LET = Faculty of Arts
MAN = Nijmegen School of Management
NWI = Faculty of Science
SOW = Faculty of Social Sciences
UMC = Faculty of Medical Science
Last update: 4 April 2024
Africa: University-wide agreement (RBP) and Faculty agreement (SSC)
| Country | City | University | Nr. of places per year or semester | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Cairo | The American University in Cairo |
RBP 4 |
2 places reserved for MAN |
| Egypt | Cairo | Nederlands-Vlaams instituut Cairo |
RBP 5 |
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| Ghana | Cape Coast | University of Cape Coast |
SSC 3 |
CAOS students have priority |
| Kenya | Nairobi | St. Paul’s University |
SSC 4 |
CAOS students have priority |
| South-Africa | Bloemfontein | University of the Free State | RBP 4 |
Courses in Afrikaans and English 2 places reserved for MAN |
| South-Africa | Johannesburg | University of the Witwatersrand | RBP 4 | |
| South-Africa | Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch University | RBP 3 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection 1 place reserved for SOW GPA: 6.8 |
Asia: University-wide agreement (RBP) and Faculty agreement (SSC)
| Country | City | University |
Nr. of places |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Beijing | Beijing Normal University |
RBP 4 |
GPA: 7.0 |
| China | Beijing | Peking University |
RBP 4 |
Not available to Chinese nationals (including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau) 1 place reserved for UMC / 1 place reserved for NWI |
| China | Hong Kong | City University of Hong Kong |
RBP 12 |
GPA: 6.6 English grade 8 (VWO) is mandatory, or else an official certificate is needed. Only Bachelor courses, but Master students are welcome. |
| China | Hong Kong | Lingnan University |
JFA 4 with LET and MAN |
GPA: 6.6 1 place reserved for SOW |
| China | Hong Kong | The Education University of Hong Kong | RBP 4 |
Only for Bachelor's students / 300+ English courses (xlsx, 114 kB) in different programmes, so not only in Education! |
| China | Ningbo | Nottingham Ningbo | RBP 4 | |
| China | Shenzhen | Shenzhen University | RBP 4 | |
| China | Wuhan | University of Wuhan | RBP 4 | |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Universitas Indonesia | RBP 4 | |
| Indonesia | Yogyakarta | Gadjah Mada | RBP 8 |
2 places reserved for FTR / 2 places reserved for MAN Only a few English courses available in the field of Social Sciences |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Hebrew University Jerusalem | RBP 4 | For this university, there is limited chance of selection |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv University | RBP 4 | |
| Japan | Nishinomiya | Kwansei Gakuin University |
RBP 4 (2 per semester) |
2 places reserved for NWI |
| Japan | Tokyo | Rikkyo University | RBP 8 | Undergraduate students can only take undergraduate courses. Graduate students are allowed to take both graduate and undergraduate courses. |
| Japan | Kyoto | Ryukoku University | SSC 2 | Master students of AI have priority / both students can come for 1 semester or a full year |
| Japan | Nagasaki | University of Nagasaki | SSC 8 | |
| Japan | Osaka | Kansai Gaidai University | RBP 2 |
Students from MAN have priority, but other faculties have a good chance of placement as well. GPA: 7.0 |
| Japan | Nagoya | Nagoya University | RBP 4 |
GPA: 7.0 - this is a strict requirement 1 place reserved for JUR |
| Japan | Kyoto | Ritsumeikan Univeristy | RBP 2 | 1 place reserved for MAN |
| Japan | Sendai | Tohoku University | RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for MAN / 1 place reserved for NWI |
| Japan | Tokyo | Tokyo International University | RBP 4 |
GPA 6.7 2 places reserved for MAN |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | RBP 4 | 1 place reserved for FTR |
| Libanon | Beirut | American University of Beirut | RBP 4 | 1 place reserved for MAN |
| Malaysia | Bangi | National University of Malaysia | RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for MAN GPA 7.0 Accepted English certificates: TOEFL iBT: 79 or above / TOEFL ITP: 550 or above / IELTS: 6.0 or above / Duolingo 95-100 |
| Philippines | Quezon City | Ateneo de Manila University | RBP 6 | |
| South Korea | Seoul | Chung-Ang University | RBP 10 | 2 places reserved for SOW / 2 places reserved for MAN |
| South Korea | Seoul | Korea University | RBP 4 |
GPA 6.55 The School of Cybersecurity (master) is not available to exchange students |
| South Korea | Pusan | Pusan National University |
RBP 20 |
8 places reserved for SOW / 2 places reserved for MAN |
| South Korea | Seoul | Sungkyunkwan University | RBP 8 | |
| South Korea | Seoul | Yonsei University | RBP 4 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection Students from MAN have priority Graduate courses are limited and research or a thesis is not possible. Graduate courses: https://oia.yonsei.ac.kr/intstd/exCourse.asp GPA: 6.6 Official Language Certificate required |
| Taiwan | Taipei | National Taiwan University | RBP 6 | 1 place reserved for MAN |
Europe (non-Erasmus): University-wide agreement (RBP) and Faculty agreement (SSC)
| Country | City | University | Nr. of places | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Moscow | HSE University |
RBP 15 |
Not available 24/25 4 places reserved for MAN / 4 places reserved for FTR |
| Russia | Moscow | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
RBP 4 |
Not available 24/25 |
| Russia | St Petersburg | Saint-Petersburg State University |
RBP 4 |
Not available 24/25 |
Latin America: University-wide agreement (RBP) and Faculty agreement (SSC)
| Country | City | University | Nr. of places | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | La Plata | Universidad Nacional de la Plata | RBP 4 |
Courses only in Spanish 2 places reserved for LET |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Universidad del Salvador | RBP 4 | Students NSM have priority |
| Brazil | Belo Horizonte | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | RBP 4 |
Courses in Portuguese Minor in International Studies in English or Spanish |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro | RBP 6 |
2 places reserved for MAN Some years a limited number of courses are offered in English |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Universidade de Sao Paulo |
JFA 4 with FTR, LET & MAN |
Courses only in Portuguese |
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Chile |
Valparaíso | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso |
RBP 4 |
Courses only in Spanish |
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Colombia |
Cali | Pontifical Universidad Javeriana Cali |
RBP 4 |
B1 Spanish mandatory |
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Mexico |
Guanajuato | University of Guanajuato |
RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for SOW Courses only in Spanish Only Bachelor's courses CAOS students have priority |
| Mexico | Cholula | University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP) |
RBP 8 |
4 places reserved for SOW Courses in English and Spanish CAOS students have priority |
| Peru | Lima | Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | SSC 4 |
Courses only in Spanish PWO students have priority |
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North America: University-wide agreement (RBP) and Faculty agreement (SSC)
| Country | City | University | Nr. of places / per year or semester | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Montreal | Concordia University | RBP 6 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection GPA: 7.0 |
| Canada | St. Catharines | Brock University | RBP 12 |
3 places reserved for LET / 3 places reserved for MAN GPA: 7.0 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Carlton University |
RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for MAN |
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Canada |
Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | RBP 4 | GPA: 7.0 |
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Canada |
London | Western University | RBP 10 | Only Bachelor's courses |
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Canada |
Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook | Memorial University Newfoundland |
RBP 4 |
3 places reserved for SOW GPA: 6.6 |
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Canada |
Toronto | York University |
RBP 4 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection A limited number of Master's programmes are open for exchange. No limitations for Bachelor's programmes |
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Jamaica |
Kingston | University of West Indies | SSC 2 | |
| United States | Albany | University at Albany - State University of New York | RBP 12 |
Not available 24/25 4 places reserved for LET |
| United States | Arcata, California | Cal Poly Humboldt (previously known as Humboldt State University) | RBP 4 |
Only Bachelor's courses GPA: 6.8 |
| United States | Asheville, North Carolina | UNC Asheville | RBP 4 | 2 places reserved for LET |
| United States | Boone | Appalachian State University | RBP 3 | 1 place reserved for MAN |
| United States | Boston | University of Massachusetts Boston | RBP 4 | Not available 24/25 |
| United States | Bakersfield | California State University | RBP 4 |
Not available 24/25 1 place reserved for MAN |
| United States | Baton Rouge | Lousiana State University | RBP 4 |
2 places reserved for LET Only Bachelor's courses |
| United States | Cookeville | Tennessee Technological University | RBP 2 | |
| United States | Dayton | University of Dayton | RBP 4 | 2 places reserved for MAN |
| United States | Durham | University of New Hampshire | RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for MAN Only for Bachelor's students |
| United States | Honolulu | Hawaii Pacific University | RBP 4 |
Not available 24/25 For this university, there is limited chance of selection GPA: 6.8 |
| United States | Loudonville, NY | Siena College | RBP 10 |
6 places reserved for LET and MAN GPA: 6.8 |
| United States | New Orleans | Loyola University | RBP 4 |
2 places reserved for LET GPA: 6.8 |
| United States | Portland | University of Southern Maine | RBP 4 |
2 places reserved for LET GPA: 6.8 |
| United States | Washington (Pennsylvania) | Washington & Jefferson College, Washington | RBP 6 |
4 places reserved for MAN and NWI Official language certificate mandatory, unless your programme is fully in English |
Oceania: University-wide agreement (RBP) and Faculty agreement (SSC)
| Country | City | University | Nr. of places | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Various cities | Australian Catholic University | RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for SOW / 1 place for MAN / 1 place for LET English: VWO grade 7,0 or fully English taught programme, or official language certificate or native speaker |
| Australia | Brisbane | Queensland University of Technology | RBP 4 |
1 place reserved for JUR |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian National University |
RBP 12 (6 per semester) |
2 places reserved for SOW English: VWO grade: 8,0 or fully English taught programme, or official language certificate or native speaker |
| Australia |
Hobart |
University of Tasmania |
RBP 3 |
2 places reserved for MAN & LET |
| Australia | Deakin University |
RBP 6 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection
4 places reserved for MAN and Arts English: VWO grade: 7,0 or fully English taught programme or official language certificate |
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| Australia |
Perth |
Curtin University |
RBP 4 |
Also campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Dubai English: VWO grade: 7,0 (master 8,0) or fully English taught programme or official language certificate |
| Australia | Sydney | University of New South Wales |
JFA 3 with LET & MAN |
Not available 24/25 English: VWO grade 8,0 or fully English taught programme or an official language certificate, or native speaker |
| Australia | Sydney | University of Sydney |
JFA 12 with JUR, LET, MAN & NWI |
Not available 24/25 For this university, there is limited chance of selection English: VWO grade 8,0 or fully English taught programme or an official language certificate GPA 7.0 |
| Australia | Sydney | Macquarie University | RBP 3 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection GPA 6.6 |
| Australia | Sydney | Western Sydney University |
SSC 4 |
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| Australia | Toowoomba | University of Southern Queensland |
RBP 4 |
GPA 6.6 |
| Australia | Wollongong | University of Wollongong | RBP 4 | |
| New Zealand | Auckland | Auckland University of Technology | RBP 4 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection 1 place reserved for MAN / 1 place reserved for LET |
| New Zealand | Christchurch | University of Canterbury | RBP 4 |
For this university, there is limited chance of selection 1 place available in 23/24. MAN has priority for this place GPA 7.0 |