EXCHANGE WITH GOTHENBURG UNITwice a year, one semester each, 2 students each time.

Procedure:

• Students choose courses, submit an application to FIS• FIS shortlists students based on criteria: English, academic

qualifications and contribution to community.• Shortlist sent to Gothenburg. Issuance of Invitation letter, insurance by

Gothenburg.• Students (chosen): apply for visa, reserve accommodation and other

preparations.• Students (chosen): request for permission for taking exchange and

reserving their academic results with the uni.Back from Gothenburg:

• Students to submit results to Uni and faculty, request for permission to resume study at Hanu.

• Contribute to FIS column on Exchange, sharing pix and experience, keeping in touch with friends in Gothenburg.

TIMING

APPLICATION

Your CV

Letter of motivation:

• Who you are, your plan for future• Your contributions to community• Your choice of courses with Gothenburg, how would that fit

your plan for future.

Academic results, English

Endorsement of parents of the application, explaining if parents are aware of costs and conditions and support you.

FIS SHORTLISTING

Announcement on website and on FIS notice board. Times will be set in calendar.

Currently Ms Ngo Mai Huong as coordinator. Please send e-mails to huong.ngomai@gmail.com

After a 10-15 day selection period the announcement of successful candidates will be made.

Exchange kits to be developed.

Time Events20/09/2011 Students send CV and letter of interests

01/10/2011 Closing application for FISers

10/10/2011 - Announcing the 2 selected students

- Mrs Huyen sends nomination list to Gothenburg University

From 10/10/2011 Chosen Students start to apply with the University of Gothenburg according to their procedures that will be sent to them from Exchange Student Service.

Latest is on 01/11/2011

Finish all required documents and hand them in to the Swedish Embassy (for more information on the correct visa, visit the Embassy visa website)

05/01/2012 Getting the Visa and booking flight ticket ( the Embassy will contact to you immediately once you are accepted)

10/01/2012 or

12/01/2012

Departure days

COSTSChosen students will not have to pay for the tuition fee (which is required non-EU students to pay). However, you will be responsible for the living and travelling cost which is

estimated to be around 70 million VND.

More specifically:

About 26 million VND for flight ticket

5,000 Kr/ Month for a sharing apartment ( abt 15 Million VND)

Tram’s ticket 1,250 Kr/ 4 months ( 3,750 Million VND )

And the rest is for food and your own leisure activities

CREDIT TRANSFER

All credits would be transferred back to FIS.

Students still have to pay for the tuition fee for the semester that they are supposed to join in Hanoi University.