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Erasmus

Erasmus: A guide for outgoing students

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Consider study and practice abroad in your 3rd year!  

Make new friends. Experience healthcare in a different country.

Welcome to the Erasmus page! This page will provide you with some answers to questions you may have about the Erasmus programme. Read information from previous Erasmus students, visit the Erasmus student website and come along to one of our open events where you can find out more. Initially you should express your interest in the programme by emailing Clive.Warn@uwe.ac.uk

The Erasmus opportunity is available for all Nursing and Midwifery Students.

**Lindsay Mickles is now providing administrative support for the HSC Erasmus programme.  She is at the Glenside campus most Thursdays from 10am-3:30pm.  Email queries to Lindsay.Mickles@uwe.ac.uk or set up an appointment to meet with her.

 

OPEN AFTERNOONS

Dates will be provided below.

 

 APPLICATION DEADLINES

The deadline for the submission of Erasmus application forms for all students is

JANUARY students last week in June

SEPTEMBER students 14th February

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

 

WHO CAN GO?

  • All Year 3 nursing and midwifery students
  • Either January or September Cohorts
  • Students based at any campus

 

WHERE CAN YOU GO?

HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • A 3 month exchange - you become a student in the host country, a host student comes to UWE
  • You will go into clinical placement for 10 weeks and continue to develop your practice competencies within the Year 3 practice module 
  • January cohorts exchange from January-April, September cohorts exchange from September-December, Midwifery students April - July
  • You can attend lectures and seminars, enrol on modules and gain credit, attend one or more clinical placements (you will have some choice)

WHAT DOES IT COST?

  • Erasmus grants (not means tested) paid monthly in addition to your grant, loan or bursary 
  • You must meet your own travel, food, study items, insurance & leisure costs
  • There are no tuition fees/course costs
  • Subsidised University accommodation is available (usually with other International students)
  • *Please note the grant rate is subject to change each year and may go down as well as up. To date the grant has been paid in two lump sums although this is also subject to change.

 

WHAT DO YOU GAIN?

  • The experience of another culture
  • The experience of nursing and midwifery practice in another culture, context and health care system
  • The opportunity to make new friends from around the world
  • An opportunity to broaden your knowledge, practice and experience in education, nursing and healthcare
  • Improve your language skills
  • Enhance your job prospects
  • Personal development, confidence and competence

 

WHAT SORT OF PERSON DO YOU HAVE TO BE?

  • Interested in new experiences
  • Possessing initiative
  • Focussed 
  • Outgoing and open minded

AS A STUDENT IN EUROPE

At the University the teaching is in both the host language and English. You can negotiate what you attend when you prepare to go. Practice areas all speak English, and English is widely spoken in Finland and Norway. Students spending time in either of these countries can apply to attend an Intensive Language Course (EILC) for which they will receive a supplementary Erasmus grant. There is a separate application process for this and you will be informed of the deadlines once they are available. Places are limited. These classes can vary from 4 - 6 weeks over the summer and can prove very valuable.

Whilst in Rovaniemi or Bergen you will meet students and staff from all over the world. As there is also teacher exchange with UWE, you may bump into familiar faces! Before you go you will need to have agreed a learning contract with the coordinators at both Universities. You will be asked to outline these as part of your initial application process, so it’s worth giving some thought to this.

ALL EXCHANGES

After you have been selected, it will be your responsibility to submit course and accommodation application forms to the relevant university by their set deadlines. From then on you need to have the initiative to follow through with all the arrangements needed to get yourself and your possessions to the relevant country at the appropriate time. There are induction/orientation programmes which are aimed to help you settle in and to orientate you to the systems. If you are a dissertation student you must negotiate distance supervision with your supervisor and be competent with library databases. All students going on exchange will miss the first 2 weeks of the theory block at UWE. You must arrange with the Module Leader any additional work that you may need to do.

WHAT NEXT?

Do the research to see if this is right for you. Contact Clive Warn to express your interest, find out when the next information meeting is and request an application form.

USEFUL DOCUMENTS / INSURANCE INFORMATION

Please see "Application Form and Supporting files" page for  insurance information

FEEDBACK DOCUMENTS

Finland - Rovaniemi Norway - BUC Norway - Betanien Ireland -Dublin
 

 

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

 

Button L, Green B, Tengnah C, Johansson I, Baker C (2005) The impact of international placements on nurses’ personal and professional lives: literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50(3), 315-324.

CONTACTS

Please see the "Staff Contacts" page for a list of Erasmus contacts.