EXCHANGE STUDIES Biomedicine programmes Master’s in Toxicology

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EXCHANGE STUDIES Biomedicine programmes

Master’s in Toxicology

Giulia Grillo Mikrut International coordinator

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TODAY’S PROGRAM:

 General presentation of exchange studies (Giulia)

 The application process (Giulia)

 Officially nominated vs. freemover

 Individual presentation of partner universities (Annika)

 Q&A

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EXCHANGE STUDIES

 Karolinska Institutet has bilateral agreements with approximately 150 universities worldwide

 Our partner universities are located within Europe and outside of Europe

 The exchange period depends on where you decide to travel to but generally lasts one semester

 It is a good idea to already now start reading some travel reports if interested in exchange studies

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Study abroad page

https://education.ki.se/study-abroad

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TRAVEL REPORTS:

 Outgoing students:

http://alhambra.it.ki.se/skuttenki/ReserapportListStudUt_default.vns?_ga=2.1150099 91.1903562016.1610028933-

1388260294.1553259079&_gac=1.249743794.1607431324.EAIaIQobChMIjM36gqe 55gIVDhWPCh1Qtwb6EAAYASAAEgITCvD_BwE

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https://education.ki.se/student/study-

abroad-with-the-masters-programme-in-

toxicology

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Where can you go?

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ELIGIBILITY FOR EXCHANGE STUDIES

In order to be eligible for exchange studies in semester 4

• you must have passed all the courses from semester 1 and 2

• and be registered at the relevant course(s) of semester 3, on September 15.

You can carry out a 30 ECTS degree project abroad in semester 4 or a 37,5 ECTS degree project in semester 4 but already start in the end of semester 3 (i.e. from December).

It’s not possible to go on exchange to Toronto for the 37,5 ECTS degree project!

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Application process:

Application Deadline:

28 January 2022

Nomination mail

• If nominated, accept the nomination before deadline

• The international coordinator will officially nominate you to our partner

• You will have to apply directly to our partner university.

Application to Partner University

• Please contact your

international coordinator when you receive your letter of acceptance. The international coordinator will then provide the stipend application and will issue your insurance

certificate and insurance card

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APPLICATION FORM

(from Spring 2022 Mobility Online):

4 pages

 Personal details

 Choice of exchange destination

 Signature

Mail the signed application form to your international coordinator together with:

 CV

 Transcript of Records

 Motivation letter in English

 documented research experience (only PDF files!!!!)

A letter of reference is no longer a requirement from BIONK

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BIONK and Nomination mail

 After the application deadline, BIONK will meet to assess all the incoming applications.

 All students will be ranked and based on their ranking students will be allocated their first, second, third, etc. choice

 It is always smart to add as many destinations as possible in the

application if student is really interested in going abroad on an official exchange

 If not nominated, the student will be able to apply to our second round of applications later on in the Spring/Summer based on places’

availability

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Nomination to Partner university

 When the student has accepted his/her nomination within the time limit stated in the nomination letter, the international coordinator officially nominates the student to our partner university.

 At this point the student will begin a mail correspondence with our partner in regard to how to apply to the university abroad.

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Letter of acceptance

 When all the paper work is finalized, our partner will send a Letter of Acceptance to our student. In this letter our partner will state the exact dates of your exchange. Until you have this paper you shouldn’t make any travel arrangements because it means you are yet to be accepted at the university abroad.

 When you have received the Letter of Acceptance get back in contact with your international coordinator who will issue your insurance

certificate and insurance card. You are insured two weeks before and after your exchange period in the country where your exchange will take place and on your way there and back.

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Insurance

 ”Student UT” (Kammarkollegiet)

 Medical Insurance Card (MIC)

 Download the Kammarkollegiet app (information on app in Swedish)

 2 weeks prior to and after the study period

 Only valid in host country (+ direct journey)

 Always save the receipts for expenses

 In case of emergency – contact numbers on the back of the MIC card

 Check your home insurance + travel insurance

 European Health Insurance card

 Valid in 33 countries in Europe

 Valid before ”Student UT” if you need health care

 Order it from Försäkringskassan.se (also available as app for your smartphone!)

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Insurance STUDENT UT

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KI SCHOLARSHIPS

 Within the Erasmus agreements (exchange to an European country) the amount varies depending on where you are traveling to and

whether you are on exchange to attend courses or for a traineeship/research:

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Erasmus+ specifics

 Online Linguistic Support (OLS)

 Compulsory language test before and after the exchange period

 Possibility to do an online language course

 Results sent to you - not the partner university

 E-mail from OLS-support - noreply@erasmusplusols.eu

 When you travel within an Erasmus agreement you can receive an additional travel grant corresponding to 2.000 SEK if you travel to your destination by train. The Erasmus stipend will then also include the

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INK (bilateral agreements)

If you travel outside the European Community your exchange can partially be covered by an INK stipend:

 The travel grant corresponds to 4.500 SEK for 5 weeks, after that you will receive 500 kr for every additional week. However the maximum amount you will receive is 8.000 SEK.

 The minimum exchange lenght for the INK travel stipend is 5 weeks.

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STIPENDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

 At KI you can apply for an Erasmus (if you go on

exchange within Europe) or INK (if you are going on exchange outside of

Europe) scholarship. If you go to Switzerland you will receive a SEMP

scholarship

 You can apply at CSN to receive a higher study loan

 Have a look at other

organization for external funds. Please make sure to read the conditions of the external

stipend/scholarship

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STIPENDS

CSN:

Study allowances from CSN (The Swedish Board of Student Finance) for those students who are Swedish citizens or hold a permanent residence permit.

More information can be found at: www.csn.se EXAMPLES OF STIPENDS’ SITES:

 www.stipendier.se

 www.lansstyrelsen.se

 www.vardforbundet.se

Check our online pages for an updated stipend list:

https://education.ki.se/scholarships

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During your exchange

 Address and phone number – leave with relatives and international coordinator

 Download UD’s app Resklar

 Register at the Swedish Embassy

 Be a good KI ambassador

 Should anything happen, stay in touch

 Take care of yourselves and have fun

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Blog During Your Exchange Studies

Join me on my exchange studies - from Sweden!

We encourage outbound exchange students to document the

experience by writing a blog, sharing an Instagram, Snapchat or any other social media account, so that fellow students can follow your exchange studies abroad from home.

https://education.ki.se/blog-during-your-exchange-studies

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AFTER YOUR EXCHANGE

 Before traveling home, remember to ask the partner university to fill in and sign the ”After Mobility” section of your Learning Agreement. Ask for a Letter of Attendance.

 The partner university will then send your Transcript of Records to you and the international coordinator at KI

 The programme officer at KI will begin the transfer of credicts/recognition of studies

 Write and submit your travel report (deadline September 1st). Upon approval of your travel report you will receive the second and final installment of your stipend. Best travel report!

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FREEMOVERS/ERAMUS+ TRAINEESHIP

Studying Abroad as a Freemover

If you choose to study abroad on your own as a so called freemover you can control much of the visit abroad yourself. This means that you prepare and arrange your studies at a foreign university/lab on your own initiative. You are responsible for all costs such as application and tuition fees, etc. Contacts with universities and authorities are also your responsibility as well as possible fees.

Preparations

 The first thing is to inform your programme director or degree project course leader about your decision of going abroad as freemover to make sure your research plan for your traineeship abroad is relevant to the study program here at KI.

 Only when you have received the programme director’s approval you can go ahead and finalize your paperwork.

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Freemover

 There is no deadline for going abroad as a freemover during your 4^th semester. You only need to have all paperwork ready (including any possible visa) latest 4-6 weeks before your departure.

 You will be insured and will receive a stipend from KI if you choose to do your traineeship within a European university.

 Here you can read more about Erasmus+ traineeships:

https://education.ki.se/erasmus-traineeship

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What you need to prepare and hand in latest by January 28th 2022 (exchange through an

agreement, not as a freemover):

Prepare your Letter of

Motivation

Write your CV and download your

Transcript of Records

from Ladok

Fill in the application form online.

Don’t forget to print it out, sign it and send it to your

international coordinator

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Email: giulia.grillo.mikrut@ki.se Phone: +46 (0)8 524 867 90

Visiting address:

SOLNA Berzelius väg 3, 5th floor

FLEMINGSBERG Alfred Nobels allè 10, 4th floor (by appointment only) Languages spoken:

INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR

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