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Faculty of Business and Information Technology International Opportunities Where will YOU go? FBIT INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY INBOUND / OUTBOUND MOBILITY 2015.16 Over 100 students last year! Exchange Internships Short Study On-campus field

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International Opportunities

Where will YOU go?

Faculty of Business and Information Technology

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FBIT INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY

INBOUND / OUTBOUND MOBILITY 2015.16

Over 100 students last year! Exchange Internships Short Study On-campus field schools

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OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS

WHAT WE OFFER

Study

  • Short Study Programs at our partner universities
  • Exchanges
  • Some funded opportunities!

Work

  • International Internships
  • QEII Program
  • Other funded opportunities!
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REQUIREMENTS

ALL FBIT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

  • Commerce and IT
  • 3.0 GPA
  • Selection and Interview Process
  • Reporting
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EXCHANGES

OUTBOUND - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW…

  • Up to $2,500 in Potential UOIT Scholarships
  • Regular tuition paid to UOIT
  • Remain eligible for all other

bursaries, scholarships, and funding

  • Course match to UOIT term
  • Capstone projects
  • FBIT-only partner institutions
  • Many other UOIT partner schools!
  • Always research partner schools before applying
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EXCHANGES

FBIT PARTNER SCHOOLS

  • Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  • University of Pecs, Hungary
  • University of Malaga, Spain
  • The University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Duale Hoschule Baden-Wurttemberg Mannheim

(DHBW), Germany

  • Universite de Bretagne-Sud, France

(Must be fully bilingual)

  • FH Joanneum, Austria
  • University of Innsbruck, Austria
  • Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Ireland

Fall 2017 And Winter 2018 Opportunities!

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EXCHANGES

PARTNER SCHOOLS cont’d

  • Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences – university wide
  • Linkoping University, Sweden – university wide
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany – university wide
  • and more…

See http://international.uoit.ca/go-global for more university wide opportunities

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GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAM

FH JOANNEUM, GRAZ - AUSTRIA

  • FBIT partner
  • FH Joanneum’s Department of Management
  • Full year program (October – June)
  • Possible funding through Austrian government (Ernst Mach Grant)
  • Program combines academics with cultural visits, industry exposure, and

university life

  • www.fh-joanneum.at
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INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS

WORK IN EUROPE!

  • Work with our partners or find your own
  • Austria (Linz and Hagenberg) summer placements available
  • Typically 8-12 week international work placement
  • Entrepreneurial-minded students
  • Start-up companies / business incubators
  • Potential for internship credit
  • Spring/Summer opportunities
  • Some positions are paid + additional funding available
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INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS

AIESEC CANADA

  • International Internships organized by a youth-led network
  • Placements may qualify for internship credit
  • www.aiesec.ca
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Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships Program (QES).

FUNDED PROGRAM!

  • Fully-funded internships (undergrad)
  • Fully-funded research or study (graduate)
  • Commonwealth countries

(e.g. Singapore, Trinidad, Barbados)

  • Summer 2017, Fall 2017

Availability for Fall 2017 Contact Melissa.Picard@uoit.ca if interested!

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SHORT STUDY PROGRAMS

  • Typically 3-4 weeks in duration
  • May qualify for course credit;

assessed case-by-case

  • Offered by many partner schools!

China, Singapore, Austria, Germany…

  • Summer 2017
  • Most partners offer FREE tuition! Do your

research!

  • Review website and Facebook for more

information on specific opportunities

AN ALTERNATIVE TO A FULL TERM ABROAD

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Travel bursaries and scholarships may be available to help with the costs of study abroad. Accepted? See… Debra White UOIT Financial Aid Office of the Registrar U5 Building, Room 39

STUDY PROGRAMS

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EXTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Research other opportunities! Check out host school!

LOOK BEYOND UOIT FOR FUNDING OPPS!

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YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

  • Scholarships for Canadian students with an interest in

international business

  • Up to 30 scholarship are awarded annually to students

pursuing a career or furthering studies in international business

  • $4,000 cash award
  • Application process starts in November and ends in February
  • Scholarships are awarded in the Spring term and issued in

the Fall (at the start of the academic year)

  • www.edc.ca
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BE INVOLVED ON CAMPUS

  • Formed in 2011
  • Student-led society to help

engage FBIT students in international activities on campus and to inform about international

  • pportunities
  • Informal and fun, operates in

conjunction with the FBIT faculty

  • ffice
  • Interested? Contact

melissa.Picard@uoit.ca

FBIT INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY

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AFTER A TERM ABROAD

  • Be willing to share your

experiences both on and off campus

  • Participate in FBIT International

Events

  • Get involved! Connect with our

FBIT International Student Society

AMBASSADORIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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It’s Your World…Experience It

Where will YOU go?

It’s Your World…Experience It

QUESTIONS or INTERESTED?

Find us now at FBIT International at UOIT

Contact Melissa.Picard@uoit.ca