Semester and year-long exchange programs

Going on a semester or year-long exchange is a great way to experience other cultures and add a unique edge to your Curtin degree.

With over 150 international partner institutions and campuses in 30 countries, there’s a destination for you!

New Colombo Plan (NCP) funding from the Australian Government is avaliable to support Australian students studying in the Indo-Pacific region.

When selecting a destination and host partner, remember that you need to obtain credit for your study, so sometimes the course you are studying may direct you to your destination. You’ll remain enrolled at Curtin for the duration of your exchange studies and you’ll also be enrolled in the host university overseas. You will pay tuition to Curtin and do not pay fees to the host university.

Staying open-minded and adventurous is the key!

Follow these steps to apply for student or cross campus exchange

Application deadlines

Know the lingo!

Keep in mind, many of the partner universities use different terminology, have different semester dates and different credit systems.

In the US, Canada and Asia, a unit is called a course and a course is called a program. In the UK and Europe, a unit is called a module.

Each university will have different semester dates, with the academic year in most other countries commencing in August or September.

In the US, Canada and Asia, many partner universities will refer to their credits as credit hours. A full time load may be 12 to 16 credit hours, however this does vary between universities.

In the UK and Europe, many partner universities will refer to their credits as ECTS. In general, 7.5 ECTS is the equivalent value of 25 Curtin credits but this is at the discretion of your study plan approver.