Why go abroad?

• A unique experience: it’s an opportunity that will enrich you personally and professionally, making you more responsible and independent, with a different outlook on the world.
• An opportunity to discover another culture, another educational, professional, political and societal system…
• A chance to meet people from all over the world and enjoy a wide range of intercultural experiences.
• Undeniable linguistic progress.
• An asset on your CV. Be aware, too, that more and more people are going abroad, and having international mobility on your CV will no longer be a plus but rather a necessity, so take advantage of the many opportunities on offer at UBE and go!

• No loss of time: your period of study abroad will be recognized at UBE, provided you have earned the required ECTS credits at your partner university.
• No registration fees at the partner university: you pay only the registration fees at Université Bourgogne Europe, and are exempt from tuition and exam fees and have access to laboratories and libraries at our partner universities. However, your host university may ask you to pay various small fees (administrative, association, health insurance, transportation, etc.). Some agreements, notably with the United States, provide for payment of a portion of these fees. Before applying, ask your exchange coordinator for details of the agreement.
• If you are enrolled in a double or triple degree program, you will study at several universities, paying only the tuition fees at UBE, and at the end of your studies you will obtain a degree from each university where you have studied, which is even more rewarding than a simple exchange program.
• A number of financial aid options are available to facilitate your stay abroad.

False. UBE’s goal is for every student to be able to go abroad at least once during his or her academic career, whether on an academic exchange or an internship. Many departments give all students who regularly pass their semester exams the opportunity to go abroad, and not just the best students.

If you’ve got the basics to get by on a day-to-day basis, go for it ! You don’t necessarily have to be bilingual to go abroad: you’re going abroad to improve your language skills, among other things. Your coordinator (UBE professor in charge of one of the agreements with a partner university) will decide whether your language skills, and your motivation, will enable you to validate your year abroad. And don’t forget that in just a few weeks you’ll be making rapid linguistic progress!

You don’t always need to speak the language of the country you want to go to, as courses are often taught in English at our partner universities!

If you pass all the subjects at your partner university and obtain the required number of ECTS credits, no time will have been wasted, UBE will validate your credits obtained abroad and you will be awarded UBE diploma at the end of the academic year if you pass the exams.

False. UBE has about 800 cooperation agreements in all disciplines! Every UBE student has the opportunity to go abroad, whatever their field of study. And even if it’s not possible for you to go abroad on an exchange because of the way your studies are organized at UBE, don’t forget that you can always go abroad for an internship!

If you work regularly, attend classes and make the necessary effort, you should get credit for your year. After a few weeks’ adjustment, you’ll quickly get used to the new language of instruction. You just have to find the right balance between your studies and your hobbies.

And if you feel you’re having trouble in your studies while abroad, talk to your coordinators at UBE and at your partner university to find a solution before it’s too late. Finally, it is always possible to put an end to your mobility experience and finish your semester in France without being penalized. To put your mind at rest, very few students fail their year abroad.

If you have difficulty validating your semesters in France, UBE exchange coordinators won’t let you go abroad anyway, so as not to expose you to failure. But if you regularly validate your semesters in France, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be eligible for international mobility – don’t set limits on yourself, apply to go and your coordinator or course program leader will judge whether or not you have the capacity to study abroad!