Application for student exchange program

 

If you want to go abroad as an exchange student at one of the GSOM partner business schools you should make an application to the International office of GSOM.

The status of the exchange programmes at GSOM has recently been changed by declaring them optional (until 2017 it was compulsory for all master’s programme students and students in specific bachelor programs). The main reason for this change was the intention to attract the students with high academic performance and strong motivation for participation in the exchange programs.

 

The selection of students for the exchange program is competition based and run in accordance with the certain criteria. The competition is held twice an academic year, (in early September and in early March). 

 

*The dates may slightly be changed, please contact the International office.

 

It is possible to participate in the student exchange program more than once; however, going on exchange during the last semester of studies at GSOM is prohibited.

Students who have satisfied the GSOM internal selection criteria are nominated by the GSOM International office to partner universities. After the nomination each student submits all necessary documents directly to a host university.

 

General selection criteria for the students participating in the exchange programs at GSOM

 

Bachelor level students	Master level students
Good academic standing with no fails after the semester exams.	Good academic standing with no fails after the semester exams.
Min GPA equal to 3.5 (excluding the students of International Management program)	1st year MIM students participating in the competition in September must hold the bachelor degree in the area of Economics or Management
Minimum TOEFL/IELTS scores equal to TOEFL (ibt 87), IELTS (Academic) 6.0.	Minimum TOEFL/IELTS scores equal to TOEFL (ibt 87), IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (except for the graduates of English-taught Bachelor programs).

 

Apart from the GSOM selection criteria our partner universities can set their own entrance requirements for incoming students, (e.g. min. GPA or another English language exam score). While choosing the school/university for the exchange program, a student must check the information concerning the requirements for international exchange students. In accordance with most part of agreements on exchange, in case a student doesn`t meet the internal requirements of the host school/university, his application may rejected.

 

The application pack for student exchange program includes

 

For bachelor level students	For master level students
An excel-file application; Copy of TOEFL ibt / IELTS (Academic) certificate. Motivation letter; CV in English; Certificates confirming your participation in business studies competitions; International passport copy (must be valid during the supposed exchange semester dates plus six months following the exchange).	An excel-file application; CV in English; Certificates confirming your participation in business studies competitions ; International passport copy (must be valid during the supposed exchange semester dates plus six following the exchange months); English language certificate.

 

The distribution of places between the students is based on their position in the ranking. For master level students who go on exchange in their 3^d semester the ranking is based on their Grade Point Average (GPA) for the whole period of studies at GSOM.

For master students who go on exchange in their 2^nd semester and apply for the program at the beginning of their studies at GSOM the ranking is based on their GPA for their Bachelor`s Degree.

For bachelor level students the ranking is based on cumulative result of their Grade Point Average (GPA) for the whole period of studies at GSOM and English language exam score.