Exchange Partner information

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Global engagement

The University’s Global Engagement Strategy includes a commitment to establishing and maintaining high-quality partnerships with universities and organisations around the world.

The University of Reading has valued exchange partners across a wide range of countries. Our international partnerships provide a rich variety of international teaching and learning opportunities for students and staff. We actively seek to expand our extensive global network of high-quality, long-lasting, sustainable partnerships with prestigious institutions around the world, helping achieve excellence and opportunity at home and abroad.


Read our ‘University of Reading – At A Glance’ brochure to find out more about our work.


Information for Exchange partners

Information being updated- please contact  studyabroad@reading.ac.uk if you have any specific questions.

Partner with Reading

If you’re interested in setting up an exchange agreement with the University of Reading, please contact studyabroad@reading.ac.uk

To find out more about the University of Reading’s partnerships, or , see our Global Partnerships pages.

Incoming student exchanges

Information sheet

Please see and download our 2024/25 Exchange Partner Information Sheet:

Key information is summarised below.


Nominations

Partner institutions will be sent log in details for the University of Reading’s Study Abroad Programme Nomination Portal. Please do not email your nominations unless you are asked by the Study Abroad Office to do so.

Partners will need to enter the following information about each student

  • Title (Miss, Mr, Mx, etc.)
  • First and middle names (as per passport)
  • Family name (as per passport)
  • Date of birth (in the DDMMYYYY format)
  • Home university email address

Nomination deadlines

1 June 2024, for September 2024 intake (Semester 1 and Full Academic Year)

1 October 2024, for February 2025 intake (Semester 2). NB: new academic year structure, therefore later start for second point of entry. Please see our changes to academic calendar webpage for more information.

Information about how to apply will be sent by email direct to the nominated student(s) thereafter.


Applications

Application deadlines

1 June 2024, for September 2024 intake (Semester 1 and Full Academic Year).

1 November 2024, for February 2025 intake (Semester 2). NB: new academic year structure, therefore later start for second point of entry. Please see our changes to academic calendar webpage for more information.

We must have received all application documentation requested by these dates.

Students apply online but representatives of the home university should sign the application form to provide approval of the details in the application. Without the signature and stamp we cannot process the application.

Students can only select modules from the lists advertised on our Study Abroad Programme module catalogue.

Please ensure that students provide Transcripts of Studies in English so that academics at Reading can see what has been studied previously and can make decisions about applicant’s suitability to study the modules selected. Transcripts must be issued by the home university in English, or translated by a certified translator; we cannot accept transcripts which students translate themselves.

Language requirements

Please ensure that your students read the section about English language requirements carefully. If required to provide evidence of their English language proficiency, the applicant must send this information to us with their other application materials. Please note that a certificate your institution produces itself cannot be accepted where a student is required to submit evidence of their English language proficiency.

If the applicant does not meet our English Language requirements it might be possible to join our ISLI Pre-sessional English programme immediately before the anticipated start of studies at Reading (as a fee paying student).

If you have any queries regarding this procedure, please email us at: studyabroad@reading.ac.uk


Study periods

Academic Year: 2023/4

Most teaching takes place during the autumn (September — December) and spring terms (January — March) with a small number of modules, but mainly revision classes and exams, taking place during the summer term (April — June).

Students who leave in December will have alternative assessments set to replace the exams (normally submitted in January).

Academic Year: 2024/5

Please see our information webpage about changes to the academic structure being implemented.

Incoming Erasmus+ Staff mobility

Incoming Erasmus+ Staff Mobility

Colleagues from other institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme are able to visit the University of Reading and can apply for funds from their own institution.

The host department at the University of Reading is responsible for organisational aspects of the mobility and should be the primary contacts for any participant for any arrangements related to the mobility – including visa, insurance and accommodation.

NB: Departments are requested to inform the Study Abroad Office of any incoming Staff Mobility visits