Exchange Partners

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, see our Global Partnerships pages.

We have exchange agreements for staff and student mobility with:

University of Reading’s Erasmus+ code: UK READING01

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Nominations

To nominate a student to study at the University of Reading please provide the following information which will enable your student to complete our online nomination process.

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 Erasmus & Study Abroad Office to do so.

Partners will need to enter the following information about each student

• student’s family name (as appears on passport)
• student’s other names (as appears on passport)
• student’s date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY format)
• student’s email address.

Nomination Deadlines

1 April 2019 (for September 2019 start)

1 October 2019 (for January 2020 start)

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

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Applications

Application deadlines are

1 May 2019 (for September 2019 start)

1 November 2019 (for January 2020 start)

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

Students apply online but representatives of the home university should sign a printed version of 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 pages.

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.

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 that the applicant sends this information to us with their application.

If the applicant does not meet our English Language requirements it might be possible to join our ISLI English Language Pre-sessional 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

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Study periods

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).

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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.

Teaching Staff mobility

• There needs to be a valid Erasmus inter-institutional agreement in place with Reading for the participant to receive Erasmus funding from their own university.
• The participant can teach at either UG, PGT, PGR or a mixture of levels.
• The minimum teaching requirement is 8 hours per week.
• Incoming teaching staff must be individually accepted by the host School which is thereafter responsible for all aspects of the mobility. Acceptance is dependent on all parties (i.e. participant, sending institution and the host department at the University of Reading) agreeing in advance to the content of the candidate’s teaching plan and the timing of the proposed teaching mobility.
• The host School is responsible for providing information to participants regarding organisational aspects of the mobility, including details regarding accommodation.
• If any incoming participant requires a visa to enter the UK, the department is responsible for liaising with Human Resources to ensure that the appropriate process is followed. Further details can be found on the Human Resources website. 
• The department at Reading should sign the Teaching programme and provide confirmation of the duration of the visit, in line with the requirements of the Erasmus+ programme.

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

Staff Training mobility

• An inter-institutional agreement is not required to host a participant on the Training programme.
• Schools are not obligated to accept requests, however are encouraged to consider it if there is benefit to the School in doing so.
• Preference should be given to existing partners.
• Incoming visitors participating on the Staff Training programme must be individually accepted by the host School which is responsible for all aspects of hosting the mobility. Acceptance is dependent on all parties (i.e. participant, sending institution and the host department at the University of Reading) agreeing in advance to the content of the candidate’s Training plan and the timing of the proposed training mobility.
• The host School will be responsible for providing information to participants regarding organisational aspects of the mobility, including details regarding accommodation.
• If any incoming participant requires a visa to enter the UK, the department is responsible for liaising with Human Resources to ensure that the appropriate process is followed. Further details can be found on the Human Resources website. 
• The department at Reading can sign the Training programme and provide confirmation of the duration of the visit, in line with the requirements of the Erasmus+ programme.

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