In your 3rd year, you will have the opportunity to study abroad at partnering Universities around the world. Sadly, the School cannot offer everyone a chance at a year abroad, so it is limited to those who are performing very well in their studies throughout first year. The University of Edinburgh has many partnering universities to choose from for this and an exhaustive list can be found here.

There are two types of exchanges

University-wide exchanges: This is where the university has the exchange agreement
Subject-specific exchanges: These are exchanges available only within your school

Previous subject-specific exchanges

Saarland University, Germany
University of Trento, Italy
UPC Barcelona, Spain
EPFL, Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Carnegie-Mellon University, USA
University of Illinois, USA
University of Maryland, USA
University of Pennsylvania, USA

Note that these were universities on the subject-specific route for Informatics in year 2022/23 so are subject to change. Partnering universities will be announced in the information session.

Application Process

Step 1: Attend a pre-application information session

The information session is a chance to learn more about the different exchange opportunities as well as the application process. It also gives you the chance to ask the Exchange Coordinator any questions. These are usually held in October

Step 2: Research partner institutions

Before sending an application, you should research the host universities thoroughly.

Where Can I Go guide – This page has more information on destinations
Partner Guidance notes – This page has some more information on the universities provided by our partners.

Step 3: Read the relevant Exchange Application Guide

Depending on whether you are going through the university-wide route or the subject-specific route, the exchange application guide is a very comprehensive document about the application process.