Exchange for masterstudents
As part of your studies at the Department of Government you can gain international experience by taking a semester abroad.
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As a student in the Politics and Governance of Global Challenges (GLGOV) program at the Department of Government, you have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at universities around the world. During your exchange, you can take 30 ECTS master’s-level courses within your field of interest.
A semester abroad can provide valuable new perspectives for your master’s thesis and academic development:
- Deepen your theoretical and empirical knowledge by taking courses not offered at UiB.
- Explore global challenges in a different geographical context, gaining unique insights.
- Broaden your academic network and experience diverse teaching approaches.
UiB offers a wide range of exchange agreements, and you are free to choose among them. However, as part of GLGOV and our collaborative partner universities, we have selected a shortlist that we believe will offer relevant courses in sustainability, global challenges, migration, climate etc. (see UTFORSK partners and recommended agreements below).
If you are considering an exchange semester, make sure to familiarize yourself with the deadlines in advance, go to orientation meetings, talk to fellow students, and read student reports.
UTFORSK partners
There are three dedicated exchange spots per year for GlGOV students to spend a semester in Cape Town, Sao Paulo, Seattle or Toronto. These exchange agreements are part of the UTFORSK project "A global classroom for global challenges".
The advantage of taking one of the UTFORSK spots will be a very close collaboration between our program and the partners’ teaching curricula on global challenges with focus on i.e. climate change, migration and citizenship, or indigenous rights in governance and policymaking. The project budget also involves travel grants.
University of Sao Paulo, Institute of International Relations
Toronto Metropolitan University, School of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation
University of Washington, Department of Political Science
University of the Western Cape, Global Environmental Law Center
Recommended agreements
Toronto Metropolitan University og Institutt for politikk og forvaltning (BILATERAL - UTFORSK)
Universidade de São Paulo og Institutt for politikk og forvaltning (BILATERAL - UTFORSK)
University of Washington og Institutt for politikk og forvaltning (BILATERAL - UTFORSK)
University of the Western Cape og Institutt for politikk og forvaltning (BILATERAL - UTFORSK)
Universidad Nacional de San Martín og Universitetet i Bergen (BILATERAL)
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux og Institutt for politikk og forvaltning (ERASMUS+)
Université catholique de Lille og Institutt for politikk og forvaltning (ERASMUS+)
University of Hyderabad og Universitetet i Bergen (BILATERAL)
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin og Universitetet i Bergen (ERASMUS+ - CHARM-EU)
Radboud Universiteit og Institutt for sammenliknende politikk (ERASMUS+)
University of Otago og Universitetet i Bergen (BILATERAL)
Seoul National University og Universitetet i Bergen (BILATERAL)
Masaryk University og Det samfunnsvitenskapelige fakultet (ERASMUS+)
Purdue University og Universitetet i Bergen (BILATERAL)
Universität Mannheim og Sosiologisk institutt (ERASMUS+)
Application deadline
1st of February
You will be invited to an information meeting in week 3 (January)
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