What can I study?
- Unit selection and enrolment
- Endeavour Student Exchange Scholarships
- Ambassadorial role
- set up and monitor student exchanges with counterpart higher education institutions in eligible countries in the Asia-Pacific region; and
- support the participation of both outgoing Australian undergraduate Bachelor degree exchange students and incoming undergraduate Bachelor degree exchange students in these exchanges.
Unit selection and enrolment
You can study virtually anything whilst on exchange, provided that you have had your unit choices approved by your CDU course coordinator prior to departure. This ensure that the units you have selected will count toward your CDU program when you return.
Some Universities specialise in particular areas, you should research the Universities that you are considering to find out which one suits your area of study. You also need to confirm whether the units that you are interested in are being taught in English in the Semester that you wish to study abroad.
As a guide, it is easier to apply for credit for elective units, rather than core or specialist units. If you do wish to equate a core or specialist unit you will need to print out all the documentation and take it to your course coordinator to prove the equivalency of the unit to the one being offered at CDU.
If you are applying for an exchange (to one of our partner instutitions then you need to remain enrolled at CDU and must submit an enrolment form with HELP and other liabilities arranged or paid before your departure.
Endeavour Student Exchange Scholarships
The Endeavour Student Exchange Program is part of the Australian Government’s Australian Scholarships. Under the Program, the Government provides funding to Australian higher education institutions to:
CDU has been awarded scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students’ participation in eligible student exchanges. These scholarships are available to students who successfully apply for an exchange with a partner university. The number of scholarships are limited.
Ambassadorial role
When undertaking an exchange student role, you are acting as an ambassador for Charles Darwin University. In this context, you are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic achievement and personal conduct while representing the university and the Northern Territory as an exchange student. There is also an expectation that you will participate in exchange-related activities during, before and after the exchange program.