Mobility Opportunities
The following provides details of education and research mobility programs and agreements within the Worldwide Universities Network. Please note that the data below is not comprehensive and is based on reports collected submitted by WUN Coordinators.
Summary (noncomprehensive) of Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research Mobility Opportunities within WUN
| WUN Institution | UG/PG Students or Staff | Incoming or Outgoing | Mobility Scheme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCT | Postdoc | Outgoing | Postdoctoral Research Fellowships | Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – for those within 5 years of PhD |
| UCT | Staff | Outgoing | Short research courses and short visit grants | Supports staff to make short research visits or to attend short research courses abroad (up to 2 months) to enhance their research productivity. |
| UCT | Staff | Outgoing | UCT Conference Travel Grants | Allows staff to present the results of recent research to a suitable audience at an international conference or meeting. |
| UCT | PG | Outgoing | UCT Conference Travel Grants | Provides an opportunity for doctoral and master’s applicants to apply for a grant to present a paper or a talk at a conference. |
| WUN Institution | UG/PG Students or Staff | Incoming or Outgoing | Mobility Scheme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUHK | UG | Incoming | Summer Undergraduate Research Programme | 80 overseas UG research attachments |
| CUHK | PGR | Both | Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence | PhD students to undertake short-term research visits to/from a group of universities (including WUN members) |
| WUN Institution | UG/PG Students or Staff | Incoming or Outgoing | Mobility Scheme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | UG | Incoming | Auckland Summer Research Scholarships | Allows potential PG students to experience research projects; 10 weeks over the summer months |
| Auckland | UG/PG (non-Doc) | Incoming | Auckland Northern Hemisphere Summer Research Scholarships | Allows potential UG & PG students to experience international research projects from selected partenrs |
| Auckland | UG/PG | Outgoing | Student Network Programmes and Travel Grants | Limited travel grants to support student attendance at selected student network events (mostly U21/APRU Undergrad programmes) |
| Auckland | Staff | Outgoing | International Central Networks and Partnerships Grant | Two application rounds (March/Sept) for academic & professional staff to visit any network (WUN/U21/APRU) and/or strategic partner |
| Sydney | Staff | Outgoing | Flexible Initiatives Fund | For Sydney researchers to support WUN RDF applications |
| Sydney | PG | Outgoing | University of Sydney Travelling Scholarships | 2 years’ duration; stipend and travel funding for research in any field approved by Academic Board |
| Sydney | PG | Outgoing | University of Sydney Grants in Aid (GIA) | Grants-in-aid are available to provide students with travel grants to support short-term periods of research overseas. 2 weeks’ to 6 months’ duration. |
| WUN Institution | UG/PG Students or Staff | Incoming or Outgoing | Mobility Scheme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | PG | Incoming | Summer Research School | 2 weeks’ duration in June; 6 disciplinary courses; in 2017, focus on Migration, the Role of Higher Education, Global Health, Water Management, Poverty, and the Impact Language has on Global Challenges |
| Bergen | Staff | Incoming | SPIRE Visiting Researcher Scheme | Strategic Programme for International Research and Education (SPIRE) supports Bergen’s Internationalisation Strategy |
| WUN Institution | UG/PG Students or Staff | Incoming or Outgoing | Mobility Scheme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | UG/PG | Incoming | UAlberta Research Experience (UARE) | Allows senior UG and PG students from designated partner universities (including some but not all WUN) to conduct research at Alberta under the supervision of a faculty member; Winter programme: January through March. |
| Alberta | UG/PG | Outgoing | Mitacs Globalink Research Award | Supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner countries (Brazil, China, France, India, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Tunisia); UG and PG in all disciplines. |
| WUN Institution | UG/PG Students or Staff | Incoming or Outgoing | Mobility Scheme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | PG/Staff | Outgoing | Research Mobility Programme | 2 deadlines per annum for Staff and PGs to work with hosts in any WUN partner. |
| Bristol | PG | Outgoing | Postgraduate Student Internships at IOM | Projects designed by students and approved by International Organisation for Migration (IOM); 4-8 weeks’ duration. |
| Bristol | Staff | Incoming | IAS Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professorships | Senior academics come to collaborate with Bristol host academic and enrich research culture of the University |
| Leeds | PG | Outgoing | Research Mobility Programme | November and March deadlines; not restricted to visits to WUN members. |
| Sheffield | PG/Staff | Outgoing | Research Mobility Programme | 2 weeks to 3 months for Staff and PGs to work with hosts in any WUN partner. |
| Southampton | PG/Staff | Outgoing | Research Mobility Programme | Doctoral candidates and early career researchers. |
| Southampton | Staff | Both | Global Partnerships Awards | Seed funding for Research and Education; projects of up to 12 months’ duration. |
| Southampton | Staff | Incoming | Diamond Jubilee Visiting Fellows | 3-year fellowships for middle career researchers from partner universities. |
| York | PG/Staff | Outgoing | Research Mobility Programme | One round per annum for Staff and PGs to work with hosts in any WUN partner. |
| York | UG | Outgoing | Vallence International Connections Award | Overseas Scholarship to Non-English speaking countries; applicants to demonstrate financial need. |
Case studies
- Dr Reem El-Gendy - Leeds to Nanjing
- Andrew Gunn - Leeds to Auckland
- Fabio Camargo - Leeds to Western Australia
- Nicholas Loubere - Leeds to Zhejiang
- Professor Theo Raynor - Leeds to Sydney
- Dr Stephen Muir - Leeds to Cape Town
- Peter Irvine - Bristol to Penn State
- Francesco Fornetti - Bristol to Sydney
- Vera Tang and Qi Di – exchange between CUHK and Bristol
Undergraduate Exchange Partnerships
| Members | ALB | AUK | BER | BRI | CHK | DUB | GHA | LEE | UM | FMG | TEC | UoN | CKU | RUC | ROC | SHE | SOU | SYD | UCT | UMA | UWA | YRK | ZJU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Auckland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Bergen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bristol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CUHK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Dublin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Maastricht | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Minas Gerais | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nairobi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCKU | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Renmin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rochester | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Southampton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| UCT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UWA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| York | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zhejiang | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
key:
| UG exchange partnership in place, including both university and non-university levels. |
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Institutional Conditions
The resources that WUN partners make available to support MP vary from institution to institution. Some make modest awards to help with travel and subsistence during the visit, while others integrate graduate mobility into international research development funds.
Further information may be obtained by contacting WUN institutional coordinators listed on our member pages or read the following specific pages:
| University | Funding Scheme | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Alberta |
Information for UAlberta applicants Application for outgoing post-doctoral fellows and graduate students |
Marija Petrovic |
| The University of Auckland | International Central Networks and Partnerships Grant (ICNPG) |
Deborah McAllister |
| The University of Bergen | University of Bergen Research Mobility Programme | Bjorn Erik Andersen |
| The University of Bristol | Susie Jim | |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence (for PhD students) |
Yvonne Heung |
| The University of Leeds | Research Mobility Programme | Anna Lewandowska |
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Maastricht University |
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| The University of Rochester | Ruth Levenkron | |
| The University of Southampton | ||
| The University of Sheffield | ||
| The University of Sydney | Research Mobility Program | Rebecca Whitcomb |
| The University of Western Australia | ||
| The University of York | Research Mobility | Andrew Brown |