News and Resources

News and Resources for students going abroad

NEWS - APRIL 2024 - UPCOMING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY USA!
An e-mail with all the details will be sent to all Second Year students.  Applicants should have overall Second Year results of First Class Honours.

Studying abroad in academic year 2024/25

Studying abroad in academic year 2023/24

Studying abroad in academic year 2024/25

Study abroad places for semester 1 and full year have now been allocated, and nominations are underway.  

A Study Abroad preparation meeting for College of Arts students took place on two dates in late March.  You can view the Study Abroad preparation slides.

Useful documents:

Guide to Course Selection & Learning Agreements

Creating your OLA account
Completing your OLA (Online Learning Agreement)
Making Changes to your OLA

Learning Agreement for CASSCS students - Word version, for cases where it's not possible to use the Online Learning Agreement (OLA)

International Exchange Learning Agreement (only for students going on non-Erasmus mobility to the United States, Hong Kong, etc)

Travel insurance

You will be required to purchase travel insurance before going on mobility.  Please make sure to read the University of Galway's Insurance Recommendations for Students on Mobility.  You may refer also to the Undergraduate Travel Toolkit.

Your safety while abroad

Safety Advice for your international study visit

Studying abroad in academic year 2023/24

CASSCS Students going abroad in Semester 2 can view the slides from the Study Abroad information meeting that was held on Wednesday, 1st November, 2023.  They are also advised to review this Pre-departure briefing for students going abroad in Semester 2 

For all Erasmus paperwork, please refer to the Erasmus website.

Fact sheets for some of our partner universities are available on our Destinations page. This page is updated when new fact sheets are sent to us by partner universities.

Learning Agreement

Course Selection and Learning Agreements (a guide primarily intended for students who aren't studying continental languages, but the section about the Learning Agreement, page 5ff. will be relevant to ALL CASSCS students going on Erasmus study visits)

Creating your OLA account

Completing your OLA (Online Learning Agreement)

Making Changes to your OLA

W‌ord version of Learning Agreement for CASSCS students (for cases where it's not possible to use the Online Learning Agreement (OLA)

International Exchange Learning Agreement - for students going on non-Erasmus exchanges outside of the EU

Travel Insurance

‌You will be required to purchase travel insurance before going on mobility.  Please make sure to read the University of Galway's Insurance Recommendations for Students on Mobility.  You may refer also to the Undergraduate Travel Toolkit.

Your safety while abroad

Safety Advice for your international study visit

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