International Exchange offers DMU students the exciting opportunity to study overseas at one of our partner universities in the USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Macau as part of your undergraduate degree studies. You can read about the experiences of DMU students that have been on international exchange here.
Application Process
Depending on the academic programmes on offer, you can choose to study at one of DMU’s International Exchange partners, listed in the table below. Once you have decided on your preferred destination, you will need to complete our online application form. Please refer to the application guidance here and the competitiveness rating below prior to submitting your application. We kindly ask applicants to only submit one application.
Please note for the most popular destinations, we will also interview students following the initial shortlisting. Applicants will be invited to a interview within 2 weeks of the application deadline passing.
If you have any questions regarding the application process and selecting the right partner university, please contact us on studentexchange@dmu.ac.uk.
Financial support and scholarships
All students accepted to participate on International Exchange are eligible for an £800 DMU Global bursary. £400 will paid prior to departure, and the remaining £400 will be paid following successful completion of your first term of study at the host institution.
Students may also be eligible for a grant to cover some of your travel expenses from Student Finance.
DMU Global International Exchange Scholarship
We welcome all successful applicants to apply for the Scholarship, which underlines our commitment to sending more students on exchange. This is a merit-based scholarship that will recognise and support exceptional students who can demonstrate active participation in student and academic life at DMU, and can articulate their ambitions of what they would like to achieve from studying on exchange.
DMU Global is offering 5 Scholarships of £800 for exceptional students
Please note that all decisions are final, and students shouldn’t base their decision for studying abroad on the outcome of this scholarship.
Partner Universities
Students can apply to study at the following partner universities. By clicking the hyperlink, it will open the specific university advert with more detailed information about the opportunity to study there.
University name | Destination | Country | Competitiveness |
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Carleton University | Ottawa, Ontario | Canada | ★★ |
Memorial University | St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador | Canada | ★ |
Mount Royal University | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | ★ |
University of Macau | Macau | China | ★ |
Kwansei Gakuin University | Osaka | Japan | ★★ |
Yokohama City University | Yokohama | Japan | ★ |
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | Seoul | S. Korea | ★ ★ |
Kyung Hee University | Seoul | S. Korea | ★ |
Sookmyung Women’s University | Seoul | S. Korea | ★ |
California State University, Chico | Chico, California | USA | ★★ |
College of Charleston | Charleston, South Carolina | USA | ★ |
Francis Marion University | Florence, South Carolina | USA | ★ |
Georgia College and State University | Milledgeville, Georgia | USA | ★ |
Grand Valley State University | Allendale, Michigan | USA | ★ |
Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, Kentucky | USA | ★ |
Purdue University Northwest | Hammond & Westville, Indiana | USA | ★ |
The College at Brockport, SUNY | Brockport, New York State | USA | ★ |
Towson University | Baltimore County, Maryland | USA | ★ |
University of North Florida | Jacksonville, Florida | USA | ★★ |
Weber State University | Ogden, Utah | USA | ★ |
Competitiveness rating
The competitiveness rating refers to the number of applications we receive for each partner university, those with two stars receiving the most student interest. When applying you can only select one university that is marked with two stars. This will give you a better chance of being offered a place to study on International Exchange.