When applying for a European exchange place, students may apply select up to three universities. The three choices may be a mix of: specific department to department partners; and institution-wide partners listed below.
These are departmental links only available to students studying classics as part of their degree. Students studying joint/combined honours that include classics may also apply for these universities, but must select a majority of modules in classics at these partners.
Partner Code
Partner Name
Country
Language
Number of Places*
UG
PGT
PGR
F BORDEAU03
Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3
France
French B1
3
X
F PARIS468
Sorbonne Universite
French B2
D TUBINGE01
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany
German B1
2
D MUNCHEN01
Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen
1
D HEIDELB01
Ruprecht Karls Universitat Heidelberg
G IOANNIN01
University of Ioannina
Greece
Greek B1/English
I BOLOGNA01
Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna
Italy
Italian A2
I PISA02
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Italian B2
4
I ROMA01
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Italian B1
NL NIJMEGE01
Radboud University Nijmegen
Netherlands
English
*these numbers and levels are subject to approval by the partner university.
These university partners are open to students from any academic Department - except any departments listed in the "Restrictions" column listed below. If your department is listed as a restriction you must not apply for a place at that partner. Before making an application, you must check that sufficient modules for a full workload are available in your subject at these partners. To do this you will need to visit the partner university's incoming exchange website. These university partnerships are are supported our membership of the Coimbra Group (CG) Student Exchange Network (SEN) and Arqus on the Move Network.
Please be aware that institution-wide places are more competitive than departmental places. If demand for places at the partners below exceeds the quota number of places available, places will be allocated by the International Office based on grades and the application materials provided. When making an application, on the host section of the European application form, please indicate (from the column “type” below):
List of Institution-wide exchange partners
German B2
English B2 (search for classes taught in English)
Institution-wide
Applications for subjects with restricted admission will be considered upon prior consultation with the departments concerned.
Pharmacy lab placements are generally difficult and cannot be guaranteed.
English B2
Unlimited***
Medicine: Applications approved within a limited number of places and after prior validation by the departmental coordinator.
Finnish
Swedish
English B1
Education
Italian
Coimbra SEN
Law, Economics & Business, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy.
Polish B2
Restricted Acces to Faculty of Law, Administration andEconomics and Faculty of Biotechnology.
All applications will be approved upon prior consultation withthe departments concerned.
Portuguese B1
Unrestricted***
Spanish B1
French
CH ZURICH01
University of Zurich
Switzerland
German C1
6
Priority to students from Biosciences and SGIA
TRISTANBU16
Kadir Has University
Turkey
Priority to students from SGIA
* The Languages for a Year Abroad page provides additional information about CEFR language levels.
** Technically, these universities are part of both of the SEN and Arqus network. Please select these as 'Institution-wide' when applying.
***Unlimited / unrestricted numbers - should one of these be exceptionally popular, Durham reserves the right not to allocate a place. This is because exchange partnerships operate on the principles of long-term balanced reciprocity between universities in terms of the number of students sent and received. In such a scenario we will work with the partner to establish the maximum number of Durham students they can reasonably accommodate.
While numerous partners teach in English, many European partners have language requirements. Speaking a foreign language will expand the number of partners at which you will be able to study. Click the link below to find out more about partner language requirements, learning a language and support.
Each department has an exchange coordinator that will advise on academic issues and options available in your Department. Likewise they can provide support, should academic issues arise while abroad.