What is Vic OE?

(Vic OE) Victoria Overseas Exchange is a student exchange programme which allows Victoria students (domestic and international) to broaden their horizons by travelling overseas to complete a trimester or year of their Victoria University degree. Both undergraduate study and course-taught postgraduate opportunities are available, including MBA. (Postgraduate students should contact the exchange office for information about which universities are available at the Masters level.)

• Study and travel overseas AND earn credit towards your VUW.
• Complete part of your degree overseas, while paying your normal Victoria tuition fees
• We will even help you pay for it! All exchange students receive a grant of up to $2000 to help finance their trip.

Where can I go?

Whether you're learning another language or have only your mother tongue, Vic OE has more than 100 partner institutions at some of the most prestigious universities world wide. Stretching across five continents, Vic OE allows students to study in dozens of unique locations, from Hong Kong to the UK, Argentina or Mexico to the US to Spain, Germany, and many more!

Some of our partner universities teach in a second language, but over half teach completely in English or offer courses in English (you will see any language requirements noted on this website). Although Vic OE is perfect for those of you studying internationally focused degrees, it is relevant for all fields of study! Check out where you could be studying for your degree by selecting your faculty from the home page or from the side tool bar to discover where in the world you could be completing part of your degree!

What are the benefits of Vic OE?

As New Zealand becomes increasingly interconnected with the world, every employer will value your cross-cultural experiences and your new perspective about New Zealand's place in the world. Exchange helps to foster independence and a global awareness that could not be learned locally, making you more marketable within NZ and abroad. Not only that, but it is also a life-changing and unforgettable experience that students never regret!

This is the one chance you will have to travel and study at the same time without paying host institutions fees (you pay Vic tuition) and actually participate in a foreign culture instead of simply hopping between backpackers. Since you are completing part of your Victoria degree while overseas, you do not fall behind in your studies or have to take a gap year.

Vic OE is designed to help all Vic students realize their fullest potential. Vic partner universities offer some of the highest quality educational opportunities worldwide. We currently sponsor over 100 exchange programmes in 30 countries.

To get started, select your faculty from the home page or from the side tool bar to discover where in the world you could be completing part of your degree!

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What do students say?

“My exchange in the Netherlands was a fantastic experience and one that I will remember forever. I feel that this exchange was the best way to finish off my degree and it was great to encounter European Law first-hand." Chantelle, Groningen University	"I had the best semester while I was abroad in France. It was a great experience that I'll never forget. Soon enough I was enjoying my classes, hanging out with French friends and learning about the French lifestyle." - Amy, Université de La Rochelle	"My experience at Rhode Island School of Design was the best thing I have ever done in my life! Everyone is so welcoming and friendly, and want to go out of their way to help youI met the most amazing people who pretty much adopted me and are like my second family." Hayley, Rhode Island School of Design
"My exchange to Argentina was incredible. I stayed for one semester and I wish that I could stay for longer. The people of Argentina are so kind and friendly. I made many friends just by walking down the street!" Fiona, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina	"I was initially slightly nervous about leaving friends, family and familiar territory behind to travel to a country on (almost) the complete opposite side of the world. But in this past half year I have been able to study at a top business university, meet amazing people with different backgrounds from all corners of the world and discover Europe." Florian, WHU	"Thinking back, one month on, on my time in Japan I realise what an amazing experience it really was. It was a collection of both some of the most challenging experiences and the most interesting and joyful experiences of my life." Amelia, Waseda University
"By the end of the term I was so sad to leave and would certainly visit Oviedo again. Woody Allen calls Oviedo “like a fairy tale” and it certainly was a fairy tale backdrop for my exchange. " Roz, Oviedo	"I found my exchange experience a lot of fun, quite enlightening and very rewarding. I really enjoyed my semester and made many friends, particularly with the other exchange students which means I have many more places to visit in the world now!" Jennifer, State University of New York at New Paltz	"Choosing to live and study abroad in Copenhagen was a decision I do not regret one bit.  It is a beautiful, relaxed, organized, buzzing European city." - Sophia, Copenhagen University
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