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Study in Africa

Vak
2025-2026

Admission requirements

At least the first year (60 ECTs) must have been completed.

Description

The aim of this seminar abroad is that the students experience African societies in multiples ways:
1. Through participating in an African University;
2. Learning a second African language;
3. Following the obligatory course Research in Practice.

In principle, the semester abroad is in second semester of year 2;
1. Students take 15 EC courses and will learn a second language worth 10 EC at one of the Universities below;

  1. Students must submit a proposal of their trip to the Examination Board. The lecturers of the programme can be appraoched for contacts.
  2. The Africa trip is subsidized.
  3. Students need to take the obligatory course Research in Practice (5EC).

Please note that it is not possible to choose a different University other than from this list.

Course objectives

Students experience an African environment and show their capability to study a language; they will also acquire research skills.

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Studenst follow the course Research in Practice simultaniously during their Study in Africa.

Assessment method

  • The students have to show that they have followed 15 ECTs of content courses with good results;

  • The students have to show that they have followed 10 ECTs of language acquisition courses with good results;

  • The students need to take the obligatory course Research in Practice

Assessment

Courses at the University abroad: 15 ECTs.
Language acquisition: 10 ECTs.

Weighing

Resit

There is no resit; the stay in Africa is obligatory.

Inspection and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

Not applicable.

Registration

Not applicable.

Contact

  • For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.

  • For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Reuvensplaats

Remarks

Not applicable.