Exchange Programmes

The Overseas Exchange Programs provide students with the opportunity to pursue courses and conduct research abroad. Academic units earned during the program will count toward graduation requirements.

Here are some of the benefits of participating in an exchange program:

  • Experience diverse academic teaching
  • Immerse yourself in a new culture or learn a new language
  • Build global networks and forge meaningful relationships around the world
  • Earn academic units (AUs)
  • Develop cultural intelligence

Outbound Programme

Type of ExchangeProgrammeCGPA requirementEligibility Criteria
Semester ExchangeGEM Explorer 3.3Refer to OGEM website.
 GEM VEnturer3.3Refer to OGEM website.
 SUSEP3.5Refer to OGEM website.
Special TermGEM Discoverer (Summer & Winter Studies, Prelude)2.0Refer to OGEM website.

Inbound Programme

Click here to explore list of inbound Programmes available.

 

Important Information

Fee-paying Semester Exchange is NOT available. Students interested in semester exchange at NTU partner universities should apply via GEM Explorer/GEM Discoverer.

Course Matching:


The following course matching will not approved by MAE:

EG0001 Engineers and Society/ EG1001 Engineers in Society

- Approval will not be given to course matching for courses no longer offer in NTU even if it was previously approved in Coursefinder. For instance, MA4877 Spaceflight Dynamics and Control.

-With effect from Summer 2020, HW0188 Engineering Communication and HW0288 Engineering Communication  will not be allowed to take during overseas exchange/ summer studies.

- *NEW* From AY2022/2023 onwards, no Core Courses credit transfer is allowed for GEM Discoverer Summer Exchange.

AU Projection:

Please note the following time for each finalization purpose:

  • Students must submit the AU Projection list within the deadline mentioned on the E-Notification. 
  • Finalization of AU projection only after you confirm all your registered courses at the host university. You can only submit this once.
  • Submit credit transfer after you receive your official transcript (with University’s seal and signature)​

 

Transfer of Credits

The credit transfer request for exchange in previous semester will be updated by end of the following semester (For instant, credit transfer for AY20/21 Semester 2 will be updated by end of AY21/22 Semester 1)  as school can only start processing students' credit transfer request after received from OGEM/OAS a copy of your transcript for verification purpose. 

Please note that student's study year will remained the same (For instance, Study Year 3 for AY20/21 Semester 2, same Study Year 3 will be used as the Study Year for you to do course registration for AY21//22 Semester 1) until the credit transfer have been processed and updated in your Degree Audit. 

Please email [email protected]  stating the course you want to read and the pre-requisites which you have completed overseas so that you can register for the course during your schedule course registration date/time or during add/drop period.

Online courses will not be approved by MAE. Credit transfer for online courses taken in exchange will not be processed.

Classification of Students by Study Year

ASEC/ MEEC students refer to here for guidelines on MPE credit transfer.

Contact Us

Outgoing & Incoming Exchange Matters 
(School level administrative matters)

A/P Sridhar Idapalapati
Email: [email protected] 
Tel: 6790 4784
Office: N3-02b-37


Mr Tan Wei Zhe
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 6790 5914
Office: N3-02a-14

​Ms Thaiyanayagee d/o Venugopalan (Ms Tiana)
Email: [email protected] 
Tel: 6790 5492
Office: N3-02a-14​