International exchange for AUT students
Interested in travelling while completing your AUT degree? Lots of our students complete a semester or two at one of our partner universities on an international exchange.
Studying overseas can change your life – you’ll be immersed in another culture, meet new people and gain international experience. Cross credit the points back to your AUT degree and continue your studies when you return to New Zealand.
Why should you go on exchange?
Here are just a few reasons you should take the opportunity to do exchange:
- You’ll learn a lot – both academically and personally
- You’ll return to AUT with more self-confidence and maturity
- You’ll add value to your degree by experiencing different teaching styles and taking different courses
Where you can go: our partners
Australia
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
All majors
Austria
- Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
Communication Design, Digital Design
Canada
- Ryerson University
Fashion Design, Spatial Design
Denmark
- VIA University College (Scholarships available)
Fashion Design, Textile Design, Digital Design
Germany
- Köln International School of Design
Communication Design, Industrial Design, Spatial Design
Mexico
- Tec de Monterrey
Communication Design
Netherlands
- Amsterdam Fashion Institute (limited spaces for 2019)
Fashion Design, Textile Design - Hanze University
Communication Design, Spatial Design, Visual Arts
Sweden
- Malmö University
Communication Design
United States of America
- Academy of Art University (no places for 2019)
Communication Design, Industrial Design - Champlain College (Scholarships available including 1 x $7,000 Maori Scholarship)
Communication Design - San Francisco State University
Fashion Design and Communication Design
United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Napier University
Industrial Design, Digital Design - Oxford Brookes University
Visual Arts
Vietnam
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Vietnam campus)
Australia
Belgium
Canada
- HEC Montréal
- John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
- Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University: Newfoundland and Labrador's University
- Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
Denmark
Finland
France
- KEDGE Business School (created by BEM and Euromed Management)
- Grenoble Ecole de Management
- Groupe ESSCA (Angers, and also in Budapest and Shanghai)
- HEC Paris
Germany
Hungary
India
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore (for MBA students only)
Japan
- College of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University (Prime Minister's Scholarships available)
Korea
Norway
People's Republic of China
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
The Netherlands
- School of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
- School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University
United Kingdom
United States of America
Austria
Canada
Denmark
- Danish School of Journalism (Scholarships available)
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
- Cardiff University
- Falmouth University (Advertising Creativity major only)
- Leeds Beckett University (No places for 2019)
- Oxford Brookes University
- Queen Margaret University
United States of America
- Champlain College (Scholarships available including 1 x $7,000 Maori Scholarship)
- Missouri School of Journalism (Scholarships available)
- San Francisco State University
- SUNY Oswego
France
South Korea
- Soongsil University (housing scholarship available)
Sweden
United States of America
- Champlain College (Scholarships available including 1 x $7,000 Maori Scholarship)
- Clarkson University (Scholarships available)
Belgium
- ESA Saint-Luc Bruxelles (requires familiarity with the French language)
Denmark
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States of America
- Champlain College (Scholarships available including 1 x $7,000 Maori Scholarship)
Spain
- Comillas Pontificial University (Bachelor of Arts, Education major only)
China
- Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications
(Electrical and Electronic Engineering major only)
Czech Republic
France
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Information Technology and Software majors only)
Spain
United States of America
- Clarkson University (Scholarships available)
Canada
Germany
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
- Leeds Beckett University (No places for 2019)
Event Management - Oxford Brookes University
International Hospitality Management - University of Strathclyde
United States of America
China
Japan
(All Japanese Language students must apply before 1 September for either semester 1 or 2 exchange)
- Hirosaki University (Prime Minister's Scholarships available)
- Kanda University (Prime Minister's Scholarships available)
- Kansai University (International Studies, Prime Minister's Scholarships available)
- Miyazaki University (Prime Minister's Scholarships available)
- Waseda University (Prime Minister's Scholarships available)
Netherlands
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
- Malmö University
International Studies
Taiwan
United States of America
Sweden
Canada
Sweden
United Kingdom
- Leeds Beckett University (No places for 2019)
Criminology
United States of America
- Champlain College (Scholarships available including 1 x $7,000 Maori Scholarship)
Germany
- German Sports University (Scholarships available)
United Kingdom
- Cardiff Metropolitan
- Leeds Beckett University (No places for 2019)
United States of America
United States of America
- Champlain College (Scholarships available including 1 x $7,000 Maori Scholarship)
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Billy Fry (2018) attended San Diego State University, studying a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation. SDSU is a popular host university for sport and recreation students.
Melinda Lam (2017) made many friends during her exchange to Malmo University, Sweden, and discovered a passion for international education through her time abroad.
Kylsen Tatlonghari (2017) says his exchange in Japan felt like a dream, and while overseas he realised there was more to discover in the world beyond New Zealand.
Eden Martin (2016) studied at Queen Margaret University in Scotland. While studying abroad, Eden immersed herself in the Scottish culture.
Kimberley Jones (2016) secured a spot at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and spent one semester enriching her fashion design knowledge in The Netherlands.
AUT exchange blog
Interested in hearing from AUT students who have travelled while completing their degree? Check out their entries on our blog.
Current students: find out more
If you’re a current student, check the Student Digital Workspace (SDW) for more details.