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The departments of the College offer many opportunities for foreign study in which participants earn academic credit while studying abroad. The Architecture in Rome program is sponsored on a regular basis within the College. In addition, various study and exchange opportunities exist through the College's agreements with similar international institutions in such locations as Germany, the Scandinavian countries, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Mexico, India, and Japan. Regular faculty exchanges also occur between the College and institutions of other countries.

Foreign Exchange Programs
This College each year enrolls four to six foreign students recommended for visiting graduate student status by foreign institutions with which units of this university have exchange agreements. About the same number of students here may be participating in studies at those institutions.

The Department has a student exchange program with the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. Students take a course in Dutch planning involving all of the faculty in that planning department, and often a field study course, in English. There are usually several field trips. They join EU students in this course work. The University of Groningen is the second oldest in The Netherlands, and the historic city of Groningen is located in the northeastern corner of that country. Begun in 1989, approximately 70 students from the UW have participated in this program.

The University has exchange agreements with other foreign institutions as well, and the opportunities afforded may be appropriate for College of Architecture and Urban Planning students. Students are nominated on the basis of a statement of purpose and selected in consultation with the foreign university. Scholarship assistance (tuition and fees) is generally provided by the foreign institution for selected exchange students. Instruction will usually not be in English, therefore, students are expected to have, or achieve, proficiency sufficient for carrying out their studies. Most foreign exchange visits are for purposes of thesis research or independent study at the graduate level.

Scholarships
As noted above, students selected by foreign institutions for exchange programs may be provided with scholarship assistance, often including some language instruction. Most scholarships, and exchange programs, are for one year or less, but extensions may be granted by host institutions.

The College participates in the selection of scholarship awards from the Valle Fund of this University, which supports Scandinavian student study here and allows study here and abroad by our graduate students. The Valle Fund generously supports Scandinavian studies to acknowledge the special relationship this region continues to have with those countries.

Visit the UW International Programs and Exchanges website for additional foreign study opportunities.