Whether you are a UCD student thinking of studying abroad or a student thinking of coming to UCD on exchange, these pages contain the information you need.

Spending a semester or year abroad is one of the best opportunities available to you during your time as a student.  You have the chance to:

• Study at some of the best universities worldwide
• Immerse yourself in a new culture and see the world from a different perspective
• Learn a language
• Travel extensively
• Make lifelong friendships with people from around the world
• Improve your career prospects.  A period of study abroad at a top university will set your CV apart
• Develop marketable skills such as cross-cultural communication, flexibility, problem-solving and the ability to adapt to change
• Experience a different learning environment and teaching methods
• Enhance your personal development with increased self-confidence, independence and maturity
• Have fun.  Most of our students say they had the best time of their lives on their semester/year abroad

Would you like to find out more?

 If you are a UCD student, see the Going on Erasmus / Non-EU Exchange page

 If you are a student from one of our European partner universities, see the Coming to UCD on Erasmus page.

 If you are a student from one of our partner universities outside Europe, see the Coming to UCD from outside the EU page

 Visit our Testimonials page to see what other students have said about their exchange experiences.

Please note, the information on these pages relates primarily to the exchanges that are administered by the International Office. If you are a business or law student, some of the procedures will differ and you should refer to the Quinn School of Business website or the School of Law Study Abroad / Exchange page.