Queen Mary University of London
Name of institution
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
Erasmus code
UK LONDON031
Contact details*)
Wiebke Leugers, Erasmus Institutional Coordinator International Partnerships Office Mile End Road London E1 4NS
United Kingdom (+44) 020 7882 6511 w.leugers@qmul.ac.uk
Directory of modules
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/modules
The directory is usually updated around mid-May for the following year.
Information for Erasmus students
Website Homepage
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http://www.qmul.ac.uk http://www.qmul.ac.uk/international/international- students/erasmus https://www.facebook.com/QMLErasmus https://www.youtube.com/QMULOfficial
*) For a list of Erasmus School Coordinators see last page
Recommended Language Skills
Additional Requirements/Information
Incoming students will be treated as full members of QMUL and will be granted the same access as home students to the facilities of QMUL and of the University of London. QMUL will make every effort to integrate incoming students into British student life by placing them in classes and small group tutorials with home students. Incoming students at QMUL will be expected to take their modules within the School/Department owning the inter-institutional agreement.
Students have access to the Disability and Dyslexia Service (DDS), which offers support for all students with disabilities, specific learning difficulties and mental health issues at QMUL. QMUL is committed to ensuring that all of its facilities are fully accessible.
Language of instruction
English
Recommended language level
B2-C1 (unless specified in individual agreement!)
Language Test
IELTS 7 or TOEFLibt 100 are only required from students who apply to the School of Law and from Turkish applicants for the School of Business and Management. Students who need to apply for a Tier4 visa also need to submit proof of English.
Calendar
Semester 1 (autumn) Semester 2 (spring)
Revision week Examination period
21 September - 18 December 2015 (teaching starts 28 September 2015) 11 January - 1 April 2016
25 April - 29 April 2016 3May-10June2016
The QMUL academic year is divided into two twelve-week semesters: autumn and spring. Following the spring semester and a break there is an examination period, which spring semester and full-year students are required to attend if their modules are assessed by examination. The examination timetable is usually published in the last week of the spring semester. Autumn only students will usually finish all assessments in December.
Orientation
Full year/autumn: Orientation takes place the week before classes start (21-25 September 2015). Spring Orientation takes place the Thursday and Friday before classes start (7/8 January 2016).
Application
1. After students have been nominated via email to w.leugers@qmul.ac.uk by their home university, application information will be send to students directly. Applications must be submitted by the following deadlines:
2. QMUL will send its decision within 4 weeks after application deadline and students will receive an offer letter if accepted on the Erasmus programme at QMUL.
3. A Transcript of Records will be issued by QMUL after exam boards have met. For autumn students transcripts will be issued mid-February for full year/spring students around mid-July.
4. Termination of the agreement An inter-institutional agreement may be terminated by either party. In the event of unilateral termination, a notice of at least one academic year should be given. In the event of such notice being given, all existing commitments to staff or students will be fulfilled. Neither the European Commission nor the National Agencies can be held responsible in case of a conflict.
