Exchange Partners

Buenos Aires, Universidad Austral

General information

City	City: Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
About the University	Universidad Austral was founded with the objective of providing a suitable place for developing the diverse disciplines of human knowledge. It is a young and proactive institution with a curricula that continually incorporates the latest technological breakthroughs and where you can enjoy yourself studying creatively and responsibly. By offering an education for the whole man, combined with very demanding academic goals, Universidad Austral aims at training and educating students to be the leading protagonists of the changes taking place in our society, while having a constructive view of their responsibilities and meticulous vocational training. The contents of the curricula are taught through participatory methodologies which enable students to acquire skills to face complex current and future problems. The members of the university community, both students and teachers professors, are committed to facing the present challenges posed to every university. There is much more to being a university scholar than giving or attending lectures or classes, it implies being enthusiastic about the search for truth and the meaning of things and committed to being of service to all human beings. Thus, Universidad Austral's institutional project seeks to integrate the traditional and permanent university ideals with the current academic organization and education management criteria. It aspires to incorporate and adapt the best traditions and experiences of the European and American universities into our context, namely: full-time faculty, research, interdisciplinary work, active teaching methodologies implemented with a critical attitude and fluid relationships with the social environment.
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Student exchange information

Method of application at the RUG	Online application form: rug.nl/law/lep
Application deadline RUG	01 February
Available places	2 semester places
Level of courses available for exchange students	Bachelor
Main Language	Spanish
Language of instruction	English Spanish
Language test results needed	Yes: see extra requirements for more information
Language courses available	Yes
Extra requirements	Average mark of 7.0 (GPA). Minimum Spanish level at moment of application (1 February): B2 on CEFR scale. Official test score is required. Minimum Spanish level before the start of the exchange semester: C1 on CEFR scale. We require a certificate with international recognition (e.g.: DELE), taken no more than 3 years before application. For non-native English speakers, a minimum level of B2 (80 iBT TOEFL / 6.0 IELTS / IB Diploma / IGCSE / Cambridge FCE) is expected for courses in English. We require a certificate taken no more than 5 years before application.
Important information	Potential periods of study at Austral University: First semester: March-June with exams in July Second semester: August-November with exams at the end of November/start of December. We advise students to study at this university in the second semester (August - December) as there are more English-language modules available then, and that is also when most international students come to Buenos Aires. For the current travel advise of the Dutch government see: https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/reizen/reisadviezen Please pay attention that this is an Opus Dei University and has a strict rules of conduct and dress-code. Please read carefully what that entails https://www.austral.edu.ar/en/la-universidad/opus-dei/.
Link (law faculty) university	View university website
Link International office	View international office website
Housing arranged	Student self
Visa needed	Yes
Vaccination needed	Yes
Financial support / Grants	More information on study and placement grants for law students is available at the website rug.nl/law/lep. For studying in countries outside Europe students can apply for a grant from the Marco Polo Fund, which comprises of both faculty and university resources. Marco Polo grants do not cover travel and residential expenses completely; they are merely a contribution towards the extra costs involved in studying abroad. At the moment the Marco Polo grant has been set at € 200 - € 320 per calendar month, depending on the country of your host university. This may change per academic year. Your application for an exchange period at one of the Faculty's partner universities also counts as your application for a grant. When you receive notification of a place for study abroad, you will also learn whether or not you have been awarded a Marco Polo grant.

Student Reports

Buenos Aires Fall 2019.pdf (Size: 116 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Austral Spring 2017.pdf (Size: 13 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Buenos Aires Fall 2017.pdf (Size: 91 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Buenos Aires fall 2015.pdf (Size: 28 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Courses

Level of courses available	Bachelor
LLB students: is a minimum of 30 ECTS available	Possible but difficult to execute
Link available courses	View courses site

Last update (11 Aug 2023)