Study Abroad
International
Exchange Program In Economics
With Tilburg University
The Netherlands
Tilburg University is specialized in human and social sciences. It is
ranked as the best University in the Netherlands and it claims one of
the top European research center in economics. Tilburg University has
a number of exchanges with various European and oversea universities;
they admit over 200 foreign students per year through various exchange
programs. They are well geared to hosting exchange students. The city
of Tilburg is quite manageable and students who only speak
English will not have much language difficulties in the Netherlands.
Tilburg program offers a wide variety of courses in English that would
be of interest to US students. They offer a number of courses on the European
Economy: European monetary integration, European labor markets etc. They
also offer courses on international economics and finance, on competition
policy etc. Course equivalence with U-W should be easy to figure out.
Exchange students can also choose courses in other social sciences or
in business. In addition, students can work toward a Certificate if they
wish. In Autumn, by successfully completing a certain number of credits
from a specific course list in addition to some electives, they can be
eligible for a Certificate in European Economics and Finance and in the
Spring, they have the possibility of getting a Certificate in International
Economics and Finance. The opportunity of working toward a foreign official
Diploma could be very valuable for our students when they go on the job
market or apply to graduate school.
The prospect of going to Tilburg is attractive. This university is located
in the heart of the European Union, within a few hours of either Amsterdam,
Brussels or Northern Germany and it is very close to Maastricht where
the Treaty on the European Union was signed. The Brabant is a beautiful
region of the Netherlands. You will have plenty of opportunities to visit
other countries of Europe and be exposed to the old world!
To apply to the exchange, students need to be economics major, to have
completed Econ 300 and 301, and to be in good standing – the department
will select the candidates. Like most UW exchange programs, students will
pay UW tuition and be responsible for travel and other expenses. For details
(scholarship availability, credit transfer etc.) check the International
Program and Exchanges website http://ipe.washington.edu/.
US students do not have to go for the whole year, they may choose one
semester only. You can browse the Tilburg web page for exchange students
at
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/prospectivestudents/exchange/ For
further questions about the program and about eligibility for applying,
contact Michelle Turnovsky at mturn@u.washington.edu
or visit the advising office in Condon 413.
.
