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Semester Exchange and Direct-Enroll Programs
What exactly is an exchange program?
An exchange program is where a student from NC State and a student from a partner institution trade places for a semester or academic year. NC State students pay NC State tuition and fees and become a visiting student at the international university. Some of the benefits of going on an exchange program include, but are not limited to:
- Low cost (especially for in-state students)
- A more independent, immersive experience with the host institution and country
- Taking classes with other international students
- Wide range of course options
How is this different from a direct-enroll program?
The major difference is that for exchange programs, NC State students will pay NC State while for direct-enroll programs, students will pay the host institution tuition and fees directly to that institution. Some of our partner institutions have both exchange and direct-enroll options (also known as free mover options), while others do not.
Direct-enroll programs have all of the same benefits as exchange programs with the main difference being that they can be more cost-effective for out-of-state students, as tuition and fees from the host institution may be cheaper than paying out-of-state tuition and fees.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are choosing to direct-enroll, you still have to complete a PackAbroad application.
List of Exchange and Direct Enroll Institutions
Country | University | Exchange or Direct-Enroll | Special notes |
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Argentina | Universidad de San Andres | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Australia | Monash University | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Australia | RMIT University | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Australia | University of Adelaide | Exchange | |
Australia | University of Western Australia | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Australia | University of Wollongong | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Austria | Vienna University of Economics and Business | Exchange | |
Brazil | Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana | Exchange | |
Chile | Universidad Adolfo Ibanez | Exchange | |
China | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Czech Republic | Charles University | Exchange | |
Czech Republic | Czech Technical University | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Czech Republic | Prague University of Economics and Business | Exchange | |
Denmark | Copenhagen Business School | Exchange | |
Denmark | Technical University of Denmark | Exchange | |
Denmark | University of Copenhagen | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Ecuador | Universidad San Francisco de Quito | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Ecuador | Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Galapagos Extension) | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Egypt | The American University in Cairo | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Finland | Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences | Exchange | |
Finland | University of Jyväskylä | Exchange | College of Education only |
Finland | Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences | Exchange | |
France | NEOMA Business School | Exchange | |
France | North Carolina in Paris Consortium Program | Direct-Enroll | |
France | Université Catholique de Lille | Exchange | |
Germany | Reutlingen University | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Freiburg | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Heidelberg | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Hohenheim | Exchange | |
Germany | KIT Universitat Karlsruhe | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Konstanz | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Mannheim | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Stuttgart | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Tubingen | Exchange | |
Germany | Universitat Ulm | Exchange | |
Germany | WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management | Exchange | |
Ireland | University College Cork | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
Ireland | University College Dublin | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | Per UCD guidelines, students completing the majority of their coursework in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Engineering can study on exchange. All other majors can study through direct-enroll and pay tuition directly to UCD. |
Italy | Accademia Italiana | Direct-Enroll | |
Italy | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | Exchange only in Piacenza, Direct-Enroll only in Milan |
Japan | Hiroshima Shudo University | Exchange | Spring or Academic Year only |
Japan | Kwansei Gakuin University | Exchange | Spring or Academic Year only |
Japan | Nagoya University (NUPACE) | Exchange | Academic Year only |
Japan | Sophia University | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | Spring or Academic Year only |
Japan | Waseda University | Exchange | Spring or Academic Year only |
Korea | Hanyang University | Exchange | |
Korea | Seoul National University | Exchange | |
Korea | University of Seoul | Exchange | |
Mexico | Universidad de las Américas Puebla | Exchange | |
Netherlands | Tilburg University | Exchange | |
South Africa | Stellenbosch University | Exchange | |
South Africa | University of Cape Town | Direct-Enroll | |
Spain | Semester in Spain: Language and Culture | Direct-Enroll | Fall only |
Spain | Universidad del Pais Vasco | Exchange | |
Spain | Universidad Politècnica de València | Exchange | |
Spain | Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE | Exchange | Poole College of Management only |
Spain | Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-SAPIENS | Exchange | College of Engineering only |
Sweden | Lund University | Exchange | |
Sweden | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Exchange | |
Switzerland | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Exchange | |
Taiwan | National Taiwan University | Exchange | |
United Kingdom | Lancaster University | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
United Kingdom | Swansea University | Direct-Enroll | |
United Kingdom | University of the Arts London & London College of Fashion | Direct-Enroll | |
United Kingdom | University of Aberdeen | Direct-Enroll | |
United Kingdom | University of Dundee | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
United Kingdom | University of Surrey | Exchange | |
United Kingdom | University of Leeds | Exchange and Direct-Enroll | |
United Kingdom | University of Manchester | Exchange and Direct-Enroll |