Exchange-in Programme

You must be nominated by your home university (partner university to UNNC) in order to participate the Exchange programme. You are advised to contact the Global Engagement Office or equivalent at your home university who will be able to advise you on their application and selection process, as well as any internal deadlines. Your home university will then nominate you to the UNNC Global Engagement Office by email.

Applicants from non-English speaking countries must submit evidence of English language proficiency at the time of application. Our minimum entry requirements are

• IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0 or
• TOEFL (paper based) 575 + TWE no less than 4.5 or
• TOEFL (computer based) 232 + TWE no less than 4.5 or
• TOEFL (IBT) 88 (minimum 19 in any element) or
• have passed 60 ECTS (European Credits) in English-taught courses
• English Proficiency letter issued by home institution

Students are required to undertake a full time course of study for one or two semesters. Modules are normally worth 10-20 credits each. The average full time workload is 60 Nottingham credits (30 ECTS credits) in one semester and 120 credits (60 ECTS credits) over two semesters in one year; 50 credits is the minimum full-time workload in one semester. 

UNNC offers a wide range of subjects for your period of study abroad, including Business, International Communications, International Studies, Economics, Science and Engineering, and English at different levels including UG and PG. Click here or download our brochure to view details.

Students should choose modules at the appropriate Level (Year) for their own degree program.  It is acceptable to choose module cross different schools if this approved by your home university.

Click here for UNNC module catalogue: (The third character of the module code indicates the module level)

• Level 0: For UNNC Undergraduate Year 1 students
  Example: H10FM1 Foundation Mechanics
• Level 1: For UNNC Undergraduate Year 2 students (UK Year 1 students
  Example: CS1811 Japanese 1A
• Level 2: For UNNC Undergraduate Year 3 (UK Year 2 students)
  Example: P12406 Quantitative Methods 2A
• Level 3: For UNNC Undergraduate Year 4 students (UK Year 3 students)
  Example: AS3001 China and the World
• Level 4: For UNNC Postgraduate students
  Example: ES4141 World English: East and South-East Asia

After being nominated by your home university, you will then receive an automatic email sent from Application Hub (https://oaas.nottingham.edu.cn/recruit/login) with your username and password for online application. 

Students will then need to fill in an online form and upload relevant supporting documents including:

1. most recent academic transcript
2. copy of your passport
3. passport size photo
4. copy of your English language test result (if applicable)

Once we receive your completed online application, it will take at least 2-3 weeks for UNNC school approval. You will receive an automatic email once your modules are approved and you can then proceed to review and download E-offer, check fee information.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about exchange at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China as part of your degree, please contact Global Engagement Office at international@nottingham.edu.cn