A Semester Exchange Program at MUN Canada Fall Semester 2024 with Canada-ASEAN SEED Program

Dear ITS Students,

Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) Canada would like to inform you that the registration for semester exchange application for fall semester 2024 (Intake September – December 2024) is already opened. The ITS Students have a chance to get The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) during their exchange program in this university. The selected students also need to check the entry regulations from Canada Government

The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) program aims to reduce poverty in the developing countries of ASEAN and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The successfull applicants will received the scholarship with up to CAD 10.200 for the whole semester. You may use the scholarship for anything such as visa fees, flight, accommodation, etc. However, usually you will received the scholarship at least in week 5th of academic semester. Please also kindly note that you need the check the vaccine and quarantine regulations

Please check the reference of courses (please check only fall semester) at this link  https://www.mun.ca/regoff/registration-and-final-exams/course-offerings/    For course descriptions you can visit the University calendar found here https://www.mun.ca/university-calendar/general-information/4/

This program only open for ITS Students S1 batch 2022 & 2021.  The ITS Students must take at least 4 courses and transfer all the credit into MBKM Courses (compulsory or elective course)

Here are the required documents that you need to prepare :

1. CV

2. An Official Academic Transcript in English version with minimum GPA 3.25

3. A  certificate of Valid English Proficiency Test. You must use TOEFL ITP minimum 550/IELTS min 6.5 with average min 6,0/TOEFL IBT min 80. (TEFL/EFL/TOEFL from UPT Bahasa/TOEFL Prediction and Duolingo are not acceptable). 

4. Certificate of Enrollment

5. Scanned Passport with validity minimum one year from 1 Sept 2024

6. One recommendation letter from an academic advisor/Head of Department. The recommendation letter must explaining the nature of study or research, how the candidate and ITS will benefit from this scholarship program, and the institution’s assessment of the candidate’s commitment and capacity to use the program of study or research in Canada to help combat poverty and narrow the development gap in the ASEAN region (maximum one page). Please kindly note that the recommendation letter must use official letterhead of ITS which means that the students need to ask recommendation from Lecturer who have position in ITS such as Head /Secretary of Dept etc

7. Letter of intent from the candidate: a letter in English or French explaining how undertaking the study/research in Canada will empower the student to apply the learning to address the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and how they intend to use this learning to help combat poverty and narrow the development gap in the ASEAN region in their future career. In the letter of intent, candidates must identify the Sustainable Development Goal that their proposed study or research in Canada would contribute to (maximum one page). The Letter of intent must include the following:

1. A brief description of the chosen field of study or research;
2. A brief explanation of how the chosen field of study or research is aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
3. An identification of which Sustainable Development Goal(s) the chosen field of study or research is aligned with;
4. For candidates from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam: please provide a brief explanation of how you plan to use the learning in Canada to help combat poverty in your home country;

8. Privacy Notice Statement (please download at this link:  Statement File  

9. Statement Letter & Learning agreement ( Please download from this link http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange) Please get signed from your Head of Department at Coordinator Department section and please leave blank at Institutional Coordinator section.

10.  Certificate of GCW Non Degree/GCW IUP Basic or Advanced/GCA minimum C

For ITS Students who are interested with this program please kindly send all of your documents (softcopy in PDF Format) to Mr. Wahyu at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : StudentExchange_MUN_Name_NRP maximum on 29 Feb 2024 (13.00 WIB). The Interview will be held on 1 March 2024  around 17.30 – 19.30 WIB

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Wahyu at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_StudentExchange_MUN