Student Exchange Programmes

1. Leicester Exchange Programme

The Leicester exchange programme is designed specifically for law students who follow the five-year route and are willing to add an additional honours year to their studies and gain international experience in the process.

In terms of an agreement between Rhodes University and the Univeristy of Leicester, senior law students from Rhodes, having paid Rhodes fees, may attend courses at the University of Leicester and receive credits towards their Rhodes LLB degrees. Rhodes hosts Leicester students in return. The exchange programme enables successful candidates from both universities to study in an international academic environment.

There are a number of ways in which this could be done, but the preferred option is to spend six months at Leicester as part of an Honours programme and then to return to Rhodes to continue with the LLB degree. See the Deputy Dean for details. You can also obtain further information at: http://www.ru.ac.za/international/rhodentsonexchange

2. Utrecht Exchange Programme

The Faculty has a staff and student exchange agreement with the Faculty of Law at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

The system is similar to the Leicester programme described above, except that the Utrecht programme will be open to all law students from Legal Theory 2 and above.

Utrecht exchange programme

The Utrecht programme offers a second option - a short-term exchange for three months from November to February. Students will be able to obtain some LLB credits in this way. (The Utrecht courses span over a three-month period, whereas our equivalents are taken over six months.)

See the Deputy Dean and the International Office for details.