Study International Relations abroad as a freemover

You don't need an exchange agreement to study International Relations overseas. As a freemover you apply to a university abroad directly. Here are the 17 universities across 13 countries that offer International Relations and accept freemover / visiting students.

Al Akhawayn University

Ifrane, Morocco

Cost/sem: MediumBusinessEconomicsManagementFinance

American liberal-arts model, all courses in English. Visiting students pay standard AUI fees.

American University of Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Cost/sem: HighEngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringCivil Engineering

Fee-paying Visiting Students (non-agreement); English-taught, ABET/AACSB/NAAB accredited.

Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

Cost/sem: HighPoliticsInternational RelationsLawEconomics

Fee-paying Study Abroad programme; apply directly and pay ANU (approx. AUD 12,700-13,980 per semester).

Bocconi University

Milan, Italy

Cost/sem: HighBusinessEconomicsFinanceManagement

Fee-paying Visiting / Free-Mover programme; EUR 200 registration + EUR 1,800 per course (2-4 courses).

Charles University

Prague, Czech Republic

Cost/sem: MediumHumanitiesHistoryPhilosophyArchaeology

Free mover / visiting-student route; approx. EUR 2,100-3,000 per semester depending on faculty.

King's College London

London, United Kingdom

Cost/sem: HighLawBusinessManagementEconomics

Fee-paying Study Abroad (visiting students); approx. GBP 6,000 tuition per semester. No mechanical engineering.

Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands

Cost/sem: MediumLawInternational LawHumanitiesHistory

Fee-paying free movers (independent study abroad) accepted; admitted per ~15 EC of approved courses.

Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

Cost/sem: MediumBusinessEconomicsInternational BusinessEconometrics

Fee-paying visiting / contract-education students accepted (varies by faculty).

Sophia University

Tokyo, Japan

Cost/sem: MediumLiberal ArtsInternational RelationsPolitical ScienceEconomics

Fee-paying non-degree students; earn credits in English via SILS. One or two semesters.

Tecnologico de Monterrey

Monterrey, Mexico

Cost/sem: MediumBusinessEconomicsFinanceEngineering

'Study in Mexico' fee-paying visiting programme; many courses in English (up to ~40% at some campuses).

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, Israel

Cost/sem: MediumBusinessEconomicsEntrepreneurshipCommunication

TAU International fee-paying study-abroad semester; English-taught courses. ~B average (3.0 GPA).

University of Bologna

Bologna, Italy

Cost/sem: LowBusinessEconomicsManagementLaw

Fee-paying single-course enrollment gives credits & exams (via Students' Administration). Some courses in English.

University of Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

Cost/sem: MediumArtsHumanitiesHistoryPhilosophy

Accepts free movers; tuition charged per course unit.

University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

Cost/sem: LowLawEconomicsManagementFinance

Visiting Student Programme (paid basis) open to all, incl. non-partner students. Modest Polish fees.

Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand

Cost/sem: HighLawHumanitiesHistoryPhilosophy

Study Abroad (fee-paying); flat NZD ~13,500 per semester. No mechanical engineering (software/design focus).

Waseda University

Tokyo, Japan

Cost/sem: MediumLiberal ArtsInternational RelationsPolitical ScienceEconomics

Fee-paying study abroad open to students from non-partner institutions; English-taught tracks (SILS).

Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

Cost/sem: LowBusinessEconomicsSocial SciencesPolitical Science

Fee-paying Visiting Student Programme; 80% Yonsei tuition scholarship for all VSP students.

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