Find your program

Italy

• Unscrupulous Anatomy and Modern Medicine - KNES credit; open to students in all faculties

Spain

• SAPL Barcelona Program - ARCH credit; SAPL only

Switzerland

• Technical Electives for ESE Students in Engineering - ENEL credit; Schulich only.
• SAPL Zurich Program - ARCH/PLAN credit; SAPL only

United Kingdom

• Corporate Law Institute in London - LAW credit; Law only
• International Insurance Markets in Bermuda & London - RMIN credit; Haskayne only

China

• Chinese Language and Culture - CHIN credit; open to students in all faculties. 

India

• Social Issues and Sustainable Development in India - UNIV/SOWK credit; open to students in all faculties.

Japan

• SAPL Tokyo Program - ARCH credit; SAPL only

Multiple countries

• Environmental and Urban Sustainability in Southeast Asia - GEOG/UBST credit; open to students in all faculties.

Africa

• Boundless Horizons: African & Global Development Field Studies in Ghana - DEST credit; open to students in all faculties.
• Telperion Baboon Primatology in South Africa - PRIM credit; open to students in all faculties
• Uganda Global Health Community Engagement Field School - MDSC credit; designed for BCR and BHSc students, but open to students in other faculties on a case by case basis

Caribbean

• Geography Field School in Barbados - GEOG credit; open to students in all faculties.
• International Insurance Markets in Bermuda & London - RMIN credit; Haskayne only

North America

• Mexico: Myths, Metropoles and the Magical - DSGN credit; Bachelor of Design students only

Central America

• Biodiversity and Conservation in Belize - BIOL credit; open to students in certain Arts and Science majors

• Sustainable Food Systems in China & Canada - BIOL credit; open to students in all faculties.

All programs listed below have English course instruction available. Some also offer language-learning opportunities.

Denmark

• Aarhus University Summer School
• Southern Denmark University Summer School - Science & Schulich only

Finland

• Aalto University Summer School (fee-paying program; deadlines may vary)

France

• Sciences Po Summer School (fee-paying program)
• Sciences Po Lille Summer School
• UniLaSalle Spring & Summer Schools - Science & related degrees

Germany

• Canadian Summer School in Germany (fee-paying program)
• LMU Munich Summer School (fee-paying program)
• Stuttgart Summer School
• TU Berlin Summer School
• Freie Universität Berlin Summer School (fee-paying program)

Italy

• University of Trento Summer School

Norway

• University of Oslo Summer School

United Kingdom

• University of East Anglia Summer School
• University of Lancaster Summer School
• University of Leeds Summer School
• University of Liverpool Summer School
• University of Sheffield Summer School (fee-paying program)

Scotland

• University of Aberdeen Summer School (fee-paying program)
• University of Glasgow Summer School (fee-paying program)

Sweden

• Umeå University Summer Exchange

All programs listed below have English course instruction available. Some also offer language-learning opportunities.

China

• Other CLIC Funded Summer Exchanges in China

Hong Kong SAR

• City University of Hong Kong Summer Program
• Chinese University of Hong Kong Summer Program
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University Summer Program

Japan

• Senshu Summer Language & Culture Program
• Keio University Summer Program (fee-paying program)
• Kwansei Gakuin Summer Program (fee-paying program)
• Nagoya University Summer School (fee-paying program)

Singapore

• Nanyang Technological University Summer School
• Nanyang Technological University Summer School (fee-paying program)

South Korea

• Korea University Summer School
• University of Seoul Summer School (fee-paying program)
• Yonsei University Summer School (fee-paying program)

New Zealand

• University of Waikato (fee-paying program)

All programs listed below have English course instruction available. Some also offer language-learning opportunities.

Mexico

• ITESM/Tecnológico de Monterrey Summer School

On a virtual summer exchange, you will take online courses from another university, typically with a mixture of asynchronous and live online classes. This gives more flexibility for students who might be already tied to other in-person commitments like summer jobs. 

Because Virtual/Online summer exchanges are coordinated by the host school simultaneously as any In-Person summer exchange offerings, applications will follow the same deadlines. 

• LMU Munich Summer School - "EU Studies" online program

All summer research & internships listed below are held in English.

Austria

• UniGraz Summer Research
• TU Graz Summer Research - Schulich & Science only

Finland

• Aalto University Summer Research - Schulich & Science only

France

• Sorbonne Université Chemistry Summer Research - Science only; this research program requires French language skills

Germany

• TU Berlin Summer Research - Schulich only
• Aachen Undergraduate Research Program (external program; students must apply directly to Aachen; deadlines may vary)
• DAAD Rise Globalink Research Internships (external program; students must apply directly to DAAD; deadlines may vary)

United Kingdom

• University of East Anglia Summer Research
• Liverpool University Summer Research

Multiple countries

• AIESEC Global Internships (external program; students must apply directly to AIESEC; deadlines may vary)
• IAESTE Technical Experience Internships (external program; students must apply directly to IAESTE; deadlines may vary)
• Student Work Abroad Program (external program; students must apply directly to SWAP; deadlines may vary)

All summer research & internships listed below are held in English.

China

• CLIC Funded Research at Shanghai Jiao Tong University - great for Schulich & Science
• CLIC Funded Research at Shandong University - great for Schulich
• Other CLIC Funded Summer Research Programs in China

Hong Kong SAR

• CityU Hong Kong Summer Research - Schulich & Science only
• Chinese University of Hong Kong Summer Research

India

• Shastri Internship

Singapore

• SGInnovate Summation Program (external program; students must apply directly to SGInnovate; deadlines may vary)

Multiple countries

• CRCC Asia Internship Program (external program; students must apply directly to CRCC; deadlines may vary)
• AIESEC Global Internships (external program; students must apply directly to AIESEC; deadlines may vary)
• IAESTE Technical Experience Internships (external program; students must apply directly to IAESTE; deadlines may vary)
• Student Work Abroad Program (external program; students must apply directly to SWAP; deadlines may vary)

Ghana, Tanzania & Uganda

• HerStart International Fellowships (external program; students must apply directly to HerStart; deadlines may vary) - funding available from the Government of Canada! For internships starting January 2026, apply by September 30, 2025. Applications for the May 2026 cohort will open in October. Click here for an information sheet.

Kenya (Nairobi)

• Aga Khan University International Internships (external program; students must apply directly to AKU; deadlines may vary) - hybrid internships are also available, combining on-site and remote work. At this time, in-person placements are allowed in Kenya only.

South Africa

• Student Work Abroad Program (external program; students must apply directly to SWAP; deadlines may vary)

Multiple countries

• AIESEC Global Internships (external program; students must apply directly to AIESEC; deadlines may vary)
• IAESTE Technical Experience Internships (external program; students must apply directly to IAESTE; deadlines may vary)

USA

• The Washington Center Internship Program

Multiple countries

• AIESEC Global Internships (external program; students must apply directly to AIESEC; deadlines may vary)
• IAESTE Technical Experience Internships (external program; students must apply directly to IAESTE; deadlines may vary)
• Student Work Abroad Program (external program; students must apply directly to SWAP; deadlines may vary)

• Aga Khan University International Internships (external program; students must apply directly to AKU; deadlines may vary)
• CRCC Asia Virtual Internship Program (external program; students must apply directly to CRCC; deadlines may vary)
• IAESTE Technical Experience Remote Internships (external program; students must apply directly to IAESTE; deadlines may vary)

English course instruction is available.

• University of Graz
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): TU Graz - Schulich & Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): TU Vienna - Science only

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Charles University in Prague - CMSS graduate students only

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Aarhus University - Science, Schulich, & Haskayne only
• University of Copenhagen
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Southern Denmark

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Aalto University - Schulich, SAPL, & Haskayne only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Helsinki

For course instruction in English or French:

• Aix-Marseille Université (limited English)
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Université Grenoble Alpes
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): UniLaSalle - Science only
• Sciences Po
• Sciences Po Aix
• Sciences Po Lille 

For course instruction in French only: 

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Université de Bourgogne
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): CPE Lyon - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Université de Paris-Saclay - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Université Paul Sabatier - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Sorbonne Université - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Tours (Université François-Rabelais) 

English course instruction is available.

• University of Bamberg
• Bucerius Law School - Law only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universität Hamburg (limited English, best for students in 4th year)
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Helmut Schmidt University (limited English, preference for CMSS students)
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universität Jena - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Leibniz University Hannover - Schulich only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): LMU Munich
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Oldenburg
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Stuttgart - Schulich only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Technische Universität Berlin
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Würzburg

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Ilisimatusarfik - Anthropology & Archaeology graduate students only

For course instruction in English or Italian:

• University of Trento

For course instruction in Italian only:

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Università di Bologna - Science only

English course instruction is available.

• University of Amsterdam
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Erasmus University Rotterdam
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Groningen
• Leiden University
• Utrecht University

English course instruction is available.

• University of Oslo
• Norwegian School of Sport Sciences - Kinesiology only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Arctic University of Norway - SAPL only

For course instruction in English or Spanish:

• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
• Universidad de Málaga
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

For course instruction in Spanish (limited English courses available): 

• Universidad de Navarra

For course instruction in Spanish only: 

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidad del Pais Vasco, Basque Country - Science only

English course instruction is available.

• Linnaeus University
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Lund University - Science only
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Örebro University
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Umeå University

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of Lucerne

England

• Durham University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Chichester
• University of Exeter
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of East Anglia
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Kent
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Lancaster University
• University of Leeds
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Leicester
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Liverpool
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Manchester
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Newcastle University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Oxford Brookes University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Sheffield

Scotland

• Aberdeen University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Edinburgh - Geoscience only
• University of Glasgow

Ireland

• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Limerick

State of Western Australia

• OPEN (Winter 2027): Curtin University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Edith Cowan University
• University of Western Australia

State of South Australia

• OPEN (Winter 2027): Flinders University

State of Victoria

• OPEN (Winter 2027): La Trobe University

State of New South Wales

• OPEN (Winter 2027): Macquarie University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Newcastle
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Western Sydney
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Wollongong

State of Queensland

• OPEN (Winter 2027): Queensland University of Technology

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027): Beijing Language and Culture University
• Beijing Normal University
• Nankai University
• Tsinghua University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

English course instruction is available.

• The National Student Exchange Program, which provides access to exchanges at 100+ universities across the USA (including the continental US, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands)

English course instruction is available.

• City University of Hong Kong
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Chinese University of Hong Kong
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Schulich only
• University of Hong Kong

English course instruction is available.

• Kansai Gaidai University
• Keio University
• Kwansei Gakuin University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Nagasaki University
• Nagoya University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Ryukoku University
• Senshu University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Soka University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Waseda University

• Massey University
• University of Waikato

English course instruction is available.

• OPEN (Winter 2027): Nanyang Technological University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): National University of Singapore

English course instruction is available.

• Korea University
• OPEN (Winter 2027): University of Seoul
• OPEN (Winter 2027): Seoul National University
• Yonsei University

South Africa

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of KwaZulu-Natal

Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of the West Indies, which offers students a choice between 4 campuses in different island countries

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): The National Student Exchange Program, which provides access to exchanges at 100+ universities across the USA (including the continental US, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands)

Canada

• Université Laval - Course instruction is in French only
• University of Ottawa - Law only

United States of America

• The National Student Exchange Program, which provides access to exchanges at 100+ universities across the USA (including the continental US, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands)
• Killam Funded Exchange to the USA
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): The Washington Center Internship Program

Mexico

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): ITESM/Tecnológico de Monterrey - Course instruction is available in English or Spanish
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Course instruction is in Spanish only

Argentina

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidad del Salvador - Course instruction is primarily Spanish, with limited English options

Brazil

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Course instruction is in Portuguese only

Chile

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso - Course instruction is in Spanish only

Colombia

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidad Externado de Colombia - Course instruction is in Spanish only

Ecuador

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) - Course instruction is in Spanish or English
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): USFQ Galapagos Island Program - Course instruction is in English

Peru

• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): Pontifícia Universidad Católica del Perú - Course instruction is in Spanish only

Virtual exchanges allow you to take online courses from another university while staying enrolled at UCalgary. Engage with faculty & students from another country, learn about unique subject areas, and integrate it with your UCalgary degree!

• OPEN (Fall 2026 and Winter 2027): Norwegian School of Sport Sciences - for Kinesiology students only. Take 1 to 4 courses, combined with your regular UCalgary courseload. Extended deadline, still time to apply for Fall courses as well as Winter!
• University of Newcastle - "Take1" single-course online exchange, available to students in all faculties. Applications are on an interest basis; contact study.abroad@ucalgary.ca to express interest!
• OPEN (Winter 2027 only): University of the West Indies - online global campus available to students in all faculties. Generally, students take the full semester online from UWI, although there may be some flexibility to combine it with UCalgary courses.