ARTS & CULTURE
8 Obiter Dicta
The Obiter goes abroad
Your Guide to International Exchange Programs
for Osgoode Students
marie park › arts & culture editor
W
h at e v e r you r y e a r of study,
chances are that you have researched
the myriad of options for academic
development and enhancement offered
by Osgoode. Among these opportunities, Osgoode’s
international exchange programs have been for years
an important part of what makes our institution
a global nexus for the study of law. With exchange
program agreements with other world-class law
schools throughout the world, Osgoode prides itself
in providing unique opportunities for its students to
become academics without borders.
This article is not meant to read as any sort of promotional endorsement of the exchange programs, but
to be another resource for everyone who is thinking
of a semester abroad. This piece serves to introduce
to you a series of articles to come, with the purpose
of giving first-hand insight and stories from exchange
alumni students from across the world.
Firstly, here is a brief overview of the kinds of programs available through Osgoode. Categorically, there
are programs offered directly through Osgoode’s
international partner schools, others through York
International partner schools, and summer semesters
abroad. The range of opportunities is even greater, as
students may request to arrange their own semester abroad at non-partner schools through a Letter of
Permission. Apart from full-credit semesters abroad,
there are other ways to combine international studying as a law student, such as through internships and
Osgoode’s Teach in China program.
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