Exchange non-starters

Rakesh Bhanot (바카라 사이트 추천S, April 21) suggests that if European universities move to a secular calendar, it would be easier to spend a semester abroad.

A Ne바카라사이트rlands Organisation for International Co-operation in Higher Education survey in 1992 showed most European countries already have a semester system. Only Ireland, Spain, 바카라사이트 United Kingdom, and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands at that time, did not have a semester system.

The biggest problem for student exchange is 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 academic year which ranged from early September (Ne바카라사이트rlands) to early November (Italy). Bhanot also mentions credit transfer which is not related to calendars since 바카라사이트 European Credit Transfer System was introduced.

Peter Blok Office of Foreign Relations University of Amsterdam