Fact Sheet 2024-2025
Student Exchange Program
Institutional Websites
Université de Montréal

umontreal.ca

UdeM international

international.umontreal.ca

Student Mobility Team – UdeM international
General contact details

https://international.umontreal.ca/communaute-etudianteudem/equipe-mobilite/
Email address for queries: echange@umontreal.ca
Judith Beaulieu, International Mobility Coordinator
judith.beaulieu@umontreal.ca
Hejer Ben Romdhane, Student Mobility Advisor
Regions : Belgium, Luxembourg, Africa
hejer.ben.romdhane@umontreal.ca
Eugénie Coutu-Lachapelle, Student Mobility Advisor
Region : Franceeugenie.coutu-lachapelle@umontreal.ca

Student mobility teamDiana Torres Palacios, Student Mobility Advisor
Regions : Latin America and France
diana.torres.palacios@umontreal.ca
Iqrah Tariq, Student Mobility Advisor
Regions : Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Middle East
iqrah.tariq@umontreal.ca
Jennifer Lachance, Student Mobility Advisor
Regions : Asia and Switzerland
jennifer.lachance.1@umontreal.ca

Addresses

Update: December 2023

Sarah Lacasse, Student Mobility Advisor
Regions : Canada, United States, Oceania, United Kingdom, Ireland, TheNetherlands, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe
sarah.lacasse@umontreal.ca
Express delivery – Fedex, DHL, etc. :UdeM international - Université de Montréal
3744, Jean-Brillant ave., Suite 581, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1P1
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Regular postal service :UdeM international - Université de Montréal
3744, Jean-Brillant ave., Suite 581, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville,Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, CANADA

Application Instructions and Important Dates
https://international.umontreal.ca/english/internationalstudents/student-exchange-program/

Visiting students website

Fall term 2024: From September 3rd to December 23nd, 2024
Academic calendar
2024-2025

Winter term 2025: From January 8th to April 30th, 2025
More information about the calendar >Nomination

The nomination form must be submitted by the partner institution. Thenomination dates are :• For Fall entry: From January 10th to March 1st, 2024
• For Winter entry: From June 1st to September 1st, 2024

Online application

Application instructions will be sent directly to the students following
their nomination, with the nominating partner institution on copy.

Application documents tobe uploaded by the student

https://international.umontreal.ca/english/internationalstudents/student-exchange-program/application-documents/

Application deadlines

Students must upload all the required documents by:• For an exchange starting in Fall 2024: March 25th, 2024
• For an exchange starting in Winter 2025: September 15th, 2024

Evaluation of theapplication

Nomination and application to the exchange program do not guarantee
acceptance, even if the student’s application has been selected by thehome institution prior to applying to UdeM. All applications must bereviewed by the academic department chosen by the student. The
evaluation of an application could take several weeks.
The official acceptance documents will be available online on theStudent Center (Centre étudiant) once the academic department has
accepted the application.

Academic Information
Selection of program ofstudy and courses

Update: December 2023

Students must choose courses from a single program of study, with one
elective per term allowed.
Please see the list of programs with particular requirements before
nomination.

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A full-time course load is mandatory.
Programs and courses offered at UdeM >Courses schedule >Credit system

Transcript of Records andgrading scaleFaculty fees

Bachelor: 1 UdeM credit = 2 ECTS
Master and PhD: 3 UdeM credits = 8 to 10 ECTS
Official transcripts can be ordered at the Registrar’s Office. Please note thatfees apply.
See here for the grading scale of UdeM >For some courses, additional fees may be directly added to the student’s billon the Student center, at the request of the chosen program, in order tocover for the materials offered, the use of equipment or the access tolaboratories.
Language courses come with additional costs that can vary depending on
the nature of the course and the Faculty providing it.

Language Requirements
Université de Montréal is a French taught institution and almost all courses are given in French. Proof ofminimum B2 (from the Common European framework) French proficiency is therefore required. Some
departments may require a higher level and official tests; see the list of programs with particularrequirements for further details.
Students who are not from a French-speaking institution must provide a certificate/letter delivered by anaccredited institution (home university’s language department, French Alliance, language schools, etc.).
French courses: Non-French-speaking students can take one French language course (3 credits) per term
offered by the École de français (students will be charged around 75$ for course materials).
A placement test will be required, information will be provided to students once admitted. Please see ourwebsite for further details.

Immigration
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that immigration requirements are met and that they carry out
the necessary immigration procedures to study abroad at UdeM as soon as they are accepted.
Procedures and timeframes may differ according to the student’s nationality, the length of the exchange
and the activities to be undertaken during their stay.
The Immigration team at UdeM international is the only office at UdeM that can assist international
students with immigration-related matters: immigration@umontreal.ca

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Medical Insurance and Student Services
All exchange students attending UdeM are automatically enrolled to a group
medical insurance. Cost in 2023-2024 (for reference) : 324$/term.
Medical insurance
coverage
The insurance is mandatory, but some students can request to be exempted.

Housing

Living costs

Disability support

For further details >The campus residences are primarily allocated to regular UdeM students. In
the fall, there are very few available spots for exchange students, and there
are no spots available for the winter.
For help finding off-campus housing >https://international.umontreal.ca/communaute-etudianteinternationale/financer-sejour-montreal/Students can contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for assessment
and support prior to arrival, to ensure that they qualify for services.
Additional fees may apply for some services.
For further information regarding the offered support >Contact information: soutienhandicap@sve.umontreal.ca

Update: December 2023

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