# Study options and entry requirements

**Source**: https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options
**Parent**: https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/english

There are a variety of study opportunities on offer to visiting students at the University of Edinburgh. Learn more about which one is the best option for you!

## [Study Abroad programme](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/study-abroad-overview)

The Study Abroad programme allows students taking an undergraduate degree elsewhere to spend a year or a semester at the University of Edinburgh.

## [International exchange](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/international-exchange)

We have over 200 exchange places for students from partner universities outside Europe.

## [European exchange](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/european-exchange)

We have over 400 exchange places for students from partner universities across Europe.

## [Erasmus+ Traineeships](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/erasmus-traineeships)

You can spend between two and three months on an Erasmus+ Traineeship, carrying out research work at the University of Edinburgh.

## [Research and Postgraduate Level Options](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/research-postgraduate-level-options)

There are opportunities for visiting postgraduate level students and visiting research students to study here in Edinburgh. Available opportunities vary in each college/school.

## [Studying in Edinburgh – what to expect](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/what-to-expect)

​​​​​​​Regardless of which programme you wish to study upon, please be aware that the style of teaching at Edinburgh may differ from what you have experienced at your home institution.

## [Una Europa](https://global.ed.ac.uk/study-abroad/study-options/una-europa)

Eleven leading European research universities have come together to create a unique alliance – Una Europa. Una Europa aims to draw on our collective strengths to create a truly European inter-university environment, a University of the Future.

This article was published on
2024-06-24