Exchange at Griffith

Exchange places with a Griffith student for one or two trimesters and gain credit for toward your degree. Studying at Griffith University gives students who are enrolled at one of Griffith's exchange partner universities, an opportunity to study in South East Australia, tuition free.

Our partners

Griffith has over 100 exchange partners from all over the world. Check if your home university is a Griffith partner.

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Not from an exchange partner?

The application process

1. Submit online application

Your online application will be assessed to ensure you have met the entry requirements and provided all required supporting documentation. Your eligibility will also be assessed for the courses (subjects) you selected in your application.

If successful, you will receive a notification of your Letter of Offer. For direct applicants this will be issued from our International Online Application System. If you have applied via a recruitment agent or your study abroad provider they will notify you.

2. Accept and pay

Upon receiving your Letter of Offer, your next step is to ensure the conditions of offer (if any) have been met, then you can accept and pay. Griffith International will then confirm payment of your tuition deposit, finalise your application and issue your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

3. Apply for student visa

Your CoE, and other important enrolment information will be uploaded and available from our International Online Application System if you applied directly, otherwise your recruitment agent or your study abroad provider will send you this documentation. On receipt of your CoE, please verify that the information is correct and then apply for your visa.

Please note: We will normally issue your CoE within 2 business days, provided all required documentation has been received.

4. Prepare for your studies

You will be eligible to enrol and plan your timetable once enrolment opens and you have received your Welcome to Griffith email, which includes a link to register for myGriffith.  myGriffith is your student portal.

To plan your arrival and orientation, see Before you arrive.

Key dates

Teaching periods

Monday 24 February 2025 - Saturday 14 June 2025

Trimester 1 2025  (T1)

Our first teaching trimester for 2025 runs from Monday 3 March 2025 to Friday 30 May 2025. Exams conclude on Saturday 14 June 2025.


Monday 7 July 2025 - Saturday 25 October 2025

Trimester 2 2025 (T2)

Our second teaching trimester for 2025 runs from Monday, 14 July 2025 July to Friday 10 October 2025. Exams conclude on Saturday 25 October 2025.


Monday 27 October 2025 - Saturday 21 February 2026

Trimester 3 2025 (T3)

Our third teaching trimester for 2025 runs from Monday 3 November 2025 to Friday 6 February 2026. Exams conclude on Saturday 21 February 2026.

Application deadlines

Trimester 1

Nomination deadline - 15 September

We recommend you apply for the Exchange program by 20 October to start in Trimester 1 of each year.


Trimester 2

Nomination deadline - 16 February

We recommend you apply for the Exchange program by 22 March to start in Trimester 2 of each year.


Trimester 3

Nomination deadline - 14 June

We recommend you apply for the Exchange program by 19 July to start in Trimester 3 of each year.

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