Overseas travel is a great experience. Living in another country, and studying there expands your horizons even more. At Williams we have established exchange programs to offer students the opportunity to develop, in both business and life skills.

There are many benefits to participating in an exchange program.

• Travel plans, accommodation and your objectives are clear before you go.
• Classes are all taken in English.
• You spend enough time in an overseas location to really exerience another culture first hand. This is probably the most important benefit of exchange programs, as an understanding of other cultures has a significant positive impact on working effectively in a global market.

Our current international links are in France (Paris) and Finland. We have welcomed many students from these exchange partners and we plan to expand to other countries in the future.

A group of ESA Paris exchange students in front of the North Sydney campus. Spring in Paris! Available to Williams Advanced Diploma students. Spend a semester in Paris (March to June), continue your studies (in English), learn some French, and immerse yourself in the culture of one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world. ESA Paris offers an International business program in English, and we select subjects for you that will count to your qualification in Australia. Located in central Paris, you have easy access to the all the sights and activities, history and beauty this city has to offer. ESA can arrange student accommodation, and Williams can help with student visas and travel details.

Maarit and Sami Aho, and Ville Leppanen were students of the Seinajoki Polytechnic (Finland) when they spent a semester in Australia, at Williams, as part of their Marketing Degree. Williams students can spend a semester with our exchange partners in Paris or central Finland.

Sophisticated Scandinavia!

Available to all Williams students.

For a completely different experience, you can venture to central Finland, just below the Arctic Circle.

For six years now, Williams has welcomed students from The Finnish School of SME Business - a faculty of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences who take a semester of their 4-year International Marketing degree in another country.

Williams exchange students to Finland participate in the 3-month Gateway Program (March to May) encompassing the history, culture and economics of Finland, the Baltic States, and Russia. The program (conducted in English) includes a study tour to the Baltic States or Russia, as well as visiting companies in Finland.

The School is at Kauhava, central Finland, 350km north of Helsinki, and students live on campus. You will experience the warmth and sophistication of Scandinavian culture, and the incomparable beauty of a season change as deep snow is replaced by green forests and wildflowers. You do not need a student visa as the duration is 3-months, and the tuition fees are fully subsidised by the Finnish Government, reducing expenses to travel and living costs.