Global Opportunities upcoming events

Spending time abroad as part of your degree is an amazing experience. Whether you're interested in a summer school or a semester/year overseas, come along to one of our upcoming presentations or drop-in sessions to find out more.

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Drop in sessions

Event Date Time Location
Drop in session 28 March 2023 1 - 2pm View Room 6, SU
Drop in session 29 March 2023 2 - 3pm View Room 6, SU
Drop in session 31 March 2023 11am - 12 View Room 6, SU

Pre-departure meetings

Event Date Time Location
Year Abroad orientation webinar 25 January 2023 2pm - 4pm Blackboard (link shared by email)
Bridging the Culture Gap with Dr Tim Cooper 22 February 2023 2pm - 4pm SU Auditorium (Register here) 
Risk Assessment Workshop 1 March 2023 12pm - 1pm Hicks D-17 (Register here) 
Risk Assessment Workshop 1 March 2023 1pm - 2pm Hicks D-17 (Register here)  
Visa FAQ webinar 15 March 2023 2pm - 4pm Blackboard (Register to receive the link)
Finances and Funding 29 March 2023 3pm - 4pm Blackboard (Register to receive the link)
Spanish Visa Information Session 30 March 2023 4pm-5pm Blackboard (Register to receive the link)
Pre-departure meeting (Global Summer Experience) 26 April 2023 1pm - 2pm Diamond LT 2
Pre-departure meeting (School of Law) 26 April 2023 2:30pm - 4pm Diamond LT 2
USA Briefing with Courtney Brost 3 May 2023 1pm - 2pm Diamond LT 7
Pre-departure meeting (School of Languages and Cultures) 3 May 2023 2pm - 4pm Diamond LT 7
Campus France Visa Information Session 4 May 2023 1pm-2pm Register here
Pre-departure meeting 10 May 2023 2pm - 3:30pm Diamond LT 7
Pre-departure meeting 17 May 2023 2pm - 3:30pm Diamond LT 7

Student insight

Zafar Azak

I found the overall experience of the summer school to be very enriching and could see positive changes in the way I approach problems.

Zafer Azak Summer School at INSA Lyon in France, BEng Bioengineering

Zafar attended a summer school at INSA Lyon in France.
Study Abroad student Katie Kinnaird

You learn so much about yourself and come out the other side of it having met amazing people and created so many memories.

Katie Kinnaird Year abroad, BA German and Linguistics

Katie spent a year studying in Germany as part of her degree.

Study Abroad student Rachael Friery

University is about challenging yourself and growing as a person, and never have both things been more apparent than on my year abroad.

Rachael Friery Studied abroad at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark , BA Politics and Sociology with International Experience

Rachael spent a year studying at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark as part of her degree.

We interviewed students at the 2019 Global Opportunities Fair to hear what they had to say about studying abroad.