Need some inspiration? Here you can find some of the international opportunities which we are aware of from partner institutions and other organisations. Remember, to apply for the Go Abroad Fund, your activity must take place entirely between (or including) 24 May and 31 August 2024. Internships and volunteering Getting work experience abroad will give your employability a huge boost, and it’s easier than you think! Saltire Scholar Programme The Saltire Scholar Programme offers summer internships around the world to students in their penultimate year at Scottish universities. Saltire Scholar Programme Generation UK internships Generation UK offers 2-month funded internships for UK students across a wide range of industries in 6 cities in China. Generation UK The Careers Service The Careers Service can help you find internships abroad or create your own. Find out more about internships Their Employ.ed Overseas programme can also help you find summer work abroad. Find out more about Employ.ed Overseas The Careers Service can also help you find international volunteering opportunities. Volunteering opportunities Volunteering Volunteer in Peru with Surf Cerrito by empowering boys and girls of the local community through surfing. Surf Cerrito Student-led, Individually-Created Courses Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer first and second-year undergraduate students the opportunity to earn 20 academic credits for involvement in a professional development, internship, work experience or research project experience of their choosing during their summer vacation. Apply for a SLICC Conferences Conferences are a great opportunity to learn more about an area of interest, to meet other people with shared interests, or to make international connections. There are many student-friendly international conferences planned for this summer. Here are a few you might consider: International Conference for University Students, Buenos Aires Tedx Events Courses, summer & winter schools abroad No matter what your subject area or interest, there will be a course running for you. Why not consider one of these courses in exciting locations from Japan or Spain to Germany? Universitas 21 summer schools Universitas 21 is an international network of 25 research-intensive universities, including the University of Edinburgh, located throughout the world - this network offers a wide range of opportunities for students at member universities to experience education abroad. Find Universitas 21 international summer schools Fulbright Awards Programme Fulbright US Summer Institutes give British students with little foreign travel experience the opportunity to live and study (for up to five weeks) at a top US higher education institution. Fulbright Summer Institutes Summer and winter schools in Europe Bauhaus Summer School, Weimar University of Amsterdam Summer Schools, Netherlands HWR Berlin Summer School, Germany Climate Change and Skills Summer Schools, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Antwerp Summer and Winter University, Antwerp KU Leuven Online Global Challenges for Our Sustainable Future, Belgium Masaryk University Summer and Winter Schools, Czech Republic Bielefeld University German Summer Courses, Germany Tilburg University Online Winter School: Justice for victims of conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking?, Netherlands University of Pécs Summer Schools, Hungary Frankfurt School Summer School 2024, Germany University of Tübingen International and European Studies, Germany University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Law Summer School, Greece University of Oslo International Summer School, Norway Aarhus University Summer University, Denmark Universidad de Almeria Summer Programs, Spain University of Pisa Summer Schools, Italy Summer and winter schools in Asia and Oceania HKU Summer Institute, Hong Kong National Taiwan University Summer+ Programs, Taiwan Westlake University Summer Internship, China Toyo University Business Summer Courses, Japan MIRAI Programme, Embassy of Japan in the UK, Japan Summer and winter schools in North America University of British Columbia Vancouver Summer Program, Canada Summer and winter schools in South America Save Our Shores, Peru PUC-Rio Brazilian Seminars, Brazil This article was published on 2024-06-24
