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Go Further: Opportunities to Study and Work Abroad
International Development Office
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Internationalisation at Swansea
• We are committed to enhancing the student experience
and graduate employability through increased student
mobility
• A recent survey by i-Graduate, showed ‘around 60% of the country’s top
employers indicate that experience of international study enhances
employability’
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Internationalisation at Swansea
Study and Work Abroad
Summer programmes
Swansea International Award
Languages for All
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What’s in it for you? A fantastic life-changing experience!
Skills valued by employers confidence
adaptability
cultural awareness
initiative communication skills
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Go Futher with Swansea University!
Study or work abroad…
…for a year
…a semester
…or during the summer vacation
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Study Abroad Study exchange links with over 100 universities worldwide
Destinations include:
Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Patagonia (Argentina), Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland & the USA.
(The destinations open to you will depend on your degree programme)
Full list of partner universities: www.swan.ac.uk/exchange
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Go Further with Degree schemes which offer...
• a four year programme with year 1 year spent abroad
and / or
• 3 year programmes with a semester
American Studies Business & EconomicsDevelopment Studies EngineeringEnglish and Gender StudiesGeography History, Classics and Ancient HistoryInternational Relations
LawPsychologyPhysicsMathsMediaPoliticsPPEWar & Society
...if your degree scheme is not listed we are adding more all the time and there are many other opportunities....
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A Year in the USA…
Tilly Ingleby
Studying American Studies and English
Year abroad at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
‘Best year of my life without a doubt! You grow up in ways you never thought imaginable’
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Nursing in Denmark…
Michael Davies
Studying NursingSemester in Denmark, Copenhagen
‘It was a fantastic opportunity, one which greatly benefited me both personally and professionally. I had an opportunity to see most of a country I probably wouldn't have visited without the assistance of the University’
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Work Abroad
• British Council language assistantships (language students only)
• Erasmus work placements• Swansea University internships’ summer programme
with multinational companies in India and China• Voluntary work on our summer programmes
(DISCOVERY)
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Summer work placement in India and China…
Zhao Geng Studying Computer Science
3 month Internship Thomson Reuters in Bangalore
‘I worked intensively with my team to achieve the results, communication between the colleagues and the team was very important. Now I’m studying for a PhD in computer science. After the internship, we published a poster in a computer graphics premium conference called Eurographics’
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Summer Programmes 2012
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A Taste of India...• Lessons in Indian
customs, history, politics and spirituality
• Volunteer work with poor communities
• Cultural visits to historic monuments, an ashram, elephant camp to name but a few!
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Study in China
• Learn mandarin• Learn about Chinese culture, history and society • Cultural field trips and excursions
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Discover Zambia!
Volunteer programme with a focus on these key themes:
• Livelihood• Environment• Social Harmony• Health • Children and young people
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Summer in the USA
• New Communication Technologies in the US (media focused programme in Colorado)• Law, Criminal Justice and Anti-terrorism (in Oklahoma)
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Funding
• Erasmus scheme for study within Europe
• Students on study or work abroad placements are entitled to a grant
of approx 300 Euros a month
• Summer programme bursaries
• The IDO provide funding for summer programme placements
• Widening Participation & disability bursaries
• Supplementary funding for study abroad and summer programme
participants