Study Abroad!? “Erasmus & U21” International Student Exchange Coordinator: Dr. Andrew Parkes

Why Study Abroad? “ Graduates who have studied abroad more appealing to businesses. UK graduates are missing out on high-flying international jobs because fewer of them are choosing to study abroad as part of their degree. New research presented today by the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) found that international businesses are increasingly seeking graduates who have a global awareness, particularly those who have the initiative to study overseas as part of their learning. Graduates who have studied abroad tend to be more culturally aware, able to work in multicultural teams and move around the world as part of their career.” Guardian Newspaper. October

Why Study Abroad? Relevant, marketable skills Enhanced Career prospects Cultural experience Personal reasons Fun!

Options? Usually spend 1 or 2 semesters abroad in 2 nd or 3 rd year Usually spend 1 or 2 semesters abroad in 2 nd or 3 rd year You do equivalent modules abroad and they count towards Nottingham degree. You do equivalent modules abroad and they count towards Nottingham degree. Main avenues: Main avenues: 1. Erasmus (formerly “Socrates”) 2. Universitas 21 (“U21”)

Konstanz Lund (en) You are here Zaragoza Toulouse Lyon Ghent Erasmus (examples only, not full list) Consider registering for relevant language module now! Yeditepe (en)

Universitas 21 (U21) All taught in English All taught in English Entry is competitive Entry is competitive Links with Links with University of Hong Kong, China University of Hong Kong, China University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada UNSW, Sydney UNSW, Sydney

UBC Campus (U21)

U21 UNSW, Sydney Ben George – currently on a U21: Ben George – currently on a U21: “Australia is awesome, I'm over half way through the semester already. The whole experience has been amazing, Sydney is a great place to live, UNSW is a great university and the courses have been really interesting … I'm in the sailing team for UNSW which is awesome, we train in the harbour. I've been involved in all the CSE society stuff here, the university is based around engineering and computer science so it's a massive society. ” “Australia is awesome, I'm over half way through the semester already. The whole experience has been amazing, Sydney is a great place to live, UNSW is a great university and the courses have been really interesting … I'm in the sailing team for UNSW which is awesome, we train in the harbour. I've been involved in all the CSE society stuff here, the university is based around engineering and computer science so it's a massive society. ”

Ben George – currently on a U21: Ben George – currently on a U21: “For me, the whole experience has been fantastic. I've thoroughly enjoyed meeting new people, doing new and different things and learning about different cultures. For me i found that the actual way of learning in Australia is very different from home, i'd say this has been extremely interesting and challenging.”

U21 UNSW, Sydney

Other International Links University of Nottingham in Malaysia University of Nottingham in Malaysia New campus in Ningbo, China New campus in Ningbo, China

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