Working & travelling abroad
Going overseas is a great way to enhance your CV, potentially
gain some work experience, and have some fun at the same time. You
get a chance to meet people, perhaps learn a new language,
experience new cultures, and despite what some people think, many
employers are keen to recruit graduates who have spent time working
abroad.
There are lots of options available to you. Some undergraduate
degree programmes allow you to study abroad as part of your course,
spending a semester or year studying your subject in another
country as part of your 3 years of study – see our study abroad
pages for more information. Alternatively you can work or
volunteer overseas through an organised scheme, run by companies
such as Raleigh or BUNAC, or perhaps consider teaching English as a
foreign language. Or you can just do it yourself – you can organise
your own flights, visas, work permits, travel plans etc for lots of
places around the world. This is normally done either before you
start University or after you graduate, but there are some options
for taking time out of your degree programme and going overseas
too.
Visit YSJConnect for more information about travelling
abroad.