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Welcome to the Global Opportunities Fair

Find out about the study and work abroad opportunities available to Durham students at a range of live events.
Click here for the Global Opportunities homepage

Global Opportunities is the home of Durham's study, work and volunteer abroad options. Each year in October the University runs a Global Opportunities Fair for students to find out more. On the virual day we run three types of live event.

  • General GO Information talks with the International Office. These consist of a short presentation followed by a Q&A session. The sessions will run and repeat throughout the week - so don't worry if you miss the first one!
  • Studying in... a number of Durham's partners have been invited to talk students about their university / country. We have grouped them into regions, so as to work across timezones.
  • Specific Sessions. These extra one-off sessions are being run for information on work placements, internships and languages. 

The sessions are not being recorded, however, we will try to upload any slides to this page after the event for students to revisit.

What's on: 

Global Week First Year Drop-in Session 2024

As part of Global Week, first year students are invited to a drop-in session within the Teaching and Learning Centre to find out about the various Global Opportunities that are available to them throughout their degree at Durham. 

  • Date: Wednesday 28 February
  • Time: 14:00 - 16:30
  • Location: TLC 116

Information will be available about the Study Abroad programmes, working Placement Years, summer time Global Internships and volunteering opportunities. Students will be able to speak to the ESN exchange society members, returning year abroad students, as well as staff from the Global Opportunities team, Careers and Enterprise Service and Centre for Foreign Language Study.  

Please visit the Global Week Drop-in page for further details: GO Drop-in Session 2024 

Global Opportunities Fair 2023

The 2023 Global Opportunities Fair was held on the 18th & 19th of October and has now concluded. The event included was comprised of presentations from the GO team, international partner universities and professional support staff from relevant departments within Durham. Please use the links in the table below to view the slides from each presentation.

 

Title

Date and Time

Event complete: Click the links below to view presentation slides

Studying in New Zealand

[Otago University]

Wednesday 18 October

09:00 - 09:30

Session Complete. Slides will be uploaded shortly.

Studying in Hong Kong & Mainland China

[Chinese University of Hong Kong & CUHK Shenzhen]

Wednesday 18 October

10:00-11:00

CUHK Presentation 2023

 

CUHK Shenzhen Presentation 2023

General GO Abroad Information

[Global Opportunities Team]

Wednesday 18 October

11:00-12:00

 

GO Study Abroad Presentation 2023

Business School Opportunities

(International Engagement Team]

Wednesday 18 October

12:15-13:00

 

Business School Opportunities 2023

General GO Abroad Information

[Global Opportunities Team]

Wednesday 18 October

13:00-14:00

GO Study Abroad Presentation 2023

Global Internships and Volunteering

[Global Internships Manager]

Wednesday 18 October

14:00-15:00

Global Internships & Volunteering 2023

Durham ESN: Exchange Society

[Returning Year Abroad students]

Wednesday 18 October

15:00-15:30

ESN Presentation 2023

Studying in Canada

[University of Calgary]

Wednesday 18 October

15:30-16:00

University of Calgary Presentation 2023

Studying in East Asia

[National Taiwan Normal University & ICU Tokyo]

Thursday 19 October

09:00-10:00

ICU Presentation 2023

 

NTNU Presentation 2023

Academic Life in France

[French Embassy University Attaché]

Thursday 19 October

10:00-11:00

Academic Life in France Presentation 2023

General GO Abroad Information

[Global Opportunities Team]

Thursday 19 October

11:00-12:00

GO Study Abroad Presentation 2023

Year Abroad: Student Experience

[Returning Year Abroad student]

Thursday 19 October

12:30-13:00

Student Experience 2023

General GO Abroad Information

[Global Opportunities Team]

Thursday 19 October

13:00-14:00

GO Study Abroad Presentation 2023

Global Placement Years

[Faculty Placement Managers]

Thursday 19 October

14:00-15:00

Global Placement Years 2023

Studying in the USA

[University of Notre Dame]

Thursday 19 October

15:00-16:00

University of Notre Dame Presentation 2023

 

#DUGlobalOpportunities on Social Media

See student stories, pictures from DU undergraduates abroad and keep up to date with the latest opportunities available by following #DUglobalopportunities on social media

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Introducing GO Study Abroad

Click here for more information about Studying Abroad. Don't forget, study is not the only option - there are GO work and volunteer placements too.

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Get involved in Durham!

Meet international students by joining esn_durham - the Erasmus & Exchange Students society that is run by students to support European and Non European Exchange students studying / preparing to study at Durham.

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Next Steps

After attending the live events we would recommend going to the Global Opportunities homepage where you will be able to explore the specific study abroad, work (Placement Year and internships), volunteering or summer school opportunities that might be right for you.
Click here to access the GO homepage