Adventure awaits...

Become an English Language Assistant

With placements available across Europe and in Latin America, Canada and China, working as a language assistant is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

You can totally immerse yourself in another language and culture, gain valuable work experience for your CV…and get paid for it. 

Get paid industry experience abroad

STEM undergraduates, you could do a six to 52 week paid traineeship with a top employer, in one of 80+ countries with IAESTE.

It’s the ideal way to develop your skills, gain industry experience in an international environment… and of course, to have fun exploring a new country.

Study USA

Students in Nothern Ireland...fancy going on an American adventure?

Through Study USA you could spend the next academic year studying in one of over 140 institutions across the country. Applications close 5 December. 

Generation UK - China funded internship

Receive funding to undertake a two-month placement in an industry sector of your choice in China. 

Having work experience in China will give you an inside view into Chinese culture and business practice, which is increasingly valued by UK employers. Applications close on December 12. 

Train to teach Languages

Did teaching abroad spark an interest in a possible teaching career?

If you are passionate about French, German or Spanish and want to inspire young minds, you could receive a languages scholarship of £27,500 to support you during your teacher training year.

Volunteer in Ukraine

You could spend three to five weeks next year helping children to learn English in the Ukraine with GoCamps.

GoCamp is a new wave of English summer camps for children. During the camp, children take part in activities and interact with foreign volunteers to build their English language skills and have fun.

Teach English in Japan

Interested in going to Japan? Through the Japan Exchange and Teaching programme (JET) you can assist with the teaching of English in Japanese schools.

Experience what the country has to offer while developing your skills as an Assistant Language Teacher.

Work at the British Embassy in China

The UK Visas and Immigration department in Beijing is hiring!

You could work as an Entrance Clearance Officer or Visa Writer at the British Embassy in Beijing for three to six months next year. You'll get a salary and have the chance to experience working in China. 

Christian Georgiou: Scholarship in Fujian, China

'I'd already taken two beginner's Chinese modules during my second year at UEA and had become interested enough in Chinese language and culture to want to explore it further, and to see China with my own eyes.'