Opportunities

University of Staffordshire Global Connections supports our students with international experiences broadening cultural awareness and developing key skills highly valued by future employers.

Financial support is available not only through the Turing scheme but also from our Student Support funds.

We offer a range of shorter overseas visits taken in the summer months providing students with life changing, personally enriching, unforgettable experiences; a chance to immerse into local cultures, learn about local traditions, encounter breath-taking landscapes and maybe even learn a new language.

Whatever you decide you can be sure that you will have a life changing experience, develop your skill set, make new friends, and expand your horizons.

Africa

Law, Criminology and Psychology International Placements

• India/South Africa
• Volunteering Placement

4+ weeks

Find the perfect volunteer programme tailored just for you with placements available in a range of fields. Great for students or recent graduates looking to get experience while having the adventure of a lifetime.

Marine and Wildlife Conservation

• Southern Province of Sri Lanka, Bali Madagasca, Greece, South Africa, Costa Rica
• Cultural, Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

Various charities are able to offer students a 2 week – 6 months opportunity to work closely with the Sri Lankan Environmental Department, and other award winning marine conservation projects.

Play Action International

• Uganda
• Cultural, Work Experience Volunteer

4 weeks

Play Action create and implement innovative and exciting playgrounds, play based educational materials and training programmes for disadvantage communities across the world.

Sports Development and Coaching

• Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Ghana
• Cultural, Work Experience Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

Students are offered life changing experiences whilst helping to work towards creating a better future for young people, through education, sports and health.

Europe and Central Asia

Language Assistant Programme

• Spain
• Paid Work Experience

10 months

An amazing opportunity to become a language assistant in Europe. Teach English and work towards TEFL qualification (paid by the programme).

Marine and Wildlife Conservation

• Southern Province of Sri Lanka, Bali Madagasca, Greece, South Africa, Costa Rica
• Cultural, Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

Various charities are able to offer students a 2 week – 6 months opportunity to work closely with the Sri Lankan Environmental Department, and other award winning marine conservation projects.

Summer Jobs - Greece & Cyprus

• Greece and Cyprus
• Paid summer employment - hospitality

Summer vacation

APPLICATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN FROM JANUARY 2025 Job Trust is recruiting, selecting, and placing students in luxury hotels in Greece and Cyprus during the summer tourism season.

Summer School (Finland) Games Development

• KAMK University - Finland
• Academic Summer School in Games Development

11 Weeks

**Applications now closed for 2024** Check early 2025 for next entry. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) is offering a summer school in Games Development. Students can study either 5, 10 or 15 ECTS worth of credits during 11 weeks of study. The language of the summer school is English.

Teach English in Poland - gain a TEFL qualification

• Poland
• Teaching English in Poland

4 weeks

Teaching English as a foreign language in Warsaw, Poland - a convenient and affordable destination, easily accessible from the UK. Accommodation based in 3* hotels (twin or triple sharing), with ensuite bathrooms, free Wi-Fi and most meals provided. A 'Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) qualification forms an integral part of this programme.

Group Travel

Amritsar, India - Group Travel Experience (Easter 2025)

• India
• Cultural and academic

4 weeks

University of Staffordshire Global connections, in collaboration with Lovely Professional University (LPU), is offering an exclusive 4-week cultural, academic, and industrial experience in Amritsar, India. Only 16 student places are available for this unique opportunity.

Group Experience - Malaysia Summer School (Summer 2025)

• Malaysia
• Cultural

4 weeks

SU Global, in partnership with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), is excited to offer a 4-week cultural and academic experience near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This program is limited to 16 student places and is open to all University of Staffordshire students.

Indonesia Summer School (Summer 2025)

• Indonesia
• Cultural

4 weeks

Join us in this group experience in Surabaya, Indonesia, a 4-Week Cultural and Academic Experience Limited to 16 Student Places.

North America

BSG Interns

• Various locations across the USA
• Paid Work Experience

From 4 weeks

Applications now closed for 2024 - check back from December 2025 for next recruitment cycle. BSG specializes in placing Hospitality Management student interns at prestigious private clubs, plus fine hotels and resorts along the east coast of the US.

USA Soccer Training

• USA
• USA (East Coast) Soccer Training

Summer Vacation

**Applications will reopen during October to December 2024 for jobs during summer 2025** Beestera Soccer training camps are offering students the opportunity to work on the East Coast of America, from New York to Florida training college, high school and local teams.

USA Summer Camps - Paid Work

• USA
• Paid work experience

10 - 12 weeks

Applications now closed for 2024 - check back from December 2024 for next recruitment cycle. Get paid work experience at one of the USA's many summer camps.

South Asia

Amritsar, India - Group Travel Experience (Easter 2025)

• India
• Cultural and academic

4 weeks

University of Staffordshire Global connections, in collaboration with Lovely Professional University (LPU), is offering an exclusive 4-week cultural, academic, and industrial experience in Amritsar, India. Only 16 student places are available for this unique opportunity.

Business in Bengaluru, India

• India
• Short visit

1 week

Are you studying a Business related degree? Our one week programme delivered by Dayananda Sagar University is designed to provide you with a fast introduction to study and work-experience in India. Who knows, you may decide to return for a longer period of semester study exchange?

Law, Criminology and Psychology International Placements

• India/South Africa
• Volunteering Placement

4+ weeks

Find the perfect volunteer programme tailored just for you with placements available in a range of fields. Great for students or recent graduates looking to get experience while having the adventure of a lifetime.

Marine and Wildlife Conservation

• Southern Province of Sri Lanka, Bali Madagasca, Greece, South Africa, Costa Rica
• Cultural, Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

Various charities are able to offer students a 2 week – 6 months opportunity to work closely with the Sri Lankan Environmental Department, and other award winning marine conservation projects.

Medical Elective - Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand
• Cultural, Work Experience, Nursing, Community Health, Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

There are many opportunities for volunteer placements in the Health care sector, and these experiences are suitable for students on health care related courses.

Sports Development and Coaching

• Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Ghana
• Cultural, Work Experience Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

Students are offered life changing experiences whilst helping to work towards creating a better future for young people, through education, sports and health.

Summer cultural visit to Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka
• Summer School

4 weeks

University of Staffordshire, in conjunction with our partner Universitas Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology in Sri Lanka, are offering students a 4 week cultural and academic experience in Sri-Lanka, 20 student places available.

Textile and Design

• Sri Lanka
• Cultural, Work Experience, Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

This opportunity is suitable for students with a creative flair and working knowledge of textiles and there are unlimited places available.

South East Asia

Group Experience - Malaysia Summer School (Summer 2025)

• Malaysia
• Cultural

4 weeks

SU Global, in partnership with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), is excited to offer a 4-week cultural and academic experience near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This program is limited to 16 student places and is open to all University of Staffordshire students.

Indonesia Summer School (Summer 2025)

• Indonesia
• Cultural

4 weeks

Join us in this group experience in Surabaya, Indonesia, a 4-Week Cultural and Academic Experience Limited to 16 Student Places.

International Preschool Placements

• Hanoi, Vietnam
• Placement (Voluntary)

Mid-June to mid-August. Other durations will be considered.

Sky International Preschool is based in Hanoi, Vietnam. The preschool delivers a child-led play based curriculum to local international students and aims to provide a home-like, nurturing environment, for children aged 18 months to 6 years.

Medical Elective - Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand
• Cultural, Work Experience, Nursing, Community Health, Volunteer

2 weeks - 6 months

There are many opportunities for volunteer placements in the Health care sector, and these experiences are suitable for students on health care related courses.