{"id":1595,"date":"2024-04-23T13:03:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/futures-online\/?page_id=1595"},"modified":"2024-07-31T13:14:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:14:41","slug":"study-work-or-volunteer-abroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/jobs-and-work-experience\/study-work-or-volunteer-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Study, work or volunteer abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many opportunities and plenty of support available to help you study, work or volunteer abroad during your time at Cardiff University. From an unforgettable summer volunteering experience immersed in a new culture to a memorable semester spent refining your language skills and expanding your subject knowledge, the Global Opportunities team in Student Futures has you covered!<\/p>\n<h4>Benefits of going abroad<\/h4>\n<p>Spending time abroad whilst you are at university is often a once in a lifetime experience to travel, explore a new culture or embrace a new language. It is also a great way to develop confidence, meet new people and enhance your employability skills, such as communication, teamwork and adaptability.<\/p>\n<h4>Opportunities to go abroad<\/h4>\n<p>As a Cardiff University student, you might be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/students\/your-future\/spend-time-abroad\/spend-a-semester-or-year-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a year abroad<\/a> as part of your degree programme (opportunities vary according to academic school)<\/li>\n<li>Take part in an <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/students\/your-future\/spend-time-abroad\/international-summer-programmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international summer programme<\/a> (studying, working or volunteering)<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy an international experience from the comfort of your own home through a<a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/students\/your-future\/spend-time-abroad\/international-summer-programmes\/virtual-programmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> virtual programme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is also <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/students\/your-future\/spend-time-abroad\/funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a range of funding options available<\/a> to support students to gain experience abroad whilst at university.<\/p>\n<h4>Get advice<\/h4>\n<p>Get advice and support from Global Opportunities to explore your options to go abroad. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/students\/your-future\/spend-time-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comprehensive advice about all aspects of spending time abroad<\/a> on the student intranet and book an appointment with the Global Opportunities team through your <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiff.targetconnect.net\/unauth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Futures Account<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\n                        <div class=\"alert alert-purple with-icon \">        \n                            <div class=\"alert-icon\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 196 148\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\" text-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"><g clip-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M37.5,-0.5c44,0,88,0,132,0c.283.78913.783,1.455796,1.5,2c.667,44,.667,88,0,132-10.418.987-20.918,1.32-31.5,1c.167-26.669,0-53.3354-.5-80-31.035,30.868-61.8682,61.868-92.5,93-.6667,0-1.3333,0-2,0-6.6307-7.132-13.4641-14.132-20.5-21-.6667-.667-.6667-1.333,0-2C54.8333,93.6667,85.6667,62.8333,116.5,32c-26.6646-.5-53.3313-.6666-80-.5-.3091-10.7483.0242-21.415,1-32Z\" opacity=\"0.967\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#fefffe\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/g><\/svg>                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"alert-body\">            \n                <h3>Further resources<\/h3>                <p>Use the below resources to explore this topic further:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore your <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/students\/your-future\/spend-time-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">options to spend time abroad<\/a> in more detail on the student intranet<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/jobs-and-work-experience\/working-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prospects advice on working abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div> \n\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Explore your options for studying, working or volunteering abroad with Global Opportunities.","protected":false},"author":9374,"featured_media":2191,"parent":289,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1595","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"meta_box":{"cu_accordion":"","cu_alert":"","cu_carousel":"","cu_tabs":"","cu_quote":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2823,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595\/revisions\/2823"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/studentfuturesplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}