Our diverse student body presents great opportunities to engage with people from all over the globe – why not take advantage of this and some of these particular initiatives? Whether for work or pleasure, it’s perhaps never been more important, for University to offer opportunities to develop your intercultural competence. Global businesses relay this as an important skill in their employees and our world environment would undoubtedly benefit from us all understanding each other better. European Work Experience: Funding is available for students undertaking internships in Europe through the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme. Students in any year of study can apply for grants worth up to €400 EUR per month. The experience must last for a minimum of 2 months, start before 15 July and end by 30 September 2016. Eligible host institutions include other Higher Education Institutions and public/private organisations based in an Erasmus+ programme country. The deadline for applying for Erasmus+ funding is 01 February 2016. More information and a link to the online application form can be found on the Go Abroad website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/international-office/exchanges/placements Global Leadership Experience: work with 100 student from 25 different nationalities on a global challenge. GLE gives you real and practical experiences, broadens your horizons and challenges you to adapt and thrive in diverse situations. It equips you with the tools you need to lead change, now and in the future. To find out more about the Edinburgh GLE running in February and to apply visit: http://commonpurpose.org/leadership/programmes/students/global-leader-experiences/edinburgh/ Go Abroad competition: Whether through an exchange, work placement or through the Principal’s Go Abroad fund, time spent abroad provides intense and rewarding experiences. This year we’ve we run a competition among students for best video, best written word and best photo to depict their experience in a creative way. This competition is an annual event and the winners are revealed at the Homecoming event every October. You can see all the winning entries here: http://www.ed.ac.uk/international-office/go-abroad/go-abroad-competition This article was published on 2024-11-12
