Studying Abroad

How to gain overseas work experience that will help you hatch your career in international development.

I am used to walking into a room and greeting people with a simple “hey” or “what’s up?” – but once you fly over the Atlantic it is another story.

Summer short courses allow you to network, specialize, get experience abroad and experience another campus.

By the end of the week I had been on my first assignments. The most exciting was a press conference about the Tour de France.

Like many young job seekers, I am stuck in a vicious cycle. I don’t have enough experience, so I do not get hired. I do not get hired, so I don’t gain experience.

After traveling to 30 cities, nine countries and three continents in one year, let me tell you that there is a very deep connection between travel and work.

Fourth year Queen’s commerce student Tracy Zhang says studying abroad has helped her career in many (some surprising) ways!

UBC psychology student Monica Milowski spent a year studying at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Simon Fraser University business student Janice Quan recently spent a semester studying at the Vienna University of Business and Economics and travelling around Europe.

UBC Engineering Physics grad Oscar Plag needed a change after graduation, so he decided to attend grad school in the UK.

As a student or recent grad in Canada, being an English speaker may help you land a job teaching English to new Canadians or teaching English abroad.

This summer fourth year Ryerson University chemical engineering student Hussein Hashi had the opportunity to complete an internship as a Research Assistant at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany. Read more about his experience and tips for other students.