International

Meet Us Abroad

When and where can you meet us?

Durham University International office and academic members of staff regularly travel to other countries to meet with prospective students. Please find below a table of our planned trips over the next twelve months. Please contact the International Office for more information about opportunities to meet with Durham University members of staff within your home country.

Country

Dates

Staff Travelling

Activities

AUGUST

India
Dehradun, Jaipur, Chandigarh

19-25 Aug

David Thornber (International Office)

British Council Schools Mission

Brazil
Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo 

27-29 Aug

Peter Allen (Durham Business School)

QS World MBA Tour, WGS Tour 

Argentina
Buenos Aires 

30 Aug

Peter Allen (Durham Business School)

WGS Tour

SEPTEMBER

Nigeria
Abuja/Lagos 

2-5 Sept

Sharne Procter (International Office)

British Council Partnerships Meeting

Saudi Arabia
Buraydah 

3-6 Sept

Rob Dixon and Mike Nicholson (Durham Business School)

Business School visit to Qassim University

Mexico
Monterrey and Mexico City 

6-9 Sept

Agent Representation 

FPP Media Exhibition

Hong Kong & India

3 - 14 Sept

Colin Crowder (Combined Honours), Ian Whitfield (Durham Business School)

School Visits, Public Lectures

USA
New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle 

15-25 Sept

Durham Business School

QS WGS Tour

USA
North Carolina and Pennsylvania 

16-30 Sept

Beth Sutcliffe (International Office)

Students recruitment & Partnership Development

Korea
Seoul 

16-22 Sept

Andrew Deeks (Faculty of Science)

British Council Visit

Canada
Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto 

22-29 Sept

Lindsay Duke (Durham Business School)

Recruit in Canada Tour

Kazakhstan
Astana, Almaty 

23 – 27 Sept

David Thornber (International Office)

British Council Education Fair, Meeting with Bolashak, Student interviews with agents

Hong Kong & Singapore

24 Sept – 3 Oct

Kristi McFarland (International Office), Ari Sadanandom (Biological Sciences)

School Visits, Public Lectures, Agent Interviews

Sweden
Uppsala 

25 - 28 Sept

Tim Clark (International Office)

 

CReD review

OCTOBER

China
Multi-City 

8-18 Oct

Vicky Donnelly (International Office)

Agent Roadshow, School visits, University lectures

UK -London

12-13 Oct

Beth Sutcliffe (International Office)

SI-UK Fair and Bellerby’s HE Fair

Canada
Toronto 

14-21 Oct

Lindsay Zerbin Young (International Office)

Students recruitment & Partnership Development

Iraq
Baghdad/Erbil 

14-16 Oct

Lisa Sadler (International Office)

Education Fair in Baghdad and recruitment visit to Kurdistan

USA & Canada
St Louis, Chicago, Toronto 

16-27 Oct

Aaron Baker (Law)

Students recruitment & Partnership Development

Brazil
Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro 

20-22 Oct

Agent Representation

British Council Exhibition

Thailand
Bangkok 

24-29 Oct

Kristi McFarland (International Office), Law

OCSC Exhibition

Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur 

29 Oct -2 Nov

Kristi McFarland (International Office)

School Visits, Sponsor Visits, Agent Interviews

USA
Massachusetts 

29 Oct -2 Nov

James Blowey (Faculty of Science)

School Visits, Sponsor Visits, Agent Interviews

Nigeria
Lagos & Abuja 

TBC

Lisa Sadler (International Office), Durham Business School

Schools visits and agent interviews

NOVEMBER

Canada
Toronto 

1 - 2 Nov

VC and Tim Clark (International Office)

MNU meeting hosted by Queens

Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur 

4-8 Nov

Andy Husband (Pharmacy), Adam Todd (Pharmacy)

School Visits, Agent Interviews

USA
New York, Washington DC 

5-14 Nov

Beth Sutcliffe (International Office)

School Visits, Sponsor Visits, Agent Interviews

USA
Chicago 

10 Nov

Sir Thomas Allen, VC, Jon Davidson (Faculty of Science)

Alumni Event 

Turkey
Istanbul, Adana, Ankara 

14-20 Nov

David Thornber (International Office)

British Council school visits, Schools with ATEC UKET, UKET Exhibitions

Colombia
Bogota, Cali

16-19 Nov

Agent Representation

Europosgrados Fair

Azerbaijan
Baku 

23-24 Nov

David Thornber (International Office)

UKET Exhibition – schools, agents, sponsor visit

China
Multi-City 

24-25 Nov

Charles Augarde (Faculty of Science)

PhD Fair, Agent interviews, School visits

Saudi Arabia
Multi-city 

TBC

Lisa Sadler (International Office)

Agents visit and visit to Qassim

DECEMBER

India
Multi-city 

3-15 Dec

David Thornber (International Office)

Agents interviews and schools

Bangladesh
Dhaka 

David Thornber (International Office)