Global Opportunities is the home of Durham's study, work and volunteer abroad options. Each year in October the University runs a Global Opportunities Fair for students to find out more. On the virtual day we run three types of live event.
The sessions are not being recorded, however, we will try to upload any slides to this page after the event for students to revisit.
The 2025 Global Opportunities Fair will take place on the 22 and 23 October. The Fair will include presentations from the GO team, international partner universities and professional support staff from relevant departments within Durham. Please use the links in the table below to access the sessions which will be added in due course.
Date and Time
Link to Join
Studying in Australia
[University of Melbourne]
Wednesday 22 October
09:00 - 09:30
Studying in Mainland China
[Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen]
10:00-10:30
General GO Abroad Information
[Global Opportunities Team]
11:00-12:00
Disability Support on a Year Abroad
[Disability Support]
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
Choosing Your Destination & Student Experience
[Global Opportunities Team and Year Abroad Students]
14:00-15:00
Durham ESN: Exchange Society
[ESN & Returning Year Abroad students]
15:00-16:00
Studying in Latin America
[Universidad Panamericana, Universidad de los Andes]
16:00-16:30
Studying in East Asia
[National Taiwan Normal University, Korea University]
Thursday 23 October
09:00-10:00
Studying in South East Asia
[National University of Singapore, Durham University Regional Director for South East Asia]
10:00-11:00
Global Placement Years
[Faculty Placement Manager]
Global Internships and Volunteering
[Global Internships Manager]
Language Learning for a Global Opportunity
[Centre for Foreign Language Study]
Studying in North America
[Durham University North America International Officer]
15:30-16:30
Additional Go Abroad Information and Q&A
TBC
Global Week First Year Drop-in Session 2025
As part of Global Week, first year students are invited to a drop-in session to find out about the various Global Opportunities that are available to them throughout their degree at Durham.
Information will be available about the Study Abroad programmes, working Placement Years, summer time Global Internships and volunteering opportunities. Students will be able to speak to the ESN exchange society members, returning year abroad students, as well as staff from the Global Opportunities team, Careers and Enterprise Service and Centre for Foreign Language Study.
Please visit the Global Week Drop-in page for further details: GO Drop-In
See student stories, pictures from DU undergraduates abroad and keep up to date with the latest opportunities available by following #DUglobalopportunities on social media
Click here for more information about Studying Abroad. Don't forget, study is not the only option - there are GO work and volunteer placements too.
Meet international students by joining esn_durham - the Erasmus & Exchange Students society that is run by students to support European and Non European Exchange students studying / preparing to study at Durham.
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