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Newcastle University Student Resource Guide

Explore Newcastle University resources for career services, work experience, student engagement, exchange programs, and language learning opportunities. Enhance your skills, engage with the community, and prepare for future employment.

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Newcastle University Student Resource Guide

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  1. Getting The Most Out of Newcastle • Ruth O’Rourke – Routes into Languages • Tonia Cook – International Partnerships Officer • David Levinson – Careers Service

  2. Welcome! • Engage • Enhance • Employ • Enjoy

  3. Newcastle Graduate Skills • www.ncl.ac.uk/nclplus

  4. EMPLOY: Careers Service • One of largest university careers services in UK • Winner of national careers awards • Targeted by employers • Where do I start looking? Advice to point you in the right direction

  5. EMPLOY: Newcastle Work Experience (NWE) EMPLOY: NWE • Open to all (international and UK) students • Complement your studies, put theory into practice • Add experience to your CV, enhance your skills and employability • Receive a training bursary: £600 for term-time placement and £1200 for a summer placement • Gain an insight into UK business culture • Build up your business contacts in the North East

  6. Newcastle Work Experience (NWE) EMPLOY: NWE Email:nwe@ncl.ac.uk www.ncl.ac.uk/careers

  7. ENGAGE: Student Community Action Network ENGAGE: SCAN • Registered charity – based at Newcastle Uni for over 30 years • recruits student volunteers for: • national and local charities • voluntary organisations • community groups • & develops student-led voluntary projects in the community • IT’S FREE TO REGISTER!

  8. ENGAGE: SCAN • One-off activities • a group of students go out for an afternoon and do an activity which will directly benefit the local community • Very popular • Mixed nationality groups • Explore the beautiful North East • Meet people, make friends • Transport, equipment, refreshments provided • IDEAL FOR BUSY PEOPLE

  9. ENGAGE: SCAN www.scan.ncl.ac.uk

  10. ENHANCE: Exchange Programmes • Erasmus Programme • European Countries • Non-EU Exchange Programme • Australia; Canada; China; Hong Kong; Japan; Singapore; USA

  11. ENHANCE: Exchange Programmes Why Take Part? • Spend time immersed in another culture • Improve your language skills • Obtain a different perspective on your degree subject • A fun and challenging experience • An international network of friends • Travel opportunities throughout the world! • Academic credits • Transferable employment skills

  12. ENHANCE: Exchange Programmes • Study For One Semester or Full Year • Transfer Credit Back To Newcastle • Does Not Extend Degree Programme • Designated Partner Universities • May Study At More Than One Partner • Linguistic Skills Not Necessarily Required

  13. ENHANCE: Exchange Programmee • Erasmus Programme • Funded by European Union • Student Grant For Period of Study • Tuition Fee Waiver – Full Year Participants • Study Placements & Work Placements • Non EU Exchange Programme • Exchange Bursary • Self Funding Extra £2000 - £2500 Per Year

  14. ENJOY: Language Learning at NCL • ONLY 10% world’s population are English native speakers • 75% speak no English at all • Linguists are highly employable and earn up to 8% more than counterparts • Independent language learning (OAC, CLL) • Modules in SML • Ambassadorial roles • Project work

  15. Enhance, Engage, Employ, Enjoy

  16. For further information, please contact us on: • Telephone: 0191 222 6865 • Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/international/exchanges

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