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 virual 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.
Global Opportunities Fair 2023 (this page will be updated for the 2024 event soon!)
The 2023 Global Opportunities Fair was held on the 18th & 19th of October and has now concluded. The event included was comprised of 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 view the slides from each presentation.
Date and Time
Event complete: Click the links below to view presentation slides
Studying in New Zealand
[Otago University]
Wednesday 18 October
09:00 - 09:30
Session Complete. Slides will be uploaded shortly.
Studying in Hong Kong & Mainland China
[Chinese University of Hong Kong & CUHK Shenzhen]
10:00-11:00
CUHK Presentation 2023
CUHK Shenzhen Presentation 2023
General GO Abroad Information
[Global Opportunities Team]
11:00-12:00
GO Study Abroad Presentation 2023
Business School Opportunities
(International Engagement Team]
12:15-13:00
Business School Opportunities 2023
13:00-14:00
Global Internships and Volunteering
[Global Internships Manager]
14:00-15:00
Global Internships & Volunteering 2023
Durham ESN: Exchange Society
[Returning Year Abroad students]
15:00-15:30
Studying in Canada
[University of Calgary]
15:30-16:00
Studying in East Asia
[National Taiwan Normal University & ICU Tokyo]
Thursday 19 October
09:00-10:00
ICU Presentation 2023
NTNU Presentation 2023
Academic Life in France
[French Embassy University Attaché]
Year Abroad: Student Experience
[Returning Year Abroad student]
12:30-13:00
Global Placement Years
[Faculty Placement Managers]
Studying in the USA
[University of Notre Dame]
15:00-16:00
University of Notre Dame Presentation 2023
Global Week First Year Drop-in Session 2025
As part of Global Week, first year students are invited to a drop-in session within the Teaching and Learning Centre 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 Session 2024
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.