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HCARE International Learning Opportunities
Introduction
Develop your knowledge and insight about international opportunities to include: Why? When? What? Where? and the next steps.....How?
At the end of this presentation you will:
Why? The Benefits
•Development and growth of yourself as a student and later when you are registered;• Benefits for healthcare delivery.
Strengthening of personal self, resilience and
emotional intelligence
GO FOR IT!!!
The people and the
relationships formed
You have to be open-minded
Life-changing experience
Confirmed my values
Differing values
regarding fundamental care such as dignity and
respect
What HCARE Students Say
You can go within your programme or in your holidays, or you can do both.
Programme examples• Occupational Therapy -12 weeks Erasmus (soon to be
reduced to 8 weeks)• Nursing- 4 weeks clinical placement (POLO) • Midwifery- 2 weeks (PDO) clinical placements soon to be
increased to 4 weeks(POLO)• Diagnostic Radiography and Radiotherapy- 4 weeks
clinical placements• Operating Department Practitioner- 4 weeks clinical
placement
When can you go?
Where can you go?
-School Partners
• Cork• Malta• Belgiu
m• Finland• Swede
n• Singap
ore• Oman• China• Namibi
a
Volunteering:Organisations such as Work the World Conferences:HCARE Undergraduate ConferenceShort courses:OT Belgium Creativity course University organised:Via the Global Opportunities Centre
Holiday Time Opportunities
Where else have Students Visited?Malawi, Tanzania, Botswana,
Ghana, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South
Africa, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Philippines, El Salvador Bulgaria, Cambodia, Dubai, Guatemala, America, Japan
and New Zealand!
Over 100 HCARE students have participated in an international
activity between 2013-2015 and over £40, 000 scholarships
have been awarded
What next?
Finding help and advice:
• Your personal tutor• Your Programme Global Learning Co-ordinators • Cardiff University’s Global Opportunity Centre for
further information• Languages for All: free Global language tuition
for all CU students• Attend international events at HCARE and the
Global Opportunity Centre• Buddy / study with international incoming students
Next steps
Visit the Online International Student Mobility package* that contains useful information about:
• Other students experiences;
• Personal research and preparation;
• Academic and clinical priorities;
• Practical considerations, for example, health, funding accommodation and language support.
*This package is currently being updated
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