Go Global 2012

The Definitive Guide to Global Opportunities at the

University of Warwick

Guide2012-13

Guide2012-13

Every student can have a truly global experience whilestudying at Warwick. To help this happen, Go Global is aStudents’ Union and University-based initiative designed to get students thinking globally.

Studying abroad is the ultimate international experienceWarwick provides- to help you work out where you might want to go, this booklet provides information on the universities we work with across the world.

If studying abroad isn’t for you, don’t worry – there are still many opportunities to Go Global on campus and we can show you how! Remember, over 36% of Warwick’s studentpopulation comes from outside of the UK, representing 151different nationalities - without a doubt, overseas and EUstudents contribute incalculably to the pulse and vibe ofcampus!

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Before running to be Societies Officer I studied Philosophy, Politics andEconomics at Warwick. Alongside PPE I studied French in the Language Centre, spent a year abroad in Grenoble, played the oboe in the Symphony Orchestra andperformed in Delhi, and was on the execcommittee for World@Warwickcoordinating cross-society international events. My first-hand experience ofinternational student life inspired me to encourage as many students as possible to get thinking globally!

This guide provides an introduction to the many opportunities avail-able to our students to develop their ability to operate effectively across cultures and, in so doing, increase their employability and enrich their own personal experience. Whether through working as part of a multicultural team on campus or spending time on an exchange programme overseas, I would encourage you to make the most of your time as a Warwick student and take every opportunity to Go Global.

It is our belief that at Warwick every student is an international student. By this we mean that all students, from whatever country or discipline, emerge from Warwick as global citizens, inter-national rather than insular in knowl-edge, skills and outlook.

Professor Nigel Thrift Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick

Silkie CraggSocieties Officer, Warwick SU 2012-13

Introduction and Welcome

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TheWarwick GlobalChecklist

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TheWarwick GlobalChecklist

World@Warwick, the ‘Best New Society’ award winner last year, is at the heart of the international experience atWarwick.

World@Warwick, the ‘Best New Society’ award winner last year, is at the heart of the internationalexperience at Warwick.

World@Warwick is here to...

Transform the learning of languages (and/orcultures) from anacademic task to asocial one.

Welcome, introduce, and integrateinternational students into the UK.

Encourage homestudents to discover theinternational community at Warwick.

Get involved by...

Becoming a member! Join atwarwicksu.com/worldatwarwick

Attending or evenrunning your ownlanguage classes.

Taking part in their trips and tours to Edinburgh, London, Dublin,Stratford, and even Premier League football matches.

Coming to ‘Global’ – the internationally-themed night out every other Thursday in The Terrace Bar.

Playing forWorld@Warwick FC!

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OneWorldWeek, the biggest student-runinternational festival in the world, ishappening in Week 3 of Term 2.

OneWorldWeek is here to...

Unite students from all around the globe.

Inform students about global issues through its public speaker Forum events.

Celebrate diversity on campus throughperformances, foodfestivals, and music.

Maximise students’employability throughinternational careersworkshops.

Get involved by...

Becoming a member! Join atwww.oneworldweek.net

Volunteering to help run the festival – apply via the website!

Attending the free guest lectures from world-renownedexperts throughout the week

Getting your foodfestival and Fashion Show tickets before they sell out – stay tuned for release dates throughwww.warwicksu.com

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WIDS is here to…

Engage students withcritical issues facing the field of internationaldevelopment.

Share knowledge andexperience of inter-national development through a series of talks from guest speakers (past speakers have been from the World Bank, BBC, AmnestyInternational and the UN).

Inspire students to enact positive change in thedeveloping world.

Get involved by...

Coming along to theSummit in November!Register atwww.wids.org.uk. Applying for a WIDSinternship (in conjunction with the International RiceResearch Institute) before 28th October 2012 – check the website for further details.

Warwick International Development Summit (WIDS) provides an intellectual platform for issues pertaining to international development by bringing together the diverse perspectives of students, academics and professionals from across the world.

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AIESEC Warwick is here to…

Internationalise your CV while you study at Warwick.

Provide an integrated developmentexperiencecomprising ofleadershipopportunities,internationalinternships andparticipation in a global learningenvironment.

Get involved by…

Checking them out at www.aiesec-warwick.co.uk!

Signing up to their recruitmentprogrammes online

AIESEC is a UN-recognised international studentexchange organisation. At Warwick, it provides theopportunity to work abroad, develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills, and provide a broader understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business managementissues.

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Warwick HitchWarwick Hitch helps hundreds of students participate in acharity hitch-hike to Morocco or Croatia. The hitch-hike is organised by Link Community Development, a UK charity. The Hitch is Link’s largest fundraising event and is always extremely popular at Warwick- in 2013 the Hitch takes place between 15th March - 23rd April (during the Easter holidays).

Taking place between 15th-18th February 2013, the Economics Summit is one of the largest student-run academic conferences in Europe: set out from the rest by world-renowned speakers, engaging debates and educational workshops touching on a range of global issues including politics, development, finance and psychology.

Past speakers include world-renowned author and Financial Times columnist Tim Harford, Assistant UN Secretary General Dr Kori Udovicki, and Rufus H Yerxa – Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organisation.

For more information, visit warwickeconomicssummit.com

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Check out warwicksu.com/societies/warwickhitch or lcdinternational.org.uk/hitch for moreinformation!

For more information, visit: warwicksu.com/societies

These groups all have a very international outlook…

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CulturalAfrican-CaribbeanArabicAsianBangladeshiBruneianBulgarianChineseCypriotFrench SpeakingHellenicHong KongIndianIndonesianJapaneseJewish/IsraeliKazakhKoreanLatin AmericanMalaysianMauritianNigerianNordicPakistaniPolishRomanianRussian SpeakingSingaporeanSouth East Euro-peanSri LankanTamilThaiThird CultureThis is AfricaTurkishVietnameseWelsh

AcademicEngineers Without BordersEuropean LawModel UNWarwick Debating SocietyTEDx

Welfare charity and actionREAD InternationalRAGWarwick Volunteers

CampaigningAmnestyIsraeli-Palestinian ForumUNICEF on CampusPeople and Planet

PerformanceBelly DanceBig BandBollywoodDanceBreak DanceEQHO DanceOriental PerformanceIrish DancingSalsa Dancing

Activities & GamesMah-Jong

Sports ClubsWarwick Sportendeavours to facilitate a multi-culturalsporting experience and to create a competitive but fun sportingenvironment for allstudents. However, some sports are in-evitably more interna-tional than others – for instance, Floorball and Handball were estab-lished here by interna-tional students!Traditionally American sports, Lacrosseand American Football, are extremely popular at Warwick too… but if you want a trulyinternational sporting experience at Warwick, sign up for aninformal team in the Ernst and Younginter-mural leagues – any group of students can come together, and year on year the demographics are so diverse that we can host our own World Cup! Find out more atwarwicksport.ac.uk.

As a leading international university, Warwick has partner institutions throughout Europe and the world.

In a globalised economy, language and intercultural skills have never been more important, and time spent abroad can help you develop these skills as well as provide you with new perspectives.

Erasmus is the European Commission’s flagship educational exchange programme for University students, teachers and institutions. It was introduced with the aim ofincreasing student mobility within Europe, and gives many European university students their first chance to live abroad. Warwick is one of the UK’s largest users of the Erasmus programme with - unusually for the UK - as many students going out as coming in (350+ per year).

The Erasmus programme is open to ALL Warwickundergraduate and postgraduate students.

Students have the opportunity to take up a studyplacement or a work placement of 3-12 months’ duration, which is taken as part of your Warwick degree.

For more details on Erasmus, visit:

warwick.ac.uk/study/studyabroad/outgoing/erasmus

Erasmus

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StudyAbroad

There are a number of exchange agreements which are not part of the ERASMUS scheme, with universities outside Europe. The exchanges that are available to you depend on the academic department in which you are based.Exchange agreements are between academic departments atWarwick and the equivalent departments or faculties at partner universities.

Each year we send around 100 students for a year of study abroad.

Warwick’s exchange countries include:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Hong Kong, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and USA.

For more information on exchange opportunities, visit:

warwick.ac.uk/study/studyabroad

Exchanges

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The Warwick Venice Programme

Third year History and History of Art students can study in Venice for the first term. This allows you to enjoy a sustained period of study ‘on-site’ in Venice based in our own teaching premises: the Palazzo Pesaro-Pepafava, a fifteenth-century palazzo near the Grand Canal. Warwick has close links with theUniversity of Venice Ca’ Foscari and our students have access to facilities such as its libraries, language centre and student canteens. There is also a ‘buddy scheme’ which teams Warwick and University of Venice students, encouraging an even greater immersion in local life.

Renmin University Summer School- Beijing, China

Up to 10 students can go to the International Summer School, normally held during July. This programme is available to all undergraduate students. The deadline for applications is 31st March each year and successful applicants are notified by mid-April. The programme is suitable for students who wish to gain knowledge of China, and will focus on the Chinese languages and aspects of culture and tradition. It is taught in English. The cost to each student will beaccommodation, airfares, and living costs. There are no tuition fees! Find out more atwww2.warwick.ac.uk/study/studyabroad/outgoing/renmin

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Beijing Normal University Summer School

Students who learn Chinese in the Language Centre have had the opportunity to visit China for a 4-weekSummer programme. Your tuition and culturalactivities will be paid for and you pay for your own flights and accommodation in China. Applications open after the Easter holidays, atwarwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/academic/chinese/studychina

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AIKOM

AIKOM is an acronym for Abroad In Komaba. Komaba is the district of Tokyo in which the University of Tokyo (the most prestigious University in Japan) islocated. Warwick offers a one-year exchange visit for one undergraduate.Applications are open to second year undergraduates. No prior knowledge of Japanese language is needed: only a genuine interest in learning Japanese (on a structured course) and courses on contemporary Japan, culture and society. The application deadline is 31 January each year. Find out more atwarwick.ac.uk/study/studyabroad/outgoing/aikom

Warwick in Africa

Warwick in Africa is an innovative,philanthropically-funded programme,developed over seven years from a smallstudent volunteering project to a multi-layered programme which supports learners and their teachers with Maths and English. You are eligible to apply if you study Maths, Physics, Chemistry (or another subject where maths is an essential component of your degree), English, or modern languages. Over 120,000 learners have benefited so far! Find out more atwarwick.ac.uk/alumni/giving/priority/re-sponsibility/warwickinafrica/

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StudyAbroad

Monash-Warwick Alliance

In 2011 Warwick signed an agreement with Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, to create an alliance which aims to establish both institutions as globally connected universities. The Monash-Warwick Alliance pioneers a new model of engagement between research-led institutions across the world, encompassing students, staff, governments and industry and offering new methods ofresearch and teaching to meet future global challenges. This strategic alliance has already created some exciting student-led projects including Green Steps, Monash University’s award-winning sustainability education programme, which ran its first international course for students at Warwick in July and October 2012 and the co-production of Reinvention, Warwick’s on-line peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality undergraduate student research from all disciplinary areas. Many more innovative joint degree programmes and projects arecurrently being planned, including a joint Monash-Warwick PhD.

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The Alliance has also expanded Warwick’s study abroad offer and in 2012-13, 16 Warwick undergraduates will spend either part or all of their academic year at Monash. In return, Warwick will welcome 16 students from Monash at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Details on how to apply are available from the Study Abroad Coordinator in your department.

On an extra-curricular level, the Alliance is also thriving. After a rigorous application and presentation process, four Warwick Sport Clubs have been selected to participate in the first Varsity Series between the two universities. In addition to travelling to Melbourne to play matches against Monash University, our sports clubs will have the opportunity to share training sessions, attend lectures, coach in a local school, fundraise for an Australian charity andattend skills sessions with PricewaterhouseCoopers. The clubs who will be representing Warwick are Women’s Netball, Swimming & Water Polo, Ladies Hockey and Men’s Football. To find out more about the Monash-Warwick Alliance and to see how you can get involved, check outwww2.warwick.ac.uk/about/partnerships/monash

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International

Recognition

Global Advantage Award

Develop the skills global employers are seeking!

Employers are keen to hire graduates who can demonstrate that they can effectively communicate, interact and build effectiveworking relationships with people from different cultures andcountries. Even if you are based in the UK, you may need tocontribute to global projects and manage international teams.

The Global Advantage Award is an elite award for current Warwick students who provide evidence that they have developedcapabilities highly valued by global employers: openness andflexibility, coping with setbacks, a spirit of adventure, the ability to communicate across cultures and build strong inter-culturalworking relationships, and the confidence to articulate what has been learned from inter-cultural experience(s). It is a greatopportunity to reflect on and capture your capabilities and skills in preparation for employer applications.

40 hours or more of significant intercultural interaction are required. Eligible activities include: work experience or volunteering outside your home country; collaborative international research projects; voluntary work in your home country involving significantinteraction with multicultural groups; or significant interculturalinvolvement in campus activities with students of othernationalities/cultures. Students use the knowledge andunderstanding gained during the Global Advantage process todemonstrate their potential to work internationally.

For more information visit: warwick.ac.uk/services/advantage/awards/global/

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International Students’ Association

The ISA aims to bring international students together to discuss issues facing them while studying at University in the UK. We meet five times a year to discuss issues including integration, fees,accommodation, visas, finding work and more. The ISA also has three seats on Warwick SU’s Student Council, where it lobbies the Union and University to change provisions it has for international students.

If you want to have your say on the international experience atWarwick, visit facebook.com/groups/warwickisa

Alternatively, email Chair of the ISA, Rea Malhotra Mukhtyar, on [email protected]

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