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

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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