International Students
- Are you an international student (not from a European Union country) and thinking of what to do after completing your course?
This section directs you towards additional key websites providing information and guidance for your needs.
Top Tips
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Whether you are looking to work in the UK, your home country or elsewhere, the experience and skills you have gained through your time in the UK (such as language and cultural awareness) are valuable to employers. Promote these as additional 'selling' points;
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Make full use of your time as a student to improve your CV. Work experience and extra-curricular activities (eg course representative, student committees, organising events), demonstrate you are developing the transferable skills sought by employers, in addition to your academic achievement;
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Degrees and higher degrees will improve your career opportunities internationally;
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If you want to stay in the UK after completing your studies, make sure you do your research and make applications well in advance, before the expiry of your student status. Stay up-to-date by checking the UKCISA and Home Office websites. Employers are only likely to try to obtain work permits for outstanding candidates or for 'shortage occupations'. If you do not need one, you should make this clear on your application;
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For work and study outside the UK, refer to the country specific profiles of over 50 countries around the world, on the Graduate Prospects website below.
Resources
www.thecollege.co.uk/international
Bournemouth & Poole College International website - providing information for international study
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/futurestudents
Bournemouth University website:
- Click on 'Paying for your course' - click on 'Funding Guides: Full-time Undergraduate Students from outside the European Union' or 'Funding Guides: Full-time Postgraduate Students from outside the European Union'
www.hero.ac.uk/uk/studying/information_for_overseas_stude262.cfm
HERO: the official gateway to Higher Education and Research in the UK
www.prospects.ac.uk
Graduate Prospects is the national careers site for higher education students in the UK:
- Drop down 'Communities' and click on 'International Students' - go to the section titled 'Already in the UK'
www.dfes.gov.uk/international-students
Department for Education and Skills site for International students
www.britishcouncil.org/learning
Use the British Council education site for a 'UK course' search
www.educationuk.org/scholarships
Use the British Council education site to find out about funding and scholarships on the 'UK scholarships database'
www.ukcisa.org.uk
UKCISA: Council for International Student Affairs:
- Go to 'Advice for International Students' on studying in the UK and to download Guidance Notes leaflets
www.workingintheuk.gov.uk
UK government rules are always under review, you will need to check this Home Office site for the latest situation.
As employers are often out-of-date, you are advised to print off the relevant pages to show a prospective employer. You can download forms and leaflets.
