There are many ways that York students can gain international experience without leaving York. The Centre for Global Programmes provides short-courses for students from around the world with which York students can get involved through events and work experience opportunities.
To keep updated with all our upcoming global opportunities on campus, register to be on the Short Courses mailing list.
For more information on any opportunity, contact cgp-shortcourses@york.ac.uk
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We are running 2 x two-hour workshops on intercultural competency in May 2023. You will be joined by students from a University in Hong Kong and other UoY students for these sessions. We will cover the knowledge, values, attitude, and skills needed to be interculturally competent.
There are a limited number of spaces available and if the workshops are oversubscribed, we will choose people from the greatest variety of backgrounds. If you come to all sessions, you will receive a certificate of attendance.
There is no charge for attending these sessions.
These sessions will take place face-to-face on campus.
Intercultural workshop 1: Tuesday 10 May 2023 1pm - 3pm
Intercultural workshop 2: Wednesday 11 May 2023 1pm - 3pm
Application deadline: 1 May 2023
Opportunity to:
We are running 2 x two-hour workshops on intercultural competency in June 2023. You will be joined by students from a University in Hong Kong and other UoY students for these sessions. We will cover the knowledge, values, attitude, and skills needed to be interculturally competent.
If you would like to join these sessions, please complete the form below. There are a limited number of spaces available and if the workshops are oversubscribed, we will choose people from the greatest variety of backgrounds. If you come to all sessions, you will receive a certificate of attendance.
There is no charge for attending these sessions.
These sessions will take place face-to-face on campus.
Intercultural workshop 1: Tuesday 6 June 1 pm - 3 pm
Intercultural workshop 2: Tuesday 13 June 1 pm - 3 pm
Application deadline: 29 May 2023
ICA consists of weekly conversation sessions with people from all over the world.
Each week there is a particular topic to discuss, with suggested questions sent to participants in advance.
It's also a great opportunity to make new friends and become more knowledgeable about other cultures.
ICA is currently held weekly on Wednesdays (12pm UK Time) and Thursdays (4pm UK Time).
Throughout the year we recruit both student mentors and student buddies to work with us on our courses. These are great ways to increase your intercultural competency, gain international experience without leaving the campus and it looks great on your CV!
As a buddy, you will be helping our students integrate into university life and life in York. This could be by:
An ideal candidate for this role is someone who is sociable, enjoys meeting new people, and learning about new cultures. This is a volunteer role and you need to be available to meet your buddy at least once a week as a minimum requirement.
A mentor is a paid role where you are required to provide social and classroom support to our short course students. Social support would include helping students to book trips to other cities in the UK, providing advice on living in York, organising social events, assisting students to integrate into the general UoY student body, among others. You may also be asked to assist students to prepare and rehearse for their final presentations.
An ideal candidate for this role is someone who has excellent social skills and a warm, welcoming and supportive manner. A mentor should be able to adapt their communication style to different cultural contexts and be aware of the difficulties that visiting students might face when studying in a foreign country.
Mentors are required to be available for the duration of the course and to have some degree of flexibility with their availability. You will generally be required to complete your required number of hours between Monday to Friday. Working with us as a student buddy first is a great way to strengthen your mentor application.
During the summer, the Short Courses team run residential summer programmes as York Global Summer Schools. We recruit students in a variety of roles on fixed term contracts at competitive rates.
These are all intensive, full-time roles throughout July, with work spread over six days a week. Meals are provided during working hours.
Read more about the roles below.
As Activity Leader, you will play a vital role in organising the daily free time activities, engaging with students, enriching their time in York and providing them pastoral support, while acting as an ambassador for the University.
As Activity Leader, your key responsibilities will be:
As House Parent you will play a vital role in providing students pastoral support in their college, while acting as an ambassador for the University.
As House Parent, your key responsibilities will be:
As Night Supervisor you will play a vital role in providing students pastoral support in their college, while acting as an ambassador for the University.
As Night Supervisor, your key responsibilities will be:
Recruitment for our 2023 programmes is not yet open.