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PROGRAMME GUIDE GOING ABROAD FAIR Tuesday 17 November 2015

The Going Abroad Fair is organized by the International Office

WELCOME AT THE GOING ABROAD FAIR! Every year hundreds of HU students go abroad during their studies and we are glad you have decided you wish to be one of them!

There are so many options for an international experience while you are at HU: you can study at one of our partner universities, do an internship at a foreign company, do a research assignment abroad and more!

At this fair you can find all the information you need about going abroad. Visit the International Office stands for all your general questions and specifically about grants & scholarships, find out which options you have at your faculty stand, learn from the experiences of students who have been abroad before or, should you want to do an internship, talk to one of the mediators present, who might help you find an internship abroad!

Don’t forget to take a look at the photo contest ‘HU Goes Global!’ We have asked students who have been abroad to submit their pictures that best symbolize their period abroad. Go check all the pictures and get inspired!

TABLE OF CONTENTS Information videos on study & internship abroad 4 Workshop ‘How to choose your stay abroad?’

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Find your way at the Going Abroad Fair

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Map of the information market

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General information - participant information

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Faculties - participant information

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Internship abroad - participant information

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Enjoy your time!

International Office

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INFORMATION VIDEOS ON STUDY & INTERNSHIP ABROAD Sit down, relax and watch our information videos on either study or internship abroad. They provide you with the most important information on how to organize your stay abroad. Both videos can be watched in Dutch and English.

Location: in the hallway behind the photo contest wall

WORKSHOP ‘HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR STAY ABROAD?’

Time: 11.30 - 12.30 Time: 12.30 - 13.30

Location: Balcony Pi on the first floor Location: Balcony Pi on the first floor

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Find out what suits you best at the ‘general information’ section: • Visit the International Office stands • Watch information videos on study & internship abroad Join the workshop ‘How to choose your stay abroad?’

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2. When can you go abroad and where can you go?

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Study or internship abroad? One year or a short course? To New York, Istanbul or Ghent? There are so many options to go international, how do you know what suits you best? Join this workshop and find out!

1. What do you want to do abroad, a study period or an internship?

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Time: 11.00 - 14.00

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3. Where do you want to go to?

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Learn more about your country of interest at the ‘regions’ section: • Visit the stands of the countries you are interested in • Talk to (international) students about their home/host country and ask them all your questions

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5. How can you prepare before you leave?

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Find out what you can do and arrange before you leave at the 'before you go abroad' section: • Meet international students in Utrecht through student organizations ESN & Buddy Go Dutch • Learn about language courses offered by CLC & Babel • Get lots of practical information at the stand of Studentsinsured & GGDrU

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Follow the relevant checklist to be found at stand 1 of the International Office: • Orientation checklist • Study abroad checklist • Internship abroad checklist

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MAP OF THE INFORMATION MARKET

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Workshop Balcony Pi

1st floor Information video area

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Faculties - Find out when & where you can go!

Faculty of Education (FE) Faculty of Natural Sciences & Technology (FNT) Faculty of Economics & Management (FEM) & HU minors 'Doing Business in China', 'Project Management in China' & 'Doing Business in High Growth Countries' Faculty of Communication & Journalism (FCJ) Faculty of Health Care (FG) Faculty of Society & Law (FMR)

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Internship abroad - Find your internship abroad with these organizations!

Stagereizen & Pure! Volunteer Go Placements & Stage-USA / Stage-Australia / Stage-Euro Kilroy & Be More Stagehuis Doingoood & Bo Curaçao Abroad Internships & Eye4Africa / Asia (E4A) Projects Abroad & Let’s Go Africa Local Dreamers & Work the World

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Photo contest wall ’HU Goes Global!’

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General information - Everything you need to know!

International Office - study & internship abroad International Office - grants & scholarships

Before you go abroad - Get prepared & get international!

17 Studentsinsured & GGDrU (health & vaccinations) 18 HU Centre of Language & Culture (CLC) & Babel Language Institute 19 Erasmus Student Network (ESN) & Buddy Go Dutch

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Regions - Get inspired from experienced (international) students!

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GENERAL INFORMATION - PARTICIPANT INFORMATION At the International Office stands you can gather general information about study abroad, internship abroad and grants & scholarships. Get useful checklists, factsheets, other information material and talk to one of the International Officers to get your international adventure started!

FACULTIES - PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Study abroad? Internship abroad? Or both? At the stand of your faculty you can gather information on what the options are in your study programme on going abroad. Get a factsheet with the options within your study programme, check which partner universities you can choose from and find out about the HU minors abroad at stand 5. Furthermore you can talk to an internationalisation coordinator of your faculty to know what your options are!

INTERNSHIP ABROAD - PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Stagereizen (stand 9) Stagereizen is active since 2007 Down Under. At the start, you will first Skype with one of our team members to discuss your personal and university requirements. After that, Stagereizen will start the search to find your dream internship. At all times, you will first get the chance to Skype with your future employer before making any decisions. Stagereizen doesn't just help with the internship, but also with the visa, accommodation, flight tickets and much more. www.stagereizen.nl Pure! Volunteer (stand 9) PURE! Volunteer is the specialist for internships and final thesis assignments in Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia (Bali) and Sri Lanka. PURE! aims to enlarge the future prospective of children, young adults and women in Asia. PURE! believes in the power of education, combined with the dedicated efforts of interns and volunteers. PURE! operates small-scale, on a personal level and is always directly involved. Together we make a difference! www.purevolunteer.nl Go Placements (stand 10) Go Placements is an internship agency that arranges your internship in Africa & Europe but also your student accommodation, sim card,

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rental car and adventure travel. We engineer your experience with 360 Degree service! We are your internship-partners in Africa & Europe with an office in both Amsterdam and Cape Town. We have been active with students for 8 years and can proudly say we are the specialist in Europe and South Africa. www.gointernshipeurope.com / www.gointernshipafrica.com Stage-USA / Stage-Australia / Stage-Euro (stand 10) Stage-USA, Stage-Australia and Stage-Euro provide highquality paid placements services and trainee programmes.

Are you motivated and looking for a challenge abroad?

Come visit us at our stand! We have the knowledge and the network to make your time abroad unforgettable. www.stage-usa.nl / www.stage-australia.nl / www.stage-euro.nl Kilroy (stand 11) Kilroy provides free study counselling for students who want to study overseas or would like to do their internship in the US, Australia or China. We help you with your application, practical preparations and we know everything there is to know about costs and expenses. We work with universities in countries such as the UK, Australia and the US but also have opportunities in Asia! www.kilroyworld.nl Be More (stand 11) Do you want to volunteer in Africa or Asia? Go on a meaningful trip to a challenging destination? Be More co-operates with more than twenty-five projects, where you can make a sustainable contribution. Go back to basic in one of Uganda’s communities? Work with street kids in South Africa? Give English classes in Cambodia? Make a difference on a garbage dump in the Philippines? Get your hands dirty in Malawi? That – and many more – is possible with Be More. Reliable, safe and sound. An memorable experience for a lifetime. www.be-more.nl Stagehuis (stand 12) Stagehuis specializes in organizing internships and graduation assignments abroad. We arrange internships in eight beautiful destinations: America, Canada, England, Ireland, China, Australia, New Zealand and Malta. We match the potential host company to the wishes of the student and the requirements of the university. We also advise en help you arrange visas, accommodation, insurances, flight tickets and trips on location. www.stagehuis.nl

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Doingoood (stand 13) As a student you want to develop optimally in your discipline. And what is more exciting than your traineeship abroad! You will not only develop yourself as a professional but you also gain a unique intercultural experience. A traineeship in Africa is a unique meeting with a different culture and an enriching experience what broadens your vision. www.vrijwilligerswerk-afrika.nl/stage Bo Curaҫao (stand 13) Bo Curaçao is a placement agency for students who want to do their internship at Curaçao. We work hard and with a young and enthusiastic team. Not only do we arrange internships, we find it important that everything is arranged in advance.

Because when you start your internship at Curaçao, it will also be your home for a few months. Therefore we also arrange housing, transport, transfer, a permit and other important affairs. www.bocuracao.nl Abroad Internships (stand 14) Before you can start an internship abroad, you will have to find a company that is able to facilitate you a spot. Abroad Internships will help you overcome this obstacle! We have contacts with different types of companies in different locations, spread all across the globe. The starting point for us is to find a suitable company which best fits your needs. www.abroad-internships.com Eye4Africa / Asia (E4A) (stand 14) Are you ambitious and would you really like to make a difference? Then consider a challenging internship in Uganda, Kenia or Vietnam! Eye4Africa / Asia (E4A) offers internships and graduation/research projects at higher education level in professional organizations in Uganda, Kenia and Vietnam. You will be professionally mentored by experienced Dutch coaches that live and work in the country, so they can advise and coach you to be more successful in your internship. Of course, we also take care of all the practical arrangements. This way we want to ensure that your internship is a success for you and for the local organization you work in! Learn more about the endless opportunities to really contribute in a developing country while building a professional resume. www.eye4africa.com

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Projects Abroad (stand 15) Projects Abroad is an international organization that offers volunteer projects and internships in many countries around the world. With more than 140 projects in 29 destinations, you can make a valuable contribution as a volunteer or do an interesting internship in the field of care, health care, teaching, sports, business, law, conservation & environment and many more. Qualifications and experience are welcome but for most projects not required to participate. www.projects-abroad.nl Let’s Go Africa (stand 15) Let’s Go Africa is a Community Development Internship and Volunteer Agency designed to link young professionals, students and volunteers from around the world to local projects and organisations in Africa.

We deliver our quality mediation services to people from The Netherlands and worldwide. We, Roel (Master in Sport Recreation and Exercise Science) and Noor van Hout (Master in Pedagogy; Education/Behavioural Therapy), are experienced professionals with an African heart aiming to give people the chance to make a change through community development work. www.letsgoafrica.nl Local Dreamers (stand 16) Local Dreamers Ecuador is an organization founded by a small group of idealists. We are a young team that operates quickly, openly, passionately and dynamically. Every day we try to share our dreams with the community and try to make the dreams of the community come true. Together we support and create better opportunities in education, sport, childcare, ecotourism and entrepreneurship. www.localdreamers.nl Work the World (stand 16) Work the World is the leading provider of tailored healthcare placements in Asia, Africa and South America. Work the World placements give you the opportunity to work within healthcare in the developing world, but in a safe and structured environment. This is your chance to experience the challenge of healthcare delivery in a country with minimal resources, whilst at the same time enjoying a rewarding and meaningful cultural experience. There is also the option to work in a rural community as part of a Village Healthcare Experience, whilst taking advantage of extensive predeparture resources, 24/7 support in-country and weekly language lessons.

Placements available for nursing, physiotherapy and dental health students from HU. www.worktheworld.nl

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BEFORE YOU GO ABROAD - PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Studentsinsured (stand 17) Studentsinsured helps students with their insurances, especially students that will go abroad for a study or an internship. What should you do with your health insurance? Do you need a specific student travel insurance for your study trip? And what to do if something happens while you’re abroad? We can help you with these kind of questions. www.studentsinsured.com GGDrU (health & vaccinations) (stand 17) Study abroad? Enjoy,… and stay healthy! Are you planning to study in a country where you may run into different health risks? Or does your university or institution demand a special health clearance in advance? For advice about your health and vaccinations, you can come to the municipal health centre (GGD regio Utrecht) in Utrecht. Also in case you need a special health clearance we can get you started. www.ggdru.nl

Buddy Go Dutch (stand 19) Buddy Go Dutch is a project that links international students to Dutch students. By linking the students, they can both learn about each other’s culture. Internationals have the possibility to have personal contact with the locals and get to know the Dutch culture in a personal way. Once every three weeks we have a drink together and besides that, we organize some very nice group activities for all buddies. www.buddygodutch.nl

REGIONS - PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Interested in going abroad to a certain country or region? Here is your chance to talk to HU students who have been abroad before and to students from partner universities currently studying at HU. There is no better way to find out what to expect abroad than by talking to experienced students and locals!

HU Centre of Language & Culture (CLC) (stand 18) The HU Centre for Language & Culture (CLC) can help you prepare for your stay abroad with a foreign language course. A course consists of 9 weekly lessons of 2 hours and will cost you 175 euro (excluding books) starting each block. Lessons will take place at an HU location at the Uithof. www.clc.hu.nl Babel Language Institute (stand 18) Babel offers a wide range of language and communication courses. Our courses are student-centered and tailor-made. We focus on language proficiency, effective communication and learning strategies.

We encourage cooperative and interactive learning. Participants not only learn to use the language actively, but also refresh the basics of the language and gain more insight into cultural aspects. www.babel.nl Erasmus Student Network (ESN) (stand 19) Are you planning on going on exchange in Europe?

Join the Erasmus Student Network, one of the biggest student networks in the world with more than 490 participating sections! We will make sure you have a home away from home.

You'll make friends from all over the world and you'll get to know your new place as quickly as possible. ESN wants to make sure everybody has the time of their life on their exchange! www.esn.org

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THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT!

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