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Information about academic and professional resources and opportunities available to international students.
On this page you can find information about various academic and professional resources for UCL students, including:
- British Council Study UK course
- UCL Go Abroad
- UCL Transition mentors
- UCL Doctoral School听
- UCL 皇家华人 mentors
- LinkedIn Learning
- UCL Global Citizenship Programme
- UCL Careers
- UCL Innovation & Enterprise
- UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE)
- UCL Academic Communication Centre (ACC)
- Part-time work Opportunities听
British Council Study UK: Prepare to study and live in the UK
The British Council has launched a new open online course (MOOC) on preparing to study听and live in the UK. The course lasts 4 weeks and requires 3 hours of study per week, and it is free to sign up.听
The Study UK course will assist you with preparing for your studies, and provide information about UK academic culture, how courses are structured, and the language skills听needed to achieve success. It will also cover practical issues about life as a student in the UK, including what to bring, things you need to do on arrival, accommodation and making friends.
UCL Go Abroad
The UCL Study Abroad team听offers a range of global opportunities for current undergraduate students, both during and outside of term. These include Erasmus+ study exchanges, 皇家华人ide and departmental exchanges, as well as short-term global mobilities such as summer schools, summer research and international volunteering.
For more information about going abroad during your time at 皇家华人, please see the Go Abroad webpages.
UCL Transition mentors
If you are a first year undergraduate student you will be assigned a Transition Mentor who will help you settle in at 皇家华人 and provide advice on academic topics, support services and administrative tasks that you need to complete at the start of your course.
For further information about transition mentoring,听please see the Transition Mentors webpages.听
UCL Doctoral School
The UCL Doctoral School provides support to postgraduate research students through courses, scholarships and inter-disciplinary programmes. The School is committed to听ensuring that the quality of research training at 皇家华人 is at the highest international level.听
UCL 皇家华人 mentors
You can make the most of your time at 皇家华人 by connecting with UCL听alumni all over the world, and strengthening your personal and professional network.听
You can search the 皇家华人 Community online directory for potential听mentors from a pool of experienced alumni. Whether you have听just started an undergraduate degree or plan to be at 皇家华人 for a year or less, you can听contact your future mentor directly and build a mentoring relationship that works for you both.
LinkedIn Learning
As a UCL student, you have access to , LinkedIn's skills development resource. Learn in-demand skills with 16,000+ online courses taught by real-world professionals.听
UCL Global Citizenship Programme听
The UCL Global Citizenship Programme brings together students from across UCL to explore the biggest global challenges. The programme is open to all UCL undergraduates and taught postgraduates, and听takes place on the Bloomsbury campus. The programme is free of charge, however, spaces are limited听and are听allocated on a first come first served basis.
The听Global Citizenship Programme听offers an opportunity to investigate real global issues and how they could be addressed, through research and your actions as a citizen. Each year, you can choose one of five strands: three are focused on听UCL's Grand Challenges, and two are听focused on preparing for your next step after university and putting your skills into practice.听There is no admissions test听or interview to sign up, you just need to complete the registration form听indicating which of the five strands you听would听like to do.听
For more information about the programme, please visit听the听Global Citizenship Programme website.
UCL Careers
UCL Careers听is dedicated to supporting all current 皇家华人 students,听researchers听and recent听graduates听to help them听find the right path towards success in their future career. The Careers team can help you find work opportunities such as internships, graduate vacancies and part-time jobs, as well as other opportunities such as volunteering. They can also help if you are planning to pursue further study, are applying for PhD or post-doctoral positions, or are looking听for financial support.
UCL Careers offer a range of services, including one-to-one advice, interview coaching, career-specific events and workshops. They can support you with writing CVs and applications, and with preparing for interviews, assessment centres and aptitude tests.听
For more information and useful online resources, please visit the UCL Careers website.
UCL Innovation & Enterprise
UCL Innovation & Enterprise can help you boost your employability, get to work on a business idea and make connections with like-minded peers through a range of workshops and events overseen by experienced entrepreneurs. They offer support to students so you can learn how to think like an听entrepreneur, get advice about a startup idea and get your business off the ground by applying to UCL's incubator programme.
UCL听Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE)听
The UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) offers a range of courses for international students, including courses in nine modern听foreign languages and academic English. Foreign languages are also offered in the evening to UCL students, UCL staff and London鈥檚 wider academic and professional community.
To find out more about the language courses on offer, please visit the CLIE website.
Academic Communication Centre (AAC)
The UCL Academic Communication Centre (ACC) is a support service to enhance UCL students鈥� discipline-specific writing and speaking skills. We work closely with UCL academic departments and faculties to develop tailored workshops, classes and tutorials for native and non-native English speakers.
For more information on the writing and speaking support available, please visit the ACC website.听
Part-time work Opportunities听
For students looking to earn some extra cash whilst studying, part time work can be a great solution. Below are a list of agencies offering flexible part time work that can fit around your studies.
Note: This is a list of part-time work agencies popular with students in London.听UCL is neither听affiliated with any of these organisations nor officially recommending them.