International work and study
These pages are being continually developed and updated.
These webpages aim to provide resources for researching international work and study.
Key international web portals and databases
- Global resources
- International further study
- International job vacancies
- Telephone directories and newspapers
- Taking a year out after graduation
Regional resources - these pages are being continually developed and updated
Global resources
- Search the Going Global database for country-specific career information.
- Browse country profiles from Prospects.ac.uk - details for working and studying in over 50 countries around the world, including the job market, visa requirements and vacancy sources.
- Browse NASES country guides which provide labour market information for international students who want to return to their home country. There is also information about finding and applying for jobs; a sample CV and useful information sources.
- Keep up to date with The Financial Times International Business Insight. There are also specific reports on Emerging Europe; Latin America; Middle East/Africa; Asia-Pacific regions.
- Browse The Economist country briefings for country-related articles and overviews of the countries.
- The Careers Service subscribes to the US database Vault Career Insider which has a section 'international guides' (from the guides tab) and also the ability to research global employers from the companies tab. Regions covered under the global employers section are North America; Europe; India; Southeast Asia; Australia; Greater China; Japan and Korea.
- Explore Graduate Jobsearch Online developed by the University of Strathclyde Careers Service - an online guide of evaluated resources which can be searched by country and by job sector.
- Search the Careers Tagged database from The Careers Group, University of London for online resources for a whole range of countries.
- BBC Country Profiles - guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Profiles also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
- Entrypark international career book 2012 contains eight downloadable PDF guides to international employers in business and engineering and science. They cover four regions: Global, Asian, European, DACH (German, Austrian & Switzerland).
- Find out the contact details of British embassies throughout the world. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office website also has country profiles.
- Exodus - a searchable database of country-specific information on working abroad - is available for public use on the (bookable) PCs of the Learning Centre on the first floor of the Central Library on College Green.
- Careers Service resources about individual countries and regions of the world are searchable using the Careers Catalogue. Resource examples include:
- Reference books like Work your way around the world and many of the Live and work in... series. Books provide information about working and living in many countries including CV templates.
International further study
- It is essential to plan well ahead for international further study as closing dates for course and funding applications are frequently at least a year in advance of the actual start dates.
- Careers Service resources about international further study are searchable using the Careers Catalogue. Resource examples include:
- Reference books like Postgraduate Study in the USA and many of the Live and work in... series. There is also a Study Abroad (UNESCO) guide. These books provide information about international study.
- The Careers Service's general pages about postgraduate study provide an overview to the subject.
- The Graduate Prospects pages about Studying Abroad include a guide to studying abroad; sections on studying in Australia and New Zealand and in Europe. It also has links to the Country Profiles which have postgraduate study information for each country.
- Top Universities provides international ranking tables that can be searched by individual subjects; geographical regions and QS World Universities rankings (including Asian Universities rankings; and rankings by subject (Arts & Humanities; Science; Engineering)).
- The Times Higher Education World Rankings can be searched by subject and region but only cover the top two hundred universities. One of these tables ranks universities by their reputation (top 100).
- If you want to search which universities teach in a certain language IIEPassport might be useful. It also can be searched by country/region and subject and provides scholarship information.
- International Association of Universities has a list of member institutions in countries all over the world.
- Bristol is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), which funds a period of study overseas for Bristol research students in Europe, North America, South East Asia and Australia.
- Browse Mastersportal.eu if you are interested in studying within the European Union. It can be searched by country, course, language and price. There is also a PhDportal.eu and a scholarships section.
- New Scientist Study - includes details of courses and studentships abroad.
- Association of Commonwealth Universities - Includes searchable database of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Commonwealth countries.
- Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan - information about Commonwealth scholarships to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and a range of other countries.
- The Commonwealth Universities Yearbook is available in the Arts & Social Sciences library (latest edition is for 2008).
- International Centre for Distance Learning - Open University run online database of courses worldwide
Funding international further study
- The funding pages of the Careers Service's website have a section on funding for further international study and for international students. The Student Funding Office has sources of funding for study abroad.
International job vacancies
- The Graduate Prospects pages about Working Abroad cover issues such as 'Why do it?'; 'Where can I go?'; 'Finding employers'; 'self employment'.
- Search our Jobs pages for vacation and graduate jobs with an international location. This includes jobs based mostly in the UK with regular foreign travel as well as jobs which are totally abroad.
- Search our Careers Catalogue for employers offering 'jobs abroad'.
- Search the Going Global database for international job vacancies, internship opportunities and country-specific career information.
- Browse iAgora for graduate jobs and internships around the world.
- International Graduate Jobs from Graduate Prospects and The Careers Group London, has international opportunities in a range of job sectors, CV and interview advice.
- International Job Online from The Careers Group, University of London. Search vacancies and country specific information.
- Explore Graduate Jobsearch Online developed by the University of Strathclyde Careers Service - an online guide of evaluated resources is aimed at helping students and graduates find vacancies and job opportunities in the UK and abroad. Students and graduates can search by country and search by job sector.
- Search the Careers Tagged database from The Careers Group, University of London for vacancy sources for a whole range of countries.
- Browse the Kompass Online Directory, a business to business directory. You can search by type of business and country/continent.
- Search Jobs.ac.uk for jobs in universities around the world.
- Search Careerjet.com an international jobs search engine.
- The UK government's UK Trade & Investment department website is aimed at exporters, but has general background information on most countries and links arranged by business sector and/or country.
- View TARGETjobs Graduate jobs in Europe - Europe's top-rated graduate employers and live economic data by country
- Research law firms all over the world using Legal500.com a worldwide legal directory.
- Browse Corporateinformation.com for links to corporate and related industry information sites providing information on companies in many countries.
Telephone directories and newspapers
- Infobel.com: international telephone directories
- ABYZ Newslinks: over 16,000 UK and foreign newspapers and other news sources worldwide
- Today's Front Pages: newspaper front pages from over 40 countries
- The Paperboy.com: UK and international newspapers, front pages, RSS news feeds and magazines
