Events

Please consult our below chronological schedule of events (both in person on Mile End Campus or virtual) taking place during the 2024/25 academic year including:

• promotional events for students considering going abroad during 2025/26 or summer 2025
• returnee events for participants who were abroad during 2023/24 or summer 2024

Full joining and registration instructions are on our QMplus resource page, which you will find for each event in the calendar after you log in and self-enrol in the area. Please note that timings and locations for some events are not yet finalised and some event timings may be subject to change. Therefore, we recommend you revisit this page and the QMplus page calendar of events frequently for the latest updates. All times are listed in local London time.

Events for returnee students abroad during 2023/24 or summer 2024

• 10 Sep 2024 (14.00-15.30) - Skills Development workshop: “Career Planning: Harnessing Skills from your Placement Abroad" (virtual, registration required)
• W/c 07 Oct 2024 (week 3, date TBC, evening) - "Welcome back!" Returnee Social (in person, registration required)
• 09 Oct 2024 (14.00-15.30) - Skills Development workshop: “Career Planning: Harnessing Skills from your Placement Abroad" (in person, registration required)

Events for students looking to go abroad during 2025/26 or summer 2025

• 19 & 20 Sep 2024 (10.00-16.00/17.00) - Students' Union Welcome Fair, come visit our Global Opportunities stand
• Sep - Dec 2024, ongoing (times published below once known) - Information sessions for individual partner universities abroad, delivered by the partners (all virtual)
  
  • 03 Oct 2024 (16.00-17.00) - TEC de Monterrey (Mexico)
  • 04 Oct 2024 (16.00-17.00) - Whittier College (California, USA)
  • 07 Oct 2024 (12.00-13.00) - City University of Hong Kong
  • 08 Oct 2024 (15.00-16.00) - Hunter College (City University of New York - NY, USA)
  • 09 Oct 2024 (23.00-00.00) - "LGBTQ+ Sydney," University of Sydney (Australia) (registration required)
  • 11 Oct 2024 (16.00-17.00) - Cornell University (NY, USA)
  • 17 Oct 2024 (15.00-16.00) - University of Richmond (VA, USA)
• 01 Oct 2024 (12.00-13.00) - Global Opportunities outgoing mobility promotional talk #1 (virtual)
• 09 Oct 2024 (17.00-18.30) - Panel event: Going abroad as a student from an ethnic minority background (in person)
• 10 Oct 2024 (16.00-17.00) - Global Opportunities outgoing mobility promotional talk #2 (in person)
• 10 Oct 2024 (17.00-18.00) - Finance and affordability workshop for 2025/26 exchanges (in person)
• 14 Oct 2024 (13.00-15.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (in person) 
  • Ambassadors: Aash representing Yonsei University, South Korea (Asia) & Mai representing University of Sydney, Australia (Oceania)
• 17 Oct 2024  (17.00-18.00) - Application questions workshop for 2025/26 exchanges #1, delivered by Careers & Enterprise (in person, registration required)
• 21 Oct 2024 (17.00-18.00) - "Choosing the right destination for you" workshop and panel event, with GO Ambassadors (in person)
• 23 Oct 2024 (time TBC) - GO Abroad Networking Event 2024 (in person)
• 24 Oct 2024 (13.00-15.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (in person)
  • Ambassadors: Olivia representing Seoul National University, South Korea (Asia) & Eloise representing the University of Melbourne (Oceania)
• Monday October 28 - 2025/26 Student Exchange Programme application opens (virtual)
• 29 Oct 2024 (10.00-12.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (in person)
  • Ambassadors: Sinead representing the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (North America) & Alexandra representing the University of Malaya, Malaysia (Asia)
• 30 Oct 2024 (13.00-15.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (in person)
  • Ambassadors: Shiven representing Seoul National University, South Korea (Asia) & Fjorda representing the University of Pennsylvania (PA), USA (North America)
• 30 Oct 2024 (13.00-14.00) - "Wellbeing and mental health while abroad" workshop, with GO Ambassador perspectives (format TBC)
• 04 Nov 2024 (12.00-13.00) - Application questions workshop for 2025/26 exchanges #2, delivered by Careers & Enterprise (virtual, registration required)
• 06 Nov 2024 (13.00-15.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (virtual)
  • Ambassadors: Lucie representing Bocconi University (Italy) & Olivia representing Seoul University (South Korea)
• 08 Nov 2024 (10.00-12.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (virtual)
  • Ambassadors: Aashni representing Yonsei University (South Korea) & Desirè representing Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (China)
• 08 Nov 2024 (11.00 - 11.30) - GO Ambassador Instagram Livee via @qmulgo, with Q&A (virtual). Lucie representing Bocconi University (Italy) 
• 14 Nov 2024 (12.00 noon) - 2025/26 Student Exchange Programme application DEADLINE (virtual)
• 28 Nov 2024 (12.00 - 14.00) - Disability History Month - GO drop-in advice surgery for students with SEND (in person)

 

Events for students holding offers for exchanges during 2025/26

• 26 Feb 2025 (12.00-17.00) - MANDATORY Pre-Departure Briefing. Please HOLD if you are a 25/26 offer holder for an exchange (details to follow). 
• 14 March 2025 (11.00-12.30) and (13.00 - 14.30) - Communication Skills and Cultural Agility workshop.
• 18 March 2025 (11.00-12.30) and (13.00 - 14.30) - Self Management workshop