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Find out what graduates who have spent a year abroad during their degree have gone on to do with their lives, and how the year abroad has made a difference to their careers...
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Eleanor studied Law with French and Spanish at the University of the West of England, Bristol, and spent ten months of her year abroad working as an intern in a Law firm in Madrid. She graduated in 2004 and is now practising as a barrister.Tags -
Helen studied Spanish and French at the University of Exeter and spent ten months of her year abroad as an English Language Assistant in Mexico. She graduated in 2006 and is now a journalist for BBC Sport. -
Andy studied French and German at Aberystwyth University in Wales and spent his year abroad as a Language Assistant in north-eastern France and in Germany. He graduated in 2000 and is now an Assistant Headteacher in a British grammar school. -
Stephen studied Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge and spent his year abroad studying and working in Madrid. He graduated in 2003 and is now a PhD student in Connecticut. -
Komal did Management Studies with Spanish at the University of Nottingham and spent his year abroad studying in Mexico and Valencia. He graduated in 2010 and has now secured a training contract with PriceWaterhouseCoopers UK.
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Andrew did German Studies at The University of Edinburgh and spent his year abroad studying Film Studies at the University of Mainz in Germany. He graduated in 2000 and is now Director of the Prison Radio Association. -
Jennifer studied French and German at Durham University and spent her year abroad as a Language Assistant in Paris. She graduated in 2004 and is now a bilingual Producer at the BBC World Service. -
The British Academy and University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) want to demonstrate the value of the year abroad to UK graduates and to potential funding bodies.
They have gathered over six hundred short reports from graduates on the importance that the year abroad has had for them, in terms of their skill set, their careers and their lives, to put together a position statement entitled "Valuing the Year Abroad", which launched on 27th March 2012 and is available to download here.*
ThirdYearAbroad.com has helped to collect and analyse the data, and has made 100 of the best case studies available online below... -
John studied German at Aston University and spent his year abroad working as a translator near Göttingen, Germany. He graduated in 2003 and now runs his own English Academy in Oldenburg. -
José studied English Literature and Spanish at Roehampton University and spent his year abroad studying in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He graduated in 2011 and is now an MA student at UCL.
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