Work experience, internships, and volunteering
Our careers services are here to help you find exciting opportunities. Whether you’re looking to gain work experience, find a mentor, join exchange programmes, get internships, or volunteer, we have the support and resources you need to succeed.
Work experience and internships
The careers services aided me in finding a three-month internship at Grant Thornton, which has been very beneficial for my career development. There are many placements for students and networking opportunities that are available through the Careers Network Dubai.
Student casual worker scheme
The University’s Student Casual Worker Scheme offers paid opportunities provided by our Professional Services departments on a casual basis. They are a fantastic chance for current foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate students to gain experience, build key employability skills, and make an impact alongside their studies. Roles include:
- Student Ambassador
- Marketing Content Creator
- Research Assistant
- Library Assistant
- Marketing Casual Worker
Industrial placements
Several of our undergraduate degrees offer an industrial placement, enabling you to study alongside gaining practical industry experience. You'll make valuable connections and develop employable skills well before you graduate.
Previous students have completed placements at leading global companies, including BMW Group, ENOC, Keolis-MHI, LEGO, Khansaheb, L'Oréal, Odoo, Siemens, Grant Thorton, AIESEC, Sage Clinics, EY, Noon, Deloitte, and many more!
Our academic modules ensure you're fully prepared for the workplace. Your placements are your chance to apply everything you've learned and make an impact on real-world projects, giving you an insight into your career. It's a fantastic opportunity to put your knowledge into practice and stand out in the job market.
Go Global - study, work, research, or volunteer abroad
Go Global is the University’s international mobility programme, offering a wide range of short-term and long-term opportunities for students to study, work, research, or volunteer abroad. These provide students with opportunities for personal and academic development and are proven to increase employability.
Go Global Summer
Explore a variety of short-term opportunities, including summer schools, language courses, leadership programmes, internships, and volunteering projects. These opportunities last 4-12 weeks and are open to all students, including postgraduates, across all years of study.
Enhance your studies, gain new perspectives, immerse yourself in different cultures, and develop valuable transferable skills for your career.
Study at our UK campus
Undergraduate students on eligible programmes can spend their second year at our beautiful Edgbaston campus. The campus is just minutes from the hustle and bustle of Birmingham, the UK’s vibrant second city.
Virtual internships
Get experience without having to leave campus.
Our virtual internships are remote placements with real companies. Working on genuine projects, you’ll be given project tasks by a national or international employer. Rather than work at their location, you’ll work remotely or virtually.
The Careers Network Dubai is amazing! Coming to Dubai, I wasn’t sure how many opportunities I’d have to try out internships in various fields, but in just my first year I’ve taken part in two.
The Birmingham Dubai Award
The Birmingham Dubai Award is a skills award endorsed by our employer supporters and is open to our undergraduate students. It helps you develop and show the transferable skills you develop from activities outside your studies, both on and off campus, in preparation for real-world recruitment processes.
Benefits of the award include recognition on your degree transcript, gaining support and feedback in articulating your skills to graduate recruiters and receiving a digital certificate when you finish enhancing your CV and LinkedIn profile.