Doncaster Council

Useful contacts

You may find these sites useful:

• Association of Commonwealth Universities  - including information on grants, scholarships and fellowships
• British Council Education Pages  - UK courses and examinations inside and outside the UK, educational exchanges and links, international opportunities for education and training
• BUTEX (British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association)  - information regarding studying outside the UK and exchange schemes
• Citizens First  - key information on European countries including living, working, studying, training and doing research, buying goods and services, travelling, equal opportunities and looking for work
• ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)  - academic recognition of studies abroad
• Electronic Training Village  - includes European study visits for vocational training, transparency of qualifications and implications for CVs ( information on the European Forum on Transparency of Vocational Qualifications), also other resources and reports on vocational education
• Erasmus Student Network International  - students working for exchange students, includes guides to studying in other countries, European policy issues, European student organisations
• The European Choice - a guide to opportunities for Higher Education in Europe  - general guide to opportunities in Higher Education in Europe, including HE systems in Europe, grants and loans for UK students, EU programmes, recommended addresses and books, UK government (DfES) site
• Careers Europe  - 6 steps to a job in Europe, useful guidelines for finding work, also other useful background information, in the careers advice section of Hobsons website