Category: Jobs and careers
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Interviewing front-line officers on placement with North Yorkshire Police
A considerable motive behind me joining this course was its unique feature of placing students for two weeks with different human rights organisations within the UK and abroad. Perhaps no…
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A placement in Kuala Lumpur with the Women’s Aid Organisation
The opportunity to do a placement in Malaysia was one of the reasons I chose to do my human rights law degree in York. Nowadays concrete work experience is essential,…
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Evaluating Rape Crisis services in Cape Town
The opportunity to go to Cape Town on placement was a key reason I chose to come to the University of York for my Masters, and the experience did not…
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Supporting Voices of Africans for Change on placement in South Africa
When I was first looking into a masters at the University of York, I was attracted to the possibility of going for a two week placement in South Africa. South…
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Researching refugee leadership and participation across the Asia Pacific
One of the key components of the LLM is the two-week placement period towards the end of the first semester. Students have the opportunity to conduct a research project in…
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Placement work on the Law of Asylum project in Malaysia
As a part-time student, I was eager to start my second year of the course because of the two-week placement. When we received information on the placements I was spoilt…
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Beyond Study Abroad – 2017 Young Diplomats Forum, Riga, Latvia
What is it? The Young Diplomats Forum (YDF) is a week of workshops, policy development group exercises, institutional and cultural visits and an opportunity to hear world leading experts debate…
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Reflecting on my Erasmus year
While freshers week is underway for many of you, my York email account was deactivated today, paradoxically enough. A new generation is in, and the older one is officially not.…
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A guide to freshers for foreign students
“What is freshers week?” Just a few weeks ago, I read this Facebook post as a cry for help written by an international student. While for British students freshers is…
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What I will miss most about Study Abroad in South Africa
“What’s the worst thing about going on Study Abroad?” – a question asked at my pre-departure workshop, which was over a year ago now. The only answer the returnee could…
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Moving on from York
In this blog post I’m going to give my personal advice about moving on from university – I hope you find it helpful. Start early It might seem a long way…
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On placement with the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. – Kahlil Gibran I came into this masters to throw myself into the living landscape of…