Chemistry with Study Abroad
A brochure describing our Chemistry with Study Abroad programmes is currently in preparation and will be available soon.
Have you ever considered spending a year abroad studying chemistry? Have you ever wondered what cutting-edge scientific research is all about? As a chemistry undergraduate at Newcastle University, there's no need for you to compromise! Our MChem with Study in North America or Europe allows you to spend your third year out studying and researching chemistry in some of the world's most exciting countries and highly-respected institutes.
You could find yourself in New England in the Fall at the University of Vermont, studying science in Spain whilst at the University of Santiago de Compostela, or you might wish to experience the Canadian culture at the University of Waterloo. Perhaps a year in France at the Université de Versailles, Paris, or the beautiful Alsace region in the Northwest of France, where we have had numerous exchanges with the Université de Strasbourg for a number of years? Across the border in Germany you have the option of studying at the Universities of Göttingen and Munich, ranked as the two best universities in Germany by The Times in 2010 (both, in general and by subject), and associated with 68 Nobel Laureates (of which 16 are in Chemistry). Italy’s top listed Chemistry Departments: Bologna, the oldest University in the Western World and Padua were just added recently and complete our portfolio of cities famous for their cultural heritage and great science.
A Europe-wide survey among employers shows that, when it comes to graduate recruitment, 'soft' skills are just as valued as sector-specific and computer skills. Significant numbers of employers questioned said that the ability to work well in a team (98%), to adapt to new situations (97%), communication skills (96%), and knowledge of foreign languages (67%) were important when recruiting for their companies. Almost 50% of companies with considerable international business identified knowledge of foreign languages as the most important skill for the future.
This is great news for Erasmus students who acquire these very skills. Read the EU press release and download the full report here.