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Capital City College learners get a taste of college life and culture as well as learning about high-tech sustainability initiatives in one of Asia’s economic powerhouses.

Learners immerse themselves in French college life and culture alongside specialist automotive and maritime industry visits during Turing Scheme placement.

DN Colleges Group students tasked with creating sustainable tourism plans during two-week Turing Scheme placement in the South Pacific.

Welcoming townships and children leave a lasting impression on SERC learners following 17-day work and study placements supported by the Turing Scheme.

Teenager spends seven months working in Aruba as the first ever female mechanic at local garage, and now wants to go back again.

St Paul’s CofE Primary pupils revel in the opportunity to learn alongside counterparts in Rajkot school, with their Turing Scheme trip to the Gujarat city even making the local press.

Construction students work alongside locals to renovate old barn and build a deck and mooring area, creating a refreshments stop-off for bamboo rafters.

Nottingham College learners explore world-renowned San Francisco Bay Area tech hub during two-week California trip, supported by the Turing Scheme.

Placements in Saint Lucia offer valuable first-hand experiences and insights to support degree studies as well as enhancing soft skills and personal development.

Students say work and independent living skills have been boosted by Turing Scheme-backed trip to historic Andalusian city.

International team build pioneering, environmentally friendly bamboo-timber composite grid shell during trip backed by Turing Scheme funding.

Trips to Canada, Crete, Spain and Portugal give learners the chance to gain vital employment insights and build confidence as well as experience a different culture.

Undergraduates’ field work during Turing Scheme placements in South American Andes promotes local agricultural knowledge as well as supporting their own studies.

New patisserie skills were on the menu for South Devon College student during Turing Scheme placement on Cote d’Azur.

Northumbria University researcher’s Palo Alto placement, supported by the Turing Scheme, could help to unlock secrets of ‘nanojets’.

Turing Scheme work placements showcase the challenges of delivering healthcare in less developed nations to University of Bradford students.

Manchester teenagers revel in the opportunity to study and chat with French counterparts as well as taking in the culture and attractions of the country.

A learning experience in Brazil, run by the city’s jazz and blues festival, provides inspiration for learners from Edinburgh College.

Lanchester EP Primary School pupils immersed themselves in Indian and Arabic classroom life and cultures during ‘completely life-changing and completely inspirational’ visits funded by the Turing Scheme.

Turing Scheme work placements in multicultural Canadian city give UK students crucial career insights as well as a taste of Canadian lifestyle and culture.

Ten teenagers from Accrington Academy experience sharp contrasts in culture, society and wealth during Turing Scheme adventure.

Yorkshire catering students get a taste of Caribbean cuisine and culture during two-week Turing Scheme trip.

Students from Blackburn school develop cultural awareness, confidence and resilience on Turing Scheme trip to Southern Africa.

Park View Academy of Sport students found themselves facing the Italian national team during their Turing Scheme placement.

University of Huddersfield researcher Devendra hopes for better maternal and newborn health services after Australian research collaboration.

Budding entrepreneurs from Nottingham Trent University sample study, work and culture during three-week stay in Latin America.

Aspiring chefs from South Eastern Regional College, in Northern Ireland, get hands-on experience in Nashville and Knoxville.

Doncaster College and North Lindsey College students boost their employability on ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Turing Scheme trip to the Caribbean.

Seeing first-hand how health care is delivered in the Canadian province of Alberta was an eye-opening and rewarding experience for a group of Welsh students.

T-Level students from Somerset savour the culture of the American Deep South during their Turing Scheme trip to Mississippi

Swapping Glasgow for Reykjavik helped pupils from Bellahouston Academy to better understand the environmental concerns highlighted by the UN COP26 summit.

In March 2022, more than 40 Year 7 and Year 12 students visited SKSN, a residential school for the physically challenged in Jodphur, India.

A group of animal care students from East Anglia have gained firsthand experience of working with big game wildlife after spending two weeks at a South African nature reserve.

Funding from the Turing Scheme is improving inclusivity for students from less advantaged backgrounds and low-income households at Queen Mary University of London. In the 2021 to 2022 academic year over 100 students will travel abroad to study or work as part of their degree.

RiSE International has partnered with South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) and BSix College in London to send students on potentially life-changing trips to Canada, Greece and Portugal.

A group of 10 vocational learners are broadening and developing their work and employability skills in Spain and France thanks to Turing Scheme funding and training provider DSC Regen.

More than 800 pupils from a Cambridgeshire secondary school and sixth form will be heading to countries as diverse as Botswana, Peru, India, and Italy after it was awarded £1 million of funding for overseas placements.

Turing Scheme funding will pay for the Global Learning Opportunities Boosts Employability (GLOBE) project which will send 16 Level 3 students on exchanges to undertake the globally recognised Passivhaus Tradesperson course.

The East Midlands university is offering flexible study and work abroad opportunities across every degree level after securing a grant of more than £400,000.

The University of York has been awarded £780,000 to provide study and work opportunities around the world in 2021 to 2022 – from Canada to Japan and Finland to Australia.

Students from Northern Ireland will be heading to the USA, Turkmenistan and Japan to further their vocational studies after their college secured Turing Scheme funding.

The first placement will enable 15 first year students to spend two weeks in Reggio Emilia, a city in Northern Italy famous for its pioneering philosophical approach to early years development and education.

More than 100 schoolchildren from across Scotland will be travelling to China in 2022 to learn about the language and culture there thanks to a grant from the Turing Scheme.

New Bridge School will create life-changing opportunities for its pupils with Special Educational Needs working with some of the biggest names in the tech industry,

A Turing Scheme grant will help Coleg Ceredigion learners explore how ideas used by the health system of Alberta could help in remote areas of rural Wales

A group of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will be travelling to Gran Canaria to boost their independent living skills.