EASYUNI Ultimate University Guide 2013 Issue 2 | Page 18

CO U R S E S & C A REERS

Some of the added benefits of
doing business studies abroad:
Useful international experience
With its endless possibilities, a business degree will give you
an excellent grounding on which to base your business career.
Gaining that qualification abroad will have exposed you to the
intricacies of global business and encounters with people from
all over the world.
Indeed, this contact with international colleagues and
students is a key benefit to studying business abroad.
Experiencing how people from different cultural backgrounds
approach and solve problems is an important part of your
learning. This melting pot of cultures also makes studying
abroad so stimulating and rewarding. Where else would you
get first-hand knowledge of working in an international team,
before embarking on your career? The understanding you
gain from such diversity will be invaluable in your working life
and may help you clinch that vital first role.

Innovative teaching
To stand out from the crowd, there are some innovative
elements being introduced to many current business courses.
For example, Oxford Brookes University Business School offers
courses that are taught in two locations: the UK and France,
having developed a strategic partnership with Burgundy
School of Business. The opportunity to live and study in not
one, but two overseas locations is valuable, and with many
such courses you gain a dual-award degree.
Qualifications like these not only set these courses apart from
the rest, but also will help set you apart from the crowd.
Other innovations and added extras to the business courses at
good universities that you should look for include the chance
to take part in consultancy projects and visits from industry
experts. It will give you crucial hands-on learning.

Impressive job search skills
International experience from studying abroad, particularly
in UK where business students are much sought after, gives
you a powerful proposition as a candidate. To make the most
of your job search, your university’s high skill in helping its
students put together their CVs helps. They’ll advise you on
everything from format, to content and cover letters. They
also provide great job-search databases including international
ones, and can help with interview skills that will really make
you outshine the other candidates.

Genuine business skills
When it comes to job searching, business degrees or MBAs
are some of the most respected qualifications. The hands-on
application of knowledge and numerous transferable skills
that the average business student possesses is highly attractive
to employers. They can see that skills such as creative
problem-solving, managing yourself and others, strategic
thinking and communication and presentation skills gives
them a candidate who can ‘kill two birds with a stone’.

16

easyuni Guide 2013

Issue 2

That being said, just because you