Outbound students
Find out more about where you can go, what you can study and how to apply to study abroad
When you're a student at the University, you could study or work abroad, or both, as part of your degree, depending on your course. There are countless positive reasons to consider studying or working abroad – it can broaden your horizons, open up new professional and personal opportunities, and help you learn another language.
And when it comes time to start your career, this experience can also help you stand out from the crowd. If you have any questions, take a look at our FAQs about studying abroad page.
Erasmus+ update
As a result of the UK’s departure from the European Union, we won't be able to offer the Erasmus+ scheme after May 2023. But, if you study with us between now and May 2023, you may still be able to apply to take part in Erasmus+. For the academic year 2022/23, we’re in discussions with EU partners to ensure current opportunities to study abroad remain.
The UK Government announced the Turing Scheme as a replacement scheme for Erasmus+. The Turing Scheme will allow you to study and work in countries around the world. We'll update this page with more information when the details of the Turing scheme firm up.
For any study/work abroad option, you’ll still need to consider how you may be affected by changes to travel, immigration and any other practical arrangements as a result of the UK’s departure from the EU.
Opportunities and destinations
Where could you study abroad?
We have partner universities around the world where you can study abroad. Which country you visit will depend on which course you do. See a full list of our partner universities and locations.
Countries you could go to include:
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Japan
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
International Exchange
The University also has many agreements in place with partner institutions in places such as Australia, Brazil, Japan and the United States.
Exchange partners
Austria
Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien)
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Brazil
Undergraduate
International
Denmark
Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Slovenia
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
University of Applied Art, Design and Media, Stuttgart
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Bulgaria
Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Cyprus
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Czech Republic
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Paris Dauphine University
Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Germany
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Greece
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Republic of Ireland
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Italy
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Italy
Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Italy
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Slovakia
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
The Netherlands
NHTV Breda University of Applied Science
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
The Netherlands
HU University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Sweden
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Belgium
VIVES University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Canada
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Undergraduate
International
Czech Republic
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Malta
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Netherlands
Avans University of Applied Science
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Norway
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Italy
University of Milano-Bicocca
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Italy
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Italy
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Croatia
University of Zagreb Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Czech Republic
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Denmark
University of Southern Denmark (Sociology only)
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Italy
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Education Only)
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Lithuania
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Autonomous University of Barcelona (Education only)
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Sweden
Kristianstad University Sweden (Education only)
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Finland
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
University of Applied Sciences FH Münster
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Belgium
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Luxembourg
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Poland
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Austria
University of Applied Sciences for Management and Communication
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Belgium
Howest University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Denmark
Danish School of Media and Journalism
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
University of Zaragoza (Media Studies only)
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Sweden
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Hungary
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Hungary
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+
Malta
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Poland
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Slovakia
Comenius University of Bratislava
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research
Erasmus+
Belgium
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (Phd)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Canada
Undergraduate
International
Czech Republic
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Cergy-Pontoise University
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Italy
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (Phd)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
The Netherlands
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
The Netherlands
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
USA
Undergraduate
International
Belgium
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Chile
Undergraduate
International
China
Beijing International Studies University
Undergraduate
International
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Italy
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Sweden
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Poland
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research
Erasmus+
France
University of Caen
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Greece
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Italy
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Italy
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+and Institutional
The Netherlands
Leiden University Medical Centrer (LUMC)
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
Institutional
Poland
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Institutional
Spain
Complutense University of Madrid
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Germany
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Undergraduate
International and Institutional
Italy
Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Spain
Complutense University of Madrid
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Austria
Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Canada
Undergraduate
International
Canada
Undergraduate
International
Czech Republic
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
Sweden
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH
Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Master's) and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
USA
Undergraduate
International
Faculty Specific Agreements
Australia
Edith Cowan University Western Australia
Undergraduate
International
Australia
University of Southern Queensland
Undergraduate
International
Austria
FH Johanneum University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Belgium
University Colleges Leuven-Limburg
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Canada
Undergraduate
International
Canada
University of Prince Edward Island
Undergraduate
International
China
Beijing Technology and Business University
Undergraduate
International
Croatia
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Czech Republic
University of Economics, Prague
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Czech Republic
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Denmark
University of Southern Denmark
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Finland
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
France
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Germany
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Germany
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Germany
Münster University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Hong Kong
Undergraduate
International
Hungary
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Hungary
International Business School, Budapest
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Italy
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Italy
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Japan
Undergraduate
International
Japan
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Undergraduate
International
The Netherlands
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
The Netherlands
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
The Netherlands
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Norway
Oslo Metropolitan University
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Poland
Wrocław University of Economics
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Research (PhD)
Erasmus+
South Korea
Solbridge International School of Business
Undergraduate
International
Spain
Ramon Llull University
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Spain
Undergraduate
Erasmus+
Sweden
Jönköping International Business School
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Sweden
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Sweden
Undergraduate
Erasmus+ and Institutional
Switzerland
ZHAW School of Management and Law
Undergraduate
Thailand
Undergraduate
International
USA
Undergraduate
International
USA
Southeast Missouri State University
Undergraduate
International
USA
Undergraduate
International
USA
Undergraduate
International
USA
Undergraduate
International
Taiwan
National Taiwan Normal University
Undergraduate
International
China
Three Gorges University
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught (Master's)
International
University Wide Agreements
What are the benefits of working or studying abroad?
- Experience a new country and a different culture
- Open up new professional and personal opportunities
- Stand out in the job market when you graduate
- Learn another language or expand your existing language skills
- Make friends from all over the world
- Grow your confidence and independence living away from your home country
Do you need to speak the language?
You don't have to speak the language of the country you're going to as classes are delivered in English. You'll no doubt pick up some of the basic phrases while you're there though, and should seek out opportunities to practice.
If you want to prepare yourself and learn the language before you go, you can do a free language course while you're at university.
International Summer Schools
If you can't commit to a long study exchange and prefer to go abroad during the holidays, you can apply for our 2-week summer schools. Attending an International Summer School in a different country is another way to experience life in a different culture while studying.
While on the summer school, you’ll interact with local students and staff, learn about the local language and culture, and visit famous landmarks.
Joining a summer school programme costs around £1,500. Staff from the University of Portsmouth arrange and accompany the trip, so you don't have to worry about organising anything.
Summer Schools destinations for 2022 will be to France and Italy. For more information please email: summerschools@port.ac.uk
Previous Summer School destinations have included:
China – Beijing, Xi'an, and Luoyang
- Lessons on topics such as Mandarin, philosophy and traditions, history and ecommerce
- Practical workshops on traditional painting and Tai Chi
- Excursions including the Great Wall of China, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Imperial Summer Palace, Terracotta Warriors, Banpo Ruins, Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes
Kenya – Nairobi and Mombasa
- Talks including the local nature and environment, Mau Mau history, education in Kenya and Masai Mara culture
- Excursions to Mount Kenya, Rift Valley, Masai Mara Village, Nyali Beach and Fort Jesus
- 3 days of safari drives
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur and Kuching (Borneo rainforests)
- Lessons on topics such as a socio-political overview of Malaysia, an introduction to Malay language and civil liberties
- Excursions from Kuala Lumpur include Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Royal Selangor Pewter, Thean Hou Temple and a day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Melaka
- Excursions from Kuching include the Semenggoh Orangutan Sanctuary, Bako National Park, Sarawak Cultural Village, rainforest hikes and waterfalls
Working abroad
On some of our courses, you can do your placement year abroad. Our students have travelled to countries including Japan, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Malaysia, USA and Spain during their sandwich year.
The Careers and Employability Service can provide advice on searching for opportunities to work abroad. If you're looking for more direct advice on finding an overseas placement, you can talk to your Faculty Placements Office when you start.