Work placements – DMU Global

In cooperation with the Placement Teams in DMU Careers, we are supporting students to carry out work placements abroad by providing financial support to students through the Turing Scheme. Keep reading to learn more about the opportunity to work abroad.

Where can I find a placement?

To start your search for a placement we recommend that you explore the listings on MyGateway, that are added by the Placement teams. You may also wish to search for opportunities independently, however, we recommend that you speak with your Faculty Placement team first to ensure you are aware of all placement year requirements.

Contact information

If you need additional support and advice as part of your placement search we recommend that you get in touch with the following Faculty Placement teams:

Faculty	Email	Placement office
Art and Design	adhplacements@dmu.ac.uk	Clephan Building 0.28
Business and Law	businessplacements@dmu.ac.uk	Hugh Aston 0.36
Computing, Engineering and Media	cemplacements@dmu.ac.uk	Gateway House 1.30
Health and Life Sciences	hlsplacements@dmu.ac.uk	Edith Murphy 1.23

If you have general questions about funding, the application process and general support on offer, please email studentexchange@dmu.ac.uk.

Application Guidance

The deadline to apply for funding from DMU Global for your overseas work placement in 2025-26 (between September 2025 and August 2026) is 9am on Monday 11 August 2025.

In order to secure financial support for your work placement, please email studentexchange@dmu.ac.uk with details of your approved placement to receive the application information. Further details about eligibility criteria and the application process can be found below:

Eligibility criteria

Most full-time registered undergraduate DMU students (including Home, EU and International) are eligible to participate in an International Placement after completion of their second year of study. The conditions of an International Placement are as follows:

The work placement must be in line with your studies and signed off by the placements team and your personal tutor
The work placement period must be full-time
The work placement should be for the full academic year (usually 9-12 months in duration)
The work placement must take place outside of the UK and should not be in your home country if you are an international student.

Application process

You need to take the following steps to set up an International Placement:

Visit the placement team in your faculty as early as possible in your degree; placements are often set up more than a year in advance. You can use MyGateway to book an appointment. Please see the locations and emails for all the faculty placement teams here.
The placements team will show you how to search the listings on MyGateway and apply for a placement.
You will be offered access to 1:1 appointments, workshops, events and interview practice sessions to help you secure a placement.
Once you have secured a placement, the placement team will give you information about how to apply for DMU Global funding and support.
A DMU tutor will support you during your placement and will usually visit you at least once whilst you are overseas. The placement team will also stay in touch and help you if any issues arise.

Financial Support

Students participating on a placement abroad pay a reduced tuition fee to DMU and also have access to financial support and funding. More information about this can be found by clicking the link below.

DMU student stories

Tilda’s work placement in Amsterdam

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