To go or not to go? Hear from others!
Each year, Waterloo students work abroad in places all over the world. They return with valuable work and life experiences—from learning a new language or skill to exploring their intercultural effectiveness. Read these great blogs, by students and for students, about their experiences abroad.
Building a global architectural résumé
Serena Zoe Valles, a fourth-year Architectural Engineering student, shares how she took advantage of international co-op opportunities to build her architectural résumé.
Working on robots in Germany
Maya Rukavina-Nolsoe is a third-year student in Mechanical Engineering. She shares how she balances her interest in travel and her passion for robotics.
“It’s hard to be stressed in Switzerland”
Andrew Ding (he/him) is a fourth-year Geomatics student in the Faculty of Environment. Andrew shares how he is shaping a sustainable future for himself and the world, one co-op at a time.
Hima's journey in Boston!
Hima Sheth, a second-year computer science student at Waterloo, shares her experiences arranging her own co-op positions, what it is like to work in a different country, and details into her daily life working as a software developer intern for Google.
Working at Lynk Global in Dubai
Souhail Aboulhoda, a third-year international student in Honours Science and Business, shares his various co-op experiences including his challenges and key learnings. Hear his advice for students going into co-op.
Co-op experience at Tesla
Brandon Goh, a third-year
Mechatronics Engineering student shares his co-op experiences that range from debugging financial applications to programming cutting-edge innovations, such as Tesla’s humanoid robot!
Travel abroad and help the world
By working in non-profit organizations around the world, the impact of your expertise can be felt for generations.
The Powering Change program has concluded, however $10,000 in funding is available for those looking to work in a non-profit organization outside of Canada or the US through the Change makers in co-op program.
Kassim Ibrahim
Kassim Ibrahim (he/him) is a third-year student in the Faculty of Arts. He shares how he combined his passion for giving back, education and health care with an international work term funded by the Powering Change scholarship.
Abigail Persaud
Abigail Persaud (she/her), a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Arts, talks about her experience in Uganda providing more accessible health care to seniors in rural areas. Abigail found purpose in her work combining what she learned in the classroom with social change to impact international communities.
Rui Zhu
Rui Zhu (he/him) is a second-year student in the Faculty of Engineering. He talks about his international work term in Uganda acting as a liaison between a non-profit organization and local people empowering farmers.
Share your experience
Have you completed a work abroad experience? We want to hear from you! Share your experience with us to help empower other students to make the leap and work abroad. By sharing your experience, you are also getting valuable exposure to employers and fellow students to help launch you further into success!
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