International co-op opportunities

Through this partnership, you could complete a four-month co-op work term with the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education or at their Institutes for Higher Learning (IHL).

Funding is through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Program.

Depending on your academic program, you may be able to secure a co-op work term with Western Digital (Thailand).

• If you're studying engineering or business, positions for the Fall term (September to December) are posted on Learning In Motion in April.
• If you're studying another program, you may still apply. In your application, describe the competencies you can contribute to the organization.

This opportunity is part of the World Association for Co-operative Education’s Co-operative and Work Integrated Exchange program (WACE-CWIE) program, and includes a partnership with multiple universities in Thailand. 

Through this partnership, you could complete a four-month co-op work term with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Training Centre (SEAMEO RETRAC) in Vietnam.

Funding is through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Program.

If you're studying physics or biology, you could embark on this exciting research work term through TUMSAT to conduct physical and biological oceanography research. There is an emphasis on oceanographic data analysis (involving computing) and sometimes an opportunity to participate in an ocean-going research cruise. You'll also help with English language training as part of your work term experience.

Work terms through this exchange are offered in one or two terms per year.

If you're studying business, social sciences, humanities or fine arts, you can apply for this opportunity to work at Kyoto Sangyo University’s Co-operative Education Program, where you'll support this newly established co-op program with several initiatives. Japanese language skills are an asset and students in the Pacific and Asian Studies program are especially encouraged to apply.

Work terms take place from January to April each year.

The Canada-Japan Co-op Program connects Canadian engineering and science undergraduate students with Japanese businesses. This program can enhance your academic studies in Canada with valuable work experience at a Japanese company. The program is administered by the University of British Columbia (UBC), but you must be recommended by the UVic international co-op coordinator to be accepted.

To learn more, please review the program website and contact our international co-op coordinator at intlcoop@uvic.ca. 

Many other work term opportunities are generated through our job development efforts and connections with Canadian Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Search for postings on the Co-op and Career portal or talk to our international coordinator (intlcoop@uvic.ca) if you'd like to discuss these or other work abroad opportunities. 

If you're an Indigenous co-op student, you may be able to travel to Australia to take part in a unique Indigenous co-op exchange. You'll complete a work term that connects you to Indigenous people and communities in Australia, while Indigenous students will travel to Victoria to take part in UVic's LE,NONET program and complete a community internship. Partner institutions include:

• University of Newcastle (UON) in Australia for a co-op work term with the Wollotuka Institute (this exchange is facilitated thanks to funding through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (QE) program)
• Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia
• RMIT in Melbourne, Australia

Through this partnership, you could complete a four-month co-op work term at Aga Khan Development Network institutions in East Africa. Placements are organized through the Aga Khan University International Internship Program (AKU-IIP). Opportunities are available year-round on the AKU website.

Every year, two UVic co-op students embarking on four-month work term through AKU-IIP are eligible for funding through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Program.

Future opportunities may also arise in India though this program. 

You could be one of three UVic students to complete a four-month co-op work term within the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) network in Ghana, Cameroon or Tanzania this year.

In exchange, UVic will welcome four graduate students to complete a master's degree at UVic.

• Canadian Chamber of Commerce, UK – Many other work term opportunities are generated through our job development efforts and connections with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the UK. These work terms are available annually and are not funded through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Program. Remuneration for these opportunities is limited to what is offered by the employer.
• Free the Children, Kenya – We've partnered with Free the Children to develop co-op opportunities for students in Kenya. These work terms are available annually. Remuneration is limited to what is offered by Free the Children.

Search for postings in the Co-op and Career portal or talk to our international co-op coordinator (intlcoop@uvic.ca) about these or other work abroad opportunities. 

Through this program, UVic and University of Waterloo co-op students can travel to the FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Austria and the Baden-Wuerttemberg Co-operative State University in Germany and complete co-op work terms at companies in these countries.

A unique feature of CANEU-COOP is the eight-month "twinning" concept. Once you’re selected to go on exchange, you'll be matched with a "twin" from a European partner institution who will be coming to Canada for an academic term at UVic. He or she will also be your twin during your co-op work term in Europe. This twinning concept allows both twins to support each other during their exchange terms abroad and fosters international friendships and connections.

These positions are posted in the Co-op and Career portal (labelled “CANEU-CO-OP Project”) and co-op students are welcome to apply. Your application must include:

• A résumé that includes (or is accompanied by) a passport-sized photo (email the photo separately if you encounter technical problems with uploading)
• A cover letter explaining clearly how you qualify for the job
• A copy of your transcript(s)

Based on the collaboration between CanAssist (Canada) and Mobilab (Belgium), UVic Engineering students are given a chance to spend a research-based work term in Belgium while students from Thomas More University College will spend a work term with CanAsssit.

A hybrid exchange partnership where Augsburg students come to UVic for a term to take courses while UVic Engineering students complete their co-op work terms in January with Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH.

This co-op arrangement is for Health Information Science co-op students to spend a term in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

You can apply to take part in this exchange to complete a research-oriented co-op work term on one of the UNESP campuses in Brazil.

You application should include an expression of interest indicating your areas of research interest and the contributions you can make to the research. Applications are then matched with interested faculty members at UNESP. Applications are accepted in May every year for fall work terms.

Successful students are also eligible for the Mitacs Globalink Research Award (up to $5,000).

Many other work term opportunities are generated through our job development efforts.

Search for postings in the Co-op and Career portal or talk to our international co-op coordinator (intlcoop@uvic.ca) about these or other work abroad opportunities.