Events

Please consult our below chronological schedule of events (both in person on Mile End Campus or virtual) taking place during the 2025/26 academic year including:

• promotional events for students considering going abroad during 2026/27 or summer 2026
• returnee events for participants who were abroad during 2024/25 or summer 2025

Full joining and registration instructions are on our QMplus resource page, which you will find for each event in the calendar after you log in and self-enrol in the area. Please note that timings and locations for some events are not yet finalised and some event timings may be subject to change. Therefore, we recommend you revisit this page and the QMplus page calendar of events frequently for the latest updates. All times are listed in local London time.

Events for returnee students abroad during 2024/25 or summer 2025 

• 23 Sep 2025 & 25 Sep and (12.00-13.30) - Skills Development workshop: “Career Planning: Harnessing Skills from your Placement Abroad" (virtual, registration required)
• 20 Oct 2025 (17.00 - 19:00) - "Welcome back!" Returnee Social (in person)
• 23 Oct 2025 (12.00-13.00) - Reflections on Return: building your career story

Events for students looking to go abroad during 2026/27 or summer 2026

• 18 Sep 2025 (11.00-18.00) & Fri 19 Sep (10.00-16.00)- Students' Union Welcome Fair, come visit our Global Opportunities stand
• 02 Oct 2025 (16.00-17.00) - Global Opportunities outgoing mobility promotional talk #1 (in person)
• 02 Oct 2025 (17.00-18.00) - Finance and affordability workshop for 2026/27 exchanges (in person)
• 13 Oct 2025 (10.00-13.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (in person) #1
• 13 Oct 2025 (17.00-18.00) - Application questions workshop for 2026/27 exchanges #1, delivered by Careers & Enterprise (in person, registration required)
• 16 Oct 2025 (12.00-13.00) - Global Opportunities outgoing mobility promotional talk #2 (virtual)
• 22 Oct 2025 (11.30 - 12.30) - "Choosing the right destination for you" workshop and panel event, with GO Ambassadors (in person)
• 22 Oct 2025 (13.00 - 14.30) - GO Abroad Networking Event 2025 (in person)
• 23 Oct 2025 (13.00-16.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (in person) #2
• date tbc - 2026/27 Student Exchange Programme application opens (virtual)
• 04 Nov 2025 (12.00-13.00) - Application questions workshop for 2026/27 exchanges #2, delivered by Careers & Enterprise (virtual, registration required)
•  #06 Nov 2025 (17.00-19.00) - GO Ambassador drop-in advice surgery (virtual) #3
• Wednesday 12th November 2025 at 12 noon UK time - 2026/27 Student Exchange Programme application DEADLINE

 

• 18 Feb 2026 (12:00 - 13.00) - Promotional talk for Y1 students looking to go abroad in 2027/28 (in person)
• 25 March 2026  (12:00 - 13.00) - Promotional talk for Y1 students looking to go abroad in 2027/28 (virtual)

 

Events for students holding offers for 2026/27 

• 28 Jan 2026 (12.00 - 13.00) - virtual Student Finance talk
• 29 Jan 2026 (12.00 - 13.00) - virtual GPO managed funding talk 
• 11 Feb 2026  (13.00-16.30) - MANDATORY Pre-Departure afternoon: Pre-Departure Briefing, Student Ambassador Essentials, Meet and Greet, and more!