Are you a student in your penultimate year of a full-time Higher Education course (2nd year of a degree or 1st year of an HND) at South Eastern Regional College? If so, you are eligible to study for a year in the United States through the Business Education Initiative.  BEI, which is sponsored by the Department for Employment & Learning and the British Council, provides funding for this.

The BEI scheme is a wonderful opportunity for students to broaden their experience and outlook, and it also provides a great opportunity for them to travel in the US and to meet new people.  As the BEI programme is renowned, your participation in it would look excellent on a CV or job application.

Places on the scheme are in high demand and applicants have to go through a rigorous selection procedure; training is provided for those students who apply to help them prepare for this.  While it should be seen as a wonderful opportunity, it does require a considerable amount of work on the student’s part and students should be encouraged to think carefully before applying.

Aims of the programme:

• To develop future managers for Northern Ireland
• To develop the business and management skills of pre-final year degree and HND students from any discipline
• To improve the core skills of participants
• To provide students with an outward looking, international experience 
• To raise the economic and cultural awareness of Northern Ireland in the US.
• Bring knowledge and international experience back to the Northern Ireland economy and in doing so encourage a culture where the old historic divisions are set aside.

Students currently in America 2008/2009

• Marty Orme, Dakota Weslyan University

Past students’ experiences

• Adam Clint, University: Lagrange College, Lagrange, Georgia
• Darren Meredith, University: Martin Methodist College, Tennessee.
• Scott Waring, University: Texas Wesleyan University, Forth Worth, Texas.
• Lisa McCoy, University: University of Dubuque, Iowa.

Contact Us

For more information contact Jim Hunter in Bangor Campus (Room D6) or email jfhunter@serc.ac.uk

Partner Institutions

http://www.lagrange.edu
http://www.txwes.edu
http://www.dbq.edu
http://www.martinmethodist.edu