Essex Abroad team
Essex Abroad is the student mobility team and the specialists in international experiences at Essex. We manage a profile of over 150 exchange partnerships with universities across the world, manage incoming exchange and study abroad (fee paying) students, guide and process Essex students on a year or term abroad and offer a range of short term international experiences. We are the key team and contacts for the YUFE Student Journey within Essex and work with departments to promote international opportunities available to students.
At Essex Abroad, we’re passionate about internationalisation. We’re responsible for the day-to-day operations of our inbound and outbound exchange programmes and short-term international experiences. So, whether you’re an exchange student visiting Essex or an Essex student preparing to embark on the adventure of a lifetime abroad, we’re here to help.
Section contacts
Incoming students – incomingexchange@essex.ac.uk
Essex students (Outgoing) – essexabroad@essex.ac.uk
Short-Term Programmes – stpabroad@essex.ac.uk
Grants and Agreement – eagrants@essex.ac.uk or eaagreements@essex.ac.uk
YUFE Programme – yufestudentmobility@essex.ac.uk
Meet the team
Essex Abroad Officer - Outgoing
Essex AbroadClaudia works in the Outgoing team. Claudia joined the Essex Abroad team in October 2022, having worked in the Enquiry Management team at the University. She studied a year abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while doing her degree and enjoyed the experience so much she returned to live there for another five years. Claudia is excited to be helping the outgoing students have a life-changing international experience, meeting new people from across the globe and taking part in all their time abroad has to offer.
Essex Abroad Officer - Incoming
Essex AbroadWorking alongside Katherine and Chelsea, Chorong now supports incoming Study Abroad & Exchange students from all four corners of the world. She is passionate about assisting international students so that they can enjoy and benefit from their time at Essex to the fullest. Chorong studied Political Sciences in South Korea and lived in Canada, Switzerland, the USA, and Germany. Witnessing how diverse and exciting our world is, Chorong would like to help make incoming students’ experience at Essex as enriching and memorable as possible.
Essex Abroad Officer - YUFE programme
Essex AbroadHannah is the advisor for YUFE and joined the Essex Abroad team in January 2025. Hannah is dedicated to supporting students throughout their YUFE journey. Hannah studied French, Spanish, and Russian at the University of Essex and spent her year abroad in France teaching English and Spanish. After university, Hannah lived and worked in various countries, including the Middle East, gaining valuable experience with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Having experienced the personal and academic growth that comes from studying and working abroad and is eager to help others make the most of these opportunities. She looks forward to helping students make the most of their YUFE experience and ensuring they have a rewarding and enriching time abroad.
Essex Abroad Advisor
Essex AbroadSteven is providing temporary support for the Essex Abroad team as an Essex Abroad Advisor. He undertook his BSc in Psychology in 2005 and PhD in Psychology in 2010. Whilst undertaking his PhD, Steven gained a great deal of experience supporting undergraduate students via supporting them as a Graduate Laboratory Assistant in class and by assessing their coursework. In 2019, Steven joined the Careers Services team and held two roles, first as a Careers Information Coordinator and then subsequently as a Careers Officer. Both roles enabled Steven to gain even more student support experience, focusing in on a variety of employability topics such as CVs, cover letters, interviews and job searching techniques. In 2023 Steven moved to the Industry Engagement and Placements Team supporting student who planned to go on a short or year long placement as part of their course. Now in 2025, Steven is very excited to be temporarily supporting the Essex Abroad team, adding additional knowledge and skill to his repertoire.
Essex Abroad Ambassadors
If you'd like to talk to another student about anything Essex Abroad related, please email us at essexabroad@essex.ac.uk and explain briefly what you would like to discuss and we will do our best to put you in touch with another student.
If you'd like to promote your experience abroad you can tag us on social media using the following tags:
- @essexabroad
- @abroadatessex
Who are the Essex Abroad Ambassadors?
Our Essex Abroad Ambassadors are current Essex students who have completed an Essex Abroad experience or are currently completing one! Our Ambassadors are both Essex students who are outgoing students or our incoming students who are here at Essex to complete their exchange term or year.
We are always looking for ambassadors who are in their study abroad location and feel they can support students who are applying for future study abroad programmes. Ambassadors may interact on social media, share information on their host country, or give insight on tips and tricks when it comes to studying abroad.
If you are interested in becoming an Essex Abroad Ambassador please email stpabroad@essex.ac.uk who will provide you with more information. If you complete at least 25 hours of activities then you can claim the Essex Abroad Ambassador units from Big Essex Award - Chart my Path.
You can also become an informal ambassador by tagging us on any social media photos using the tag @essexabroad.
Antonio Ferreira
Antonio completed a remote internship in 2021, via Absolute Internship, with a marketing research company based in China. Antonio studies in the Psychology department at our Colchester campus.
You can ask Antonio about Absolute Internship (he is an ambassador for the programme), what it's like to take part in a remote internship and what it's like to study Psychology at Essex. Antonio is also a mental health ambassador and takes on many initiatives for mental health.
Email: af19080@essex.ac.uk
