About UniBreak

Explore your Horizons.

Are you looking for an adventure in your semester break?
Do you want to experience life in a developing country?

Then the UniBreak program is for you. Be constructive in your university holidays and add value to your résumé. Travel with a group of like-minded students from across Australia and make a contribution to communities in Africa, Asia or South America.

UniBreak is tailored to help you gain practical experience in community development or possibly in your chosen field of study. It is a chance for you to make a contribution to sustainable development, to expand your personal and professional skills and to experience life in a culture very different to your own.

UniBreak allows you to go beyond the boundaries of back-packing to savour life in small communities. Live with local people, work along side them and use your skills to make a meaningful contribution. UniBreak is about you learning and expanding your knowledge of local culture through immersion into small communities.

We'll provide you structure in a managed placement. We work with in-country partners in all our placements who will oversee your community project and living arrangements. You travel with certainty and re-assurance yet we understand your desire for independence.

Join the UniBreak program and gain:

• Potential to contribute in a worthwhile way to a community or organisation
• International hands-on experience
• An opportunity to think from a global perspective
• Experience of cross-cultural communication and perspectives
• Personal and professional development in a supportive environment
• A chance to build international contacts and relationships
• A reference from a recognised organisation
• Experience and knowledge living in a different country
• A stepping-stone into the work force with the unique experience
• Added value to your resume

UniBreak Individuals

The UniBreak Individuals program is a unique opportunity for tertiary students to see the world from the inside out by volunteering in a developing country at a grassroots community level. Placements generally take place in the university mid-year and Christmas holidays and students can choose to travel for a duration of 1-3 months. The placement can form part of your course study or be simply a break from it.

UniBreak Groups

The UniBreak Groups program provides university faculties the opportunity to tailor a group placement to meet faculty requirements. Antipodeans Abroad works in close partnership with universities and faculty staff during the planning and operation of group placement. UniBreak Group placements can assist university faculties to provide unique international internships, clinical placements, experiential learning and professional learning opportunities for their students in safe, structured and supportive environment.

I had the time of my life. It was challenging but so much fun. I’ve made some great lifelong friends out of my experience and will go back once I’ve finished my uni degree.