Westminster Working Cultures (WWC) UK features a series of 5-day professional programmes, skills development workshops and events which students can participate in throughout the year alongside their studies, giving them a chance to experience work insights and employment culture in the UK. Programmes run every April, June and September.
Find out more about our UK opportunities by following the links below. You can learn more about the programme on our Westminster Working Cultures page.
Please note: this programme is not open to foundation students. Postgraduate students are only eligible for the April and September WWC UK programmes.
Check out what the WWC UK participant experience looks like through our Flickr photo album.
Upcoming opportunities
September 2025
Monday 8 – Friday 12 September 2025
WWC UK is offering an intense five-day blended (virtual and in-person) programme featuring in-person office visits and virtual sessions. This programme is generously funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust, meaning most of your in-person activities costs will be funded, including lunch and most travel costs.
Applications are open 3 March – 30 April 2025.
Find out more about Westminster Working Cultures UK – September 2025
June 2025
Monday 2 – Friday 6 June 2025
WWC UK is offering an intense five-day programme, featuring in-person office visits, virtual sessions and a day trip to a major UK city. This programme is generously funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust, meaning most of your in-person activities costs will be funded, including lunch and most travel costs. This programme is also supported by Santander Universities UK and participants will receive a £375 bursary upon completion of the programme.
Applications are now closed.
Find out more about Westminster Working Cultures – June 2025
April 2025
Not running in 2025
WWC UK is offering an intense five-day blended (in-person and virtual) programme featuring office visits and online sessions. This programme is generously funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust, meaning most of your in-person activities costs will be funded, including lunch and most travel costs.
Find out more about Westminster Working Cultures UK – April 2024
Student experience
Queen Dyson, one of our students who has previously taken part in the WWC UK September 2024 programme, has written a blog post about her experience.
Awards
We are proud to run an award-winning programme!
In the summer of 2023, Westminster Working Cultures UK won a Gold award in the category of 'Alumni Relations/Alumni Relations Pivot' as part of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards!
The awards are internationally recognised, and for this year’s awards, they received over 4000 nominations from 27 countries. Winners have included major international universities such as Harvard, Princeton and University College London.