Coventry University E-Xplore The Globe Virtual World Tour

"Travel" the world from the comfort of your own home!

Coventry University's E-Xplore The Globe is your ticket to travel virtually to 21 destinations across Europe, Asia and other parts of the world. It's a great way to learn about the world and interact with students from all cultures live, or on-demand. Check out the introduction video here. Earn 20 elective points towards the UTS BUILD global leadership program by meeting the requirements of this program.

E-Xplore The Globe is the 5th edition of the Coventry Virtual World Tour since 2020. The Virtual World Tour has been shortlisted for five times for international global education awards and has offered virtual trips for over 4,000 students over the past four years.

E-Xplore The Globe offers the opportunity to engage in cultural resources from around the globe. You can explore on-demand content and also register for live webinars that will help you learn about culture and internationalisation from students all over the world. The cultural resources include everything from undertaking virtual walking and museum tours, participating in language taster sessions and expanding your professional network with students from across Coventry University and from all over the world via their network of exchange partnerships. 

On completion, you will not only have learnt amazing things about yourself and the world around you, you will also have had the chance to network with new people. You will also earn a formal Participation Certificate for your CV which you will use to claim your UTS BUILD Program elective points.

This opportunity supports BUILD’s values of Global Citizenship and Intercultural Competency, Diversity and Inclusion.

“Participation in the Virtual World Tour gave me the opportunity to exercise that sense of adventure and curiosity about foreign countries in a new way. The content of the Virtual World Tour was really interesting. 

One week I could be discovering what high and low context cultures are on LinkedIn Learning; the next week I could be exploring what that meant in practice with students at Jiangxi University, China. I engaged with real people who were keen to share their experiences and knowledge of different countries. The ability to access the content on-demand really worked for me." 

- Coventry University Student and Virtual World Tour participant -

Where will the tour take me?

After signing up, you will be able to view the entire tour schedule. The program follows the UK academic year, however, you are able to join the sessions at any time from now until the Virtual World Tour concludes. You can also review any live content you may have missed as recordings for live webinars are saved in the learning platform. In summary, the tour covers:

• Europe: 16th October – 1st December 2023
• Asia: 29th January – 15th March 2024
• Rest of the World: 20th May – 5th July 2024