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Blossoming in Sweden

Hayley – Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH), Sweden Semester 1, 2017 Bachelor of Urban Development For my semester abroad I attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm City, Sweden. It was by far the best six months of my life. I was challenged in many different ways, given…

On top of the world in Canada

Amy T., Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Simon Fraser University, Canada (Semester 2, 2018) My Canadian exchange was like all my dream adventures combined into one! I arrived in the heat of summer in July 2018 and stayed until mid-January 2019, living on campus,…

Going international in historic Poland

Georgia – SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland Semester 2, 2018 Bachelor of Business For a very long time, I was conflicted about where I should travel for my exchange experience. The only thing that I knew for sure was that I wanted to take a hold of…

An amazing life in Denmark

Dermott – University of Southern Denmark Semester 2, 2018 Bachelor of Behavioural Science My exchange took place in the small rainy town of Odense on the middle isle of Fyn in Denmark. Odense is the third-largest city in Denmark but is still quite small, especially compared to Brisbane,…

Get the real English experience at Sheffield

Jake – Sheffield Hallam University, England Semester 1, 2017 Bachelor of Justice So, if you asked anyone from Australia to pinpoint exactly where Sheffield is in the United Kingdom, you’d be pretty far stretched to find someone who actually could. Well, I want to put Sheffield on the…

A Life in Chicago

William – Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Semester 2, 2017 Bachelor of Design (Honours) The university Going on exchange to Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago last semester was an amazing experience, which I already miss and wish I could repeat all over. As an architecture student,…

From Australia to Austria

Taylor – Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria Semester 2, 2017 Bachelor of Business Vienna is a wonderful city. It’s filled with quirky cafes that serve only the best coffee and delicious Sacher Torte. It is home to some of the greatest musicians in history, as well…

Settling into Maastricht

Rachel – Maastricht University, Netherlands Semester 1, 2017 Bachelor of Business – International As part of the Bachelor of Business – International, I chose to attend Maastricht University. It had a different learning approach to my usual university learning. Instead of lectures, we had two tutorials for each…

A semester abroad in Calgary

Brendan – University of Calgary, Canada Semester 2, 2018 Bachelor of Information Technolgy Last semester I got the great opportunity to spend four months studying at the University of Calgary in Canada. It was an incredible experience, and in this blog, I’ll try to give you some insight…

Taiwan – the third edition

Lachlan – reflections on Taiwan Taiwan just keeps throwing more and more cool surprises at me. The weekend of 7-9 June was the Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated in many countries across Asia, and with its heritage stemming from China. On this weekend the Professor for my class ‘Workshop…