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My exchange semester at Leeds

It was quite late in my degree by the time I decided to do a student exchange, but I’m so glad I did because it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! I chose the University of Leeds due to its academic reputation and atmosphere. Culture Before…

An historic European experience in Germany

Wenona – Hessen International Summer University, Germany June – July, 2019 Bachelor of Information Technology / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) My highly anticipated four-week exchange to Kassel, Germany has greatly impacted my life. I loved my time inside the classroom as I socialised with students from the U.S.A,…

Living in London

Alexander – University of Westminster, England Semester 1, 2019 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Creative Industries The University of Westminster is located in central London. The campus is compact and modern in its layout. One of the best parts about university life for me was playing rugby…

My learning experiences in Tainan, Taiwan

Sean – National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Semester 1, 2019 Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) Coming from Australia, and not speaking any Chinese before arriving in Taiwan, I found the process quite easy to get the accommodation and basic university things sorted out. Class registration and department registration…

My awesome exchange in Texas

Isaac – Texas A&M University, United States of America Semester 2, 2019 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Mathematics My exchange was arguably the greatest experience of my life to date. Living in a completely different culture is something that I would recommend everyone to do at some…

My Thai experience: study abroad done right

Elliot – Thammasat University, Thailand Semester 1, 2019 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Journalism My last post on QUT Gone Global was back in January, so I apologise for not posting sooner. Back then, I had just settled in and begun my first week of classes at…

Exchange in Spain

Kirra – Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain Semester 1, 2020 Bachelor of Business Host Country Deciding on a host country was one of the most difficult parts of my application process. I was comparing countries like Ireland to Norway to Singapore. However, I decided to go to Spain…

Stand out and go North

Nikoletta – BI Norwegian Business School, Norway  Semester 2, 2018 Bachelor of Business – International Between its world-class mountain scapes, Northern Lights and ancient history, Norway has become a popular destination, not only for travel but for education and employment. I was fortunate enough to study in its…

Dreams come true: my exchange to Kyoto

Chen Lang (Joyce) – Ritsumeikan University, Japan Semester 1, 2019 Bachelor of Design (Architectural Studies) (Honours) So it’s a bit of a childhood dream to go on exchange in Japan and study Japanese. Using the elective credits that I had with my architectural course, I was grateful to…

Studying in Milan: fashion capital of the world

Harriet – Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italy Semester 1, 2019 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) My semester at the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi located in Milan, Italy, was one of the most difficult, yet life-changing, semesters of my university career thus far. I arrived in…