Jack Ennis Bachelor of Business – International Zhejiang University, China (Semester 2, 2018) Hi! I’m Jack, a third year BS08 Bachelor of Business – International student currently on exchange in Hangzhou, China! After a semester in Qingdao, China, I came to Zhejiang University in Hangzhou to really fine-tune…
Hong Kong = Sleepless City!
Kate K. Bachelor of Business – International Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Semester 2, 2018) Hi, my name’s Kate. I’m a third-year marketing student and I’ve just begun my year of exchange. I can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since I hopped on an aeroplane and began my…
5 Reasons Why Shanghai is a Decision You Won’t Regret!
Natalie Malins, Bachelor of Business – International Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Semester 1 2018 My BS08 degree entails a compulsory year abroad for which I chose to go to Shanghai and Paris. For my first semester abroad, I was lucky enough to receive the New Colombo Plan (NCP)…
Invest in an Italian Experience!
Christen W. Bachelor of Business (Honours) Short-term program: LUISS ‘Market Regulation and Investments for Growth’ July 2017, Italy It’s not every day that the chance comes along to attend an exciting, experiential summer school at a top university in Rome, spending two weeks learning from executives at Italy’s major…
Salam sejahtera! Snippets from my Surabaya experience.
Scott C, Bachelor of Property Economics Universitas Surabaya, Indonesia Semester 1, 2018 First of all, Surabaya has a very culturally rich history and the locals are very proud of this, its best that you at least try to familiarise yourself with some of the historical events and culture…
Find a real winter in the UK
Tayla B Bachelor of Creative Industries Sheffield Hallam University, UK My experience living in England for six months studying at SHU was incredible. I had never been to England or Europe before, but having many friends living there I knew what to expect, but nothing could prepare…
Snowball fights and study at Simon Fraser University
Mikaela H Bachelor of Business (Marketing) / Bachelor of Creative Industries (Fashion Communication) Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada In terms of content studied I found SFU’s business units to be on a similar level to QUT’s. However, there were some differences in assessments, grading and how things…
Settling in to Simon Fraser, Canada
Mikaela H Bachelor of Business (Marketing) / Bachelor of Creative Industries (Fashion Communication) Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada For semester one of 2017 I partook in an exchange at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, Canada. Doing university at SFU was different from the get go with…
“This exchange to me was a defining moment in my life.”
I will admit that moving to Italy was not an easy challenge personally as I had not had this type of experience before, in addition to the language barrier that I had to face. It was very intimidating. However, in the moment of being overseas and living there…
From big city Brisbane to small town Trento
The currency in Italy is the Euro which is generally about one third stronger than the Australian dollar. This was a bit of a blow as the money from the scholarship (9.5k) became lesser than anticipated and in this regards the concern of converting it all in one…