Strengths I truly believe USC was the best school I could have chosen in the States. Yes, its campus is beautiful, its academics are excellent and the exchange staff are super helpful… but I think what really makes it the best, is its student culture. As with many…
Andrew at Hong Kong PolyU
At Hong Kong PolyU I studied four subjects; corporate finance, international finance, marketing decision analysis and marketing research. All the courses were taught in English, and the lecturers were able to communicate their content relatively well, as did the students participating in the class. The Accounting and Finance…
Discovering University of South Carolina
Anna – University of South Carolina, USA: Semester 2, 2015 I chose to study abroad at the University of South Carolina (USC) in the United States. I did this for three reasons mainly. Firstly, I’ve always wanted to travel America, and study abroad and I figured this was…
Andrew explores Hong Kong
My exchange to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University was one of the most rewarding and enjoyable experiences of my time at QUT. I was exposed to new cultures, new ideas and new ways of thinking, and met an array of interesting people from countries all around the world.…
Settling into life in Malaysia
My name is Fiona, a QUT early childhood education student and I am very excited and humbled to be studying at Taylor’s University for one semester as a New Colombo Plan Scholar. After living in Malaysia for only 5 weeks, I didn’t expect to have already been provided with such wonderful opportunities to…
New Colombo Plan in the Pacific
If there was one sentence that could capture the first half of my time in Fiji under the New Colombo Plan, it would go something along the lines of: diving deep to a reggae beat, safe in the eye of the storm. My first two and a half…
Business study in Beijing
My plane lines up for it’s approach into Peking Airport and as I peer through the window, I get my first impression of this historic and traditional city. I’m confronted with clear blue skies and the temperature is registering in the negatives. It’s far from the smog covering…
Celebrating Holi Festival in India
We are officially half way through our exchange period here in Mumbai. Whoever thought that 3 months could go so fast? Going on exchange has been one of the most invigorating, challenging and life changing experiences- the chance to explore another country as part your studies and converse…
First Impressions in China
Liam D: Bachelor of Business/Laws – New Colombo Plan mobility student to Zhejiang University, China Around ten months ago while at having dinner a sushi restaurant, I made the decision on a whim to go on exchange to China. Not knowing what this impulse decision held in store…
Mumbai – City of Festivals
Today marks the tenth week my partner and I have been living in Mumbai, India for our exchange at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. During our time here we have enjoyed shopping our way through multitudes of bazaars and markets, sourcing different fabrics and beads from the…