Mercedes – Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany Semester 2, 2022 Bachelor of Business and Law (Honours) Hi, I’m Mercedes! In this blog post, I’m going to take you through my exchange journey as well as some general tips for living in Berlin and advice for your…
Take the leap and go on exchange!
Alexandra – Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany Semester 1, 2018 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor of Business Imagine thousands of people sitting by a river, beer in hand, basking in the sunlight, or throwing a Frisbee while techno music plays in the background. This is…
There is Truly Something for Everyone in Berlin
Ben M., Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Information Technology Technische Universität Berlin, Germany (Semester 1, 2017) Berlin is the most exciting city I have ever been to, it is so culturally and ethnically diverse and for the last 7 months I’ve been lucky enough to call it my home…
Living like a Local in Kassel
Xaythavone Phommachanh, Bachelor of Engineering Short-term program: Hessen University “Hessen International Summer University – Kassel” Germany (June/July 2018) Doing exchange abroad is one of my favourite opportunities that I could do while being in university. On July 2018, I took a journey to Germany to participate in an…
A Unique Experience in a New City
Dominic Dall’Osto, Bachelor of Engineering Short-term program: Hessen University ‘Hessen International Summer University – Kassel’ Germany (June/July 2018) I’ve just returned from a 4 week short-term program in Kassel, Germany – the International Summer University (ISU). I was part of a group of 45 students from all over…
Opening My Eyes to the Beauty of Germany
Sophie Heather, Bachelor of Fine Arts Short-term program: Hessen University ‘Hessen International Summer University – Fulda’ Germany (July/August 2018) My time in the 2018 ISU Fulda was life changing. It’s hard to find the words that will give justice to the program. I applied not expecting to be…
How was studying at HTW?
Chloe: HTW Berlin, Semester 1, 2016 The university program was very different to what I was used to in Australia. The course had no real structure and the teachers had carte blanche to decide what the content was, what the assessment was and when the assessment occurred. For…
Living in Berlin
Chloe: HTW Berlin, Semester 1, 2016 I spent Semester 1 of 2016 on exchange at HTW Berlin, Germany. I chose to study in Berlin because I had visited the city with my family in 2011 and fallen in love with the culture and the historical significance of the…
Surviving in Berlin
At HTW, With regards to how I funded my time in Berlin, I financed my whole trip from the government bursary, the QUT scholarship and 1,500 of my own savings, so not a huge amount for 6 months in europe. However I found it super easy to…
My life-changing Berlin experience
Fashion is a creative industry that is often dismissed as frivolous and vacuous, however this misconception has spurred me to seek success and ingenuity as a young designer, and pushed me to pursue fashion on an international scale. The exchange program at QUT was promoted to me by…