Student experiences written by outbound and inbound King's study abroad students
What do you study at King’s? Philosophy BA Where did your Global Summer Experience take place? Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing, China How did you apply? The initial application process was not particularly long, it involved filling in an application form, writing a short personal statement (500 words) and obtaining an academic reference. This …
Continue reading “Cory Prestion, Summer 2013 at Renmin University of China, Beijing”
What do you study at King’s? Geography BA Where did your Global Summer Experience take place? Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China How did your Global Summer Experience influence you? My time in China shaped me into becoming a more open-minded individual. I learnt very early on that things that were done differently, were just that: …
Continue reading “Soumia Arif, Summer of 2015 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China”
Studying Hispanic Studies at King’s College London meant I had the opportunity to spend my third year abroad in either Spain or Latin America and I opted for Barcelona as I liked the fact that it was still a large city like London, although slightly smaller and it also has a beach. I found it …
Studying My academic experience abroad was not too different to my experience at King’s. I selected my modules before I left, but once there found that switching things around was much more flexible than the system at King’s. My class sizes were pretty small, none larger than 40, and the smallest being 5, which again …
Continue reading “Daniela Duhur, 2013-2014 at University of Helsinki, Finland”
Accommodation One main piece of advice for organising accommodation in Geneva is… get it sorted early! Geneva is a relatively small city and home to many international companies and organisations, which means there is a large influx of international workers and students looking for accommodation. University accommodation and private halls of residence: I highly recommend applying …
Continue reading “Marianne Forsey, 2012-2013 at Universite de Geneve, Switzerland”