Student experiences written by outbound and inbound King's study abroad students
With around 200 000 festivals each year, including 33 festivals now belonging to UNESCO World Heritage, Japanese festivals have become a national and worldwide institution. And yet, they are said to be struggling and progressively disappearing because of a growing disinterest from the younger generation, according to a study produced by The Japan Times in …
Continue reading “Fun and traditional…did you say festivals? -Mathilde Aupetit”
No study abroad experience comes without it challenges–whether its cultural differences, language frustrations, being surrounded by strangers, or getting used to the food. Beijing is no exception to the rule. To help you on your journey, here are a few ways I believe you can make your time in Beijing, and perhaps the rest of …
Continue reading “A very rough guide to (Bae)jing, Kartik Rajpal”
Degree programme at King’s Comparative Literature Which institution did you go to and why? National University of Singapore (NUS). It is the best university in Asia. What did the grant cover and what did it enable you to do? It covered the cost of a return flight ticket to Singapore, local transport, accommodation, meals and …
What do you study at King’s? Mathmatics BSc Where did your Global Summer Experience take place? Korea University How did you apply? The application process was straight forward. It consisted of two main parts: 1) the application to the KCL study abroad team, which they filter down through their criteria and 2) the completion of …
Continue reading “Adam Elshimi, Summer 2014 at Korea University, Seoul”
What do you study? Mathematics with Management and Finance BSc Where did you Global Summer Experience Take place? Hong Kong University (Global Business in Asia programme) How did you apply? I began looking at the different Summer Programmes offered by King’s’ partner universities very early on in the year. There are so many different summer …
Continue reading “Ting-Ting Hu, Summer 2014 at Hong Kong University”
