Student experiences written by outbound and inbound King's study abroad students
Degree programme at King’s
PhD (Computer Science)
Which institution did you go to and why?
Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology). For internship/research-collaboration as the team working there is among the experts on my research topic – string algorithm for bioinformatics. Networking and exploring the post-doctoral opportunities were other significant criteria for choosing Georgia Tech. Continue reading “Ritu Kundu, Postgraduate at Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-18”
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 miscellaneous expenses, enabling me to pay full attention to my research there without any financial worry. Continue reading “Gabriel F. Y. Tsang, Postgraduate Student at National University of Singapore, 2017-18”
What do you study at King’s
Physics and Philosophy BSc
Where did your Global Summer Experience take place?
Tecnológico de Monterrey-Querétaro campus
How did you apply?
Applying was a varied experience. The Study Abroad department at King’s were excellent, and that part was absolutely stress free. The Mexican system takes getting used to! Continue reading “Inti Mantripp, Summer 2014 at Tecnologico de Monterrey”
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 the application with the external institution.
Continue reading “Adam Elshimi, Summer 2014 at Korea University, Seoul”
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 programmes on offer at fantastic universities all around the world so it took me a while to decide which one I wanted to apply for. KCL Study Abroad also held a really informative presentation on summer programmes which listed the number of exchange places available at each partner institution. I completed the King’s online summer programme application form, which asks
Continue reading “Ting-Ting Hu, Summer 2014 at Hong Kong University”