Gabriel F. Y. Tsang, Postgraduate Student at National University of Singapore, 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”

Inti Mantripp, Summer 2014 at Tecnologico de Monterrey

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”

Adam Elshimi, Summer 2014 at Korea University, Seoul

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.

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Ting-Ting Hu, Summer 2014 at Hong Kong University

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 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

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Marianne Forsey, 2012-2013 at Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Accommodation

By far the most popular type of accommodation in Barcelona is a flat share as it is a great opportunity to find cheap accommodation and to make friends with native Spanish or Catalan speakers.

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