Queen Mary University of London Business and Management student, Bousse, has just completed a year abroad at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and reflects on a year full of growth. Top Tips for future students provided at the end! When I first found out I’d be spending a year abroad in Singapore, I felt … Continue reading From London to Singapore: Lessons, Life, and Laksa
IISMA 2024 Awardee, Kayla, takes a look back at her time in this wonderful city we call home! Memories are fickle, it’s quite hard to recall everything with clarity, and yet, my memories at Queen Mary University of London will definitely stay with me throughout my life, even if eventually, they become full of holes. … Continue reading The moment it hit me I was actually in London, I fell in love with London
Lilly is a Politics and International Relations Student at Queen Mary University of London who studied for a year at Columbia University in the city of New York. My time at Columbia is best understood by the constant themes that defined my exchange there: taking chances and trying something new, finding unexpected delight in so … Continue reading Joy in the Unexpected – A Study Abroad Adventure in the United States
Widani Mawar Zhahira studied abroad at Queen Mary University of London during the autumn semester of the 2023/24 academic year, as a scholarship awardee of the prestigious Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA). London was not my first choice as a semester abroad destination. It’s a place I have always wanted to visit and it’s on … Continue reading Live, Laugh, London
Hi! My name is Lilly, and I am a Politics and International Relations student at Queen Mary University of London. Moving to live in a new city for study abroad can be exciting, if a bit daunting. I had never lived in another country before departing for New York to study at Columbia University for … Continue reading Tips for studying abroad in the Big Apple…
Queen Mary University of London History student Naomi was destined to study abroad in Berlin. Learn all about a year abroad in Germany's capital, studying at Humboldt University of Berlin. When I was about 14, my mum bought me a t-shirt from Tesco to use as a new pyjama top. Emblazoned on the front were … Continue reading A newfound love for Franzbrötchen
My Year Abroad at Columbia University 2023/24: Written by Queen Mary University of London English student, Chawana. Breathe in. Breathe out…at least that’s what I was trying to do as I read my offer, but in reality, I was silently freaking out, and frantically calling my mum crying in my dorm room as I read … Continue reading My Battle with Imposter Syndrome (spoiler alert: I overcame it)
As one of our eight Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship awardees, Mathena reflects on her time studying abroad at Queen Mary University of London from September to December 2023. Studying abroad sounds wonderful as a concept, but in experience, it’s a completely different kind of magic. London has always occupied the top of … Continue reading From Dream to Reality: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of Studying Abroad in London
Hiiiiii! My name is Daisy, and I'm thrilled to share my incredible exchange journey with you. I call Macau my home and am pursuing a major in Accounting at the University of Macau. The stars aligned, and I was fortunate enough to embark on an unforgettable exchange program at Queen Mary University of London (QM). … Continue reading Enriching Journeys: My Exchange Experience from University of Macau to Queen Mary University of London
Politics and International Relations student and Turing Scheme grant recipient, Sagal, studied abroad in Boston College last academic year and shares their experiences with you below! Booking my flight to Boston was the first moment that really cemented the fact that I would be studying abroad. Before that, it felt so far away. Doing applications … Continue reading From football stadiums in the middle of campus, to lake house retreats with the Muslim Student Association…
Tara is a History student at Queen Mary University of London and as a Turing Scheme grant recipient, studied abroad at Stevens Institute of Technology in the US. Read Tara's blog to learn about life in both New Jersey and New York City... My exchange year took place in Hoboken, New Jersey at Stevens Institute … Continue reading From LDN to NJ via NYC…
Omayma studies within Queen Mary's School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences and has just completed a year abroad at Northeastern University in Boston, on the East Coast of the USA. I had no idea what to expect going into my year abroad because it was not only my first time living away from home, but … Continue reading Exploring the East Coast
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