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
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Romanticising London and Its Crazy Weather
By IISMA Awardee 2024, Kaneishia From the moment I first set foot in this city on holiday nearly ten years ago, I fell in love and dreamed of one day calling London home. The sights and atmosphere were a world apart from what I knew in Jakarta, Indonesia. So, when the opportunity to study abroad … Continue reading Romanticising London and Its Crazy Weather
London was my third choice…
Read how Jeremiah's third choice destination turned into a place that felt like home... Hi, I’m Jeremiah! I was granted an amazing opportunity by my government to spend a semester abroad at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) last September. Frankly, when my IISMA scholarship was announced, I didn’t know how to feel when the … Continue reading London was my third choice…
Live, Laugh, London
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
London: Where I Rediscovered a Version of Myself and Loved it Again
Fira studied abroad at Queen Mary University of London in autumn 2023, as a recipient of the prestigious Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship. When I was a kid, I used to be obsessed with this iconic comic book series that portrayed the biographies of the world's most influential figures: Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac … Continue reading London: Where I Rediscovered a Version of Myself and Loved it Again
A Home in Unexpected Places
Hello! My name is Divany Olivia, a 3rd year student majoring in Industrial Design from Bandung Institute of Technology and in the fall semester of 2023 I had the opportunity to study at Queen Mary University of London through the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) program. When I first arrived in London, to Queen … Continue reading A Home in Unexpected Places
Navigating Adulthood at 21: My Semester Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
What it means to be twenty-one, according to Freya, an IISMA scholarship awardee, who studied abroad at Queen Mary University of London September-December 2023. Before the pilot announced that we would be landing shortly at Heathrow Airport and I saw British soil with my own two eyes, I didn’t know what it meant to be … Continue reading Navigating Adulthood at 21: My Semester Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
From Dream to Reality: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of Studying Abroad in London
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
London, and My 4 Stages of Culture Shock
Aprilia was one of our eight Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship awardees from September-December 2023. Read below to learn about her four stages of London culture shock. Hello! My name is Aprilia, I am a final year student majoring in English Language and Literature – with an emphasis on Cultural Studies – at … Continue reading London, and My 4 Stages of Culture Shock
Oh, to study literature in London
Ficky studied abroad with us as one of our eight Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship awardees. Read about their studies with us below! Writing about memorable things and moments during my three months in London is not the easiest because there are so many things I could write! I can’t even begin to … Continue reading Oh, to study literature in London
My IISMA experience & preparing to depart for Queen Mary in retrospect
I arrived in London on September 18th, yet IISMA’s final announcement of successful scholarship awardees was on May 12th. Four months is not a short amount of time, so how have I been perceiving this long wait from receiving the good news to landing in London? To better understand how we got here, please allow … Continue reading My IISMA experience & preparing to depart for Queen Mary in retrospect
“At Queen Mary, I hope to gain a different perspective on education”
Hello there! My name is Nayla, I’m a third year law student in the University of Indonesia, and I am currently living with the jaw-dropping anticipation of spending an entire semester in London with Queen Mary! London has always been one of my favorite cities in the world, with its strong arts culture, scenic parks, … Continue reading “At Queen Mary, I hope to gain a different perspective on education”
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