Angelica (Chemistry), worked in Trondheim Going to Norway was a golden opportunity to gain invaluable work experience in a research laboratory and to be part of a scientific organization (SINTEF), where important real…
Fiona (Modern Languages), worked in Bavaria I spent the academic year in Germany. I was working as an English language assistant with the British Council in Passau, Bavaria. I have so many fantastic memories from my…
Anna (French), worked in Clermont-Ferrand Being on the other side of the classroom was such an experience! During my year abroad I worked in two professional colleges in Clermont-Ferrand and taught students aged…
Sheryl (Chemistry), worked in Antwerp Spending my year in Belgium was one of the best decisions I ever made! It gave me the opportunity and experiences I never imagined. I secured a placement at one of the world’s…
Antonia (Modern Languages), worked in Austria I have been learning languages since I was six years old and the culmination of all this hard work and enthusiasm was the opportunity to go to Austria and live the culture…
For the 2014-2015 Photo Competition, we asked you to come up with a tagline to accompany your photos that sums up the benefits of study abroad. Winner Hope worked in Naples, Italy. ‘This photo is one I took of the…
There are numerous benefits to studying abroad, but here are the Collaborations and Study Abroad team’s top three: 1. Broaden your academic experience “I was able to take classes not available in St Andrews and the…
Naomi, who studied Chemistry, worked in The Netherlands for a year. “I spent my year abroad working in The Netherlands. I gained invaluable experience working in a Research and Development department which has really…
Study Abroad is far from new: for hundreds of years Scottish students have ventured abroad in search of new academic challenges. Perhaps one of the earliest examples of this by a St Andrews student is Andrew Melville,…