Samantha, University of California Irvine, USA Samantha has written a fantstic blog about her time at St Andrews. Evan, Columbia University, USA ‘My year at St Andrews was one of the most positive experiences of my…
The best way to prepare yourself for your experience on the BA International (Honours) programme is to find out as much as you can about this unique opportunity. By reading profiles written by current students and…
Many of our academic and professional staff spent a semester or year of their own undergraduate programmes on exchange. Here, a few of them share their experiences and what they valued most about the opportunity to…
University of Copenhagen The reason for going on my Erasmus semester abroad was probably a little different to most. I am Danish by birth but having spent most of childhood away from Denmark, I saw this as an…
University of Santiago de Compostela Setting off to study in Santiago de Compostela in September, I expected it to be the biggest challenge I’d ever faced. Coming home in June, I considered my time there the greatest…
Leiden University The maze-like town with its canals and winding side-streets, bursting with students, businessmen, children all cycling in different directions with the unequalled expertise of the Dutch and always…
Università Degli Studi di Padova Before leaving to spend a year in Padua, I hadn’t thought much about what it would be like to be an Erasmus student or how to navigate an Italian University. It was only on my flight…
Universidad del la Republica, Montevideo Anna (International Relations and Spanish) Initially I was full of doubts about studying abroad in Uruguay. Now I don’t think I could have made a better choice! I lived in…
University of California, Berkeley Laura (English) I was lucky enough to be offered the chance to spend a year studying at the University of California, Berkeley. Both socially and academically it was one of the best…
Julia (International Relations) My experience was that studying at National University of Singapore (NUS) was intense. Heat and humidity, many deadlines, a large number of events, constant possibilities for extra…