Returning Home In your final year you may find it a little daunting coming back when some of your friends have graduated. My philosophy when I returned was to treat it like another year abroad. There will be students on their year abroad on your course wanting to make friends with people from the UK,…
Category: Erasmus Study
“The little daily successes are the most important ones” – Molly (Languages and Communication Studies, UEA) on studying in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
A year abroad. You spend all of second year planning it and getting excited and then the day finally comes! You’ve got your one-way ticket and your whole life packed in two suitcases and a rucksack. It’s hard to believe it’s actually possible. Now I’m not going to lie it was a bit of a…
“One cannot be at UEA without getting empowered with the best education for the brightest future.” Erasmus student Charbel on his time at UEA.
“Will I enjoy it? Will I regret it? Will people be friendly? What about my modules? Professors? Oh! The English weather?” – This is all I remember thinking while the clock was ticking towards the 20th of September! Being the first Lebanese student participating in Erasmus, I packed my luggage, waved goodbye to the Mediterranean…
“We’ve climbed the volcano that sits on Clermont’s doorstep, been to the flea market, had a picnic and explored the city…” Lucille on studying in France
I am currently studying at ‘Université Clermont Auvergne‘ In Clermont-Ferrand, France. Clermont has always been where I have wanted to study for my Year Abroad as my mother is from there, so it has always felt like a second home to me! Finding out that UEA had an Erasmus link with the university in Clermont…
“Lund really stood out to me initially because of its reputation as one of the best universities in the world.” Daniel on his year at Lund University, Sweden
When I started to consider a year abroad and where I thought I would choose to spend a year of my degree studying, Sweden hadn’t really entered my head. I’m not sure about other people’s experiences, but I always thought of Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona or Berlin when thinking about living somewhere else in Europe during…
“My time in Utrecht was by far the best time I have had at university so far.” Jenny at Utrecht University
As an international student from France, I am technically already studying abroad at UEA. Studying and living abroad was therefore not something that was new to me and I knew what to expect. Back when I was applying for university, I made sure I applied for courses with a study abroad option. Unfortunately, my course…
“I encourage others from all around the world to have new and amazing experiences at UEA” Lola from Alicante
My name is Lola and currently I am studying a MSc in Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement at the University of East Anglia (UEA). I came to Norwich 18 months ago as an Erasmus student to finish my degree in Biological Sciences. I wanted to be my last year to be abroad at the UEA…
“I would recommend Madrid to any student looking to study abroad.” Tiffany at the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
I have just returned from the most eye-opening, amazing and fun experience I’ve ever had. For the past 5 and a half months, I have been studying at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid for my semester abroad. This opportunity has given me so much; I have improved my Spanish, made friends for life and now have…
“You may learn to call your new city, home…” Emma at the Universidad de Salamanca
When asked to write this blog, there was only ever one word that really came to my mind: home. Home is a strange concept when you think about it. It means something different to every person and if you asked any stranger on the street to draw “home,” from a 5-year-old to a 50-year-old, not…
My year abroad has shown me “what I want to do, where I want go and how I want to do it.” Life in Sunny Sevilla – UEA student Taz
There’s a saying in Seville that goes “Sevilla tiene un color especial”, quite literally meaning Seville has a special colour. I’ve now come to realise that saying isn’t literal; there is no special colour that paints the houses, but that Seville has a special place, or “colour”, within Andalusia. Here’s why: The streets are lined…
