Category: Global Short Programs
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July 2019 – one of the most riveting months of my entire life so far… was spent doing a legal internship in Shanghai! I certainly didn’t expect to feel this way when I first started my program. On the night of Thursday 27 June 2019, I arrived in Shanghai after a 10.5 hour flight from…
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I left for Tokyo on the 7th of January, travelling overseas alone for the frst time in my life. Having only been to Japan shortly once before, I felt a mixture of excitement and anxiety as I boarded the plane without any friends or family, leaving the comfort of everything familiar behind. This experience in…
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You know that feeling when you just know that in that moment, you were supposed to be at that certain place at that specific time? Well that’s how I felt after a week in Spain. Prior to my abroad experience I kept thinking “I shouldn’t be going on another holiday, it’s irresponsible… I need to…
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3 months after coming back from Japan for my In-Country Study experience, I was very fortunate to be elected as one of 6 student ambassadors from UTS for the New Columbo Plan initiative that paired with one of Japan’s largest multinational general trading company – Mitsui & Co. The program ran for a period of…
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I return from Spain with a greater world view for my career and future study options. This experience put me outside of my comfort zone, requiring me to lead teams in the classroom, to learn to communicate and adapt when travelling around the area or speaking with locals. I have a new found understanding for…
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From July 1-12 2019 I took part in the Robotics Summer course at TECNUN Engineering branch at the University of Navarre in San Sebastian Spain! It was an unforgettable experience that I shared with 2 other UTS students and 10 University of Michigan (UMich) from the USA. In the first week of the program we…
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I had the opportunity to go to Singapore for a short program with a group of friends for 1 month, it was fantastic! Prior to departing, I had worries about not being able to make new friends (since I chose to study in different subjects from my friends), keeping up with the subjects and staying healthy.…
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Where do I begin? I’ll start by giving you some context to understand the purpose of this. I am currently studying my masters of Architecture and was taking a studio called Housing in Portugal, in this studio we are to study the existing Bouca Social Housing in Porto, Potugal designed by the noted Portuguese Architect…
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This picture was taken on the last night of my program with a group of people that had been strangers 4 weeks earlier but now became some of my best friends. I went to Berlin not knowing anyone, so being able to leave with friends from all around the world is invaluable, and highlights what…
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On 2 July, my second day in Warsaw, I went for a single walking tour to have a browse of the place I was going to live in for the next 2 weeks. And honestly, I was shocked by this ‘re-constructed’ city, it did not wipe out the historical breath of the city, but added…
