A Blog about Education Abroad

Tag: Independent Summer School

  • Emma at Uppsala University, Sweden

    Emma at Uppsala University, Sweden

    Emma attended the 4th disABILITY MUNDUS Doctoral School at Uppsala University, Sweden.

    Pre-departure:

    Preparations for my trip. As a mom of a baby and a 5 year old I had to ensure that I had everything prepared for when I was away (from expressed breastmilk, meals to babysitters). I decided to travel as light as possible as I was planning to use public transport in Sweden. I learned that while their transport systems work, they can be busy and crowded during peak time so the smaller by bag the better. I took a small wheelie bag and a laptop backpack to make my life easier. Putting a bright tag on the bag really helped when 300 black wheelie bags get put on the airport carrousel. I made sure that I had printed out all of the time tables and knew which companies operated in which areas before hand. I am very glad that I did as their central station could be very overwhelming if coming off a 16 hour flight.

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  • Daniel at the University of California, Los Angeles

    Daniel at the University of California, Los Angeles

    Pre-departure:

    My journey to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) began months before the actual departure, when I became interested in travelling abroad to gain some experience at an international university. At the end of my Honour’s year, I realised that I hadn’t taken full advantage of the wonderful opportunities that Stellenbosch University offers to its students, and I made a promise to myself that I would do everything I could to go overseas during my studies for my Master’s degree. When my Master’s supervisor and I met at the end of my Honour’s year, I was very explicit with him that it was important to me to use the opportunity to travel overseas during my Master’s degree. He was very supportive and I knew that I would be able to make this dream of mine become a reality.

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  • Christopher at Stanford University

    Christopher at Stanford University

    How I made it to Stanford:

    After having applied for Stanford’s summer programme in December of last year, I was fortunate enough to hear in early February that I had been accepted. Notification of this acceptance set a number of events in motion, all of which were required to make the trip possible. Among having to secure the necessary VISA and ensure that I would not have any issues with regard to the classes I would miss, I had to find a way to raise the funds necessary to attend Stanford.

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