I have just experienced one of the most exhilarating, challenging, enjoyable and enriching experiences of my life and the purpose of this blog post is to, through my story, encourage all aspiring exchange students to embark on this journey. I hope this post provides those students who have the opportunity to embark on an exchange, but are still in two minds whether to go through with it or not, with the final encouragement. Like a good Law student should do, I will structure this post in terms of pre-departure experience, my time in Aberdeen and then do a reflection of the experience as a whole.
Category: Semester Exchange Postings
Blog Postings by Returning Stellenbosch University Students
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Erich at Wageningen University
Between February and August of 2018, I had the privilege of studying abroad to conduct research for my Masters’ degree. This semester exchange, coordinated by Stellenbosch University International, took place in the Netherlands, at Wageningen University. In this post, I’d like to share the experiences of my time abroad. (more…)
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Timothy at Zurich University
Pre-departure:
I guess it is obvious for anyone planning to study abroad for a semester to go through the application process with the International office at Stellenbosch University and obtain a nomination for an exchange at a partner university. Recounting the application process would then seem trivial and routine considering that the exchange coordinator has already so far laboured hard enough to provide all required information and a flooded the website with experience reports and FAQs for any aspiring student to refer to. But certainly the experience is different for every individual. (more…)