Blog Postings by Returning Stellenbosch University Students
Pre-departure: Finland Bound
Preparing for my exchange was simple: the support offered by both the International Office and my host university made the process easy and stress-free. I was also in the fortunate position that I did not need to do a Visa application so I was spared that admin, stress and expenditure. In terms of pre-departure admin the following things were on my checklist:
Pre-departure:
When I decided that I wanted to do a semester exchange at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands I knew I was going to have to do a lot of administration to make it happen. I was not wrong. Since I have already gone through the whole process and live to tell the tale, I thought I’d give future exchangers some tips to smoothen the process.
Pre-departure:
Preparing for departure was not as hectic, as I thought it would be. I think the help that the Stellenbosch International Office provided made the process less stressful. I also realized that the quicker I decided to deal with all the administration of the trip: choosing courses and submitting my travel bursary agreement, the quicker I could finalize my travel details.