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Keon (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The National University of Singapore My partner had the amazing idea to apply on semester exchange to the National University of Singapore (NUS)! After all the paperwork to apply for exchange, I took a flight all the way to Singapore, and sort out my accomodation. I stayed at a residential college on-campus…Continue…
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Hanna (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Salamanca University I think it would have been useful for me to know that you really can find English speakers very easily in Europe. That if you want to practice your host language you really have to make an effort to go out of your way and speak it. It’s scary but…Continue…
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Cyrus (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Korea University I have always been interested in an exchange experience. I love New Zealand, but other than to grow up and to retire, it offers little excitement to me in terms of environment, urban life, food, and entertainment. South Korea appealed to me as somewhere that fits all of these parameters,…Continue…
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Joe (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The National University of Singapore I found out about the exchange from a friend, who was planning to go overseas himself but wasn’t able to due to COVID. It was a great feeling to be overseas. I feel I acclimatized quite quickly; there were a large number of other exchange students who…Continue…
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Blake (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Virginia It is fair to say that my exchange experience at the University of Virginia was one of the best things I have ever done in my life. When I first arrived at UoA in 2021 and heard about 360 I immediately knew that was what I wanted to…Continue…
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Thomas (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Groningen I found out about the 360 international exchange program through my own research as I knew I wanted to do an exchange based on all the good things people had said. When I first arrived in The Netherlands I was a little intimidated and nervous about being somewhere…Continue…
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Martin (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Sydney Overall, I found the 360 International exchange programme very fulfilling and really saw myself grow. I had always known that a semester exchange programme was available as I had learned about it during the Auckland University open day. Since I had initially wanted to study in Australia, I…Continue…
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Mack (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of British Columbia When I first arrived in Canada I was lucky enough to be greeted by an old friend of my family which made the first day a lot easier. I hadn’t seen who I now call my uncle Bruce since I was 2 years old but I decided…Continue…
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Isabella (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Copenhagen Going to Copenhagen was quite possibly the best decision I’ve made in my life. I have never expected to feel so at home in a city where I don’t speak the language. And 6 months later I still can’t speak much Danish, apart from my favourite phrase “unskyld,…Continue…
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Hashley (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of California The UC Berkeley campus is very different and large compared to Auckland. Berkeley is a college town about 30 minutes away from San Francisco so it was quite closed off from the working city and was mostly surrounded by students. The campus is dominated by neoclassic buildings very…Continue…
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Sophia (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Salamanca As soon as I was in my senior years of high school, I was certain I wanted to study for a semester in Spain when I got to university. So as soon as I started my degree, I started enquiring about the 360 International exchange programmes to find…Continue…
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Seohee (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Bocconi University As cliché as it sounds, my exchange to Bocconi University in Milan was a pivotal point in my life. Coming from the complete opposite side of the world, I was exposed to a whole new world in terms of culture, people, opportunities, and experiences. I can wholeheartedly say I am…Continue…
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Johanne (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of British Columbia I found out about 360 International through my university. The accommodation process for my host uni was somewhat difficult as right before leaving, we were told that the on-campus accommodation was full and we had to find housing ourselves. This was very difficult especially in Vancouver where…Continue…
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James (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Sydney Arriving in a country when you know no one is a strange experience. It is exciting since it feels like a new world to explore but also daunting as New Zealand is very small in comparison to the rest of the world! I experienced this on my semester…Continue…
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Amy (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Edinburgh Q&A What were some of the highlights of the academic experience at your host university? Academically, Edinburgh is quite different to Auckland. I found my assignments in Edinburgh were typically higher weighted (70-80% for end of semester assignments), making my work loads less evenly spread across the course…Continue…
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Nilotri (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at McGill University I went on exchange to McGill University in Montreal, Canada in their Winter semester! Although I am studying a Commerce/Global Studies conjoint, I chose to study four Commerce courses at McGill, which meant that I was doing all my classes at the Desautels Faculty of Management! I did two stage…Continue…
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Clemens (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Melbourne My exchange at The University of Melbourne is the culmination of 3 years of waiting for global travel restrictions to ease and after many a virtual exchange, I was finally able to attend my final exchange in my final semester in-person. It was a wild few weeks when…Continue…
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Emilie (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Manchester I first found out about the 360 International exchange programme from my friends. We were talking about it and none of us applied the first year – until others from our cohort came back and told us about their experiences! I was nominated to attend my first choice…Continue…
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Ron (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Monash University Despite walking past the 360 International office countless times during my degree, I never gave it a genuine thought, assuming it was a super niche for specific programs or I was too late to apply. It was only after my good friend told me she was applying for an exchange…Continue…
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Lynn (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Stony Brook I attended Stony Brook University on Long Island, New York for the local spring semester. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at SBU and had some great experiences here. I’ve loved visiting New York City. Stepping off the plane and realising I was in New York for the…Continue…
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Mark (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Washington I learned about the 360 International Exchange Programme during the University of Auckland orientation in my last year of high school. Since then, I wanted to study abroad. I had only been to the US once with my family before my exchange semester. Arriving in a state where…Continue…
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Chloe (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Australian National University I became aware of the 360 International exchange programme through an email from 360 Exchange and attended an information session. Additional resources were available on UoA’s website. When I arrived at ANU in February, ANU’s campus immediately impressed me with its well-planned layout and green spaces. The academic aura…Continue…
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Lily (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Sciences Po I found out about the 360 exchange opportunities through Instagram, where I saw a post about applying for a semester 1 exchange. I immediately begun researching institutions and applying, as I believed it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity and would enrich my academic career considerably. I went…Continue…
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Sarah (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at King’s College London Doing an exchange through the 360 exchange programme is something that has always been a dream of mine. When I saw the list of universities on offer, I was inspired to see the opportunities presented. Going to the UK to study economics has been something I have always aspired…Continue…
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Amy (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Amsterdam Q&A What were some of the highlights of the academic experience at your host university? Experiencing new fields of law. I studied European Law which I would not have had the opportunity to study to the same extent in New Zealand. I also thoroughly enjoyed the more detailed…Continue…
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Alyssandra (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Yonsei University One of the reasons why I chose to study at The University of Auckland is because I knew that the 360 International Exchange Programme had an extensive network of partner universities that would offer exchange opportunities to countries all over the world. I have wanted to go on an international…Continue…
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Emily (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Sydney My semester exchange at the University of Sydney as part of the 360 International programme was an incredibly valuable and enjoyable experience. I first found out about the 360 International exchange programme through a university email and I am so glad I looked into it further! I ended…Continue…
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Kelly (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Melbourne I had simultaneously the best and worst time of my life, during my five months in Melbourne. Which in hindsight, I believe, is a net positive. I learned about the 360 International exchange programme through my friend, because we were both eager to escape the bore and drabness…Continue…
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Justin (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at Yonsei University I first found out about the 360 international exchange programme through a friend of mine who also went on exchange to Washington in the same semester. He told me that it would be a great opportunity to travel while studying and I was convinced. About half a year later, arriving…Continue…
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Andrea (Sem 1, 2023)
My Exchange at The University of Hong Kong How I found out about the 360 International exchange programmeI found out about the 360 International exchange programme through my Global Studies faculty and from general chatter across the past few years. However, I hadn’t thought about it seriously until I talked about it with a friend,…Continue…