Upcoming exchange in Australia

Hi! 😊 My name is Salla-Mari and I’m a 25-year-old psychology major from Finland. I’m currently doing my third year at the uni and finishing some of the last courses for my Bachelor’s degree. This year, I’m going to move abroad and live out one of my long-lasting dreams. In February I’m going to be in Australia, the land down under! I can’t even begin to describe how excited I...

A Research Internship in Belfast

On Thursday the 21st of June my adventure began: An eight-week long research internship in Belfast! For the first weekend my mum accompanied me and so we flew to Dublin together. From there we took the train up to Belfast, which is actually a very relaxed way of reaching Belfast as the train trip only takes two hours and for students it costs just 15 pounds. Plus, you get to have a look at...

The city in the sky: studying abroad 9.272 kilometers from home!

Germany? Norway? Spain? United States? South Africa? South Korea? Hong Kong? I considered all of these 7 destinations. My previous university, Utrecht University, offered more than 500+ destinations. While it is nice to have so many options, it was incredibly hard to choose between all those options, because what should you really look for? Every destination has its charm and its perks but in my...

My experience as a research intern in Cambridge, UK

“If you would come to work with us in Cambridge, your research would be about ajflda;f (…) And in fact you’ll be working also on fl;dajf fjd fkld;ae;fj (…) In terms of practicalities you would fajd;l;sam jf apo (…) Is everything clear?” There I was: trying to make notes during the phone interview with Cambridge University, but half of the words were lost in the unstable phone...

Studying “Abroad”? About Being a German Psychology Student in Vienna

It's become a cliché: if your Numerus Clausus (your grade from the last years of High School) doesn't fit, you simply cannot get into a German university to study psychology. So, what are your options? Well, either you find something else or you’ll have to go somewhere else. And many of us who prefer the latter option choose Austria.  I mean, how could we not? There is this small country...

Université de Bordeaux 2016

Application Process When I started my studies I was already sure that I wanted to do an exchange semester. So, I have started already 1.5 years before my exchange with gathering information about different possibilities. Since I wanted to enhance my French language skills and am interested in France, the decision was made quite quickly. My university had an ERASMUS agreement with the university...

EFPSA Internship in Prague – Person Center therapy

How did I end up going to Prague? I’d done my Erasmus on spring 2017 and came back with a slight post-erasmus depression. I was graving for more adventures and not ready to stop exploring the world. EFPSA’s internship offer came to my way and without thinking much more, I decided to apply, because why not? I wouldn’t lose a thing. Things got serious when I started to create my CV and...

Macedonia-Malta exchange experience story !

We interview Marija Taneska , Macedonian Head of organization committee for the exchange between Macedonia and Malta in 2018 , and current President of PSA PSIHESKO. The exchange is supported by EFPSA STA service, read on the full experience for the Macedonian part of the exchange in November 2018 ! Short description of the exchange The exchange was a definitely a challenging, but an instructive...

EFPSA Willingness Internship in Malta !

My name is Aidyl Sanchez. Currently, I am a second year Undergraduate Psychology Student who is studying in Ireland. Let me start by saying how well structured the European Federation of Psychology Student’s Association (EFPSA) is and how they have given students, like myself the opportunity of a lifetime through their “Study and Travel Abroad” service. How I found myself working with the...

Internship in Oxford and Erasmus in Denmark -Laura’s story :)

Hello! Tell us something about yourself. Hello! My name is Laura, I am 23 years old and graduated from my Master’s Programme in Psychological Research last June. I am currently studying Statistics at the University of Leuven in Belgium, where I also got my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. I might be studying very close to the town I grew up, but do not mistake that for liking to stay in one...