Category: Study Abroad

When I was getting prepared for grad school applications, there were several reasons why I preferred schools here in the United States. One, and perhaps the most obvious one is simply being fluent in the native language. Although I take this for granted most of the time, understanding and speaking the language has made my adaptation here way easier than it would be otherwise. Another reason is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tina Vardič is finishing her Master's degree in General Psychology at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. This year, she spent one semester studying in Portugal as an Erasmus+ exchange student. In this interview, she will tell us all about her experience studying abroad — at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon! 1.) Tell me more about your journey abroad. I simply applied...