My name is Bea and I had a countless number of amazing and unforgettable experiences during my NCP scholar experience. The NCP scholarship program gives you so scope to travel, undertake full-time language training in the language of your choice, and commence internship programs specialised to your field of study. As undergraduate students, this is…
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My semester at McMaster University
I chose to do a semester exchange because I love to travel, meet new people and go on adventures and exchange is a perfect way to do that. It also pushed me out of my comfort zone and allowed me to gain a unique experience of studying in another country. I chose Canada because it…
How a hands-on experience led to a Go-Fund Me fundraiser
We are Abbey and Jess, and we participated in a volunteer program through International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) working in Arusha Tanzania with Perfect Vision, a women’s empowerment organisation. We chose to do the global experiences program to explore another part of the world, immerse ourselves in the culture and have a positive impact on the…
Love letters to Bahasa: My three week journey into Central Java
After spending my first year of university in Covid and my second somehow slipping through my fingers I was desperate to embark on a global experience journey before my time at uni was up. Travel has consistently ranked among my top priorities, and I’ve been fortunate to have accumulated significant experiences in that regard. When…
5 tips for your journey in Japan
Hi! My name is Adam and I recently came back from a year living in Japan as an exchange student. I know there’s a lot of information out there on Japan, however I’d like to present 5 tips that I feel can increase the quality of your time in Japan that are not often discussed….
Top 10 destinations of 2023
It’s been a big year of student travel in 2023! This is the first year since COVID that students have been able to go overseas all year round, and in that time, we have seen over 900 students travel to 51 different countries. That’s a huge number. So let’s see what 2023’s most visited destinations…
Three pieces of advice on how to handle the price!
Hear from our global ambassadors on how to be thrifty when studying overseas So you’ve got the travel bug? You want to see the world and experience university life across the globe, but your eyes are bigger than your budget. Well, you have come to the right place, below are the successes, struggles and snippets…
Forensic Psychology 101
Hey everyone we’re Chelsea and and Lilly, and over the winter break we went and did a three-week Forensic Psychology course in the Netherlands. During the course we lived in a town called Maastricht which is down south right near the border with Germany and Belgium. We did 4 modules split among those 3 weeks…
A letter of thanks from Architecture students who completed a course in Spain
To whom it may concern, I am writing this on behalf of the Architecture students who completed the 2023 “Lost in Translation: Upside Down Architectures” elective, to express our deepest appreciations and thanks for the exceptional opportunity and learning experience we had, and to share our thoughts on the course and its impact on our…
10 most popular destinations of 2022
Every year, between 800-1000 students at the University of Newcastle complete some type of experience overseas, but where are most students actually going? Let’s see what the 10 most popular Global Experience destinations were for UoN students in 2022! Coming in first with no surprise to the Global Experience team is Japan! Japan is a…
Why I recommend exchange in the US
Hey my name is Lachie and I recently did a semester exchange at Western Washington Uni in the US. When I applied to UoN, I investigated the exchange program and I knew after COVID restrictions eased I wanted to jump in and take the opportunity to study and travel overseas. I chose Western because it…
Networking through my Indonesia Global Experience
My name is Mitch and I am in my third year of a double degree of Development Studies and Social Science. Last year I was fortunate enough to be involved in a uni trip where 20 students from uon from a range of different disciplines visited the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. I had never been…
5 important things I got out of my NCP experience
My advice to anyone thinking of applying for the NCP scholarship is: the worst thing that can come out of applying is not getting selected, but the best thing that can happen is a life-changing experience overseas. When I initially applied for the NCP Scholarship, I was in my third year of university and had…
Borneo study tour!
“February 2022, I’m in a tiny room with an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry device about to atomise water samples for analysis of heavy metals. In the room with me is Brett, an enthusiastic Honours student. Over the two days of training he tells me his life story, and speaks enthusiastically about all the opportunities…
Returning to travel after COVID!
I’ve just completed my first semester here at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS) and I couldn’t be happier to be here! It’s been an amazing experience so far, every single day I get the chance to practice Japanese, and alongside of my classes here it’s meant that my language ability has absolutely skyrocketed. I know…
Clemson University by Maxine Beh
Earlier this year in August I left Newcastle for a semester abroad at Clemson University in South Carolina. I always knew that I wanted to complete an exchange semester during my degree. It’s such a learning experience, allowing students to build resilience and to learn how to adapt to new environments, lessons that can only…
A European adventure
Engineering student, Levi Charlesworth, always dreamed of studying abroad and traveling throughout Europe, but he never thought it would be possible due to his economic circumstances. Then he discovered GE3, the Global Engineering Education Exchange Scholarship! While attending my home university (UON), I discovered the GE3 exchange program which gave me the choice of living…
Chinese medicine: Enriching Nursing students’ practice
Second year Nursing student Kate Corner had an enriching experience in Xiamen, China for two weeks, where she increased her cultural competency by opening up to the wonders of Chinese medicine, healthcare and nursing practice. What appealed to you the most about the program? My friend, who had been on study tours throughout their degree….
An Italian Escapade for UON Educators
Lisa Aldrich had never been overseas before! Read on to see how her fifteen-day study tour in Italy went. Tell us about the program and how you found out about it? I’m currently enrolled in the Early Childhood and Primary Teaching program at Ourimbah and the course I did was EDUC3800: Intercultural Understanding for Educators….
African Adventure: Students in Kenya
Students recently returned from a two-week study tour experience in Kenya, which was supported by the Australian Government through Endeavour Mobility Grants. We had the pleasure in chatting with one of the students, Vanessa McDonald, about the eye-opening journey. What did the study overseas experience entail? We went to Kenya for two weeks and did…
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