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The Northern Lights shone brightly for Caitlin Ross’s time in Iceland. 

Despite her initial trepidation, the Archaeology & History student, who spent a semester at the University of Iceland, developed a taste for trying new things - starting with the country’s cuisine. 

“The food in Iceland is quite different from…

Deciding to study in another country during a pandemic is a difficult decision but one Judit Garab says she is grateful the University enabled her to make.

The English with Creative Writing student spent a semester at Trinity College Dublin, embracing Irish culture and even picking up some new…

For Politics and International Relations student David Bace, spending a year in Lapland not only broadened his knowledge of the Arctic but inspired his future study aims.

He travelled to Finland August 2020, against a backdrop of tightening Covid restrictions, and remained there until June 2021. Many of his University…

Words cannot describe how much I miss being in Scotland and the time I spent with my friends at the university. It has only been seven months since I left Aberdeen, yet it feels as if years have passed. I would have loved to stay in Scotland longer, but because…

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My name is Astrid Lucia Offersen, and I am currently undertaking an Aberdeen Internship with Museums and Special Collections. My role involves developing student engagement and international audiences for the extensive collections held by the University of Aberdeen. I am based remotely, which means that my onboarding process…

My name is Lucia and I am a final year International Relations and Sociology student at the University of Aberdeen. This semester, I took part in the university’s InternPlus Programme, working in the Careers and Employability Service team for 3 months. The project I led aimed to develop new internship…

When I applied for the InternPlus internship programme, it was the first time I applied for a job in Scotland. As an international student, I didn’t have any previous experience of how internship, or job application processes in general, work in the UK. Therefore, I was not familiar with what…

Entering my final year of study, I knew that I needed to enhance my CV to stand out in a highly competitive job market. Initially, I thought that I would most likely have to wait until summer before coming across a suitable opportunity. However, when I saw the InternPlus role…

What a beautiful proverb, isn’t it? As an international student, I have always been amazed by simplicity of English proverbs carrying a deeper meaning.

Today, I would like to talk about walking and its meaning. Because the world is diverse and so are people, I will let you imagine your…

The title may seem exaggerated, but I really mean it. Recently, I finished reading a book full of interviews with a well-known Slovak psychologist Ivan Štúr. He mainly focused on upbringing, especially emphasizing how supporting the qualities of a child helps to form a personality. He advises that in a…