Student profiles

Hear about our students' experiences of spending time abroad.

Study Abroad student Rachael Friery

University is about challenging yourself and growing as a person, and never have both things been more apparent than on my year abroad.

Rachael Friery BA Politics and Sociology with International Experience

Rachael spent a year studying at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark as part of her degree.
Study Abroad student Katie Kinnaird

You learn so much about yourself and come out the other side of it having met amazing people and created so many memories.

Katie Kinnaird BA German and Linguistics

Katie spent a year studying in Germany as part of her degree.

Summer School student Andrada Urdea

The summer school in France offered me the opportunity to feel like an international student again.

Andrada Urdea BA International Relations and Politics

Andrada attended a summer school at INSA Lyon in France.
Zafar Azak

I found the overall experience of the summer school to be very enriching and could see positive changes in the way I approach problems.

Zafer Azak BEng Bioengineering

Zafar attended a summer school at INSA Lyon in France.
Smiling female Canadian exchange student sits on a wall in the countryside

I realised that Sheffield provided the perfect balance of everything I was looking for!

Emma Georgiana Ciocirlan Spent a semester studying Biomedical Science at Sheffield

Emma spent a semester studying at Sheffield as an exchange student
Valentina in a park in South Korea

You make friends with people from different cultures

Valentia Adarkwa-Afari BA English and History

Valentia attended a summer school in Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.
Joseph on a summer school

I made friends with people from all over the world

Joseph Cardoza MEng Architectural Engineering with a year in Industry

Joseph attended a summer school in Aarhus between his first and second year of university.
Lauren in front of some street art

I loved the experience of living in a different country

Lauren Bird LLB Law

Lauren attended a summer school at Charles University in Prague
Daniel at the top of a mountain

It's one of the most enjoyable summers I have ever had

Daniel Pickering MEng Aerospace Engineering

Daniel spent a summer at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.
Sophie

Don't be nervous about not knowing anyone, you'll soon make friends

Sophie Ashdown MEng Civil and Structural Engineering

Sophie went to the University of Alberta in Canada on a summer school.