top 10 reasons to study abroad

Depending on what university you go to, this will vary, but there are lots of different approaches to education across the world. For example, if you study in the USA you may end up doing weekly pop quizzes - just like in the movies! Undertaking a different style of learning is a great way of sharpening your study skills, and you might find yourself bringing some new learning techniques back to the UK with you for your final year.

If you are going to a non-English speaking country, you’ll find yourself picking up lots of the language, even if you were already confident in it. But even if you pick an English speaking country for your exchange, you’re likely to pick up bits of other languages from your fellow international students, and pivotally, the ability to communicate with people from different cultures.

Study abroad also provides you with a rare opportunity to take your existing professional network and make it international. On your course, you will meet like-minded peers and lecturers, who you can form meaningful connections with, and potentially collaborate with in the future.

But doing an exchange isn’t just great for your career - you’ll also make friends for life. You will come back to the UK with friends all over the globe. Not only will you have that friendship and a small insight into their culture, but you’ll also have lots of other countries to visit (and if you’re lucky, free accommodation in them too!).

In amongst all of the travel, socialising and eating, you will be studying your chosen subject. Studying abroad will help to give you a whole new way of looking at your subject, allowing you to gain an added perspective and understanding of it.