The Macquarie Globe » exchange http://globe.international.mq.edu.au Macquarie University's online news for the international community Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:19:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 5 incredible things you get from studying abroad http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2016/01/5-incredible-things-get-studying-abroad/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2016/01/5-incredible-things-get-studying-abroad/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:52:45 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4795 Joelle Kunz bought five amazing things home from Switzerland... and they didn't include cowbells or cuckoo clocks.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2016/01/5-incredible-things-get-studying-abroad/feed/ 0 Exchange journal: South Korea, beyond Gangnam Style http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/12/south-korea-beyond-gangnam-style/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/12/south-korea-beyond-gangnam-style/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 03:27:16 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4781 Kaethe Lassen finds a hidden peace behind Seoul's 24/7 buzz.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/12/south-korea-beyond-gangnam-style/feed/ 0 Exchange journal: Starting things up in Tokyo http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/12/exchange-journal-starting-things-tokyo/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/12/exchange-journal-starting-things-tokyo/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 03:58:57 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4749 Macquarie student Cindy Huang travels to Japan and finds herself networking with Asia's most innovative entrepreneurs.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/12/exchange-journal-starting-things-tokyo/feed/ 0 One semester not enough for American http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/11/one-semester-not-enough-american/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/11/one-semester-not-enough-american/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:01:15 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4729 Halfway through his exchange semester at Macquarie, American Brandon Chiwaya decided the grass was greener ‘down under’.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/11/one-semester-not-enough-american/feed/ 0 Studying abroad: no one warns you about the tears! http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/09/studying-abroad-no-one-warns-tears/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/09/studying-abroad-no-one-warns-tears/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2015 01:02:51 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4534 Sarah Levinson reflects on stepping out of her comfort zone during her exchange semester in Chile.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/09/studying-abroad-no-one-warns-tears/feed/ 0 ‘Willkommen’ to first Master of Research exchange student http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/06/willkommen-first-master-research-exchange-student/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/06/willkommen-first-master-research-exchange-student/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2015 01:56:26 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4389 Macquarie's new exchange program allows students to enrich their research training with study at another university.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/06/willkommen-first-master-research-exchange-student/feed/ 0 The Scandi view of Sydney http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/06/scandi-view-sydney/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/06/scandi-view-sydney/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 02:32:00 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4378 We catch up with exchange students from Sweden and Denmark to hear about their time at Macquarie.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/06/scandi-view-sydney/feed/ 0 Macquarie joins Generation Study Abroad http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/05/macquarie-joins-generation-study-abroad/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/05/macquarie-joins-generation-study-abroad/#comments Wed, 13 May 2015 02:49:03 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=4324 You can expect to hear more American accents on campus, following Macquarie’s official pledge to help more U.S. citizens gain international experience through study abroad.

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2015/05/macquarie-joins-generation-study-abroad/feed/ 0 Malta a great jumping-off point to Europe, says Macquarie student http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2014/04/malta-a-great-jumping-off-point-to-europe-says-macquarie-student/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2014/04/malta-a-great-jumping-off-point-to-europe-says-macquarie-student/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:12:06 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=2907 Macquarie University student Stephanie Triefus, who is doing a Bachelor of Arts with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, recently returned from exchange to the University of Malta and says she can’t recommend Malta enough as a destination. “For my exchange I wanted to go to Europe to be close to family in England but […]

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]]> http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2014/04/malta-a-great-jumping-off-point-to-europe-says-macquarie-student/feed/ 0 Europe exchange puts Macquarie student on top of the world http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2014/04/europe-exchange-puts-macquarie-student-on-top-of-the-world/ http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/r/2014/04/europe-exchange-puts-macquarie-student-on-top-of-the-world/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 02:30:09 +0000 http://globe.international.mq.edu.au/?p=2869 Eating Portuguese tarts in Portugal? Touching snow on a mountain in Switzerland? Travelling through the Scottish highlands with loud Canadians? Bachelor of Arts student Isabelle Tilsley did them all while on exchange to the University of Zurich! “It’s hard to summarise in such a short amount of words my exchange experience at the University of […]

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