Posted by Khadija in Study Abroad on August 12, 2015
Not getting the grades is not the end of the world My biggest concern during A levels was my grades. Getting my grades was key to my future. All I wanted was to get the grades, get into the university and then get the job. My whole life, my future and my whole world […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Exams, Future, Reseach, Stress, Studying, Work | Tagged A levels, Exams, future, gap year, knowledge, Life, results day, stress, University of Leicester
Posted by Courtney in Study Abroad on July 31, 2015
So that’s July almost done with! It really is amazing just how time flies when you are busy, and with working around forty hours a week in shifts all over the place I certainly am busy. The hardest thing is not having set hours and trying to fit the other things I have to do […]
Posted in Stress, Work | Tagged Deadlines, Time Management
Posted by Khadija in Study Abroad on July 29, 2015
I found myself a part time job in France. Finding a part time job is very important to me because since getting my first job at age 17, I have never been unemployed. Even before starting university in Leicester, I made sure that I secured a part time job. My first time visiting Leicester was […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Money, Study Abroad, Studying, Work | Tagged Erasmus, Experience, jobs, NewFriends, Strasbourg, Study abroad, University of Leicester, University of Strasbourg
Posted by Joseph in Study Abroad on July 27, 2015
Utilise your departments connections! With Leicester University ranked third for undergraduate Criminology studies in the UK, as one can imagine the amount of opportunities to visit key areas of the criminal justice system are almost endless! With that being said, I wanted to share with you an experience I had that enabled me to really dig deep […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Future, Reseach, Societies, Studying, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Work
Posted by Courtney in Study Abroad on July 13, 2015
It has been a couple of weeks since Leicester’s spring term officially finished, and my social media feeds are full of friends graduating or heading home for summer. Being home is very strange, because although at the end of a long year you are happy to see family and friends from home again you soon […]
Posted in Career, Holiday, Internship, Money, Placement, Work | Tagged Summer, Summer Work
Posted by Robbie (Denmark) in Study Abroad on July 30, 2014
Everyone has slightly different motivations for going to university. But one that we can hopefully agree on is the desire to get a job at the end of it. This is why it’s a good idea to obtain as much experience as possible. In this article, I’ll write a bit about the importance of doing […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Erasmus, Future, Holiday, Internship, Money, Study Abroad, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Denmark, Erasmus, Study abroad, University of Leicester, Work
Posted by Robbie (Denmark) in Study Abroad on July 21, 2014
I’ve been back from Copenhagen for a couple of weeks now. I started my summer internship in the property industry in London the day after I returned, so I’ve been pretty busy. But when I get some free time, I like to reflect on my year abroad — what I enjoyed the most, the challenges […]
Posted in City, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Holiday, Internship, Leisure, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Culture, Denmark, Erasmus, Study abroad, University of Leicester
Posted by Robbie (Denmark) in Study Abroad on June 27, 2014
When You’re There Part One of this guide contained some advice to prepare you before you leave. This part of the guide is for once you’ve arrived in Denmark. Here are some less obvious things that are good to know. Bank Accounts It will take a good few weeks to a couple of months before […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Leisure, Money, Study Abroad, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Accomodation, Copenhagen, Denmark, Erasmus, Friends, Money, Study abroad, University of Leicester
Posted by Robbie (Denmark) in Study Abroad on June 26, 2014
Before You Go There are a few things that everyone should know about before they arrive in Denmark. The first part of this guide has some general guidance to prepare you before you leave. Part two will contain some advice that is more specific to Denmark for when you arrive. This guide is intended for […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Leisure, Money, Study Abroad, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Accomodation, Copenhagen, Denmark, exchange, Friends, Money, Study abroad, University of Leicester
Posted by Nicky (Germany) in Study Abroad on May 31, 2014
As of next year the Erasmus scheme is changing. Rebranded as “Erasmus+” it will offer students the chance to improve their employability. Over seven years a massive 1.47 billion euros is expected to be pumped into the international exchange scheme. As MPs bicker in Whitehall over Britain’s relationship with Europe, this latest development appears to […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Erasmus, Internship, News, Study Abroad, Studying, Work | Tagged Europe, News, Study abroad
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