Overview
This valuable social and academic opportunity can also provide essential work experience.
Students who go on an exchange year come from all backgrounds, departments and subject areas. But they all come back to Edinburgh with:
- a changed outlook
- new friends from around the world
- the desire to do more travelling
Study abroad offers social and academic opportunities, and the opportunity for work experience that can prove crucial in finding a job after graduation.
Laura Kuenssberg
"I consider my year in the United States to be the greatest gift my Edinburgh education gave me."
Helen Pidd
"Had I not been based abroad, I'm not sure if a national newspaper would have taken a chance on an inexperienced journalist like me."
This article was published on Jun 15, 2010